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Britain Stripped Of Hosting European Capital Of Culture In 2023
As a result of Brexit, Britain has been stripped of hosting the European Capital of Culture in 2023. Plans for the UK to host a Capital of Culture...
Unattributed Lucas Cranach the Elder Masterpiece Found At Windsor Castle
A newly attributed masterpiece by the German painter Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) and his workshop has been discovered in the Queen’s...
Bloomberg New Contemporaries Leaves ICA Home For Block 336 In Brixton
Bloomberg New Contemporaries is to leave its London home at the ICA where it has been mounted since 1989 for Block 336 in Brixton. Following this...
Peggy and David Rockefeller Auction Revealed In Hong Kong Exhibition
Highlights from what many have dubbed the sale to watch in 2018, the collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller has been revealed by Christie's. It...
Salvador Dalí Mae West Lips Sofa Arts Minister Places Temporary Export Bar
John Glen the UK's Arts Minister has placed a temporary export bar on an iconic Salvador Dalí and Edward James designed sofa known as 'Mae West...
Why Tintin illustrations by Politically Controversial Hergé Break the £1m Mark
Last week, an India ink drawing of Tintin and his dog Snowy sold for almost $500,000 (£380,000) at auction in Paris. The illustration from the album...
London Art Fair 2018 Marks 30th Anniversary With Milestone Curated Exhibition
The 30th Anniversary of the London Art Fair 2018 will be marked with a wide range of leading British and international galleries alongside curated...
Da Vinci Buyer: The Collector Behind The World’s Most Expensive Painting
Speculation is rife following the $450.3m sale of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvatore Mundi'. The painting, sold at Christie’s New York salesroom this...
Leonardo da Vinci $450m Christ Becomes Most Expensive Painting Sold At Auction
A Leonardo da Vinci painting depicting Christ has become the world's most expensive work of art sold at auction. The rediscovered masterpiece by the...
César Dezfuli Wins Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2017
The Tenth Anniversary Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 has been won by César Dezfuli for his portrait of a migrant rescued in the...
Van Gogh Landscape Achieves $81.3m Heralding New York Auction Season
Christie’s autumn auction of impressionist and modern art in New York saw a painting by Vincent Van Gogh achieving $81.3 million kicking off what...
Rare Portrait of Lucian Freud by Francis Bacon Exhibited At Tate
An important portrait by Francis Bacon of his friend/rival Lucian Freud is to be shown in Tate Britain’s landmark exhibition All Too Human in...
