Visual Arts

A man looks at the painting ‘Portrait of Fräulein Lieser’ by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt prior to an auction, in Vienna, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. A portrait of a young woman by Gustav Klimt that was long believed to be lost has been sold at an auction in Vienna for 30 million euros ($32 million). The Austrian modernist artist started work on the “Portrait of Fräulein Lieser” in 1917, the year before he died, and it is one of his last works. (AP Photo/Christian Bruna) CBR105 CBR105

April 24, 2024 at 8:58 am

A portrait by Gustav Klimt has been sold for $32 million at an auction in Vienna VIEW

A portrait of a young woman by Gustav Klimt that was long believed to be lost has been sold at an auction in Vienna for...

Entertainment

April 23, 2024 at 11:50 am

Jeffrey Veregge, who blended Native art traditions, pop culture, dies at 50

Jeffrey Veregge, perhaps best known for his comic-book art and works in the breathtaking art style he dubbed “Salish Geek,” died April 12.

FILE – British mountaineers George Mallory is seen with Andrew Irvine at the base camp in Nepal, both members of the Mount Everest expeditions 1922 and 1924, as they get ready to climb the peak of Mount Everest June 1924. It is the last image of the men before they disappeared in the mountain. George Mallory’s final letter to his wife before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago tried to ease her worries though he said his chances of reaching the world’s highest peak were “50 to 1 against us.” (AP Photo, File) XPAG150 XPAG150

April 22, 2024 at 8:00 am

George Mallory’s last letter from Everest said odds of reaching the top were ’50 to 1 against us’ VIEW

The final letter that George Mallory wrote to his wife before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago has been digitalized.

Entertainment

A member of staff from Sotheby’s poses for the media with a portrait of the iconic former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, painted by Graham Sutherland in 1954, at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, England, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The portrait will be sold at auction on June 6 with an estimated price of 500-800,000 pounds sterling (US621, 000-1,000,000). Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace on Nov. 30, 1874. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) XAG107 XAG107

April 16, 2024 at 11:44 am

A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction VIEW

A portrait of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work the British leader loathed is going up for auction.

Nation & World

EMBARGO UNTIL 4/16– From left: New Rising Sun principal Greg Lundgren, Third Stone executive director Camilla Walter, New Rising Sun principal Joe Paganelli and head of marketing Christina Holding pose for a portrait inside a former Bed, Bath and Beyond building before turning the space into a new arts center in downtown Seattle on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

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April 16, 2024 at 6:00 am

Seattle’s Bed Bath & Beyond space to find new life

The organizers behind Bumbershoot are transforming the sprawling, two-floor building into a year-round contemporary art center set to open in early 2025.

In an undated image provided by Parco Archeologico di Pompei, from left, Helen of Troy, a handmaiden and Paris, along with a despondent-looking dog, discovered by archaeologists excavating Pompeii who uncovered a dining room with its walls painted black and decorated with people associated with the Trojan War. A frescoed dining room is the latest find in an excavation campaign to shore up an area of the site, which was destroyed by a powerful volcanic eruption, and better preserve it. (Parco Archeologico di Pompei via The New York Times) – NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY POMPEII DINING ROOM BY ELISABETTA POVOLEDO FOR APRIL 11, 2024. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. – XNYT0518 XNYT0518

April 11, 2024 at 1:37 pm

In ancient Pompeii, dinner surrounded by myth

Archaeologists working at the ancient site of Pompeii unveiled their latest find: a formal dining room that offers a glimpse of how wealthier denizens lived.