painter

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“A Landscape Painter,” one of his earliest short stories, follows the antiheroic Locksley, a painter with one foot in both of the neighborhood’s social worlds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The previous record for American painter Pollock was $61.2 million, set in 2021.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

A blockbuster Newhouse estate sale signaled renewed confidence at the top of the art market, with works by abstract painter and sculptor leading a night of records for Mark Rothko and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Bought for $236.4 million, "Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer" by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt became the second most expensive work ever sold at auction.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The painter and the poet finally returned to Picasso’s apartment in the middle of the night.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day