Christie’s Paris Chagall Et La MusiqueApril 12, 2023 On Tuesday, April 11th, Christie’s Paris held an online sale entitled Chagall et la Musique, or Chagall and Music. The works came directly from Marc Chagall’s estate, all of which feature musical instruments or were inspired by pieces of music. … More… Stolen Antiquities Seized From The MetApril 8, 2023 Over the past month, my news feed has been bombarded with stories coming out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Specifically, these stories are mainly about how investigators have found more and more antiquities in their collections … More… Possible Vermeer In Philadelphia?April 7, 2023 Since 1933, a copy of a painting by Johannes Vermeer known as Lady with a Guitar has sat in storage at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, never having been put on display. For nearly a century, experts believed the work … More… Reynolds RescuedApril 6, 2023 A few weeks ago, I wrote about how one of the most famous works by the British portraitist Sir Joshua Reynolds was in danger of leaving Britain after the government’s export bar expired. The National Portrait Gallery in London failed to raise … More… Bonhams London 19th Century SaleApril 4, 2023 On Wednesday, March 29th, Bonhams New Bond Street location in London hosted its 19th Century and British Impressionist art sale, featuring seventy-three works by both British and Continental European painters (w/p = with buyer’s premium). What ended up being the … More… Unknown Pollock Rediscovered In BulgariaMarch 27, 2023 Greece’s anti-organized crime task force found a lost painting possibly by the great American abstract expressionist artist Jackson Pollock during a raid on suspected art traffickers in Bulgaria. Last week, Bulgarian National Radio reported that Europol organized a joint operation … More… Lego Lilies: Ai Weiwei’s Newest Work In LondonMarch 27, 2023 The Design Museum, located less than ten minutes from Kensington Palace in London, has been an exhibition space for graphic arts, architecture, fashion, and much more since the late 1980s. But it’s receiving attention right now because of a new … More… |
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