Sotheby’s London Modern & Contemporary Evening Sale
On Wednesday, March 4th, Sotheby’s kicked off a series of modern art sales at their location in London with their Modern & Contemporary Art evening auction. The evening featured fifty-three lots, mainly showcasing late nineteenth- and twentieth-century European and North … More…
Lost Rembrandt Receives Attribution
A painting initially dismissed as a copy has officially been confirmed as an original by the Dutch Golden Age master Rembrandt van Rijn. Vision of Zechariah in the Temple shows a story from the New Testament, specifically the first chapter … More…
Capitol Calder to Be Restored
After over a decade, a monumental Alexander Calder sculpture on Capitol Hill will be restored. The Hart Senate Office Building first opened in 1982. During construction in the 1970s, Alexander Calder was selected as part of a competition to create … More…
35 Long-Hidden Rembrandt Prints Rediscovered in the Netherlands
Earlier this month, a remarkable trove of Rembrandt van Rijn’s prints resurfaced in the Netherlands after nearly a century out of sight. A set of 35 rare etchings by the Dutch master, long forgotten in a family safe, has been … More…
Angel or Devil?: Fresco Restorer Inserts Face of Italian PM Meloni
An art conservator in Italy is coming under fire after an angel in a restored fresco now bears an uncanny resemblance to the country’s current far-right prime minister, Georgia Meloni. San Lorenzo in Lucina is a Catholic basilica in the … More…
Louvre Director Resigns
After five years on the job, Laurence des Cars has resigned as director of the Louvre. Des Cars tendered her resignation to President Emmanuel Macron earlier this week. She had previously offered her resignation to the president in the immediate … More…
Artist Spotlight: Hugues Claude Pissarro
Born on November 9, 1935, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hugues Claude Pissarro occupies a unique position in French art history—as both an heir to one of the most influential artistic dynasties of the 19th century and an independent painter who has forged … More…
Artist Spotlight: Carrie Goller
Carrie Goller creates paintings that inhabit the quiet space between material and imagination. Known for her distinctive use of encaustic wax and oil paint, Goller builds compositions that feel suspended in time – intimate, atmospheric, and emotionally resonant. Her subjects, … More…
Best Foot Forward: Michelangelo Sketch Sells for Record Price
This week saw a series of Old Master sales in New York at Christie’s and Sotheby’s. While several great pieces crossed the block at both auction houses, it is without doubt that the highlight of the week turned out to … More…