ZURICH (Reuters) - Chinese abstract master Zao Wou-ki, whose works routinely fetch millions of dollars at auction, has died in Switzerland aged 93. Marc Bonnant, a lawyer for his widow, told Reuters that Zao, who suffered from Alzheimer's, had d... [Full Article]
BEIJING (AP) - Beijing-based artist Liu Yi is working on a series of black-and-white portraits he knows will never be shown in a Chinese gallery. His varied subjects - men and women, young and old, smiling and pensive - have one thing in common: They... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeRoy Neiman, whose distinctive, vibrantly colored paintings of sports figures and athletic events made him as famous as many of the athletes he drew, died on Wednesday at age 91. Neiman, a showman known for his handlebar mustach... [Full Article]
Thailand's Culture Ministry on Monday demanded an explanation from the producer of a talent show which broadcast a female contestant painting with her bare breasts on national television. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
To fans and the countless collectors who helped build painter Thomas Kinkade's commercial art empire, his idealized vision of the world usually served as an simple, soothing addition to the living room wall: a soft depiction of a churning seasca... [Full Article]
Artist Thomas Kinkade once said that he had something in common with Walt Disney and Norman Rockwell: He wanted to make people happy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Artist Thomas Kinkade, whose brushwork paintings of idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches have been big sellers for dealers across the United States, died Friday, a family spokesman said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Artist Thomas Kinkade, whose brushwork paintings of idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches have been big sellers for dealers across the United States, died Friday, a family spokesman said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A police officer walks past as a painter gives the final touches to a mural depicting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas February 21, 2012. Chavez will undergo another operation in the coming days after doctors in Cuba found a le... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A painter gives the final touches to a mural depicting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas February 21, 2012. Chavez will undergo another operation in the coming days after doctors in Cuba found a lesion in his pelvis where surgeo... [Full Article]