Visual Arts
'Zen Mona Lisa' Travels to the United States for the Very First Time
Titled "Six Persimmons," the famous 13th-century work hasn't left Japan for hundreds of years
John Lennon's 'Psychedelic Eye' Swimming Pool Mosaic Goes to Auction
The famous musician commissioned the trippy mural for his home in Kenwood at the height of Beatlemania
Why Restoring a Banksy Mural in Venice Is So Controversial
Critics argue that the street artist may have intended for the work to deteriorate over time
This Forgotten Masterpiece Was Hanging Above an Elderly French Woman's Hot Plate. Now, It's Heading to the Louvre
The French government gave the museum 30 months to raise the funds to purchase the Cimabue painting
See What Your Brain Does When You Look at Art
A new device translates museum-goers' brainwaves into a simplified real-time visualization
'Femme à la Montre' Becomes Second Most Expensive Picasso Ever Sold
The 1932 painting of the artist's mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter, fetched $139 at auction
Climate Activists Hammer at Glass Protecting Velázquez's 'Rokeby Venus'
Organized by Just Stop Oil, the incident was just the latest of many protests targeting famous artworks
Hidden Demon Revealed in the Shadows of a Joshua Reynolds Painting
Conservators have restored the malignant spirit, which generated controversy among 18th-century audiences
A Painting Stolen in a Heist 30 Years Ago Has Returned to Glasgow
After vanishing without a trace in 1989, "Children Wading" appeared at an auction house in England
Could This Lawsuit Expose Banksy’s Identity?
The legal battle between the street artist and a greeting card company has been unfolding for several years
A Painting Originally Valued at $15,000 Turned Out to Be a Rembrandt. Now, It Could Sell for Millions
The hand behind the brush can make or break a painting's worth—especially when that hand belongs to a legendary Dutch master
London Exhibition Explores the Link Between Gender and Ecology
"Re/Sisters," now open at the Barbican Art Gallery, features the works of nearly 50 women and nonbinary artists
Pokémon Takes Over the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
The franchise and the 19th-century Dutch master both took inspiration from Japanese art
Artist Who Submitted Empty Canvases to Danish Museum Must Repay $70,000
A court ordered Jens Haaning to return the money from his "Take the Money and Run" stunt
Bob Ross' Very First On-Air Painting Is for Sale
Priced at nearly $10 million, "A Walk in the Woods" was the subject of the artist's 1983 television premiere
Manet's 'Olympia' Comes to America for the Very First Time
The painting scandalized 19th-century viewers and heralded the dawn of modern art
Museum Drops Ban on Photographing Picasso's 'Guernica'
After enforcing the rule for three decades, officials say that lifting it will prevent overcrowding and attract younger audiences
How the 'Wild Beasts' of Fauvism Took the Art World by Storm
A new exhibition examines the short-lived movement—and sheds new light on its women members
A Lost N.C. Wyeth, Bought for $4, Could Sell for $250,000
The owner had no idea the painting was an original when she found it in a New Hampshire thrift store
The Harlem Renaissance Is Coming to the Met
A new exhibition will be the first survey of the cultural movement in New York City since 1987
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