Leading Saudi soldier-artist sets up peacemaking art foundation
One of my favorite subjects to study in art history was the way an art movement unified a country or region during the time of war, rallies and despair. The first movement that comes to mind when thinking of this … More…
Russian Fine Arts Museum Head Leaves After 52 Years
Russian Fine Arts Museum Head Leaves After 52 Years – Irina Antonova, director of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, is stepping down. Antonova, who is now 91, has been in the position for more than half a century – wow! … More…
Second art attack at Westminster Abbey
Just weeks after a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was defaced with spray paint, a second act of vandalism has occurred in Westminster Abbey. Cheryl Corless, from Stolen Children of the UK, allegedly spray painted a statue in the church … More…
Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon
Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon – the last Contemporary sale of the season. This was a small sale of just 26 lots and the total take was £12.3M (low end of the estimate was £11.9M — so they only … More…
Merkel tells Putin Germany wants looted art returned
Merkel tells Putin Germany wants looted art returned – During a tour of the Hermitage’s “The Bronze Age of Europe: Europe Without Borders,” the German Chancellor told Putin that it was time to return art seized by the Soviets after … More…
Constable’s Masterpiece The Hay Wain Attacked By Protester
Constable’s masterpiece The Hay Wain attacked by protester – Another work of art has been vandalized by someone who might be linked to Fathers4Justice. This time the individual glued a photograph to Constable’s The Hay Wain. Fathers4Justice said they refuse to … More…
Comments on the Art Market – Volume 151
Newsletter Archives. Our Comments on the Art Market – Volume 151 has just been released. In this issue we cover the upcoming show in Newport, Stocks, Another Gallery Show with the Ani Art Academies in 2014, Really (interesting sale results), … More…