Artists' lives, and they way they survive, are as important as their work, because their work is the result. We get to see the work, and we can feel the life.

Today marks the birthday of Dutch post-Impressionist icon, Vincent van Gogh. The sunflower devotee and master of the color spectrum would turn 160 yea...

This Saturday is a big day for Vincent Van Gogh geeks like me. This day is the 160th anniversary of the birth of our beloved hero. But what to do when the world's largest collection of works by Van Gogh is unavailable until early May while the building undergoes extensive renovations?

Grumpy Cat made a well-documented cameo at SXSW this past week, wowing crowds with his permanent scowl and adorably dissatisfied demeanor. But you kno...

"It often seems to me that the night is much more alive and richly colored than the day," Vincent van Gogh once said about his interest in painting night scenes, which led him to create his most famous work of art, Starry Night, a year later while in a French asylum. According to Smithsonian Magazine, van Gogh's Starry Night has consistently been one of the most popular paintings at New York City's Museum of Modern Art. It shows that we as people have always had a fascination with capturing the night skies.

Ever wonder what Vincent van Gogh really looked like? Sure, you can refer to the Dutch artist's self-portrait, but judging by the degree of realism pr...

AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Thieves broke into a Rotterdam museum on Tuesday and walked off with works from the likes of Picasso, Monet, Gauguin and Matisse pot...

More often than not, our cultural heroes are barely of drinking age when they make their mark: Orson Welles was 25 when he created his masterpiece, "C...

Could Vincent van Gogh's acidic sense of color and preference for bright, clashing hues, long the province of the Fauves, be a result of colorblindnes...

How did the son of a Protestant preacher rise to become one of the most recognizable artists of all time? An upcoming exhibition titled, "Becoming Van...

In "Finding Francesca Woodman," Jillian Steinhauer writes about the morbid fascination with the young photographer's suicide. This got us thinking abo...

East coasters rejoice, after 40 years in California one of Van Gogh's most iconic portraits is taking a trip to New York. "Portrait of a Peasant" will...

Israeli photographer Tamir Sher decided to use his old record player to remix the classics. Except instead of taking an old Zeppelin LP for a spin, he...

Happy 159th Birthday to one of the most recognizable artists of modern times, Vincent van Gogh. While his artwork is revered by more than just art lov...

Murder, theft, and hidden identity describe just a few mysteries confounding the art world. The business side of Art can get messy, especially when the stakes are high. How did a billionaire legally "steal" a $10 million painting?

We know that you've probably read an artist's biography or two, but have you ever read artists' own account of their lives? Let us provide you with th...

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Adobe partnered with Booooooom to create a contest that seems ready-made for the internet. The challenge: Recreate a classic work of art. Scores of pe...

In a 1999 essay, Ernst van de Wetering, professor of art history at the U. of Amsterdam and chairman of the Rembrandt Research Project, noted that Rembrandt had painted himself at least 40 times, had etched himself 31 times, and had drawn a handful of self-portraits.