After her amicable divorce from Uhde and marriage to French painter Robert Delaunay in November 1910, the Delaunays spearheaded Orphism, an abstract, vibrant, variation of Cubist and Futurist art.

That’s why the new generation of female abstract artists is not discussing who can make abstract painting— Hilma af Klint began creating abstractions in the early 20th century, years before ...

Fetching $11.5m—or $13.6m with fees—it is now the most expensive work by any living female artist sold at auction.

A painting by South African artist Marlene Dumas has sold for $13.6 million at auction, setting a new record for a living female artist. “Miss January” is Dumas’ “magnum opus” and stands ...