A Sewanee woman and her daughter found themselves sitting on their hands at a Christie's auction in New York City in January, trying not to accidentally bid while they were gawking at the going rate ...

Ms. Armour and her siblings then put the Homer paintings up for auction with Christie's. Boy and Girl at a Well (1879) sold for $113,400, including fees. The estimate had been $80,000 to $120,000.

Two Winslow Homer paintings that were recently appraised on Antiques Roadshow have been auctioned by Christie's during its 19th century American Art and Western Painting sales on January 23.

Two Winslow Homer paintings that were recently appraised on Antiques Roadshow have been auctioned by Christie’s during its 19th century American Art and Western Painting sales on January 23.

Bill Gates set what was then an American art record when he bought Winslow Homer's "Lost on the Grand Banks" for $36 million in 1998. The painting hangs on a wall outside his home library.

American artist Winslow Homer painted A Visit from the Old Mistress in 1876. In it he portrays the tension that existed between white plantation owners and their former slaves following emancipation.

Winslow Homer, An Unexpected Catch, 1890, watercolor on paper. (Public domain/via Wikimedia) A few end-of-month art news stories. The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) in Maine is a lively expression o ...