Sold to the highest bidder! Yesterday Sotheby’s shareholders approved the astonishing $3.7 billion (£3 billion) sale of the auction house to Patrick Drahi, the billionaire telecoms executive and art collector. Continue reading
Category: Art News
British Museum displays long lost Rossetti painting
One of the “most astonishing” and obscure watercolours by Dante Gabriel Rossetti will go on public display at the British Museum this week. Continue reading
Curtain falls on Knoedler fake art saga
After nearly a decade of litigation, the tenth and final lawsuit against the defunct Knoedler art gallery has settled. Continue reading
De Morgan Foundation brings Victorian artwork into the digital age
Breathing new life into its impressive collection, the De Morgan Foundation are undertaking some exciting projects to bring Victorian artwork to the modern world. Continue reading
Banksy’s Brexit mural is mysteriously covered up
A controversial Brexit mural in Dover has mysteriously disappeared without a trace over the weekend. Many have described the loss as “cultural vandalism” and “an absolute tragedy.” Continue reading
Echoes of Nazi Germany as far-right party inventories artists’ nationalities
A request issued by Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD) in June this year, has sparked comparisons with the rise of Nazism in 1930s Germany. Continue reading
Australia to open its first commercial gallery dedicated to female artists
The Finkelstein Gallery, which will focus exclusively on the works of female artists, opens next week in Melbourne. Continue reading
‘Monstrous’ giant hand statue divides opinion in New Zealand
On Monday a five-metre tall sculpture of a hand with a face on it appeared in the city centre of Wellington, New Zealand. Continue reading
The definition of a museum revealed
What is the definition of a museum? You might have thought it goes without saying but international experts have tied themselves up in knots over a proposed new definition, which will go to a vote on 7 September 2019. Continue reading
National Gallery discovers hidden secrets in Leonardo painting
New scientific research into one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most celebrated works has revealed a hidden composition and fingerprint marks that were once invisible to the naked eye. Continue reading
