Across Paris, an Invader Unleashes His Art
Mosaics by a street artist, who calls himself “Invader,” have become part of the fabric of the city. They are everywhere — if you look for them.
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Tintin drawing by Hergé sells at auction for record £1.9m
Belgian cartoonist’s black and white artwork from 1942 was used for the cover of Tintin in America An artwork by Tintin creator Hergé has set the world record for the most valuable original black and white drawing by the artist after selling at auction…
Ronald S. Lauder Reaches Agreement on Klimt Painting With Jewish Heirs
Mr. Lauder agreed to the restitution and repurchase of the painting from the relatives of an art collector who fled Europe in 1941 to avoid Nazi persecution.
Woman who defaced Frederick McCubbin painting in Woodside protest fined $2,637
Joana Partyka admitted painting company logo on to the masterpiece Down On His Luck in protest at Burrup Peninsula developmentGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA woman who defaced one of Australia’s most famous pa…
Raging Bull to be given home at Birmingham New Street station
Mechanical centrepiece of city’s 2022 Commonwealth Games will be installed permanently this summerThe mechanical bull which formed the centrepiece of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony is to be given a permanent home in the city’s …
Archie Moore becomes second solo Aboriginal artist to represent Australia at Venice Biennale
Kamilaroi/Bigambul artist uses smell to evoke memory and explores racism and national identity through flagsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe Kamilaroi and Bigambul artist Archie Moore is to represent Australia at the Venice Biennale next …
Pentagon Lifts Trump-Era Ban on Release of Guantánamo Prisoners’ Art
The Trump administration called detainee art U.S. government property and halted most releases. Lawyers never mounted an intellectual property case.
The other Monet: impressionist’s brother is star of new exhibition
A Paris show will focus on Claude’s little-known elder sibling Léon Monet and his impressionist collectionThe name Monet conjures up pictures of water lilies, Rouen Cathedral, the Houses of Parliament and French haystacks, some of European art’s best k…
Ukrainian man goes on trial in France over theft of £1.3m painting found in Kyiv
Paul Signac’s Le Port de La Rochelle was lifted from a museum in 2018 and found a year later by Kviv police in an unconnected raidA Ukrainian man has gone on trial in France accused of masterminding the theft of a €1.5m (£1.3m) painting discovered in a…
Rare Giacometti chandelier bought for £250 in London set to sell for £7m
Piece acquired by English painter in antiques shop in 1960s has been confirmed as lost work by Italian sculptorSometimes a hunch pays off, and when the English painter John Craxton recognised a work of genius for sale in a London antiques shop, he made…