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Juan Gris Painting Embroiled In Nazi Restitution Case
A long-standing restitution dispute between Germany's Kunstsammlung NRW and the heirs of the Jewish art dealer Alfred Flechtheim, regarding the...
Winston Churchill Painting Sells For Record £1.7 Million
It would seem that there is a new fashion for the paintings of World War II political 'hobbyists'. First we had a century old painting by Adolf...
Henri Martin’s French Impressionist Landscape Leads £770,000 Heritage Sale
Henri Martin's French Impressionist landscape, titled 'La vallée du vert à Labastide-du-Vert' (c. 1920), has sold for $485,000 or £311,000, the work...
John Grillo Abstract Expressionist Painter Dies At 97
Abstract Expressionist painter John Grillo died of heart failure at the grand age of 97, on November 26th, just over a month after a five-decade...
Sotheby’s Sets New World Record With Photography Auction
“175 Masterworks To Celebrate 175 Years of Photography: Property from Joy of Giving Something Foundation" auction held at Sotheby's New York on...
Cézanne From The Courtauld Collection Under The Hammer At Christie’s
Paul Cézanne's painting 'Vue sur L'Estaque et Le Château d'If' (1883–1885) will go under the hammer at Chrisite's London in February 2015. The...
Fourth Plinth Artist Hans Haacke Unveils Skeletal Horse Sculpture In March
Gift Horse by artist Hans Haacke, a new commission for the Fourth Plinth, will be unveiled on Thursday 5 March 2015 in London’s Trafalgar Square....
Sean Lynch To Represent Ireland At 56th Venice Biennale
Ireland will be represented at the 56th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia – by Sean Lynch with a new body of works entitled...
First Minister’s Christmas Card Resurrected From Glasgow School Of Art Fire
A festive creation that survived the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) fire has been chosen as the Scottish First Minister's official Christmas greetings...
New Project Space The Ryder Launches With British Artist William Mackrell
The Ryder, a new project space for contemporary art is to present its inaugural exhibition ‘Steam horses' by British artist William Mackrell....
German Art Dealer Gives Partial-Confession In £18 Million Fraud
The trial of German art dealer Helge Achenbach began last week after the 62-year-old was accused of defrauding one of the country's richest families...
Wassily Kandinsky: Google Pays Homage With New Doodle
Today Google has paid homage to Wassily Kandinsky with a new Doodle. Kandinsky 1866-1944 was a Russian-born painter, wood-engraver, lithographer. He...