Museum Visitors Destroy Van Gogh-Inspired Sculpture
A museum visitor has sat on and broken a one-of-a-kind crystal-coated chair based on a painting by Vincent van Gogh. The Palazzo Maffei is a baroque palace in the Italian city of Verona that now houses an art museum. Recently, … More…
Painting Of The Week: Little Church Around The Corner By Johann Berthelsen
Johann Berthelsen’s Little Church Around the Corner is another one of the Danish-American painter’s popular New York cityscapes. The title is a reference to the popular nickname given to the Church of the Transfiguration in Manhattan. Located right off Fifth … More…
Painting Of The Week: Le réveil de l’Amour by Léon Perrault
The French academic painter Léon-Jean-Bazille Perrault’s work Le réveil de l’Amour, or The Awakening of Love, is an example of the artist’s fixation on classical mythology. The sleeping Cupid, a subject popular since antiquity, typically represents dormant love. Since the Renaissance, it has been most … More…
Stolen Paintings Returned To New Mexico Museum
After an astonishing forty-year wait, a pair of paintings stolen from a New Mexico museum have finally been located and returned. In March 1985, two paintings were stolen from the Harwood Museum of Art at the University of New Mexico, … More…
Former Kahlo Museum Director Alleges Mismanagement
Shortly after the Museo Frida Kahlo’s announcement of a second location, its former director made startling accusations of mismanagement against the organization. These allegations, if proven true, could have far-reaching implications for the museum and its collections. The Museo Frida … More…
Fakes & Poor Quality
Over the years, I have seen many fake paintings being offered for sale, but the number has skyrocketed in recent times. There are so many ‘new’ auction rooms using these online platforms to sell paintings. The problem is that most … More…
Painting Of The Week: My Mill by Louis Aston Knight
Daniel Ridgway Knight became known as an American expatriate artist working in France. In a way, he became a successor to Jean-François Millet and Jules Breton by creating beautifully executed scenes of French peasant life. However, his son, Louis Aston … More…
NPG Director Defies Trump Firing Order
Last week, Trump announced on social media that he was firing Sajet from her position as director of the NPG due to her being “a highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI, which is totally inappropriate for her … More…
Bonhams Modern British & Irish Art
On Wednesday, June 18th, Bonham’s hosted one of their sales of modern British and Irish art at their London location on New Bond Street. The auction consisted of seventy-four paintings, sculptures, and other artworks by a variety of artists, including … More…