For a few more days, a luminous still life by the artist is on view at Sotheby's. On May 15, it will be sold. Edouard Manet's Vase de fleurs, roses et lilas (1882), which is on view now at Sotheby ...

These Artists Are Painting Moody, Classical Still Lifes of Iconic Snacks. ... And the juxtaposition, between contemporary snack and antique medium, is uncanny.

The painting, created in 1930, was last auctioned in 1983, when it fetched a then-record $2.15 million. It is one of only three Mondrian works to feature the dominant red square at the upper right ...