For more than a decade, ‘The Great British Bake Off’ has delighted the nation with endearing contestants, show-stopping confections, and a fair share of soggy bottoms. But the secret ingredient to the show’s tremendous success is Tom Hovey’s delectable illustrations introducing every single bake.
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The upcoming sale of a painting by Titian and his workshop has been described as a “once in a generation opportunity” for potential buyers. Scheduled to come under the hammer at Sotheby’s in December, Venus and Adonis is part of the poesie series of paintings by the artist which all depict mythological scenes from Ovid’s Metamorphoses and other classical works.
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The exceptional collection of late Microsoft founder Paul Allen (1953-2018) is on display in London ahead of what’s expected to be the largest ever auction in history at Christie’s, New York. Valued in excess of $1 billion (£900 million), the collection includes more than 150 masterpieces spanning 500 years.
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Two climate activists from the group ‘Just Stop Oil’ have been arrested after throwing what appeared to be cans of soup at Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers last Friday at the National Gallery, before gluing themselves to the wall. The activists are part of the ‘Just Stop Oil’ climate change group who have targeted numerous museums recently with similar acts, including the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Manchester City Gallery and the Royal Academy of Arts. This is not the first time this year the group have targeted the National Gallery: in July two campaigners superglued their hands to the frame of John Constable’s The Hay Wain.
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Tracey Emin’s new, searingly personal painting has sold for a whopping £1.9 million (£2.3 million with fees) at Christie’s, four times over its low estimate. The renowned artist will use the money to support her artists’ studio complex in Margate. “It’s amazing. It’s going to make a massive difference,” marvelled Emin. “The support for what I’m doing in Margate is phenomenal.”
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Damien Hirst is setting fire to almost £10 million worth of his own artwork after selling non-fungible token (NFT) versions of the pieces. The notorious artist revealed that the process of burning his physical art “feels good, better than I expected.”
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Internationally famous German artist Georg Baselitz has written a letter to the Pinakothek der Moderne museum in Munich calling for them to remove a painting by Adolf Ziegler from a current exhibition they have of works in their permanent collection.
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Laying undisturbed for thousands of years, the monumental sarcophagus of King Ramses II’s (c. 1303-1213 B.C.E) treasurer has been unearthed from the sands near Cairo. Egyptian archaeologists described the rare discovery of a complete sarcophagus in its original tomb as a “dream”.
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According to The Art Newspaper, art historian Malcolm Rogers provided numerous letters authenticating portraits to Anthony van Dyck to art dealer James Stunt, who faced legal troubles earlier this year when it was claimed that he was involved in a multi-million-pound money laundering scheme.
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Under a new law, museums in England and Wales will soon gain unprecedented powers to deaccession objects in their collections on moral grounds. The important change to charity law was passed in February 2022 and is due to come into force this autumn.
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