MFA Boston will deaccession and sell 17 works by Dutch and Flemish masters at Christie’s in New York in February.

Norwegian immigration to the United States began in 1825 when the region was experiencing political problems regarding ...

Director Justin Kurzel 's films have disarmingly explored the ways ideological radicalization coupled with social exclusion can lead to great violence. His latest film, the police procedural " The ...

UNESCO has inscribed ethnic Slovak naïve paintings from a village in Serbia on its list of intangible cultural heritage ...

Nearly a century ago, two farmers in an ethnic Slovak village in northern Serbia started painting to pass the time during the ...

The world has forever been fascinated with Japan and the Japanese. From their impeccable work ethic to their schedules, and from their literature to their art, the Japanese are never second to anyone.

In the late 1970s, folk painters used outlining and flat-painting techniques to integrate local flavor and decorative elements, creating the farmers' lacquer painting. The figures in the paintings ...

Farmers' lacquer painting in Zhangping, Fujian province, is a unique folk art that describes vibrant rural life in China and promotes traditional culture. The art originated in Xinqiao town during the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana ... The sale came a day after a painting by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte sold for $121.2 million, a record ...

Yanktonai Dakota artist Oscar Howe started a rebellion against “gatekeepers” wanting to keep Native art in a slim “cultural” ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The 1941 painting “Island Dawn” by the Andrew Wyeth is part of an American art auction on by Bonham ...