Van Gogh: murder mystery or straightforward suicide?
Below is a link to a controversial article about Van Gogh’s death. Even though the incredibly influential post-Impressionist artist claimed his fatal gunshot wound was a suicide attempt there may have been another individual involved in his death. A taunting … More…
Art Everywhere: Paintings set for billboard exhibition
Look! Up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…. Art!? Set to go on display in just a few days, 22,000 billboards across the UK will feature paintings as part of an “open-air” art exhibition. In … More…
Italian police seize huge haul of illicit antiquities
Police in southern Italy have seized almost 600 illegally excavated artifacts intended to be sold on the black market. These well preserved artifacts included, ancient Greek ceramics ranging from a large Greek krater estimated to be worth around €150,000 to … More…
Happy Birthday Andy Warhol!
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest American Pop Art icons, Andy Warhol! In the 1960’s, Warhol began to paint his most recognizable works, such as dollar bills, Campbell’s Soup Cans, Coca-Cola bottles, Marilyn Monroe (which I will own one, … More…
Tokyo man discovers Sothebys auctioned his Renoir stolen in 2000
Tokyo man discovers Sothebys auctioned his Renoir stolen in 2000 – since the work was never registered on an international database as being stolen what do you expect? Cannot really fault the auction room. Sad thing is the seller (who seems … More…