A new book is an art detective mystery, a behind-the-scenes look at provenance research, a psychological analysis, and a critical commentary on the art market. How did a painting that was once coveted ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. 7 min to read We know what art collectors think of Paul Gauguin’s paintings of Polynesian girls and women. The royal family of ...

A painting once hailed as Paul Gauguin’s final self-portrait is now under renewed scrutiny after an amateur art sleuth raised doubts about its authenticity—sparking a fresh scientific investigation by ...

Marking the end of an eight-year quest and the expenditure of untold millions of dollars, the J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a signature Tahitian painting by French artist Paul Gauguin. “Arii ...

Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) The French ...

Paul Gauguin, “The Ancestors of Tehamana or Tehamana Has Many Parents (Merahi metua no Tehamana) (1893), oil on canvas, 76.3 × 54.3 cm, The Art Institute of ...

The bidding had drawn keen interest amid growing controversy over Gauguin's relationships with young girls on the Polynesian island and his depictions of them. The 1897 painting, "Te Bourao II" or ...