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Houston City College awards street artist Gonzo247 honorary degree
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (209+ words) Local graffiti artist Gonzo247 on Friday received an honorary degree from Houston City College, which called him an "artistic trailblazer." Otherwise known as Mario Figueroa Jr., the artist's works can be found all over the city, with one of the most…...
3 Bob Ross paintings fetch over $600,000 at auction benefiting public television; 27 still on block
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (493+ words) Updated on: November 12, 2025 / 4:56 AM EST / CBS/AP Los Angeles — Three paintings from famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000 at auction. The paintings were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV…...
Remembering the iconic artist David Adickes on his 99th birthday and his lasting legacy in Houston
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (459+ words) Sabiha Mahmood, Houston Life Producer HOUSTON – Texas-born artist David Adickes was more than just a painter and sculptor — he was a creator whose giant masterpieces left a lasting impression on Houston. From the Virtuoso sculpture standing proudly in front of…...
"Wonder and awe": The art of Ruth Asawa
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (564+ words) January 25, 2026 / 9:39 AM EST / CBS News Artist Ruth Asawa's San Francisco Fountain, in the city's Union Square, is an endless treasure trove of Bay Area knowledge. "Some people refer to it as sort of a Where's Waldo?, because there are so…...
Cecilia Giménez, Spanish woman known for botched fresco restoration, dies at age 94
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (259+ words) December 30, 2025 / 12:49 PM EST / CBS/AFP Cecilia Giménez, the Spanish woman whose botched restoration of a century-old painting of Jesus Christ captured global headlines more than a decade ago, has died. She was 94. Officials in Borja, northeastern Spain, confirmed Giménez's death…...
Previously unseen Renoir painting of his son sells for over $2 million at auction
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (390+ words) November 25, 2025 / 2:06 PM EST / CBS/AFP A previously unknown work by French impressionist painter Auguste Renoir of his toddler son Jean sold for $2.08 million (1.8 million euros) at a Paris auction on Tuesday, the Drouot auction house told AFP. The oil painting…...
Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for nearly $55 million, shattering record for female artists
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (448+ words) November 20, 2025 / 8:59 PM EST / CBS/AP A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for $54.7 million at a New York art auction, becoming the top sale price for a work by any female artist. The painting of Kahlo asleep…...
Gustav Klimt portrait painting sells for record $236 million at New York auction
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (388+ words) November 18, 2025 / 10:39 PM EST / CBS/AP A Gustav Klimt portrait painting sold Tuesday for $236 million, a record for a modern art piece, at an auction where a solid gold, fully functional toilet satirizing the ultrarich also fetched $12.1 million. Cattelan has said…...
Artist Amy Sherald: The 60 Minutes Interview
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (38+ words) Amy Sherald spent years painting in obscurity, and almost died from a rare heart condition. Now 52, the artist behind Michelle Obama's official portrait is one of America's most celebrated painters. Artist Amy Sherald: The 60 Minutes Interview...
Amy Sherald on "Ecclesia," her most ambitious work yet
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (31+ words) American Realist portraitist Amy Sherald showed Anderson Cooper her evocative "Ecclesia," a triptych that is much larger in scale than earlier paintings. Amy Sherald on "Ecclesia," her most ambitious work yet...