A Manhattan judge has awarded heirs of a Holocaust victim two looted artworks, citing the 2016 Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act. Continue reading
Category: Art News
Latest Fourth Plinth celebrates the human spirit
The latest sculpture to grace the empty Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square has been unveiled today (28 March 2018). Continue reading
UK dealer accused of money laundering
A London art dealer has been indicted by the FBI following claims of money laundering.
The charges allege that Matthew Green, 50, owner of Mayfair Fine Art Limited, told an undercover federal agent that he could purchase a painting from him “using the proceeds of the stock manipulation deals and later sell the painting to ‘clean the money’ ”. Continue reading
Missing Degas painting found in bus luggage compartment
When customs officials opened the luggage compartment of a bus on a highway just outside Paris they never expected to find a stolen masterpiece on board. Continue reading
Cave painting study reveals Neanderthals were artists
A study of Spanish cave art published last Thursday (22 February 2018) suggests Neanderthals may have been the first artists in Europe. Continue reading
Rockefeller art collection set to shatter sale records
It could be the most valuable single-owner art collection ever sold at auction. Before it goes under the hammer, Londoners will have a chance to ogle the collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller when it goes on display at Christie’s in St James’s from 21 February – 8 March 2018. Continue reading
UK ‘flying saucer’ discovered in storage at Science Museum
Britain’s very own mini flying saucer has been found languishing in a museum archive for over a century. Continue reading
Roman coin hoard unearthed in Suffolk actually TV show prop
Overseas trips, buying a new car and paying off the mortgage. This is what two detectorists planned to do after they thought they stumbled on a hoard of Roman coins worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. To their horror, they soon discovered they had been duped by a fake haul used as props in the BBC show ‘Detectorists’. Continue reading
Banksy saved by window cleaner inspires street art sanctuary
A new Banksy mural, which appeared on a disused river crossing in Hull on Friday (26 January 2018) will form the centrepiece of a creative space for street artists. Continue reading
Freud hid Bacon masterpiece for years to spite him
A masterpiece by British artist Francis Bacon remained hidden for years in his rival’s house because of a jealous dispute. Continue reading
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