The wax figure was found in the artist’s studio following his death in 1917 and cast in bronze in 1922: Degas’ Little Dancer Created in wax circa 1879-81, The Little Dancer was the only sculpture Degas exhibited during his lifetime. The bronze figure, one of only a handful of casts remaining in private hands, is [...]

History painting was regarded as the pinnacle of High Art and strongly promoted by Sir Joshua Reynolds above other genres such as portraiture, landscape and still life. This new display includes major works given by early Members of the Royal Academy to the Collection including biblical subjects by Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley and John [...]

Thieves stole works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and others from a Berlin gallery over the New Year’s holiday. More than 30 works — worth an estimated $250,000 — were stolen, apparently between Wednesday afternoon and lunchtime Thursday, police spokeswoman Claudia Schweiger said. The artwork was taking from the Fasanengalerie, a private gallery near western [...]

In keeping with annual tradition, the Vaughan bequest of watercolours by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) will go on display in the National Gallery of Ireland from 1-31 January 2009. The 31 watercolours of the Vaughan Bequest on show span the artist’s career and include a number of examples from his Continental tours, which depict [...]