Arts

Los Angeles, CA., January 25 -- A notable painting by Picasso will undergo repairs after a woman taking an adult education class lost her balance and fell into the six-foot-by-four-feet artwork. The painting is present at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Gravesend -- The design of a 164-foot high horse statue under construction in England is intended to allow the work of art to survive a bomb attack, an official says.

London -- Letters written by Vincent Van Gogh on display at the Royal Academy of Arts in London offer insights into the late artist, observers say.

Lubbock -- A Texas Tech University sociology study suggests a correlation between multiple pieces of "body art," aka tattoos or piercings, and "deviant behavior."

Portland -- The Oregon owners of what may be the world's only velvet painting museum said they are closing the attraction after four years.

London-- The Art Loss Register in London said 28 paintings by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch have been lost or stolen in recent years.

Florence -- An Italian art expert says evidence suggests Leonardo da Vinci once painted a nude version of his famous Mona Lisa.

Mexico City, Sept. 28 -- Prosecutors in Mexico say they are investigating whether hundreds of paintings featured in two books about Frida Kahlo might be fakes.

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Newport -- Officials with the Oregon Coast Aquarium said they have found a potent fundraiser in paintings created by a pair of sea lions