A 17th-century painting stolen from an art gallery at the University of Oxford more than four years ago was recently recovered in Romania. Salvator Rosa‘s Baroque landscape work A Rocky Coast, with Soldiers Studying a Plan was stolen from the Christ Church Picture Gallery on March 14, 2020. The two […]
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This Raphael masterpiece isn’t quite what it seems
A 500-year-old Raphael painting is partially the work of another artist, according to a new study. A team led by scientists from England’s University of Bradford used artificial intelligence to determine that the face of Joseph in the “Madonna della Rosa” (“Madonna of the Rose”) was painted by someone other […]
The Art World Redoubles Its Support of Iranian Protests
This past weekend saw art world actions at Untitled Miami Beach, and in New York at Four Freedoms Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This past weekend saw art world actions at Untitled Miami Beach, and in New York at Four Freedoms Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Lost Fernand Léger Painting Reappears After 100 Years
A lost Fernand Léger painting has reappeared after more than a century of being hidden behind another canvas. The work, an unnamed piece from the “Smoke over the Rooftops” series (1911–12), was discovered on the flip side of Léger’s Bastille Day, painted later that year, per the Agence France-Presse. The […]
Beware of Art Fakes
Anyone who thinks works of art declared to be fake simply disappear in disgrace or are destroyed should talk to Jane Kallir, the author of the catalog raisonné for Egon Schiele, the Austrian painter. She was offered the same fake Schiele watercolor for authentication, she said, 10 times by 10 […]
British artist’s giant painting raises £45m for children’s charities
The world’s largest painting, which was created by British artist Sacha Jafri, has been sold for £45m to raise funds for children’s charities. Jafri spent eight months painting the 1,600 sq m (17,000 sq ft) artwork in a deserted hotel’s ballroom in Dubai. He planned to sell it in 70 […]
Jacques Jordaens: Baroque masterpiece found in Brussels town hall
A painting that hung for some 60 years in a Brussels town hall has been authenticated as the oldest known version of one of Flemish master Jacques Jordaens’ most famous works. The discovery of the Holy Family painting was made during a 2019 inventory of cultural works in Saint-Gilles town […]
Frank Dunphy, Who Helped Damien Hirst, Has Died
Frank Dunphy, the Bullish Business Manager who helped Damien Hirst amass Millions, has died. Dunphy negotiated high percentages of gallery sales for Hirst and encouraged him to sell work through auction houses. Frank Dunphy, the business brain behind Damien Hirst and several other successful YBAs, died on Sunday. He was […]
Germany boosts art acquisition budget to €3m from €500,000 to support artists and galleries
The German government has beefed up this year’s budget for art acquisitions for the federal collection, pledging to buy around 150 works worth €3m in total in a bid to help artists and galleries overcome the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. An independent commission will purchase art directly from […]
Artist Chen Weiming to create a monument to Hong Kong protests in California’s Mojave Desert
Some of the iconic scenes of Hong Kong democracy protests will be preserved permanently through a monumental sculpture by the California-based Chinese artist Chen Weiming, who wants to pay tribute to the protesters and the city that has been supporting the democracy movement in mainland China for the past three […]