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Three artists, three questions: Freshpaint 2026 - interview

In an era of growing use of AI, including in art, I sought out artists who still work with their hands, paint, and sculpt, but manage to keep their art fresh. 

CAROLINA LEHAN.
‘APPLE OF MY EYE’ from David and Adina Nipo’s joint show at Rothschild Fine Art.

David Nipo at Rothschild Fine Art: The anatomy of a gaze

Two paintings by 17th-century artist Lucas Valdés returned to the Archdiocese of Seville on May 20, 2026.

Spanish police recover two priceless 17th-century paintings missing for nearly a century

ARTIST GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN and the president of the Jewish Community of Vienna, Oskar Deutsch, present the painting ‘The Child Dreams’ in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday.

For restoration of Vienna’s historic synagogue: Gottfried Helnwein to auction painting


Avraham Eilat: A journey through art and life - review

The exhibition serves as a time capsule, where Israel’s past and present reverberate through Eilat’s creations.

 TWO WORKS from Avraham Eilat’s exhbition ‘The Fear of What is Suddenly Too Late,’ on display at the the Ein Hod Art Gallery and Janco Dada Museum.

Acclaimed artist Ran Tenenbaum returns to realism with a new exhibition

Ran Tenenbaum’s Solar Plexus at Rothschild Fine Art marks his return to realism, exploring artistic renewal, raw emotion, and the power of observation in his latest works.

 A painting of Ran Tenenbaum.

Driving the world forward: Toyota's drawing competition returns

The global TOYOTA DREAM CAR competition returns for the 18th time, inviting children and teenagers to go beyond the limits of imagination and draw the car of the future.

 The winning drawing of 2019 by Yoel Ben Shoshan

Hidden woman's portrait found beneath Picasso's 'Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto'

Conservators at the Courtauld Institute used X-ray and infrared imaging to uncover the hidden female figure.

 Hidden woman's portrait found beneath Picasso's 'Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto'.

Khen Shish’s ‘Feast for the Eyes’ brings vibrant color to Beersheba

That may be a fact of life, but Shish’s gushing passion and fervor, in her art and personality, do one a power of good. Her work is truly a Feast for the Eyes.

 A WORK from Khen Shish's exhibition 'A Feast for the Eyes.'

Three artists, three questions: Roles of art

Art plays different roles in our perceptions and lives, and these artists profoundly prove that.

 MAYA SHIMONY

Medieval wall paintings depicting unicorn hunt uncovered in Stralsund's Catherine Monastery

According to director Maren Heun, the wall paintings date from around 1500 and are of very high quality.

 Stralsund, Katharinenkloster.

The new finding from Egypt? A 3,000-year-old painting of a woman that looks just like Marge Simpson

It was discovered at the upper part of a tomb dating back over 3,000 years to the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom period in Egypt.

 Decidedly not Marge Simpson.

Frank Auerbach, renowned figurative painter and Holocaust survivor, dies at 93

Auerbach fled Nazi Germany as a child on a Kindertransport train in 1939 and never saw his parents again.

 Frank Auerbach, 1975-6.

Poetic wings: Yossi Waxman's new exhibition in Ein Hod celebrates hebrew literary legends

Yossi Waxman's "Class Picture, Poets and Other Birds" opens August 17 at Ein Hod's Janco-Dada Museum, showcasing portraits of Hebrew poets with symbolic birds. The exhibit runs until October 15.

 A PAINTING OF Hanoch Levin by Yossi Waxman.