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Dutch Museum Acquires Van Gogh Work For $9M
The Noordbrabants Museum in the Netherlands has bought a van Gogh painting for an impressive €8.6 million ($9.34 million).
Titled ‘Head of a Woman (Gordina de Groot)’, the 1885 painting by Vincent van Gogh is one of his lesser-known…
Amid Fears, Frieze London Opens To Hyped Audience
Beyond the London-Paris debate, the 2024 edition of Frieze London opened to great enthusiasm from dealers and buyers alike.
For years, there has been an ongoing debate about whether London or Paris is the art capital of Europe. For…
Kasper König Collection Fetches $6.5M At Cologne Auction
The art collection of German curator Kasper König brought €6 million ($6.5 million) at an auction in Cologne.
Rudolf Hans König, better known as Kasper König, was a prominent name in the German art scene. Born in 1943, König started…
‘Artists For Kamala’ Attracts Top Artists For Kamala Harris
Last week, the benefit to support Vice President Kamala Harris brought art donations ranging between $25 to $300,000.
The ‘Artists For Kamala’ benefit was held to support the presidential bid of Democratic Party nominee and current US…
Christie’s Becomes First Major Auction House In Saudi Arabia
Yesterday, Christie’s opened its branch in Saudi Arabia – the first international auction house to do so.
The new space will be curated by Noor Kelani, who was appointed the maiden managing director of Christie’s in Saudi Arabia.…
Rembrandt Style Painting Sold For $1.5M In Maine
An unsigned painting in the style of Rembrandt was sold for $1.5 million at the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Maine.
Titled ‘Portrait of a Girl’, the painting features a young woman in black attire. The details associated with the…
California Man Sentenced To Jail Over Smuggling Art From Syria
A man in California was sentenced to 3 months in jail for smuggling an ancient Roman mosaic from Syria.
In August 2015, Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi brought in ‘ceramic tiles from Turkey’ worth less than $600. However, in reality, he was…
Two ‘The Great Wave’ Prints Up For Auction In New York
Bonhams and Christie’s will auction prints of Katsushika Hokusai‘s The Great Wave in September’s Asia Week New York.
Katsushika Hokusai‘s Kanagawa-oki nami-ura (Under the Wave off Kanagawa), better known as “The Great Wave”, is one of…
Jack Shainman Gallery Accuses Collector Of Swindling Nearly $300K
New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery has accused collector James Hedges of owing almost $300k for selling 19 artworks given to him.
The gallery filed a lawsuit on Friday in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Filed against both…
14th Century Home Of ‘Mona Lisa’ Hits Market At $19.6M
The medieval home once owned by the family of the lady behind ‘Mona Lisa’ has hit the market at Sotheby’s for $19.6 million.
Located in the Scandicci countryside in Italy, the villa in question was first built sometime in the 14th…