Wang Keping, a founder of the “Stars” group in China, has never enjoyed being inside—not even in his two studios, which are wide-open to the outdoors. In September 2020, between the first and second lockdown in France, Wang Keping unveiled an immense, 4.2-meter-high (13.78 feet) work at the Domaine...

There are painters who evince little liking for feminine charms—as roundly demonstrated by the fine Rigaud retrospective at the Château de Versailles—and those who beautify their models. And princesses de sang royal (princesses of royal blood) were placed in the top rank of Olympian goddesses by...

True jewels of "Hispano-Moresque" art, ceramics, with a distinct metallic luster, produced in Manises, a small town near Valencia, have been inspiring collectors since the 15th century. At the instigation of the Louvre and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais, 18 exhibitions are being...

Given the resurgence of the pandemic and new variants of Covid-19, the art market is reorganizing its agenda for the first half of the year with intensified frequency. Clashes in store. Before Art Basel's arrival at the Grand Palais Ephémère in October, replacing the FIAC—the earthquake announced...

The most successful German artists in the market in 2021, according to an Artprice report, are none other than Wassily Kandinsky, Sigmar Polke, Lucian Freud and Gerhard Richter. Richter not only dominated the German artist market but was also one of the top five in the world ranking for all...

France pioneered this highly desirable specialty, which is increasingly popular with collectors. Travel poster prices have gone up considerably in recent years. These advertisements, especially those bearing the signatures of the medium’s greatest names, are in high demand. Popping up in train...

From the theater to illustrated plates, Marie Bell's life reflects a time when artists of all kinds performed together. Marie Bell, whose real name was Marie-Jeanne Bellon-Downey, was a child of the 20th century born on Christmas Eve, 1900. She finally left the stage in 1985. She blazed through...

The Paris studio of the artist, who died seven years ago, has just opened to the public. Her splendid work, which fell into oblivion in the 2000s, raised cement to the rank of a noble material. For nearly 40 years, Claude de Soria (1926–2015) spent most of her time in a bright studio at 221...

A new director and a new location for one of the most eagerly-awaited fairs in the western US. Frieze Los Angeles 2022 is back, starting on Thursday, February 17 and ending on Sunday, February 20, at 9900 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. At the helm is Christine Messineo, now director of Frieze...