The story of Peggy Guggenheim was of a life less ordinary, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

A painting Vincent van Gogh created while briefly working side-by-side with his friend Paul Gauguin in the south of France has brought in $66.3m (€59m) at auction.

OMG, it’s followed us!” I said to my wife as, walking down the graceful Carrer d’Aragó in Barcelona, I suddenly saw a grey heron winging its capacious way over the housetops. 

MASTER works by Gerard Dillon and Nano Reid lead Whyte’s sale of Important Irish Art at the RDS on Monday at 6pm.

The Lavit Gallery is celebrating 50 years of promoting the visual arts, says Tina O’Sullivan

The late John Updike’s essays on Joan Miro and other artists are collected in Always Looking, Carl Dixon reports

Galway Fisherfolk by Augustus John from the Elizabeth Taylor art collection made £5,625 at Christie’s in London on Wednesday.

Enrique Juncosa’s tenure at Imma has brought an international dimension to the gallery’s programming,says Alan O’Riordan

PJ O’Rourke, writer, 64;

A man who walked into a San Francisco art gallery, grabbed a valuable pencil drawing by Pablo Picasso off the wall, then fled in a waiting taxi.

Seven-times world Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was awarded Spain’s prestigious Prince of Asturias award for sports today for his dazzling career in racing.

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling was awarded Spain’s Prince of Asturias Concord Prize today “for having helped children of all races and cultures to discover the joy of reading.”