Long believed lost, a historical letter written by George Washington during the throes of the American Revolutionary War has come up for sale in Pennsylvania. The letter was addressed to …
Interior Design
Andy Warhol Superstar Baby Jane Holzer Sells Artist’s Prints for Fractional Ownership
When Andy Warhol met socialite and model Jane Holzer, with her characteristic cascade of long blonde hair, he immediately saw superstar potential and asked her to appear in one of …
A Vincent van Gogh Painting Stolen From a Dutch Museum Three Years Ago Has Just Been Returned—in an Ikea Bag
After years of searching, an art detective has recovered a Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a Dutch museum. The painting, The Parsonage garden at Nuenen in …
Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction Around the World in August 2023
The art market never sleeps, but it certainly takes a rest during the summer months, as evidenced by the top-selling lots at auction around the world in August 2023. The …
The Van Gogh Museum Enters the Pokémon Universe, Teasing a Collaboration With the Beloved Pocket Monsters
The Van Gogh Museum and Pokémon Company have released a teaser trailer for a new and unexpected collaboration set to begin on September 28. The companies shared the video teaser …
Fernando Botero, Whose Robust, Sensual Style Belied a Sly Political Wit, Has Died
Fernando Botero, a world-renowned Colombian artist known for his bulbous figures and sensuous subject matter, died today in a Monaco hospital. He was 91. The cause of death was complications …
A Climate Activist Slathered Pink Paint Over a Painting at the National Gallery of Canada, Then Glued Himself to the Floor
by Artnet Climate activists have once again targeted a famous work of art, with a member of the group On2Ottawa throwing pink paint on Tom Thomson’s Northern River (1915) at the …
7 Questions for Latitude Gallery Founder Shihui Zhou on Moving to Chinatown and Building Bridges for Artists of the Asian Diaspora
By Artnet Artist and entrepreneur Shihui Zhou founded Latitude Gallery in downtown New York in 2020 with the aim of showcasing and supporting the art of emerging artists of the …
How Digital Artist William Mapan Adapted an Early Paul Klee Abstract Drawing Into a Generative Series of Vivid Aerial Landscapes
By Artnet As a digital artist attuned to color and texture, William Mapan has unsurprisingly found an affinity with Paul Klee—specifically, the German-Swiss artist’s early abstraction, In the Kairouan Style, …
6 Questions with Art Advisor Gladys Lin About the State of the Asian Art Market
By Artnet This article is part of the Artnet Intelligence Report Mid-Year Review 2023. Marking five years of our biannual Intelligence Reports, this inaugural half-year edition paints a data-driven picture …