Ben Uri Gallery To Celebrate Centenary With Somerset House Exhibition
The centenary year of the Ben Uri Gallery and Museum will be celebrated with a major exhibition at Somerset House. ‘Out Of Chaos;… Read More
9 June 2015
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Important Gustav Klimt Portrait To Be Auctioned At Sotheby’s London
An important Portrait by the Secessionist artist Gustav Klimt is to go under the hammer following a settlement between the Felsovanyi Heirs… Read More
4 June 2015
Study For Lord Leighton’s Flaming June Re-emerges After 120 Years
A study of the head for a well known nineteenth century painting has re-emerged 120 years after it was last… Read More
2 May 2015
Flight 1 And The Curse Of Arshile Gorky
There have been many stories about the tragedy of the artist, but perhaps none are quite so extreme as the… Read More
26 April 2015
No Colour Bar Black British Art: New Revolutionary Art Exhibition
The story of 20th century Black British cultural heritage, social and political history is to be celebrated in the UK at… Read More
18 April 2015
Ileana Sonnabend And Nina Castelli Sundell Collection Hits The Auction Block
Works from two pioneering art world figures: Ileana Sonnabend, one of the most innovative, daring, and stimulating gallerists of 20th-Century art, and… Read More
16 April 2015
Eric Ravilious: A Bekonscot Time-Warp That Nigel Farage Would Approve Of
It has been over ten years since Eric Ravilious (1903-42) had his first major retrospective at the Imperial War Museum in London. I… Read More
12 April 2015
Rembrandt vs Damien Hirst The Art And The Ego
Rembrandt, unlike Vermeer who made extraordinary universes out of small rooms in the provincial town of Delft, needed to leave… Read More
1 April 2015
TEFAF 2015 Shows Growth And Strong Sales In Many Areas
A good fair with strong sales is the word for TEFAF 2015 as it proves to show growth in many different areas. Contemporary… Read More
22 March 2015
Marvin Gaye Chetwynd Unveils Soft-play Sculpture At Leisure Centre
Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, the Turner Prize nominated artist, has unveiled her latest project, ‘The Idol’, an artistic children’s leisure installation… Read More
19 March 2015
Newly Authenticated Van Gogh To Be Unveiled For The First Time In 100 Years
A drawing by Vincent Van Gogh is set to be unveiled at TEFAF Maastricht, after its definitive authentication. The landscape… Read More
11 March 2015
Impressionist Impresario: The Man Who Marketed The Movement – National Gallery London
Paul Durand Ruel (1831-1922) believed that, “a true picture dealer should be an enlightened patron; that he should, if necessary,… Read More
4 March 2015
Prosecutor Asks For Five-Year Suspended Prison Term For Picasso Theft Couple
Artlyst reported last December that 271 undocumented works by Picasso estimated at a minimum of €60 million (£50 million) were… Read More
17 February 2015
National Gallery’s Rembrandt: The Late Works Exhibition Attracts 265,000 Visitors
The National Gallery, which is currently on strike over privatisation, has reported that 265,000 people visited the Rembrandt: The Late… Read More
6 February 2015
Some Curators Think They Are More Important Than The Art Itself
Why put on an exhibition? What’s the point? The term curator comes from the Latin ‘curare’, “to look after”, simply meaning to care
5 February 2015
Sotheby’s Old Masters Sale Estimated At $106 Million
Sotheby’s Old Masters Sale on 28/29 January has an overall estimate of $73.9 to 106 million, or £48.6 million to… Read More
28 January 2015
Wolfgang Beltracchi German Master Art Forger Completes Jail Term
The German master forger Wolfgang Beltracchi, who was convicted of creating 14 fake works of art purported to be by… Read More
19 January 2015
Artist Lorna Carmen McNeill Unveils Rivers Of Luminous Coloured Light
Lorna Carmen McNeill has created dazzling light sculptures and projections at Wac Arts in North London by merging art with… Read More
5 January 2015
Sotheby’s Achieves Record Year With Women The Unexpected Power Players
Sotheby’s has seen a notably intensified focus on the emergence of female power players in the art market in 2014…. Read More
23 December 2014
Lost Baroque Masterpiece Found In The UK After 70 Years
A long lost painting by the Spanish Baroque artist Sebastián de Llanos Valdés, which was missing for over 70 years,… Read More
15 December 2014
Gauguin Masterpiece Stolen From M&S Heiress Awarded To Factory Worker
Ownership of A £28 million (35 million euros) Gauguin painting, stolen in London 40 years ago and purchased by an… Read More
13 December 2014
Paul Durand-Ruel The Man Who Invented Impressionism Explored In New Exhibition
The National Gallery London presents the UK’s first major exhibition devoted to ‘the man who invented Impressionism’, Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922)…. Read More
12 December 2014
Fire Sweeps Through Parisian Old Master Gallery Canesso
A fire has swept through the Galerie Canesso, on the rue Laffitte in central Paris, causing significant damage and destroying… Read More
10 December 2014
Christie’s Reports Strong Results For British and Irish Modern Art Sale
The auction house Christie’s has recorded exceptional results for their Autumn British and Irish Modern Art Sale.The market seems to… Read More
29 November 2014
Kunstmuseum Bern Releases First Details Of The Gurlitt ‘Munich Art Trove’
The Kunstmuseum Bern has released a preliminary list that begins to itemise some of the works in their controversial Gurlitt… Read More
28 November 2014
Maggi Hambling Returns To The National Gallery With Walls Of Water
The National Gallery presents Maggi Hambling, with a new series of dramatic paintings, Hambling was the first National Gallery Artist… Read More
28 November 2014
Sean Scully: Work Still Evolving In Breakthrough Mid-Life Retrospective In Shanghai
To come all the way to China to see the mid-life retrospective of one of best-known living abstract painters in… Read More
26 November 2014
First Dutch Mark Rothko Exhibition In 40 Years At Gemeentemuseum
These days, exhibitions of the American artist Mark Rothko’s work are huge crowd-pullers, and his paintings fetch record sums at… Read More
19 November 2014
ICA London Announces Highlights For Their Ambitious 2015 Programme
The ICA has announced highlights for their 2015 programme. As one of the UK’s key cultural organisation responding to contemporary… Read More
18 November 2014
Heirs Of Cornelius Gurlitt Pledge Restitution Of Munich Art Trove To Rightful Owners
The family heirs of Cornelius Gurlitt, the German recluse and art collector who was discovered to have a hoard of… Read More
14 November 2014
Art Basel Film Sector Announces 2014 Programme Selected By David Gryn
Art Basel’s Film sector has announced that this year’s programme will include over 80 films and videos selected by David… Read More
11 November 2014
Alfred Munnings Lost Art Found In Garden Shed
A lost painting by British artist Alfred Munnings being auctioned off by Bonhams next month after being discovered in a… Read More
4 November 2014