Rachel Ruysch's floral abundance is sharpened by an acute awareness of death, decay, and the violence of nature.

Reproducing works by famous artists is big business, and for more than 20 years, Dafen oil painting village in southern China has been at the centre of the global trade in art reproductions. Known as ...

The artist’s abstract work “Juin-Octobre 1985” is now the most expensive painting ever to go under the hammer in Hong Kong, according to Sotheby’s. It was a record-breaking evening at the auction ...

In his 1550 volume Lives of the Artists, painter and architect Giorgio Vasari snuck in praise for the Flemish artist Jan van Eyck in his chapter on the Italian painter Antonello da Messina. Vasari ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Oil paint is simple. At its most basic, it's just a mixture of oil and pigment. But depending on the color and quality, a liter of this paint could ...

Two climate activists poured oil over a Gustav Klimt painting in Vienna today. The petroleum-like substance was emptied on to Death and Life (1908-15) at the Leopold Museum from what appears to be a ...

Noah Verrier's oil painting of a peanut butter and jelly Uncrustable sold for $4,999 US on eBay after going viral on social media. The frozen, crust-free sandwiches have become a staple in his ...