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French Court Orders Return of Nazi-Looted Pissarro Sold at Sotheby’s London for £1.2 Million
A French court has ordered a 1902 Pissarro view of Dieppe returned to the heirs of Jewish banker Salomon Flavian and declared its 2024 Sotheby’s sale void.
Van Gogh’s “Châtaigniers en fleurs” Could Smash His Auction Record at Sotheby’s This Month
A van Gogh painted weeks before the artist’s death, unseen in public for decades, is expected to fetch around $180 million at Sotheby’s New York on November 18.
Daniel Sikkema Sentenced to Life for Murder-for-Hire Killing of Gallerist Brent Sikkema
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Daniel Sikkema to life in prison for paying a hitman to kill his estranged husband, the New York art dealer Brent Sikkema, in Rio de Janeiro.
Trump’s 250-Foot Triumphal Arch Wins Final Approval, Then a Judge Halts It: What the Monument Would…
A federal judge paused construction of the arch at Memorial Circle an hour after the National Capital Planning Commission approved it. Here is what the design includes.
Portrait Artist of the Year 2026: Every Celebrity Sitter, the New Judges and the Heat Winners So Far
Rylan Clark, Alison Balsom and Jamie Lloyd sat for episode five of Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year. Here are the heat winners, the remaining sitters and the new judging panel.
Former High Museum COO Brady Lum Jailed for Stealing $600,000, Much of It Spent on Guitars
Brady Lum, the High Museum of Art’s former chief operating officer, was sentenced to a year in federal prison for embezzling more than $600,000 from the Atlanta museum.
Klimt, Kandinsky and a $180 Million van Gogh: What to Watch at New York’s November Auctions
Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips hold their marquee evening sales from November 16 to 18. These are the lots expected to fetch the most.
Lingqun Teng Explores Trauma and Renewal Through Code at the London Design Festival
Hosted by Aurora Art&Fashion during this year’s London Design Festival, the group exhibition Threshold brings together experimental works exploring transition, uncertainty, and the boundaries between different states of experience. Held…
Ukraine Charges Russian General For Destroying Skovoroda Museum
The Ukrainian prosecutor-general has charged a Russian general in-absentia for the missile strike that destroyed the Skovoroda Museum.
On 28th February 2022, Russia launched a series of missile strikes in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.…
The $1 Million Harry Bertoia Sculpture Found in a Mall Basement, and the Questions Over Its…
Lost for decades in a Michigan mall basement, a 1970 Harry Bertoia sculpture was restored and bought by General Motors for a reported $1 million. Now its restoration is under question.