The Tate and National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) have reinstated ties with art patron Anthony d’Offay just over a year since suspending contact with him over accusations of sexual harassment. Continue reading
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Nicholson painting kept a closely-guarded family secret
A painting by a Scottish artist described as a “pivotal” work of modern British art was passed off as a child’s artwork for decades in order to deter thieves.
A closely-guarded family secret, ‘1932 (profile: Venetian red)’ by Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) hung in the living room of an Edinburgh home for 64 years. It was given as a wedding present to Elisabeth and Harold Swan in 1951 by Elisabeth’s father, Jim Ede. A friend of the artist, Ede was a young curator at the Tate Gallery before he went on to create Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge University’s gallery of modern art. Continue reading
New technology used to authenticate Monet
Researchers using cutting edge technology have proven that a painting, titled ‘A Haystack in the Evening Sun’, is by the French impressionist painter Claude Monet. Continue reading