Annikka Olsen

F ind out more about the elusive British street artist and take a closer look at a selection of works by the art world's most notorious satirist in Sotheby's current Banksy sale, now open for bidding. 1. Although there has been a great deal of speculation... See more

1. Roy Lichtenstein w as born in New York City in 1923, and grew up on the Upper West Side. His father, Milton, was a real-estate broker, and his mother, Beatrice, was a homemaker. 2. When he was a teenager, Lichtenstein took watercolor painting classes a... See more

1. Despite Vincent van Gogh ’s fame today, he never achieved professional success during his lifetime. He sold only one painting while alive, seven months prior to his death, for a mere 400 francs. 2. Van Gogh was born in 1853 in The Netherlands to Theodo... See more