Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko

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  Barnett Newman painting auctioned in NY for $43.8M

  A large 1953 painting by abstract expressionist artist Barnett Newman has sold for $43.8 million at a New York City auction, setting an auction record ... 

• National Gallery of Art to undergo $68M renovation

  The National Gallery of Art plans to close its modern art galleries for three years to complete a $68 million renovation, adding new galleries and a ... 

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  Man accused in Picasso vandalism to remain jailed

  A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting — an act that was caught on cellphone video — must remain jailed on $500,000 bonds because ... 

• Man jailed for 2 years for defacing Rothko work

  A Polish man who defaced a Mark Rothko painting in London's Tate Modern gallery with black ink to promote an obscure artistic creed was sentenced ...