A new edition of her 1980s autobiography brings this vivacious and well-connected artist back to life

The French painter and memoirist, who worked in Paris, London and the United States, showed elegance and ferocity in her work and a remarkable versatility as a colourist

Trove of drawings, texts, and paintings on paper bought as an anonymous lot by savvy private collectors will be exhibited in the south of France

Plus, a contemporary woven Japanese basket and a colourful work on paper by Kirchner

The subjects of great works of art have not always led the romanticised life we imagine, as examples from a new book show

Conservation team assesses the defaced work; man is charged with criminal damage

We look back at some of the best shows this year

We take a tour of the Dora Maar show at London's Tate Modern, where the artist is finally getting her due, and talk to US artist Jann Haworth about her retrospective at Pallant House Gallery. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793

Major survey of the Surrealist photographer at Centre Pompidou will travel to Tate Modern and the Getty Center

A show of the Spanish master’s works at Gagosian in New York will be followed by Dora Maar and Olga Khokhlova surveys in Europe