Along with his more traditional ink washes, Xu also created large-scale oil paintings in a European academic style that depicted classic Chinese scenes and portraits. Born on July 19, 1895 in Yixing, ...

Entitled "Crude Oil (Vettriano)" and sometimes called "Toxic beach," the painting first revealed by Banksy in 2005 was sold at Sotheby's in London, from the collection of Mark Hoppus, bassist with ...

Banksy’s ‘Crude Oil (Vettriano)’ painting – which was once owned by Blink 182‘s Mark Hoppus – has sold for £4.3million at auction. Hoppus acquired the rare and entirely hand-painted ...

Monday marked the 175th birthday of Lexington the horse, known as one of the best racehorses of the nineteenth century. He also sired many other notable racehorses, including Belmont Stakes winners ...