Experts are not always right. A painting, in the style of Rembrandt which has gathered dust for decades in the basement of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, may very well be by the master or in the least his studio. The portrait thought a copy was never displayed publically by the institution.
1 September 2020
I’ve always liked the exhibitions at the Ashmolean in Oxford. They offer sensible examples of art historical explanation – something that can’t always be said for official institutions that present equivalent exhibitions in London. The new Young Rembrandt show just opened at the Ashmolean is an excellent example of their approach.
27 February 2020
Jeff Koons (b. 1955) will have a major exhibition to be held at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, in spring 2019.
26 October 2018
The Ashmolean Museum’s autumn exhibition Spellbound explores the timeless cross-cultural belief in magic through 180 objects – often strange and chilling – from the ritualistic, to the totemic – including crystal balls and mummified cats
5 September 2018
As Duchamp stated in 1915; “America is the country of the art of the future. Look at the skyscrapers!
29 March 2018
An important private collection of works by Andy Warhol will be on show at the Ashmolean, Oxford, from February. In collaboration with… Read More
5 January 2016
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford recently announced the launch of a public campaign to raise the final £60,000 to secure for… Read More
7 July 2015
The Ashmolean has announced the acquisition of an early view-painting by Francesco Guardi (1712–1793): Venice: the Fondamenta Nuove with the… Read More
22 January 2014
One of the worlds greatest private collections of modern and contemporary Chinese art has been acquired by the Ashmolean Museum… Read More
13 December 2013
Happily married establishment figure and Royal College of Art tutor, versus a self-taught sadomasochistic gambler with a fondness for alcohol… Read More
25 September 2013
