A nude portrait by Lucian Freud of art handler Ria Kirby is coming to auction at Christie's London, priced at up to $20 million.

We measured the eye movements of visitors to a gallery as they looked at a set of five portraits of black sitters.

64 x 64.7 cm. (25.2 x 25.5 in.) Description: Imprimée par / printed by Marc Balakjian at Studio Prints, London et Publiée par / Published by Acquavella LLC, New York.

Bernard Jacobson also reflects on the trajectory of art history—something he discussed at length with the late Bowie.

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The Spectator’s former offices — is a riot of bold-patterned wallpaper that calls to mind Arts and Crafts, the Bloomsbury ...

Still life art was looked down upon in the UK for centuries – this new exhibition celebrates the immigrant artists behind its ...

The artworks’ whereabouts remain unknown after the Imam Ali Religious Arts Museum lent them in July.

A visit to the celebrated artist in Margate, ahead of a major exhibition at White Cube, London, reveals a painter in her ...

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The Tate Modern has announced an exhibition celebrating the work of ‘80s clubbing icon Leigh Bowery. The Australian artist, ...