There is a haunting story about Mark Rothko, one that says he once destroyed his own paintings, covering them in black or ...

A major influence on Abstract Expressionists like Rothko, wherein emotional evocation trumped figuration, Angelico’s great gift was his ability to convey a sense of the divine. Centuries later, his ...

Carol Sauvion is stepping down as executive director of Craft in America after nearly 20 years at the helm. Robyn Hollingshead and Ann Ruhr Pifer, both members of the organization’s board, will assume ...

Ever since the Hamilton Building came on line, the Denver Art Museum has been mounting shows at a breakneck pace, with this summer’s fiber extravaganza, Spun, and its dozen-plus separate shows proving ...

"Grey, Orange on Maroon, No.8" by Mark Rothko at the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam before the incident. - Iain Masterton/Alamy Stock Photo A huge painting by Mark Rothko, thought to be ...

Israel’s most precious museum artwork and artifacts — including the Dead Sea Scrolls and paintings by artists from Mark Rothko to Gustav Klimt — have been moved to rocket-proof bunkers for protection.

Those who know the art of Mark Rothko and those who don’t will both find something to like and learn in the exhibition Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade 1940–1950 at the Columbia Museum of Art. This ...

A grid-like painting featuring a patchwork of red, yellow and blue squares by Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian sold for $47.6 million on Monday. The sale kicked off a weeklong series of New York auctions ...

(CNN) — A huge painting by Mark Rothko, thought to be worth tens of millions of dollars, has been removed from display in a Dutch museum after it was damaged by a visiting child. Conservators will now ...