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Sotheby's auctioned Georgia O'Keeffe's "Large Dark Red Leaves on White" for $7.8 million alongside other works. The Washington museum intends to use sale proceeds to commission work from contemporary artists.

Kahlo's haunting 1940 self-portrait, "El sueño (La cama)," had previously sold at Sotheby's 45 years ago for $51,000.

Dorothy Vogel was a librarian. Her husband was a postal worker. Together, they collected thousands of pieces of modern art, then donated it to the National Gallery.

A Senate committee is examining the Kennedy Center's contracts and expenses, accusing its Trump-allied leadership of "self-dealing, favoritism, and waste."

James McNeill Whistler's "Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket" was ahead of its time. When the critic John Ruskin insulted it, a notorious libel case ensued.

ZooLights and the DowntownDC Holiday Market return, the National Gallery of Art's ice rink reopens, and bars host viewing parties for the Washington Spirit.

After a brief flirtation with the mainstream, Houston's Chris Whitley carved one of rock's more fascinating paths. It's time to rediscover him.

A new Smithsonian exhibition draws from a vast Korean collection to the tell the story of the country's visual culture. Curators are expecting a large (and young) crowd.

Across 34 years at The Washington Post, he reported on the King assassination, covered antiwar protests in D.C. and prepared lively obits for major figures.

Renate Reinsve is transcendent, and just one of many reasons to see Joachim Trier's latest artistic triumph.