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Pope Visits The Venice Biennale
The 2024 Venice Biennale has been one of the most memorable events in the art world this year thus far. Some of the highlights have included Archie Moore, an Aboriginal Australian artist, winning the Golden Lion award for the exhibition’s best film; … More…
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Art Institute Refuses To Give Up Nazi Loot
The Art Institute of Chicago is putting up a fight regarding an Egon Schiele drawing that the Nazis possibly looted. The museum has been one of the targets of the Manhattan DA’s office for some time now. The Art Institute, … More…
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Lost Klimt Sells In Vienna
On Wednesday, there was some auction news out of Austria. The country’s second-largest auction house, im Kinsky, had the art world’s eyes fixed upon it as it hosted a small sale that included several works by the Viennese fin de siècle … More…
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Prison Time For Peter Max Faker
Last week, a Connecticut court sentenced a man to prison for selling fake paintings being passed off as originals by the American pop artist Peter Max. 29-year-old Nicholas Hatch of Wilton, Connecticut, was arrested in May 2023 for selling one … More…
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Christie’s New York Modern American Sale
On Thursday, April 18, Christie’s New York hosted its modern American art sale, the first major auction dedicated to American art since January. The sale primarily featured paintings and sculptures by twentieth-century American artists like Milton Avery and Andrew Wyeth. … More…
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“Filthy” Churchill Portrait Goes To Auction
A preliminary study of Winston Churchill’s least favorite painting will go to auction at Sotheby’s later this year. When we think of famous portraits of Winston Churchill, the first one that comes to mind is the 1941 photograph by Yousuf … More…
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The Allure Of Steve Jobs And The Apple Computer
The recent auction hosted by Boston-based RR Auction, titled Steve Jobs and the Apple Computer Revolution, showcased the enduring allure and value associated with items linked to Apple’s iconic co-founder, Steve Jobs, and the groundbreaking company he helped build. Despite … More…
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150 Years of Impressionism
When the painter Gustave Caillebotte died in 1894, he bequeathed his entire art collection to the French state. In his will, Caillebotte expressed his wish that the seventy-three paintings be displayed at the Musée du Luxembourg before being transferred across … More…
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Superman Soars At Auction
In the realm of comic book collecting, the rivalry among superheroes extends beyond the pages of their adventures to the auction houses where their iconic issues command staggering prices. The dynamic between Superman and Spider-Man, two titans of the genre, … More…
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Christie’s Paris Impressionist “Oeuvres Choisies”
On Tuesday, April 9th, Christie’s Paris hosted the first Impressionist sale that will be all the buzz the rest of the week. They started with their “oeuvres choisies,” or select works, a collection of twenty-three paintings and sculptures from prominent … More…
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Brooklyn Museum Sells Out
The Brooklyn Museum recently succeeded in deaccessioning several rooms of antique furniture and decorative art, a process often regarded with skepticism within the museum community. Typically, there are strict guidelines governing deaccessioning, including the requirement that any funds generated must … More…
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Ukrainian Museum Calls Out Russian Looting
A Ukrainian museum has shown that Russian forces looted thousands of items, including nearly one hundred paintings, successfully transferring them to other museums in Russian-controlled areas. In a Facebook post on March 29th, the Kherson Museum announced that it had identified … More…
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ARC Select 2024: Opening Night Success
Last Thursday, April 4th, Rehs Contemporary Galleries opened the fifth edition of its ARC Select exhibition. Since first hosting these shows in 2016, Rehs Contemporary Galleries has worked with organizations like the Art Renewal Center to help promote some of … More…
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Still Missing: The Giza Van Gogh
The most recent incident in our ongoing Still Missing series is the theft of a Van Gogh painting in 2010. Poppy Flowers dates to 1886, during Vincent van Gogh’s time in Paris, and measures 26 by 21 inches. Some scholars say … More…
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ARC Select 2024 Now Open at Rehs Contemporary
As of 5:00 pm EST, the ARC Select 2024 exhibition is now open. On display are dozens of paintings and a collection of sculptures by eight artists associated with the Art Renewal Center. This year marks the fifth edition of … More…
Possible Heir Claims Klimt Portrait
A significant Gustav Klimt portrait has become the subject of an ownership dispute after a German man said it was his. Portrait of Fräulein Lieser by Gustav Klimt sold at the Vienna auction house im Kinsky last week for €30 million / … More…