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Da Vinci Expert Denies Authenticating Seized Leonardo Painting Found In Swiss Vault
A painting of great value believed to be the work of Leonardo da Vinci was recently seized on the orders of Italian police. The work was removed...
Helen Mirren Supports The Restitution Of Nazi-Looted Art
British actress and Dame, Helen Mirren expressed her support for the restitution of Nazi-looted art at the 65th Berlinale International Film...
Gerhard Richter Record Price For Europe’s Top Living Artist At Sotheby’s
Last evening's Sotheby’s sale of Contemporary Art in Europe was led by Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild which established a new record for the...
Joan Miro Sculptures To Be Sold To Benefit Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Eight Sculptures by Joan Miró, are being sold by the artist’s family to benefit Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The exhibition will take place at...
Jeff Koons’ Louvre Exhibition Has Been Axed
Jeff Koons' recent time in Paris has certainly had its ups and downs. This January, the artist was due to show a selection of large-scale sculptures...
Leonardo Da Vinci Painting To Be Sold For $135 Million, Seized From Swiss Bank
A painting of great value believed to be the work of Leonardo da Vinci has been seized on the orders of Italian police. The work was removed from a...
Buyer Of Georgia O’Keeffe Painting For Record $44 Million Revealed
Late last year the $15 million or £9.5 million estimate for Georgia O'Keeffe's work at auction was shattered after a rather intense bidding war...
Parliament Considers Action Over Islamic State Funding Terror Through Trafficking Art And Antiquities
A parliamentary debate on the issue of antiquities trafficking in Syria and Iraq is due to take place soon in the House of Commons. British...
Picasso Hoard Couple In Court Over £50m In Undocumented Artworks
The trial opened yesterday of the former handyman of the artist Pablo Picasso and his wife in Paris. They are accused of stealing 271 artworks by...
Jeremy Deller, Simon Starling, Anish Kapoor And Other Artists Condemn Tania Bruguera’s Detention
A total of 14 artists has written an open letter to the Guardian, in which they condemn Cuban artist Tania Bruguera's continued detention in her...
Tsibi Geva Chosen To Represent Israel At The 56th Venice Biennale
Tsibi Geva has been selected for this year's Israeli Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale. The artist will present a site-specific art installation,...
Hayward Gallery’s exhibition History Is Now: Offers Provocative Take On Recent British History
Seven UK based artists of different generations and backgrounds—John Akomfrah, Simon Fujiwara, Roger Hiorns, Hannah Starkey, Richard Wentworth, and...