Born in Pontedera, Italy Ozmo made his first steps in the comics world, but since early 90s he soon moved his focus on writing and painting. In short time his tag would have become one of the most famous and respected ones in the Italian graffiti scene. A special reportage […]
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Louise Nevelson Was Once as Famous as Andy Warhol. Here’s Why Her Market Has Lagged So Far Behind Her Peers
Louise Nevelson, best known for her monochromatic painted wood sculptures, is considered one of the most important postwar artists—but her market has only recently begun to catch up. During her lifetime, Nevelson—a woman with an incredible sense of personal style, which was also a part of her work—was as famous […]
Famous Willem de Kooning painting, badly damaged in a heist, is finally restored
Prepared by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Just about 4 a long time immediately after a Willem de Kooning portray was violently reduce from its body at a museum and retained in a couple’s bedroom, the newly restored function, probably really worth very well earlier mentioned $100 million, will go on check […]
Famous stolen de Kooning painting can be seen again
Baltimore businessman and architect Edward Joseph Gallagher Jr. donated hundreds of paintings and sculptures to museums in memory of his late son, who died in a boating incident at age 13. He needed students to find out, to be encouraged by the artwork. “I was under no circumstances specially intrigued in accumulating […]
Largest Painting by Howardena Pindell to Come to Auction Features Famous Hole-Punched Paper Dots, Glitter, and Sequins
A MONUMENTAL WORK by Howardena Pindell is coming to auction at Christie’s New York this week. “Untitled #24” (1978-79) is a grid-based work composed of several hundred squares painted, sewn together, and embellished with glitter, sequins, and Pindell’s signature hole-punched paper dots. “Untitled #24” is the largest painting by […]
Robert Indiana’s ‘Love’ Made Him Famous. But Has a Spiteful Legal Battle Tarnished His Market Legacy for Good?
Over the weekend, the U.K.’s very first key study of perform by the late American Pop icon Robert Indiana opened at the sprawling Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Indiana is of program best identified for his graphic typographical “LOVE” sculptures, each with a tilted “O,” which are among the some of the most […]
19 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Famous Paintings
Technically, there’s no earring in Girl with a Pearl Earring. 1. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer VCG Wilson/Corbis / Fine Art / Contributor via Getty Images Vermeer didn’t actually paint the empty background in Girl with a Pearl Earring. He painted a green curtain that has faded with time. […]