Matchbook covers,postcards,restaurant napkins – they all served as makeshift sketchpads for the artist at moments of inspiration.
One of the highlights of the opening of the Sydney Opera House in October 1973 was the colourful stage curtains. But they have been hidden away in storage ever since,until now.
Claude Picasso,the son of legendary Spanish painter Pablo,has died,after a lifetime protecting his father’s estate.
The shadowy nature of the art market makes it ripe for exploitation by organised criminals,sparking calls for a shake-up of money-laundering and provenance rules.
Gadsby simply can’t be bothered,or lacks the skills,to present a thorough and illuminating explanation of Picasso’s shortcomings as an artist and person.
It took a bit of digging to find the puppy hidden in the painting created by the artist more than 120 years ago,when he was just 19 and starting out his career.
On the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death,the man and the artist are being re-evaluated following revelations about his personal behaviour.
Two protesters from climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion glued themselves to a Picasso painting at the National Gallery of Victoria on Sunday.
The #MeToo era has made us far less tolerant of misogynistic geniuses such as the father of Cubism.
Honore de Balzac’s famous story ‘The Unknown Masterpiece’ hit a chord with Picasso,Cezanne and a host of others. Why?
Samsung’s founding family will donate tens of thousands of rare artworks,including Picassos and Dalis,and give hundreds of millions of dollars to medical research to help them pay a massive inheritance tax following last year’s death of chairman Lee Kun-Hee.