Modern painters
New York’s MoMA exhibits Matisse’s paintings within a painting
When Henri Matisse painted "The Red Studio" in 1911 he portrayed 11 of his artworks on a single canvas. An exhibition in New York is about to display all the surviving works together for the first time.
Picasso masterpieces fetch $108.9 mln at Sotheby’s auction
Eleven masterpieces by Pablo Picasso fetched $108.9 million at a Sotheby's auction in Las Vegas on Oct. 23.
The works went under the hammer at the Bellagio hotel and casino, known for its extensive art collection, ahead of what would have been the Spanish painter's 140th birthday.
Picasso kept in Maine house closet for 50 years is sold
A mixed-media painting attributed to Pablo Picasso has been sold after spending 50 years in a closet in a house in Maine.
John McInnis Auctioneers, based in Massachusetts, confirmed that the painting entitled "Le Tricorne" sold last week, the Boston Globe reported.
Stolen Picasso Painting Found in Greece
Nine years after it was stolen, the Greek authorities presented the recovered painting "Woman's Head" by Pablo Picasso to the public.
A 49-year-old Greek man was arrested on Monday and had confessed the theft from the Athens Pinacotheca in 2012.
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Sofia Art Gallery Opens First 3D Exhibition of Chagall and Dali
The first virtual 3D exhibition opens today the Sofia gallery Oborishte 5. The exhibition is titled "The Bible Through the Eyes of Chagall and Dali". It includes 20 colorful lithographs by Salvador Dali and Marc Chagall, some of them have not been shown before in Bulgaria.
Pera Museum’s exhibitions on view online
Pera Museum, which has brought works by many famous artists to Turkey, now presents an important selection of its exhibitions on its YouTube channel. The video series include Frida Kahlo-Diego Rivera, Fernando Botero, Andy Warhol, Rembrandt, Goya and Giorgio de Chirico, Joan Miró and Yıldız Moran.
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İzmir hosting Picasso exhibition
As part of the "Picasso-Méditerranee" project, İzmir's Arkas Art Center is hosting works by one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso.
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Mexico unearths what may be historic recording of Frida Kahlo
Iconic 20th-century artist Frida Kahlo has one of the best-known faces on the planet, but the world at large has never heard the Mexican painter's voice until, possibly, now.
Pranksters Bury Fake Picasso in Romanian Forest
A Romanian-born Dutch writer who thought she had found Picasso's missing Harlequin Head has revealed that she was the victim of an elaborate hoax.
Mira Feticu wrote a book on the sensational theft of seven masters from the Kunsthal in Amsterdam in October 2012, which was named the "theft of the century" for its daringness.
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There is a New Gallery for Contemporary Art in Sofia
OBORISHTE 5 Gallery and Hall is the newest art space in Sofia. It combines classic with modernity and it is hosting many top exhibitions and also events. The gallery opened its doors last night with an exhibition by American artist Stephen Wilson.