Modern Art : 6 Articles

Patricia Phelps de Cisneros and Gustavo A. Cisneros, prominent figures in the international business conglomerate, embarked on their art collecting journey in 1970...

Sotheby's auction of 20th-century art raked in $224 million in just a brisk 90 minutes on Monday at their York Avenue headquarters. The collection of 31 items fetched a combined hammer price of $190 million, falling short of the house's initial estimate of at least $200 million...

The heirs of a Jewish art patron who died in a concentration camp in 1941 recently received seven Egon Schiele pieces that were just returned to them by the Manhattan District Attorney's office...

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City was the most recent establishment to come under attack by environmentalists on Friday. The protesters wanted to draw attention to a board member's sponsorship from a company whose husband invested in fossil fuel ventures...

Prince William claims to have dozed off during classes at the University of St Andrews. He had to stop studying art to study geography instead.

Fascinating, free and inspiring, she’s the most photographed woman artist in the world: she has turned her lifestyle into a complete work of art, from her behavior to her dress style, including the design of her resorts. With Georgia O'Keeffe, nothing is left to chance: but why is she so important to the history of American art, and more broadly to the world?