Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (Leiden 1606 – 1669 Amsterdam), Portrait of a man with arms akimbo, 1658. Oil on canvas, 42.25 x 34.25 in. A Rembrandt portrait, one of the last works from the Dutch master’s late career still in private hands, will be offered for sale at the TEFAF Maastricht art fair later this [...]

A 100 kilogram pile of ceramic sunflower seeds by Ai Weiwei is to be sold at an estimate of £80,000 to £120,000 Ever since Chinese artist Ai Weiwei opened his installation of 100 million (150 tonnes) ceramic sunflower seeds in Tate’s Turbine Hall, there has been speculation as to when a handful might turn up [...]

File photo of British artist duo Italian Gilbert Proesch (L) and George Passmore (R) Telephone kiosks, tourist postcards, advertisements for prostitution and the urethra are the subjects of the latest art exhibition from British art duo Gilbert and George. “The Urethra Art of Gilbert and George”, on show at London’s White Cube gallery, features a [...]

The Procession to Calvary by Bruegel will stay on display at Nostell Priory in Yorkshire after an appeal raised £2.7m. A masterpiece that has hung at a West Yorkshire landmark for more than 200 years has been saved after a fundraising campaign came up with £2.72m in just three months. Pieter Brueghel the Younger’s stunning [...]