Painting

Three artists, three questions: Freshpaint 2026 - interview

In an era of growing use of AI, including in art, I sought out artists who still work with their hands, paint, and sculpt, but manage to keep their art fresh. 

CAROLINA LEHAN.
‘APPLE OF MY EYE’ from David and Adina Nipo’s joint show at Rothschild Fine Art.

David Nipo at Rothschild Fine Art: The anatomy of a gaze

Two paintings by 17th-century artist Lucas Valdés returned to the Archdiocese of Seville on May 20, 2026.

Spanish police recover two priceless 17th-century paintings missing for nearly a century

ARTIST GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN and the president of the Jewish Community of Vienna, Oskar Deutsch, present the painting ‘The Child Dreams’ in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday.

For restoration of Vienna’s historic synagogue: Gottfried Helnwein to auction painting


Artist depicts George H.W. Bush praying at Western Wall as gift for former president

The gift was brought by Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, who came to meet with the former President.

 Former US President George W. Bush and Gilad Erdan

Palestinian artist paints ballet and Gaza's struggles

Gazan artist Abeer Jebril depicts restrictions that women face within the family and the community in Gaza as well as conflict with Israel and economic problems.

This photograph taken with a drone shows Palestinian houses and buildings at the Beach refugee camp in Gaza City on April 7, 2021.

Prehistoric cave paintings in Spain show Neanderthals were artists

Wall paintings made by prehistoric modern humans, such as those found in the Chauvet-Pont d’Arc cave of France, are more than 30,000 years old.

Study finds red ocher markings were painted by Neanderthals in prehistoric cave in Ardales

Remembering Derek Stein, a master of watercolor

Derek Stein was a beloved artist whose talents were highly regarded by his devoted students and the many collectors of his work.

Derek Stein in his studio

US Appeals Court dismisses Nazi-looted art case

Kochinsky, a Russian foreign national and art dealer living in the US, started his fight against Poland in 2010 after contacting them in order to seek reparation for the Holocaust.

Antoine Pesne's Girl With a Dove, 1754.

Jewish heiress abandons claims over priceless painting stolen by Nazis

The painting, by French impressionist Camille Pissaro, is one of the many works stolen by the Nazis during their occupation of France in the Second World War.

La Bergere rentrant des moutons (Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep), by Camille Pissarro, 1886.

Art panel recommends return of old painting to heirs of Holocaust victim

The decision to return the painting, worth between €15m-€30m, will be made by the Dusseldorf city assembly next month.

The administrative court of Düsseldorf

Van Gogh painting to be shown in public for first time

Titled A street scene in Montmartre, the painting depicts a man and woman, strolling arm in arm past a ramshackle fence with a windmill in the background.

Sotheby's Paris employees pose with the 1887 painting of a Paris street scene "Scene de rue a Montmartre" by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh which will be presented to the public for the first time after spending more than a century behind closed doors in the private collection of a French family, Fr

Amsterdam mayor wants city's museum to return $22m Nazi-looted painting

“Returning this artwork will mean a lot to the victims and is important for acknowledging the injustice perpetrated,” Halsema wrote.

Tourists stand near a disputed Wassily Kandinsky painting at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, July 10, 2019.

Trump’s legacy lives on in Haifa artist’s unique portraits

Iddo Markus paints 150 portraits of the 45th US president

Iddo Markus paints hundreds of paintings of former US President Donald Trump