And at Sotheby's last month, Picasso's "Femme à la Montre" ("Woman with a Watch") became the most expensive painting to be auctioned this year, selling for $139.4 million. Sotheby's art handlers ...

At the end of the 19th century, long before starting to speak, Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973) was already drawing – and he grew up “capturing” everything he saw with a pencil. Through several of the ...

Last week, "Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection" opened at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The significant gift from Estée Lauder chairman emeritus, philanthropist and art collector ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. Of all the things a painter might depict, a mirror is one of ...

Since its early days Hollywood has likened films to art and filmmakers to artists, acknowledging art's impact on cinema, writes MARTIN A. GROVE. By Martin A. Grove, The Associated Press “Picasso” ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Cubism is — we have been told — an artistic movement that strives to break down the falsehoods of art. Rather than emulate and create the illusion of reality, cubism did the opposite ...

Universitat de Lleida provides funding as a member of The Conversation ES. Universitat de Lleida provides funding as a member of The Conversation CATALAN. At the end of the 19th century, long before ...