Paul Gauguin’s painting, Nature morte avec pivoines de chine et mandoline, which hung on the walls of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris for nearly 40 years before it was restituted to heirs of early ...

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 ...

Paul Gauguin, “Mahana no atua (Le jour de Dieu)”, 1894, oil on linen canvas, collection of the Art Institute of Chicago Take for example Gauguin’s fanciful fetid figuration from 1892, “Manao Tupapau ...

Color theory has played a central role in art throughout history, shaping how viewers respond to images even before they consciously think about the subject.

The major acquisition will help deepen conversations over French artist Paul Gauguin’s troublesome legacy, the National Gallery of Australia says. His Le toit bleu or Ferme au Pouldu (The Blue Roof or ...

His Le toit bleu or Ferme au Pouldu (The Blue Roof or Farm at Le Pouldu) (1890) was purchased from an international private collector and acquired by the NGA Foundation through a blend of public and ...