painting

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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

If Hofmann can’t draw you into the beauties of abstract painting, no one can.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The investigation also found that Mailyan used the Medicare payments to fund many of the vacations she took and purchase luxury collectibles such as a $12,000 17th century crossbow and a $3,000 painting, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

A Jackson Pollock painting on Monday became the fourth most expensive work ever sold at auction when it was bought at Christie's in New York.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Danso has Ama sit in a long, ornate chair at the foot of the table—right across from the creepy painting.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer