A painting by French post-Impressionist master Paul Gaugin whose Jewish owner sold it under duress after fleeing Nazi Germany ...

Obata, detained in a World War II internment camp for people of Japanese descent, urged turning to "Great Nature" to ...

A steel gray fuselage with a bright red star painted on the side tail was about as ornate as the Soviets got when painting ...

In the first of a short series exploring Munich’s past, Abigail Leali contemplates art’s role in shaping cultural identity ...

Nina McGehee's journey to uncover the art also helped her understand the emotional weight her family carried with them when ...

The Robert Henri Museum is in the former home of the town’s founder, John Cozad. The building is listed on the National ...

In the Caribbean Sea, the German submarine U-94 surfaced, wounded and desperate after a failed ambush. HMCS Oakville quickly ...

As artwork goes, it's stunning — a giant tapestry of a blond, blue-eyed hunter holding a spear, a falcon perched on his arm, a fox sneaking behind his feet and a stag immediately behind him. Oak ...

German sculptor and installation artist Guenther Uecker, best known for his mesmerising artworks using thousands of nails, has died at age 95. Asked once whether he was bothered by being known simply ...

In the popular novel The German Lesson, a character based on Nolde falls victim to Nazi policies on “degenerate art”. Recent research on the painter’s life tells a more complex story.

The Germans primarily painted spirals on the nosecones of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, two of the best German fighter planes of WW2.The spirals worked well to promote safety.

The “Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910-1945” exhibition, which is debuting in Fort Worth ahead of a nationwide tour, traces the development of German modern art over the span of three ...