In 1989, an unpromising-sounding but alluring marble sculpture of a female nude came up for sale at a Christie’s auction held ...

Peter Schjeldahl, revered art critic for the New Yorker, dies at 80. Passionate, knowledgeable and incisive, he had a gift for conveying complex or surprising thoughts in melodious sentences.

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. (CNN) — When Caspar David Friedrich died in poverty in 1840, he was almost ...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. (CNN) — When Caspar David Friedrich died in poverty in 1840, he was almost ...