Sotheby's spent the week polishing its trophies — a Klimt with a stratospheric estimate, a Frida Kahlo that ignited the room — but behind the polished glass and discreet lighting, a significant legal dispute involving a Modigliani has emerged. It concerns a painting...
A long-lost painting by Peter Paul Rubens, hidden for 4 centuries, was sold for €2.94 million this week in Versailles. The hammer came down at Osenat, the French auction house run by Jean-Pierre Osenat, who — in a stroke of luck and expertise — found the picture...
Update: J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851) The Rising Squall, Hot Wells, from St Vincent's Rock, Bristol has achieved a staggering £1.9 million ($2.6 million) at Sotheby’s Old Masters and 19th Century Paintings evening auction in London. The lot saw heavy competition among...
The French auction house Ader, in association with Cabinet Turquin, offers a remarkable early painting by Nicolas Poussin, which will be auctioned at Hôtel Drouot in Paris on 26 November 2024. Titled Vénus Épiée par Deux Satyres (Venus Spied Upon by Two Satyrs), this...
An unsigned portrait reputedly by the Dutch master Rembrandt has turned up in a Camden, Maine, attic. First estimated to bring $10,000 to $15,000, it surprised expectations by selling for $1.4 million at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. The buyer? A private buyer...
A major painting by the Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, has been identified in the Royal Collection after it was misattributed at least two centuries ago. The rediscovered painting, Susanna and the Elders, forms a significant addition to Artemisia’s extant body...
It is rare for a major painting by Antoine Watteau (1684 – 1721) to surface on the open market. Most are held in leading museums and public collections around the world. The announcement of the rediscovery of 'Le Pèlerinage, a l'Ile de Cythère', has created quite a...
Uniquely Signed Painting By Decourt Discovered In London A miniature painting - bought 'unseen' during lockdown in 2020 has been positively attributed to the 14th- century court painter Decourt. The 57mm tall likeness was originally described as Sir Walter Raleigh,...
A long lost painting attributed to Caravaggio which languished in a chateau attic in France for over 100 years is touring art market capitals and then going under the hammer at La Halle aux Grains in Toulouse, in June. The much-hyped work could achieve up to the...