Peter Kornbeck (1837-1894)

After Dali, Warhol, Niki de Saint Phalle, Lee Ufan and Annette Messager, it is the British painter of Scottish origin, a major figure in contemporary art, that the first Grand Cru of Pauillac has chosen to design the label of the 2020 vintage. The result is a "dreamlike ode", a tribute "to the people of the earth".

This portrait of a man, painted by the court artist at the time of the Wittelsbachs, speakingly illustrates the realism promoted by the great German Renaissance masters.

The embodiment of loyalty to the papacy, Matilda of Canossa was revered by Urban VIII over five centuries after her death. The pope commissioned a statue of the countess from the great Baroque sculptor after having her remains transferred to Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

Legendary architectural historian Kenneth Frampton, who taught at Columbia and Princeton Universities and has authored seminal works on modern architecture, was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Singha, Murray and Barber were made Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). (Dezeen)

Scottish superstar Peter Doig placed 75th in Art Price 2020’s overall rankings. His prices have remained stable despite Covid.

Peter Max, the artist whose work came to define the psychedelic aesthetic of the seventies, has been suffering from advanced dementia linked to Alzheimer's since at least 2019. Guardianship was placed with Barbara Lissner, however, Max’s children are attempting to wrestle control in a number of lawsuits.

Schjeldahl served as the head art critic at the New Yorker since 1998. In this position, he addressed an enormous breadth of exhibitions around the city of New York. Having begun his career as a poet, his style differentiated itself from most other art criticism: it was accessible, beautiful, and melodious. (NewYoker)

The theme of the apostle's repentance, one of the most powerful in the Italian Counter-Reformation, is masterfully illustrated here by Jusepe de Ribera.

Weeks after disappearing, Peter Beard is still missing. No evidence has come out, so far, to explain what happened to the photographer, aged 82, who was last seen outside his Hamptons home on March 31st. His family explained yesterday in a statement that "each passing day darkens the prospect of his safe return".

The executive director of Dallas Contemporary in Texas will step down in May 2022. Doroshenko has been managing the art space for 11 years, increasing the budget five-fold, introducing bilingual learning programs, and overseeing major exhibitions of work by Yoshitomo Nara, Eric Fischl, and others.