John Oliver is on the hunt for a Brian Swords watercolor painting titled "Stay Up Late." HBO "Let me be clear: I want 'Stay Up Late' by Brian Swords of York. I know someone bought it in 1992 for $80.

In the 1980s and early 1990s, a then-York-based artist named Brian Swords donated a number of pieces to local PBS station WITF's former art auction, including paintings that featured ...

The comedian made the offer to buy a painting by John Swords of two rats embracing on his HBO show, "Last Week Tonight," Sunday night.

The painting is called, Staying Up Late, and was created by York artist Brian Swords. The painting depicts what appears to be two rats in human form in bed, not practicing social distancing.

That’s because the painting “Staying Up Late,” created by York artist Brian Swords, has caught the attention of comedian John Oliver.

Here is an overview of the life and achievements of Oldham-born stained glass artist Sir Brian Clarke, who died on July 1.

Brian Walshe, who faces first-degree murder and other charges in the death of 39-year-old Ana Walshe, was sentenced to 37 months for selling two fake Andy Warhol paintings.

Art World Comedian John Oliver’s Dearest Wish Was to Own a 28-Year-Old Painting of Rat Erotica. Last Night, He Successfully Bought It (for $1,000) The HBO host also donated an additional $20,000 ...

Brian O’Doherty at his home studio in Manhattan in 2006. He was a journalist, an editor, an artist, a documentarian and, late in life, an acclaimed novelist. Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times ...

Two weeks ago John Oliver put out the call to viewers to find a weird painting by an obscure York, Pennsylvania artist named Brian Swords, depicting two anthropomorphic rats in a romantic embrace ...

John Oliver is trying to find a rat erotica painting titled "Stay Up Late" by York-based artist Brian Swords. The painting sold at a televised auction on WITF, a local PBS station in Harrisburg ...

Oliver then showed an image of a work titled "Stay Up Late" by artist Brian Swords, which shows two human-esque rats caught in the midst of copulation.