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In the paintings of the Dutchman van Ostade, naked peasants were painted over
26.12.2015 LOS ANGELES. 17th century Dutch painter Isaac van Ostade always considered a calmer artist than his brother and teacher Adrian (Adriaen van Ostade) known for its funny and sometimes impudent scenes from the everyday life of peasants.
The paintings stolen in Holland were found in Ukraine
15.12.2015 AMSTERDAM. A collection of paintings stolen ten years ago in the Netherlands is up for sale in Ukraine.
Convict in the UK forger claims to have forged a drawing of Leonardo da Vinci
12.12.2015 Well-known counterfeiter Shaun Greenhalgh claims to have faked a picture Leonardo La Bella Principessa (Fair Princess), valued at £ 150 million.
The art market today: prudence, pragmatism or ...
10.12.2015 MOSCOW / LONDON. Price and value - in the art market it is especially difficult to determine any laws regarding these categories. How to understand the real value of a piece of art? In fact, this continues to be a secret not only for fans, but also for professionals.
Italian politicians and art critics accuse each other of stealing $ 16 million
28.11.2015 VERONA. Amid mutual accusations and radically divergent theories, Italian politicians and art historians are still trying to find out who is to blame for the dramatic robbery of the museum in Verona, which resulted in the disappearance of 17 paintings, including several world masterpieces.
The mystery of Vermeer’s "Little Street" is revealed
27.11.2015 AMSTERDAM. An art historian from Holland claims to have discovered the location of a street depicted on one of Vermeer’s two urban landscapes that have survived to this day.
Sotheby’s begins downsizing
20.11.2015 Last Friday, after the auction season on the art market came to an end, the Sotheby’s auction house invited its employees to think about dismissing on their own, with payment of some monetary compensation. This measure is forced and is designed to reduce the organization’s costs.
Tintoretto’s Venetian masterpieces available to visitors
16.11.2015 VENICE. Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice, built in the 16th century and decorated with a large number of wall and ceiling paintings by Tintoretto, is currently available to visitors.
Sotheby’s bailed out over $ 300 million for impressionists and contemporary art
08.11.2015 NEW YORK. Sotheby’s set a new record for Picasso’s blue-period paintings by selling a two-sided erotic portrait for more than $ 67.5 million. In general, the auction of impressionists and contemporary art, which took place on Thursday, brought more than 300 million US dollars.
National Gallery in Washington acquired Ochertert’s painting
25.10.2015 WASHINGTON. The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, acquired a rare painting by Dutch artist Jacob Ochtervelt, “A Nurse and a Child in the Foyer of an Elegant Townhouse,” 1663).
New Yorkers will be able to attend MoMA PS1 for free all year
20.10.2015 NEW YORK. The exhibition complex MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) PS1 on Long Island invited New Yorkers to attend exhibitions in Queens for free for a whole year starting on October 11. The campaign was made possible thanks to a grant from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.
In Boston, a rally against Renoir
18.10.2015 BOSTON. A small group of Boston residents staged a rally a few days ago near the walls of the Museum of Fine Arts. Their only requirement was to remove from the museum exposition the works of the French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. How did Renoir not please the Bostonians?
Merchants and aristocrats in the paintings of Dutch masters
17.10.2015 BOSTON. Over the years, employees of the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston have planned and developed an exhibition of paintings by Dutch masters in a somewhat unusual perspective.
Opening of the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi is postponed to 2016
12.10.2015 The opening of the Louvre branch in Abu Dhabi was postponed until next year due to a delay in the construction work.
The Dutch government will help the national museum to buy two rare paintings by Rembrandt
01.10.2015 The Dutch government has pledged to help the National Museum acquire a pair of rare Rembrandt’s paintings from French businessman Eric de Rothschild for 160 million euros, a record price for European museums.