Mary Abbott Worked Alongside Abstract Expressionists Like Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock. Now, She’s Finally Getting Her Due
Abbott was an integral part of New York City’s mid-century avant-garde art scene, but her better-known male colleagues have long dominated the movement’s legacy
Meet Marguerite, Henri Matisse’s Eldest Daughter—and One of His Most Influential Models
An exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris examines Marguerite’s indelible influence on her father’s evolving painting styles
A New Exhibition Brings Fresh Recognition to a Groundbreaking But Largely Forgotten Surrealist
At London’s Tate Britain, a major retrospective takes a long look at the work of Ithell Colquhoun
Colorful Grid Painting by Piet Mondrian Fetches $47.6 Million at Auction
While it went for well below the auction house’s estimate, “Composition With Large Red Plane, Bluish Gray, Yellow, Black and Blue” is now the Dutch artist’s third highest-selling work
Rejected by Museums Around the World, This New Art Exhibition Explores the Historical Roots of the Term ‘Homosexual’
“The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939” is a sprawling collection of more than 300 works at Chicago’s Wrightwood 659 gallery
Child Scratches Mark Rothko Painting Worth Millions While Visiting Dutch Art Museum
Artworks by the Latvian-American Abstract Expressionist have been damaged before, but repairs have added up to hundreds of thousands of dollars
See Rare Pablo Picasso Masterpieces Curated by His Daughter, Paloma
Nearly a dozen of the works on view in “Picasso: Tête-à-tête” at the Gagosian Gallery in Manhattan have never been on public display before
X-Rays Reveal a Tiny 19th-Century Beetle Embedded in a Paul Gauguin Painting
A new analysis of the artist’s “The Little Cat” has uncovered a wealth of new information about the strange artwork—including the one-millimeter-long creature
See How Modern Artists Obsessed With Death and Darkness Looked to Medieval Gothic Artworks for Inspiration
A new exhibition in Helsinki spotlights the Gothic themes and influences that connected works by renowned late 19th- and early 20th-century artists
When Art Thieves Stole Four Andy Warhol Prints, They Didn’t Realize Only Two Would Fit in the Getaway Car
The robbers only made away with two of the screen prints, which they swiped from a gallery in the Netherlands. They abandoned the other artworks on the street
See Picasso’s Lesser-Known Print Works, Which He Continued Experimenting With Into His 80s
A new exhibition spotlights the Spanish artist’s printmaking talents, which he began honing in his 20s. In the decades that followed, he produced thousands of breathtaking creations
Surrealism Is Turning 100. See the Dreamlike Paintings That Made the Movement So Revolutionary
A blockbuster exhibition in Paris is showcasing 500 artifacts and artworks in honor of the Surrealist Manifesto, which sparked a new artistic style that spread around the world
Before He Created His Vibrant Drip Paintings, Jackson Pollock Took Inspiration From Pablo Picasso
A new exhibition in Paris demonstrates the influence that the Spanish artist had on the young American painter who would help usher in the Abstract Expressionist movement
This Art Dealer Paved the Way for Picasso, Matisse and Modigliani. So Why Haven’t You Heard of Her?
A new exhibition in New York celebrates Berthe Weill, an often overlooked but visionary figure who jumpstarted the careers of many of modern art’s giants
The Real Story Behind the ‘Lee’ Movie and Lee Miller, the Legendary Surrealist Photographer and World War II Journalist Who Inspired It
In a new biopic starring Kate Winslet, Miller’s many lives—as an artist, model, muse, cook and war correspondent—need little embellishment
From Zagreb to the World: The Lasting Legacy of Julije Knifer
Celebrating one artist’s century of geometric mastery.
Georgia O’Keeffe’s Breathtaking New York City Paintings Are Finally Getting the Attention They Deserve
The artist’s cityscapes, once dismissed as too masculine, would later influence the floral artworks that became central to her iconic style
Basquiat and Banksy Take Center Stage at the Hirshhorn
At an upcoming exhibition, the Smithsonian museum will display works by the two boundary-breaking artists for the first time
How the Hirshhorn Museum Went From Iconoclast to Icon
Celebrating 50 years of the modernist masterpiece that shocked critics—and helped turn Washington into an arts capital
Watch Andy Warhol’s Eight-Hour Film About the Empire State Building on the Skyscraper’s 80th Floor
Released in 1964, the divisive experimental film is being screened in honor of its 60th anniversary
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