After 80 years, the French government will return a Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) painting to its rightful owners – the heirs of a Jewish family who were forced to sell the piece under duress during the Nazi era.
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Bristol’s sneezing Banksy to go under the hammer
Bristolian locals were blown away in December 2020 when a Banksy mural of a sneezing woman appeared on a semidetached house in Totterdown. Now they have bid the elderly woman and her flying false teeth a fond farewell as it was announced the artwork is set to be auctioned online.
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An NFT artwork by Beeple breaks records at Christie’s auction – selling for US$69 million (£50 million)
Christie’s first ever purely digital auction has set a new world record for digital art, selling an NFT (Non-Fungible Token) by Beeple for a staggering US$69 million (£50 million). Afterwards the auction house declared Beeple, real name Mike Winkelmann, “among the top three most valuable living artists.”
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Destroyed Banksy print sells as an NFT for $380,000 (£274,000)
An original Banksy art print has gone up in smoke, only to be replaced with a digital facsimile that was sold for an impressive $380,000 (£274,000). This is thought to be the first time a physical artwork has been replaced by a unique digital asset.
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Boodle Hatfield Printmaking Prize with Woolwich Contemporary Fair – Q&A with shortlisted artist Johann Booyens
We are delighted to have been advising and supporting Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair for a number of years. At the 2019 edition of the Fair, the Boodle Hatfield Printmaking Prize was launched, followed by a prize giving evening in late February 2020 at which the shortlisted prints were displayed and the winner announced. At the 2020 edition of Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, members of the Art Law & More team selected their ten shortlisted prints for the 2021 Boodle Hatfield Printmaking Prize. Over recent months we have been getting to know some of our ten shortlisted artists through a series of Q&As. We are continuing our Q&A series with Johann Booyens, who is shortlisted for his print ‘The Logical Categories’.
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Could gallery-hopping replace window-shopping on Oxford Street?
Once a shopping Mecca, London’s Oxford Street might soon become the capital’s newest destination to get your culture fix.
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Titian workshop painting discovered in Herefordshire church
For almost 200 years, a parish church in Herefordshire has unwittingly harboured a Renaissance masterpiece after it suffered a botched restoration in the 1800’s. Experts now believe the enormous painting was made by the workshop of Titian (1488/90-1576), one of the most renowned Venetian artists of the sixteenth century.
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UK Budget 2021: Additional £408 million in funding given to UK arts sector
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced £408 million in additional funding for museums, theatres and galleries in England to boost their recovery once coronavirus restrictions ease this summer. The budget statement, released on 3 March 2021, comes after the chancellor committed the government to doing “whatever it takes to support the British people and businesses through this moment of crisis“.
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Grimes’ US$6 million art sale continues the NFT craze
The craze for NFTs has reached fever pitch with the sale of a collection of digital artworks by Canadian musician and artist Grimes.
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Australia’s oldest known rock art is a 17,300-year-old kangaroo painting
Australian scientists declare a 17,300-year-old painting of a kangaroo as the country’s oldest known rock art. Ancient wasp nests that surround the rock were used to date the 2-metre long artwork.
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