In Brief
Previously Unknown Gauguin Reveals a Lot About the Artist
A previously unknown still life by artist Paul Gauguin has surfaced at Bonhams auction house in London.
Paul Gauguin
Art
Posthumous Prognosis for Supposedly Syphilitic Gauguin, via His Teeth
It's long been believed that painter Paul Gauguin was wrecked by syphilis when he died in the Marquesas Islands in 1903, but thanks to some old teeth thrown down a well, he may posthumously be given a cleaner bill of health.
Opinion
Toledo Museum Justifiably Touchy About NY Times Holocaust Restitution Claim
The Toledo Museum of Art is unhappy with its representation in a Times piece about the increasing failure of American museums to restitute Nazi-looted art.
Opinion
Not as Famous, or Lesser-known Relatives of Well-known Artists
Dik F. Liu is a Williamsburg-based artist who has compiled a fascinating list on his Facebook profile page of what he has termed the "Not as Famous - Lesser known relatives of well-known artists." He has allowed us to publish a number of the gems he's found. Love triangles, same-sex spouses, illegit