
When you stand before the Mona Lisa in the Musée du Louvre, something unsettling happens – it is known as sfumato. Mona Lisa’s expression refuses to hold still. If you look directly at her lips, her smile seems modest, almost neutral. Shift your gaze upward to her eyes, however, and the corners of her mouth…

There are many people who look at De Kooning’s Interchange and think it’s an “ugly” painting. They wonder how it could possibly be worth so much and sell for such an astronomical price—$300 million. Yes, $300 million for a single painting. Personally, I happen to like the artwork and would defend it, but even I…