painting

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Her painting is a stolid assemblage of horizontal bands, stacked confidently on top of one another, the weight of the structure seeming to make those on top begin to dissolve into those below.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

It’s a surrealist painting in motion, the equivalent of staring at Salvador Dali’s wasteland of melting clocks until it makes gut-sense.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The fine-art market is showing signs of life, with sales at Sotheby’s and Phillips auction houses last week bringing in a combined $419 million, including a record-breaking $48.4 million sale of a Henri Matisse painting.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

In 1957, Hofmann closed his schools to devote himself entirely to painting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The terrified baroness extended a shaking hand toward the sheeted painting.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood