painter

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A painter who early on shifted into conceptual provocation with his ‘Readymades’—including, infamously, a urinal—the French artist gets his first retrospective in the U.S. in more than 50 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The previous record for American painter Pollock was $61.2 million, set in 2021.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

A blockbuster Newhouse estate sale signaled renewed confidence at the top of the art market, with works by abstract painter and sculptor leading a night of records for Mark Rothko and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Bought for $236.4 million, "Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer" by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt became the second most expensive work ever sold at auction.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

I sold the statue to a Parisian painter friend of mine.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day