No one in Didion’s circle knew the mysterious painting’s origin. The publicity created by an auction of her belongings brought the first clues in years — and the answer.
Tag: Art
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Philip Pearlstein, Whose Realist Nudes Revived Portraiture, Dies at 98
His harshly lit studies of life models represented a major departure in American painting and shocked modernist critics.
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Quinta Brunson, Jack Harlow and More Breakout Stars of 2022
Here are the actors, pop stars, dancers and artists who broke away from the pack this year, delighting us and making us think.
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MoMA’s Daydream of Progress
An artist’s A.I. turns thousands of works from the museum’s collection into a cheerful vision of the next avant-garde. Will “Unsupervised” help MoMA stay relevant?
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Nancy Pelosi’s Portrait Is Unveiled as Republicans and Democrats Pay Tribute
A ceremony at the Capitol brought together colleagues, onetime rivals, a predecessor and would-be successors, and featured a video tribute from former President Barack Obama.