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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.
Amsterdam State Museum (Rijksmuseum) named European Museum of the Year
27.05.2015 The director of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Wim Pijbes, has several good reasons to be proud of his work.
The first picture from the collection of Cornelius Gurlitt returned to the real owners
17.05.2015 The first work from the controversial collection of Cornelius Gurlitt was returned to the heirs of the original owner on May 15. “Femme assise” Henri Matisse was found hidden in a box with tomatoes in Gurlitt’s apartment in Munich in 2012.
Frescoes in Pomei cured with antibiotics
15.05.2015 POMPEII. Some of the most famous frescoes in the ancient Roman Pompeii were restored using a course of antibiotics.
The Prado Museum does not intend to abandon the four paintings of old masters
07.05.2015 The debate between the Museum of the National Heritage of Spain and the National Museum of the Prado in Madrid about the ownership of four important paintings by old masters continues.
Sculpture "Trio of elephants" installed in Jumeirah Emirates Towers
07.05.2015 DUBAI. Dubai-based Jumeirah Emirates Towers, in collaboration with Ayyam Gallery, erected a new Elephant Trio sculpture outside the main entrance.
The market for online art sales is growing
27.04.2015 Online art sales rose to $ 2.64 million, according to The Hiscox Online Art Trade Report 2015. Last year, the figure was $ 1.57 million. Such figures are given in a report released on Tuesday by the British insurance company Hiscox.
A new study put the witches of Goya in the correct order
21.04.2015 LONDON. All famous drawings from the private album “Witches and Old Women” Francisco Goya (1746-1828) were presented in their original sequence.