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Frank Auerbach, Master of Psychological Realism, Dies at Age 93

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Considered one of the greatest painters of his age, he was a leading figure among the School of London artists. The post Frank Auerbach, Master of Psychological Realism, Dies at Age 93 appeared first on Artnet News.

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Art of the Ice Age has a lot to teach us—it’s time the British Museum dedicated a gallery to it

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The museum is only one of two institutions in the world to see Ice Age art as part of human cultural endeavour, but it needs a proper space to explain and explore this

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Archaeologists Find a Bronze Age Workshop That Produced the Ancient World’s Prized Dye

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The post Archaeologists Find a Bronze Age Workshop That Produced the Ancient World’s Prized Dye appeared first on Artnet News. An excavation on the island of Aegina in Greece turned up pottery shards stained with Tyrian purple.

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Vast Iron-Age Burial Ground Discovered in German Gravel Quarry

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The post Vast Iron-Age Burial Ground Discovered in German Gravel Quarry appeared first on Artnet News. Archaeologists plan to undertake further tests and excavations.

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Turkish Archaeologists Discover a Bronze-Age Shopping List

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The post Turkish Archaeologists Discover a Bronze-Age Shopping List appeared first on Artnet News. The tablet bears "records regarding a large amount of furniture shopping," said the researchers.

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Ice Age Artists Captured the Earliest Known Fishing Scene 15,800 Years Ago, New Research Shows

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The post Ice Age Artists Captured the Earliest Known Fishing Scene 15,800 Years Ago, New Research Shows appeared first on Artnet News. The surprisingly "abstract" and "minimalist" representation may hold specific symbolic significance.

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Gilded Age Architecture and Art: A Journey Through America’s Opulent Era

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Just the name “The Gilded Age” invokes a sense of opulence and grandeur. Correspondingly, this rise in wealth was reflected in both the art and architecture of the era, as patrons aimed to create increasingly lavish works of art and environments to reflect both their affluence and the magnificence of the age.

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