When an antiques enthusiast purchased a painting that appeared to bear the signature of N.C. Wyeth at a thrift store in 2017, she joked that the $4 item might actually be a real work by the prolific Maine artist and patriarch of the Wyeth family of painters. Her joke was […]
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Two rare, unknown Rembrandt portraits worth millions discovered
A pair of unknown and “exceptionally rare” portraits by Rembrandt have been discovered in a private collection in the UK. The intimate paintings of relatives of the Dutch master are now expected to sell for between £5 million and £8 million ($6.25 million-$10 million) at auction. Signed and dated 1635, […]
The underground life of a Ukrainian theatre
A theatre in Mykolaiv is celebrating its 100th anniversary with empty halls and a cramped cellar as guests are being ushered underground because of Russian air strikes. “We can’t run the events on our big stage under the roof. It is very dangerous. There are many missiles that hit the […]
Major Auction Houses Are Selling Stolen Manuscripts
A Qatari research group said it has stopped the illegal sale of manuscripts at major international auction houses. As a joint effort among historians at the Himaya project and the Qatar National Library, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) stopped the illegal trafficking of manuscripts in the […]
Man Ray’s ‘Le Violon d’Ingres’ photograph sells for a record $12.4 million
Man Ray’s famed “Le Violon d’Ingres” made history Saturday when it became the most expensive photograph ever to sell at auction.The black and white image, taken in 1924 by the American surrealist artist, transforms a woman’s naked body into a violin by overlaying the picture of her back with f-holes.The […]
2,000-year-old Roman figure found during railway excavation
A wooden figure from the early Roman period has been unearthed during work on the future HS2 high-speed railway line in the UK.The figure, believed to be about 2,000 years old, was recovered in July from a water-logged Roman ditch in a field in the village of Twyford, Buckinghamshire, south […]
Liza Essers urges the art world to focus on preserving its diversity
A Collapsing Art Market Will Hurt Underrepresented Artists the Most. Here’s How to Ensure Their Voices Are Not Lost Last month, as we switched off the lights at Goodman Gallery, closing our spaces alongside fellow galleries around the world in response to COVID-19, my head was spinning. I tried to […]
Coronavirus Pandemic Dredges Up Allegations of Bullying from Akron Art Museum Workers
Alison Caplan loved the Akron Art Museum in Ohio, where she worked for almost 15 years. But after raising repeated concerns about the museum’s lack of implicit bias training, she was fired last year from her position as the director of education, she said, and asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement. After […]
Contemporary Istanbul Names New Director
The Contemporary Istanbul fair has named a new director: Melih İsmail İnan, who has worked with Contemporary Istanbul for nearly a decade. The fair also dated its 2020 edition, which is set to run from September 24 to 27 in the Turkish capital, and will also launch a digital iteration this year, making […]
John Driscoll Has Died at 70 From Coronavirus
Longtime gallery owner John Driscoll, a scholar, collector, and revered art dealer, died at age 70 on Friday, April 10, from complications related to COVID-19. The gallery he led, Driscoll Babcock, confirmed the news in a statement on its website. “The family and staff of Driscoll Babcock Galleries mourn the loss […]