After spending nearly 40 years in the hands of one collector, ‘Young Man Holding a Roundel’ by the troubled master Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) is to be sold at Sotheby’s New York for a staggering estimate of US$80 million (£63 million) in January 2021.
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Construction workers have unexpectedly unearthed two 20th-century sculptures at the Kunsthaus Dahlem gallery in Germany. Missing for 75 years, one of the larger-than-life artworks was created by Arno Breker (1900-1991), who was infamously known as “Hitler’s favourite sculptor”.
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Art Law & More is delighted to share ‘Fresh on the Scene’, an exhibition exclusive to Boodle Hatfield from Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair showcasing a number of first-time exhibitors.
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In a boost for arts organisations hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, the High Court handed down a judgment on 15 September offering guidance on when they may be eligible for pandemic-related insurance payouts.
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Banksy lovers have cause for mass celebration this Friday 18 September when ‘Art Buff’ will be returning to Folkestone.
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Citing new travel restrictions imposed across Europe and the rise of coronavirus cases in France, Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain (FIAC) will no longer go ahead in Paris next month.
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Discovered two years ago near the Thames Valley, London’s largest hoard of Bronze Age objects has gone on display for first the time. The intriguing exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands was originally set to open in March 2020 when the outbreak of Covid-19 forced the closure of museums worldwide.
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“Neil Buchanan is NOT Banksy,” emphatically stated the former ‘Art Attack’ host on his website. Buchanan was prompted to deny claims that he is actually the elusive graffiti artist after a social-media rumour went viral this week.
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New York’s Everson Museum is selling its only Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) painting to fund efforts to diversify the collection. Painted in 1946, ‘Red Composition’ is expected to fetch between $12 million and $18 million (£9 million – £13.5 million) at Christie’s upcoming 20th Century Art auction in New York.
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President Donald Trump went art shopping in the US ambassador’s residence in Paris during a trip to France in November 2018, Bloomberg news has revealed.
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