Lost Art

A $30 painting bought in a garage sale turned out to be a lost Gertrude Abercrombie work and now heads to auction with a $250,000 estimate. The dramatic story unfolded this summer when the anonymous buyer saw an interesting painting at a…

A sketch of a foot, recently found to be an authentic work by Michelangelo, has set a new record for the master by fetching $27.2 million at Christie's. Last March, an anonymous buyer contacted Christie's website regarding the valuation…

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…

A bronze sculpture by Camille Claudel, lost for over a century, was sold for €3.7 million ($3.8 million) in France. The sculpture is part of the series La Jeunesse et L’Age Mûr, or L’Age Mûr (The Age of Maturity). Camille Claudel created…

Update: As of 05/03/2025, several experts have pointed out that the work might belong to Danish artist Henning Elimar. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam rejected the attribution request for a portrait, despite evidence given by the LMI…

A forgotten 16th-century portrait by Caravaggio has hit the public display for the first time since its creation. The work is a portrait of Maffeo Barberini, made by Caravaggio in 1598. The subject was a 30 years old Florentine…

An Artemisia Gentileschi painting at the Kimbell Art Museum in Texas is being publicly exhibited for the first time in over four centuries. Titled ‘Penitent Mary Magdalene’ (1625-26), the painting features the prominent Bible figure in a…

A previously unknown mural by the esteemed French painter Paul Cézanne has been unveiled during renovations at his childhood residence in Aix-en-Provence, France. The discovery was reported by The Art Newspaper on Tuesday. This latest…

A painting, neglected in storage for over a century, has now been identified as a work by Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Titled 'Susanna and the Elders', the work was initially misattributed to a French artist. It was kept at the…

A painting, attributed to Raphael by AI earlier this year, now faces doubts from other AI and art experts. The painting in question, de Brécy Tondo, has long been contested for its authenticity. While some claimed that it was a lost work…