Bonhams British & European Art
The fine art market took a bit of a break in August, with many of the main auction houses using that time to focus on sales of luxury goods such as cars, sports memorabilia, watches, jewelry, and other items. However, … More…
Met Museum Commission Highlights Indigenous Art
Last Friday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York revealed a new addition to its façade: a series of bronze sculptures by Jeffrey Gibson. Since 2019, the Metropolitan Museum has commissioned sculptures occupying the niches on the front of … More…
Pennsylvania Art Fraudster Sentenced
Last Friday, the US Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that Carter Reese, an art and antiques dealer in Reading, Pennsylvania, was sentenced for knowingly selling forged artworks allegedly by twentieth-century masters. Reese was well known in … More…
Painting Of The Week: John Stobart’s Independence, Wayne City Landing, 1842
John Stobart was one of the greatest maritime painters of the twentieth century, specializing in painting historical sailing ships and harbor scenes as they would have appeared decades or centuries ago. But while clipper ships on the Atlantic or views … More…
Rubens Rediscovered in Paris
A French auctioneer has rediscovered a lost masterpiece by the Baroque Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens. Christ on the Cross has allegedly been missing since shortly after its creation in the second decade of the seventeenth century. And now, Jean-Pierre … More…
Christie’s Closes Digital Department
Christie’s has closed its digital art department, potentially marking the beginning of the mainstream art world’s breakup with the medium. Nicole Sales Giles worked at Christie’s as the vice president of digital art. However, she recently told Now Media that … More…
Symbol Of Venice. Made In China?
The famous Lion of Venice, a bronze sculpture used for centuries as a symbol of the Italian city, most likely came from China, according to recent scientific studies. The Lion of Venice is a bronze sculpture that sits atop a … More…
Which Is The Real Vermeer?
A new exhibition in London seeks to reopen the debate regarding two nearly identical paintings, one by Johannes Vermeer and the other allegedly a copy. But some claim that the alleged copy is, in fact, an original Vermeer. London’s Kenwood … More…
Van Gogh Museum Threatens To Close
The Vincent van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam states that it may be forced to close if it does not receive additional funding from the Dutch government. The Van Gogh Museum receives approximately 1.8 million visitors per year, and is said … More…
Painting Of The Week: Le Réveil de Vénus by Louis Courtat
Louis Courtat’s painting Le Réveil de Vénus (The Awakening of Venus) is a nineteenth-century rendition of a classical subject, incorporating stylistic motifs from eighteenth-century Rococo and Neoclassical painting. Much of Courtat’s work is a continuation of the artistic lineage established … More…
Collector Sues Christie’s Over Tainted Provenance
A collector is suing Christie’s for allegedly failing to disclose that a cocaine kingpin may have previously owned a Picasso painting they agreed to buy. Sasan Ghandehari is the son of the Kazakh-born Iranian billionaire Hourieh Peramam, who made her … More…
Bayeux Tapestry Loan Receives Opposition
The plan to loan the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum has received pushback in the form of a petition that currently has over 50,000 signatures. In July, the British and French governments announced a cultural exchange agreement where a … More…
Painting Threatens German Cathedral’s UNESCO Status
Germany’s Naumburg Cathedral is at risk of losing its world heritage site status from UNESCO because of the placement of a somewhat controversial altarpiece. Naumburg Cathedral is considered one of the most beautiful churches in central Germany. Much of the … More…
NYC Museums Donate Art To New JFK Airport Terminal
John F. Kennedy International Airport’s new Terminal 6 will include works of art from several prominent New York cultural institutions. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and the JFK Millennium Partners consortium have announced that four New … More…
Sotheby’s Breuer Building Headquarters To Open On November 8th
Sotheby’s has announced that its new headquarters in the Breuer Building will open to the public on November 8th of this year. In June 2023, Sotheby’s announced its intention to purchase the iconic Breuer Building, a historical landmark located at … More…
Sotheby’s Karpidas Collection Evening Sale
Last week, the first significant sale of the autumn auction season took place at Sotheby’s London with the collection of Pauline Karpidas. Since the 1970s, Karpidas has been a collector of modern and contemporary art. She is a prominent donor … More…