Henri Matisse, “Nu au coussin bleu”, 1924. Estimate: $20-30 million. Photo: Christie’s Images Ltd., 2010.
Christie’s announced the sale of one of the greatest private American collections of Modern Art to come to auction: The Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody. Remarkable for its extraordinary depth and quality, the collection boasts a wealth of master works [...]
The reputations of artists are almost always in a state of flux, but the works of few painters can have suffered a more graphic illustration of the descent from superstar to pariah than Paul Delaroche. At the height of his fame this French painter of mostly English historical scenes was critically applauded and popularly fêted [...]
What is the most important work of British art of recent decades? One contender is the stunning installation 20:50, created by the sculptor Richard Wilson in 1987, when Damien Hirst was still just a pugnaciously precocious student at art school, and now reprised in the Saatchi Gallery off the King’s Road in London.
Over the years, [...]
National Trust’s eBay auction to save English Baroque house (February)
The National Trust launched an unusual fundraising drive to save Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland, asking supporters to bid on eBay for a range of experiences at its properties around the country.
They included a banquet at the Victorian Gothic home of William Morris, the founder of [...]
Alonso Sanchez Coello “Portrait de Don Diego, fils de Philippe II d’Espagne”, 1577
One of the biggest art exhibitions planned for next year has collapsed because of a row between a European prince and HM Revenue & Customs.
Masterpieces by Rubens and Van Dyck were among the treasures from the royal family of Liechtenstein’s collection, which were [...]
The ceremonial shield portraying Medusa, one of the three Gorgons in the Greek mythology, painted around 1600 by Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio.
The mystery surrounding the death of Baroque master Caravaggio may soon be resolved thanks to new DNA tests — as long as the right body can be found. What caused the death [...]