Apr 3rd, 2026 - These were sketches for paintings which were never completed - or are lost A pair of almost unknown Van Gogh sketches from the last weeks of the artist's life has emerged. The double-sided sheet is to be sold by Christie's in Paris on 17 April, with an estimate of €100,000-€150,000. The drawings have only been exhibited once, for just a month in Argentina in 1959. A very brief entry on them appeared in the 1970 de la Faille catalogue of Van Gogh's work, but without illustrations; the ...
Apr 2nd, 2026 - She has spent nearly two decades building one of the country's most important contemporary art spaces, while quietly assembling a collection guided entirely by instinct and love. "When it comes to art, I've always followed my intuition," Yasmine Berrada tells Observer. We are at Loft Gallery in Casablanca, surrounded by the abstract, geometric and seaweed-like works of Malika Agueznay , a pioneer artist of the celebrated Casablanca school. "I feel that the art world is deeply emotional; so you ...
Apr 1st, 2026 - The film is the latest to feature in the award-winning Exhibition on Screen series A new documentary on Caravaggio is debuting on the small screen next week, premiering on the streaming platform Marquee TV. Caravaggio is the latest release in the Exhibition on Screen series, directed by Phil Grabsky and David Bickerstaff, which also includes a record-breaking 2023 film about Vermeer. The feature-length film examines the life and work of the Baroque master, combining expert commentary, painting ...
Apr 1st, 2026 - Curators aren't even sure if they should switch it now. History is usually written by the victors. History of art is usually written by the curators. The museums, the specialists, the ones who arrange the art galleries we sometimes visit. But sometimes, they're wrong. At the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf, the curators were bizarrely wrong. Since 1980, the German museum has displayed New York City I , a seminal 1941 work by the Dutch abstract titan Piet Mondrian. Millions ...
Mar 30th, 2026 - The art historian Gary Schwartz argues that the copy of "Old Man with a Gold Chain" currently hanging alongside the original at the Art Institute of Chicago is by Rembrandt himself, not his workshop A painting long deemed to be a copy of a work by Rembrandt van Rijn, albeit created in his workshop, was painted by the Dutch master and not a student according to the art historian Gary Schwartz, who is championing the work as an autograph replica. The original, Old Man with a Gold Chain (1631), ...
Mar 6th, 2026 - Picture: Agnew's Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz: This is the exciting time of year when dealers begin revealing their top pictures for the upcoming art fair TEFAF (The European Fine Art Foundation) in Maastricht. News from Agnew's today that they'll be bringing the De Ganay Salvator Mundi , given to the Studio of Leonardo Da Vinci, which according to their press release has 'been considered the best of the versions known, and by some to be the prototype [of the famous 2017 Christie's picture].' ...
Feb 12th, 2026 - From Yoko Ono to Frida Kahlo, from Louise Bourgeois to Artemisia Gentileschi, women have long been capturing the unvarnished truth about their own bodies – and that's why my novel Female, Nude weaves them into the plot f you want to paint, put your clothes back on!" That was how Carolee Schneemann summarised the critical response to her 1975 performance piece Interior Scroll, which she had performed nude standing on a gallery table. After making a series of life model poses, she removed a ...
Nov 20th, 2025 - A self-portrait by legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, setting a new record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby's said. The sale of Kahlo's 1940 artwork, titled "El sueno (la cama)" — which translates to "The dream (The bed)" — breaks the previous record in this category, set by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, whose 1932 painting "Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1," sold for $44.4 million in 2014. Kahlo's ...
Nov 13th, 2025 - From the Mona Lisa to the American Gothic, these famous paintings don't just grace museum walls; they offer a glimpse into the past and define entire generations. Although most of these masterpieces are centuries old, they continue to fascinate art buffs and collectors alike, with each piece telling a captivating story. Whether they're on display for the whole world to see or hidden behind closed doors, these paintings prove that art has the power to create and sometimes, even change history. ...
Oct 18th, 2025 - Morgan Library & Museum, New York Famed impressionist painter's lesser-seen drawings are the focus of a major new exhibition that invites us into the stages of his artistic process is luminous colours and sensual brushwork adorn countless mugs, posters and tote bags as well as blockbuster exhibitions . But the commodification of Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his fellow impressionist painters has been missing something. Renoir was an accomplished draftsman who produced a distinguished but largely ...
Sep 16th, 2025 - With Sotheby's landing the $400 million Leonard A. Lauder Collection and the Pritzkers' modern masterpieces, and Christie's securing the Weis and Wynn estates, November's sales may yet rescue the slumping auction market. It has become clearer in these past few years that the real battle between auction houses isn't about results but in the race for consignments. Yesterday, Sotheby's landed a knockout: the $400 million Leonard A. Lauder Collection , set to hit the rostrum during November's New ...
