Andrei Rublev’s Trinity icon, one of the most important works of Russian art, has been severely damaged after climate control systems failed at the church where it is kept. The Trinity icon was created sometime in the early fifteenth century … More…

An Amsterdam museum will soon be looking at one of Rembrandt’s most famous paintings incredibly closely. The Micropia is a science museum in Amsterdam dedicated to educating people about microbes and microorganisms, the only one of its kind in the … More…

In the predawn hours of Tuesday, September 8th, two burglars stole two paintings from the Musée Renoir. The Musée Renoir is located in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer, on the French Riviera between Nice and Cannes. The two thieves broke into … More…

Old requests have resurfaced to remove Marc Chagall’s paintings from the ceiling of the Palais Garnier, Paris’s main opera house. The Friends of Lenepveu Society is an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the work of the academic artist Jules-Eugène … More…

A Keith Haring drawing deemed unsellable by its owner has been declared authentic by a judge. But auction houses still won’t touch it. In 2018, Adam Hartung, a management consultant from Nevada, bought a Haring drawing from Martin Lawrence Galleries’ … More…

Art historian Julia Engelmayer recently published an article on what we can learn about Van Gogh from his signature alone. Published by the Van Gogh Museum, Julia Engelmayer’s article “Simply ‘Vincent’” identifies a gap in the art historical literature on Van … More…

On Saturday, August 22nd, Heritage Auctions in Dallas recently hosted a three-day series of sales focusing mainly on sports memorabilia. The three auctions featured over 1,600 lots, including a Honus Wagner baseball card(opens in new tab), a jersey worn by … More…