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The name Satchmo will always be connected with Louis Armstrong's career and legacy, but its origins highlight his eagerness to commit to a good joke.

Step inside the enchanting landscapes, gardens, and cities that inspired some of Claude Monet’s most celebrated masterpieces.

Sometimes art inspires awe—other times it inspires brazen break-ins. Here are seven of the biggest art heists in history.

How the pop art pioneer applied his bright and bold style to the music television of the mid-1980s.

The WPA helped everyone from Jackson Pollock to Louise Nevelson.

Find out what brought these historical figures to the beach—and what they wore while there.

From Matisse’s cut-outs to Van Gogh’s self-portraits—and beyond.

The cow in ‘Yellow Cow’ (‘Gelbe Kuh’ in German) might be a representation of the artist’s second wife.

The iconoclastic director behind ‘Mulholland Drive,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ and more cult classics—who passed away on January 16, 2025 at the age of 78—once drew a comic strip about a furious dog and disliked large furniture.

Completed in 1642, Rembrandt van Rijn's The Night Watch is not only a highlight of a career that spanned over 600 paintings, but also acclaimed as arguably the greatest portrait of the Dutch Baroque era.

Understanding the true story behind ‘Christina’s World’ makes the famed 1948 painting by Andrew Wyeth even more intriguing.

Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah is not quite 2 years old, but he has already sold several works.

Set in a real-life cafe overlooking the Seine, the painting captures a joyous moment among friends—but the history around this iconic Impressionist work makes it all the richer.

Picasso and his Blue Period have nothing on Yves Klein, who created art almost exclusively in a shade of his own invention.

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These famous couples (and some lesser famous ones) didn’t mince words in their breakup letters.

Though it’s now considered one of Pablo Picasso’s masterpieces, ‘Guernica’ didn’t have many fans when it debuted—one critic even called the artwork “one of the poorest things produced in the world.”

One of the paintings in the series was stolen from a museum and held for ransom. Another sold for a record-breaking price.

American painter Jasper Johns shook up the art world by reconceptualizing common icons like targets, numbers, and letters—and it all began in 1954 with ‘Flag.’

Even if you can’t appreciate this masterpiece's aesthetic, it has a history that’s worth its weight in house paint and stacks of cash.

C.M. Coolidge has been called “the most famous American artist you’ve never heard of.” But while critics might sniff at his contribution to the art world, the history of his greatest works is rich.