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Jens Haaning must return about 532,000 krone loaned by Kunsten Museum in Aalborg, court saysA Danish artist who pocketed large sums of money lent to him by a museum – and submitted empty frames as his artwork – has been ordered by a court to repay the …
Original drawings and paintings from 60s and 70s comics such as Hotspur and Commando will feature in an exhibition in OxfordshireWhen the war comic was at the height of its popularity, titles included Battle, Warlord, Valiant, the Hotspur and the pocke…
Presenter Joe Lycett and retired graphic designer Helen Lycett will show their work in London with proceeds to go to charityTake a comedian and his somewhat unwilling parent, send them on a roadtrip, throw the pair in amusing situations, and you have a…
Works by painter, whose turbulent life often overshadowed his short career, go on display in ParisThe life of the Russian-born French artist Nicolas de Staël was short, turbulent and ultimately tragic.Forced into exile by the 1917 revolution, orphaned…
Charlie Mackesy created his new drawings while listening to Simon’s music, the pair explain at the exhibition launch, with Simon outlining how the Covid-19 pandemic helped his creativityThe singer-songwriter Paul Simon and artist Charlie Mackesy, known…
The 200-year-old pencil sketch of a view across Dover Harbour was discovered during a house clearanceA sketch by the English landscape artist John Constable that was found in a suitcase during a house clearance is to be sold at auction.The pencil sketc…
A tipster handed the work over to a Dutch art crimes detective who had been investigating the theft together with the police.
Exclusive: James Norbury says he is fulfilling pledge made after his debut book landed him a six-figure dealThe self-taught artist and writer James Norbury was living below the poverty line and volunteering with a cat charity when his self-published bo…
‘Indiana Jones of art world’ traces lost artwork seized from museum during Covid lockdownIt was a masterpiece with a curse: an early Van Gogh worth €3m-€6m (£2.6m-£5.2m) stolen from a Dutch museum three years ago was being passed around the criminal wo…
Initiative marks 300 years since death of Christopher Wren, many of whose churches were bombed in second world warIt became known as the second great fire of London, the worst night of the blitz in the British capital during the second world war. On th…