The Scharf Collection features French artworks from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as contemporary pieces from around ...

THE MATISSE/PICASSO exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art reminds us that modern art is already more than one hundred years old. It began as an anti-establishment movement in France in the middle of ...

If ying is shaped by yang, if light is defined by dark, if force is more potent beside counterforce, then the art of Pablo Picasso is better understood next to that of Henri Matisse. And vice versa.

In this edition of "Hitting the Books," we take a look at Sue Roe's "In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and Modernism in Paris, 1900-1910," a work depicting the scene in Montmartre outside Paris during a ...

Picasso confronts evil, tries to bend it to his will; Matisse is all affirmation. Sometimes this clash of the titans ends up badly for Picasso. The young subject of Matisse's "Piano Lesson" (1916) is ...

New York City's art world auctions are expected to bring in $1.4 billion next week, with a rare masterpiece by Austrian ...

Thieves steal Picasso, Matisse, 3 other paintings from Paris modern art museum. May 20, 2010— -- In a daring overnight raid masterpiece paintings worth over $120 million, including a Matisse and ...

Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network—and every week, we shine a spotlight on one artist or exhibition you should know.

Whatever you may think of the new Broadway version of La Boheme, there’s a better story of art-world devotion and backstabbing just across the river in Queens, N.Y. That’s where the Museum of Modern ...

Ranking among some of the best artists of all time, David Bowie not only embraced glam rock but helped propel it into the spotlight. Throughout his career, the icon released 26 studio albums before he ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Thieves made off with paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Monet and other prominent modern artists from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum early on Tuesday in a brazen and meticulously ...

Historic rains pummeled the Northeast earlier this month, leading to flooding and emergency declarations in Vermont and New York. But as more storms threatened, the Hamptons Fine Arts Fair kicked off ...