NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a New York art dealer with tax fraud in connection with the sale of paintings she claimed to be the works of celebrated abstract expressionists, but some of which the government said were fakes. Full story
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's cultural elite is at loggerheads over whether to rebuild a museum closed by the late Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, with the fate of masterpieces by Monet, Renoir and Picasso at stake. Full story
Farai Chideya explains that a lack of diversity in coverage and in the newsroom is painting journalism into a corner. Full story
A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction. Full story
A gay country song, complete with hilarious and moving animation, has gone viral; there’s furor over the Bea Arthur nude painting that sold for $1.9 million; and the Obama/umbrella/Marines and the vintage Ronald Reagan/sweatpants photo that can’t be missed.
A Jean-Michel Basquiat (zhahn mee-SHEHL' BAH'-skee-aht) painting has set a new auction record for the graffiti artist at a sale of postwar and contemporary art in New York. Full story
After meeting with Ariel Castro behind bars, the accused kidnapper’s attorneys are speaking out, painting him as a loving dad who is “extremely committed” to his daughter by Amanda Berry, one of the women he’s accused of holding captive for a decade. NBC’s Jeff Rossen reports.
TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky and Kate Waterhouse, an appraiser with Heritage Auctions, take a look at keepsakes like a painting, an Art Nouveau figure, and a Pez collection to estimate how much they’re worth.
Thomas Roberts spends the day with veterans and volunteers for “The Mission Continues," an organization founded by a former veteran to lead veterans back to productive lives and allow them to continue serving their country at home.
CNBC's Robert Frank has the inside scoop on a culinary painting that could fetch a whopping $22 million.
Metro Meteor was on the fast track, winning eight races from Saratoga to Belmont, but in 2009 he was forced to retire due to knee injuries. Given a new life after he was adopted by artist Ron Krajewski and his wife, Wendy, Meteor now paints for other horses in need. NBC’s Jill Rappaport reports.
Pope Francis touches a painting representing the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus as he leads a Pentecost vigil mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
Chinese farmer Yang Chuanye displays photos of Chinese leaders, which he refers to when painting charcoal portraits, to a village official in Jishan county, Shanxi province, May 13, 2013. Yang, 62, started practicing charcoal painting when he was 20. Apart from painting portraits of former and curr
A toddler sits in his stroller while his parents tour the insides of the Chillout cafe in Dubai May 12, 2013. Chillout, owned by UAE's Sharaf Group, is the first ice lounge in the Middle East, with temperatures set at -6 degrees Celsius . The cafe, with its illuminated interiors, curtains, paintings
