Meryl Streep, Octavia Spencer and Jean Dujardin all cherished their coveted Oscars at the 84th Annual Academy Awards, but over time, even these statuettes may become unwanted--albeit expensive--junk. Some 15 unwanted Academy Awards were sold at auction this week by Los Angeles auctioneer Nate D. Sanders....
Andy Warhol crossed a lot of celebrity paths during his lifetime and usually had his Polaroid Big Shot Camera in hand to snap photos of the glitterati. Now they’ve become art as much as his iconic pop-art portraits and silkscreens....
Edvard Munch's iconic image "The Scream" has been burned into the human psyche as man's primal cry. For a mere $80 million or more, the last privately held copy, one of four created by the artist, can be yours. Sotheby's auction house in New York announced that the work will be sold to the highest bidder in May. It's the ultimate prize for collectors of pre-expressionist 19th Century art, or any art for that matter....
Author Pat Walker wandered into a bar in Mexico with her husband, hoping to enjoy a rock concert by a famous singer unknown to her, but something frightening and wonderful happens instead....
Fu Baoshi, one of the most renowned modern artists in China and a favorite of Chairman Mao, will be featured in a new Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit. He painted during on of China's most tumultuous periods....
Charlotte Bronte, a 19th century English novelist and poet, apparently means more to France than Great Britain. A French museum aced out the Bronte museum in England for a rare manuscript written by the author....
Elizabeth Taylor's ample closets contained more than $2.6 million in fashion couture, which hit the auction block at Christie's yesterday. A silver encrusted brocade gown sold for more than 70 times the pre-sale estimate....
Elizabeth Taylor’s long love affair with Richard Burton, which included two marriages, yielded a $115 million treasure trove of jewelry that topped bidding at a spectacular auction of the actresses collection at Christie’s in New York....
Some of New York’s top art dealers are under investigation by federal authorities for allegedly selling dozens of forged works by Modernist masters like Robert Motherwell and Jackson Pollock....
Are the art markets telling us something about the global economy we don't know? Like the old Watergate adage, if your really want to find out what's going on, follow the money. In this case, it's pouring into contemporary art....
New York photographer Eva Mueller is best known for shooting albums covers of artists like Elaine Paige and Nadia Ali. But her latest work features her own signature style....
Elizabeth Taylor apparently never tossed anything. Her vast couture wardrobe and more than $36 million in stunning jewelry and other items will be auctioned at Christie’s in a sale that is attracting international interest....
Victorian novelist Jane Austen's handwritten manuscript for "The Watsons" about four daughters of a widowed clergyman who endeavor to marry well, has fetched a stunning $1.4 million at auction....
The American Museum of Natural History is showcasing new imaging technology the uncovers the once-hidden, intricate details of both natural phenomena and cultural artifacts. The exhibit features more than 20 sets of striking large-format prints....
Mike Mitchell was just 18 when he caught the Beatles in his hometown on their inaugural tour in 1964, with camera in hand. He came away with 50 iconic photos that captured the explosion of Beatlemania....
