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Two paintings by Picasso returned to their owners
22.08.2015 The most frequently mentioned artist in news feeds around the world these days was Pablo Picasso. Immediately two of his paintings, implicated in almost detective stories, travel the world, returning to their rightful owners.
Rembrandt’s self portrait stolen from Philips founder’s mansion
18.08.2015 EINDHOVEN. The founder of a Dutch company producing electronics and lighting systems was the victim of a crime - from a Philips family mansion in Eindhoven (Netherlands) was stolen Rembrandt’s painting Self-Portrait with Shaded Eyes .
ARTnews and Art in America merged into the largest art publication in the world
17.08.2015 NEW YORK. The two largest art magazines in the world ARTnews and Art in america announced a merger. Thus, the world’s largest media holding, specializing in art, appeared on the market.
Leonardo DiCaprio on the list of the most influential collectors in the world
14.08.2015 NEW YORK. American magazine ARTnews for the 25th time published Top 200 most influential art collectors. This year 23 new names appeared on the list.
Boston Museum loud suspects dead
12.08.2015 BOSTON. The FBI believes that two men who, posing as police officers, robbed the $ 500 million Boston Museum of Art in 1990, are dead. Two years ago, the FBI announced that it knew who had stolen 13 works, including paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer.
US court blocks Russian extradition to Poland in case of Nazi art stolen
11.08.2015 Russian art dealer Alexander Khochinsky will not be extradited to Poland from the United States. This decision was made by a federal judge in New York.
The secrets of the time of birth and death of Canaletto are solved
05.07.2015 He was one of the leading Italian artists of the 18th century, but so far the secret has enveloped everything related to the dates of his birth and death.
Seven Beit Fund paintings will not be auctioned by Christie’s
04.07.2015 The Ireland-based Alfred Beit Foundation has suspended the sale of seven paintings by old masters, which were supposed to be auctioned by Christie’s in July this year.
Auctions in London intend to earn more than 1 billion US dollars
04.07.2015 The other day in New York, two of the largest auction houses earned more than $ 2 billion. Today, all attention is focused on London, where the new auction again promises to break the sky-high records of the cost of paintings.
Watercolors of Adolf Hitler sold at auction in Germany
25.06.2015 The auction house in Nuremberg earned a total of 391,000 euros by selling fourteen watercolors and drawings, the author of which is considered the German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Why do collectors get benefits, but artists don’t?
25.06.2015 Many of America’s largest museums have benefited from a law that provides collectors with tax benefits if they donate art to museums and charities.
Dutch Museum confirms Rembrandt’s authorship
23.06.2015 After being investigated a la CIA, the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague stated that one of his best paintings really belongs to Rembrandt.
The National Gallery in London hints at the possibility of transferring a large collection of impressionists to Dublin
07.06.2015 LONDON. The National Gallery in London said that Ireland has not only a moral, but also a legal right to own an invaluable collection of impressionists.
The show "Van Gogh: Irises and Roses" sheds light on the fading red
03.06.2015 The masterpieces of painting are eternal, but the paints with which they are painted are not. This fact is most clearly illustrated by the Van Gogh: Irises and Roses show, which focuses on a small bouquet of brushes by the beloved Dutch artist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Guggenheim descendants sue for art treasures
29.05.2015 Relatives of Peggy Guggenheim (Peggy Guggenheim) are trying to challenge the management of her collection, located in the Venetian palazzo, and appealed to the court of appeal.