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Lost Rubens Painting Of Christ Discovered In Paris
A 1613 painting of Christ by Peter Paul Rubens was discovered in Paris and now heads to auction.
The painting was discovered last year in a mansion in the south of Paris by auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat, who had bought the property to…
Bacon Work From Elaine Wynn Collection Heads To LACMA
Christie’s secured 20 works from late Elaine Wynn’s collection, while LACMA got the $142 million Francis Bacon work.
Elain Wynn was a business magnate and a top art collector (alongside her former husband Steve Wynn). Following her…
Christie’s Reportedly Shutters Digital Art Department
Reports suggest that just a few years after the NFT boom, Christie’s plans to close its digital art department.
The news was first reported by Now Media on Monday, suggesting that the digital art department at the auction house is…
Latest Banksy Mural At Royal Courts London Covered Up
Street artist Banksy dropped a new mural at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, only for it to be covered up within hours.
On Monday morning, London locals woke up to a mural on a wall on the Queen’s Building at the Royal Courts of…
1MDB Confiscated Basquiat, Picasso Auctioned For $36M
Four works previously confiscated in relation to the 1MDB scandal, including two Basquiat works, were auctioned online for $36 million.
The collage Red Man One (1982) by Jean-Michael Basquiat brought the bulk of the revenues for the…
Louvre X Nintendo Partnership Of 3DS Museum Guides Comes To An End
The Louvre has ended the use of 3DS consoles by Nintendo used as museum guides for over a decade.
For anyone who has visited the Louvre Museum in Paris, the console rental is one of the unmissable spots. In 2012, Nintendo struck a deal…
Van Gogh Museum Warns Closure Amid Lack Of Government Support
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has warned closing its doors if the Dutch government did not increase monetary support.
On Wednesday, the Van Gogh Museum issued a press release, accusing the government of failing to keep its promise and…
France Returns Human Remains To Madagascar
France has returned three human skulls, obtained during the colonial era, to the government of Madagascar.
One of the skulls is said to have belonged to King Teora, a Malagasy king who was killed by the French army in 1897. After his…
Loan Of Bayeux Tapestry To The UK Sees General Outrage
A petition filed to block the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry from France to the UK is now signed by over 50,000 people.
The Bayeux Tapestry is an 11th-century piece of cloth that narrates the Norman conquest of William the Conqueror to win…
Mugshots And Blunts: Snoop Dogg Collection Is An Auction Hit
A collection of artworks by the American rapper Snoop Dogg, prominently featuring smoked blunts, sold for $148,100.
Titled "Ashes to Art", the collection was all about works made by artist Snoop Dogg himself. Each work was sort of a…