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Leonardo Cartoon was ‘presentation drawing’ in Florence commission bid

The Art Newspaper

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Leonardo’s largest known drawing was hung with the Mona Lisa in his studio, says Per Rumberg, the curator of the Royal Academy’s Florentine Old Masters exhibition opening this month

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As part of a new campaign, David Hockney is encouraging the nation to get drawing

The Art Newspaper

JANUARY 17, 2025

The artist's Draw! project is part of the Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture

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From Titian’s ostrich to Leonardo’s wild man: the Royal Collection explores how drawing influenced the Italian Renaissance

The Art Newspaper

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In a new exhibition at the King's Gallery, over 160 works will explore how drawing “became the laboratory” for the new Renaissance style

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Italian Renaissance drawings show at Buckingham Palace includes Titian study never seen in Britain

The Art Newspaper

AUGUST 5, 2024

Works by Raphael and Leonardo will also be featured in the London exhibition, which aims to reconsider artists of the period as draughtsmen, in addition to painters or sculptors

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MoMA picks chief curator of prints and drawings as next director

The Art Newspaper

MARCH 28, 2025

Christophe Cherix will replace Glenn Lowry, who has been the museums director since 1995 and guided it through two important expansions

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Abstract art draws in the crowds in Germany

The Art Newspaper

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Over 60,000 visitors have flocked to the Museum Reinhard Ernst in Wiesbaden, Germany, in its first 100 days

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Newly discovered drawings in Pompeii indicate children saw bloody gladiators in action

The Art Newspaper

MAY 29, 2024

Charcoal sketches highlight they ‘witnessed battles in the amphitheatre’, says park director

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$1.2m Picasso drawing purchased with allegedly misappropriated funds recovered by US officials

The Art Newspaper

JULY 24, 2024

The work on paper, purchased at Christie’s New York in 2014, was allegedly paid for with money embezzled from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign investment fund

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US National Gallery acquires four Robert Longo drawings, including one of the 6 January insurrection

The Art Newspaper

JULY 3, 2024

The monumental works highlight both the might and the fragility of US government institutions

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Drawing back the curtain—X-rated art makes waves in Miami

The Art Newspaper

DECEMBER 26, 2024

David Nolan Gallery showed a number of erotic works on paper in a secluded room at Art Basel Miami Beach

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Renaissance special: Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael in Florence, drawings and tapestries—podcast

The Art Newspaper

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

A deep dive into two London shows bringing together key works of the movement, and a spectacular series of tapestries depicting the Battle of Pavia on view in San Francisco

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Another object has been stolen from the British Museum—but this time by an artist

The Art Newspaper

JULY 15, 2024

Ilê Sartuzi's short-lived heist involving a 17th-century coin draws parallels to the recent scandal over the theft of thousands of items from the museum's collection

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‘You must walk close to the edge’—the pioneering German artist Rebecca Horn dies, aged 80

The Art Newspaper

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Horn maintained a powerful drawing strand that supported her innovative conceptual sculpture practice around the human body in installations, performances and photographs

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'The painter in me did not die'—novelist Orhan Pamuk turns his hand to art

The Art Newspaper

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Notebooks filled with the author's drawings reflect events spanning 13 years

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George Grosz drawings, once at the heart of a protracted trial, acquired by Berlin’s Akademie der Künste

The Art Newspaper

MAY 23, 2024

The German artist was charged with “publicly insulting the institutions of the Christian churches”

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A new volume explores the intimate art of drawing, as seen through a wider lens

The Art Newspaper

JANUARY 24, 2025

This alternative history navigates the medium through artists on the margins, as well as established practitioners

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Ancient petroglyph irreparably damaged in Mexico

The Art Newspaper

JANUARY 13, 2025

Someone attempted to dislodge a drawing of a hand from a rock with more than 150 motifs dating back thousands of years

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Modigliani Drawing Exposed as Fake and Seized Ahead of Sale

Artnet News

JUNE 21, 2024

The drawing raised immediate suspicions when it was submitted for an export license in 2022. The post Modigliani Drawing Exposed as Fake and Seized Ahead of Sale appeared first on Artnet News.

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Anton van Dalen, who imaginatively chronicled life in Lower Manhattan, has died, aged 86

The Art Newspaper

JUNE 28, 2024

An East Village fixture for a half-century, Van Dalen created stylised drawings, paintings, sculptures and performances documenting his surroundings

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The Art Institute of Chicago Refuses to Turn Over Contested Schiele Drawing

Artnet News

APRIL 25, 2024

In a new court filing, the museum has rejected all claims the drawing was seized by the Nazis, saying there is no evidence. The post The Art Institute of Chicago Refuses to Turn Over Contested Schiele Drawing appeared first on Artnet News.

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An expert’s guide to Michelangelo: five must-read books on the Renaissance Old Master

The Art Newspaper

JUNE 4, 2024

All you ever wanted to know about Michelangelo, from a “masterly” catalogue of drawings to a collection of letters covering art, deliveries and the artist’s favourite wine—selected by the curator Grant Lewis

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Silver and Modern Pottery Draw Bidders

Maine Antique Digest

MARCH 25, 2025

Andrews & Andrews, Northport, Maine On a frosty February 8 the Blue Goose Center in Northport, Maine, was full of browsers, bidders, and buyers. The occasion was an approximately 300-lot auction conducted by Daniel and Elsie Andrews, longtime Maine auctioneers who call their business Andrews & Andrews. Elsie serves as vice-chair

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Another Schiele work returned to the heirs of Fritz Grünbaum

The Art Newspaper

JULY 26, 2024

The 1918 drawing had been in the possession of another Austrian Jewish family, which recently became suspicious of the work's provenance and contacted Grünbaum’s heirs directly in order to “do the right thing”

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Conservation work on Tintoretto’s ‘Crucifixion’ reveals traces of elaborate draughting grids

The Art Newspaper

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The discovery adds to evidence that preparatory drawings were common practice for Venetian artists as well as for their Florentine peers

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Keith Haring’s Subway Drawings Pull in $9.2 Million in a White-Glove Sale

Artnet News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The subway drawings, produced during the 1980s on vacant advertising boards, exceeded Sotheby’s sales estimates. The post Keith Haring’s Subway Drawings Pull in $9.2 Million in a White-Glove Sale appeared first on Artnet News.

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Keith Haring’s Historic Subway Drawings Make Their Auction Debut

Artnet News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The post Keith Haring’s Historic Subway Drawings Make Their Auction Debut appeared first on Artnet News. The suite of works going under the hammer are expected to fetch a lot more than your average piece of street art.

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Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time

Artnet News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The post Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. The show is the culmination of intense coordination by curator Adriano Marinazzo, and some luck. for the First Time appeared first on Artnet News.

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Zurich Art Weekend Is Fostering Gallery Collaborations, Drawing Crowds

Artnet News

JUNE 10, 2024

The post Zurich Art Weekend Is Fostering Gallery Collaborations, Drawing Crowds appeared first on Artnet News. Once a trade secret, the annual ritual has become an essential stop before Art Basel. This year, some 100 events were on offer.

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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators and Hunters Unearthed in Pompeii

Artnet News

MAY 29, 2024

The post Children’s Drawings of Gladiators and Hunters Unearthed in Pompeii appeared first on Artnet News. Researchers put the artists between the ages of five and seven.

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Vatican gives Apollo a hand—literally—ahead of Jubilee Year

The Art Newspaper

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Restoration of the marble is expected to be a draw for the year-long event, which will allow public access to works in the Popes private collection as well as exhibitions across the Holy See and Rome

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How Did This 18th-Century English Drawing End Up in a New York Dumpster?

Artnet News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The post How Did This 18th-Century English Drawing End Up in a New York Dumpster? The George Romney sketch, a steal at just $1,000, may be connected to one of the artist's masterpieces at the Frick. appeared first on Artnet News.

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Spotlight: Mark Grotjahn’s Prismatic ‘Kitchen Drawings’ Go on View in Berlin

Artnet News

MAY 22, 2024

The post Spotlight: Mark Grotjahn’s Prismatic ‘Kitchen Drawings’ Go on View in Berlin appeared first on Artnet News. Presented for the first time with Galerie Max Hetzler, the series offers an exploration of light, color, and perception.

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Van Gogh’s finest ‘London drawing’ was not done in the UK, but later in Amsterdam

The Art Newspaper

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The sketch of Austin Friars Church throws fresh light on Vincent’s draftsmanship, suggesting he was even more of a late developer as an artist

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Stolen Egon Schiele Drawing, Now Restituted, Could Make $1.9 Million at Auction

Artnet News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The post Stolen Egon Schiele Drawing, Now Restituted, Could Make $1.9 The heirs of collector Fritz Grnbaum have won back other Schieles from American museums. Million at Auction appeared first on Artnet News.

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John Lennon’s Acid-Induced Drawing and Prince’s Prized Guitar Headline Sotheby’s Pop Culture Auction

Artnet News

AUGUST 11, 2024

An exhibition of the sale’s star-studded film and music offerings—from a piano used by Amy Winehouse to a drawing John Lennon made on acid—will open to the public at Sotheby’s London on September 9.

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Keith Haring’s Drawings for the Legendary Luna Luna Amusement Park Head to Auction

Artnet News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The post Keith Haring’s Drawings for the Legendary Luna Luna Amusement Park Head to Auction appeared first on Artnet News. The sale coincides with Luna Luna's November opening in New York.

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A Van Gogh drawing—with what is almost certainly the artist's fingerprint—goes to auction at Sotheby's

The Art Newspaper

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The sketch reproduces a long-lost painting of the public garden outside the Yellow House

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Slim Hong Kong evening sales at Christie's and Sotheby's draw solid results for a 'tough season'

The Art Newspaper

MARCH 31, 2025

Both auctions represent significant decreases from previous sales seasons, but strong sell-through rates and increased bidding from mainland China indicate signs of recovery

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Stunning New Warsaw Museum Draws Massive Crowds

Artnet News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The post Stunning New Warsaw Museum Draws Massive Crowds appeared first on Artnet News. The sleek Thomas Phifer-designed building represents a new beginning for Poland's arts and culture scene.

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A Revamped Abu Dhabi Art Draws Attention as Major Market Players Invest in the Gulf

Artnet News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The post A Revamped Abu Dhabi Art Draws Attention as Major Market Players Invest in the Gulf appeared first on Artnet News. The 16th edition of the fair was its largest ever as international interest and investment in the region grows.

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A Cache of Drawings by a 14-Year-Old Queen Victoria Heads to Auction

Artnet News

JULY 8, 2024

The post A Cache of Drawings by a 14-Year-Old Queen Victoria Heads to Auction appeared first on Artnet News. The Queen was instructed by some of the foremost painters of her day.

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MoMA Taps Drawings Expert Christophe Cherix as New Director

Artnet News

MARCH 28, 2025

The post MoMA Taps Drawings Expert Christophe Cherix as New Director appeared first on Artnet News. The news comes some six months after Glenn Lowry announced his departure.

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‘Now I Know How Michelangelo Felt’: Archie Moore On Drawing 65,000 Years of Indigenous History

Artnet News

JUNE 19, 2024

The post ‘Now I Know How Michelangelo Felt’: Archie Moore On Drawing 65,000 Years of Indigenous History appeared first on Artnet News. For his Golden Lion-winning exhibition “kith and kin” at the Australian pavilion in Venice, the artist covered the walls and ceiling with an intricate family tree.

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Art Bites: Did These Drawings Help Muhammad Ali Win Fights?

Artnet News

AUGUST 26, 2024

The drawings of Muhammad Ali have gotten some hype the past few years, but did you know they helped him win fights? Learn more on Art Bites.

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Leonardo Cartoon was ‘presentation drawing’ in Florence commission bid

As part of a new campaign, David Hockney is encouraging the nation to get drawing

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From Titian’s ostrich to Leonardo’s wild man: the Royal Collection explores how drawing influenced the Italian Renaissance

Italian Renaissance drawings show at Buckingham Palace includes Titian study never seen in Britain

MoMA picks chief curator of prints and drawings as next director

Abstract art draws in the crowds in Germany

Newly discovered drawings in Pompeii indicate children saw bloody gladiators in action

$1.2m Picasso drawing purchased with allegedly misappropriated funds recovered by US officials

US National Gallery acquires four Robert Longo drawings, including one of the 6 January insurrection

Drawing back the curtain—X-rated art makes waves in Miami

Renaissance special: Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael in Florence, drawings and tapestries—podcast

Another object has been stolen from the British Museum—but this time by an artist

‘You must walk close to the edge’—the pioneering German artist Rebecca Horn dies, aged 80

'The painter in me did not die'—novelist Orhan Pamuk turns his hand to art

George Grosz drawings, once at the heart of a protracted trial, acquired by Berlin’s Akademie der Künste

A new volume explores the intimate art of drawing, as seen through a wider lens

Ancient petroglyph irreparably damaged in Mexico

Modigliani Drawing Exposed as Fake and Seized Ahead of Sale

Anton van Dalen, who imaginatively chronicled life in Lower Manhattan, has died, aged 86

The Art Institute of Chicago Refuses to Turn Over Contested Schiele Drawing

An expert’s guide to Michelangelo: five must-read books on the Renaissance Old Master

Silver and Modern Pottery Draw Bidders

Another Schiele work returned to the heirs of Fritz Grünbaum

Conservation work on Tintoretto’s ‘Crucifixion’ reveals traces of elaborate draughting grids

Keith Haring’s Subway Drawings Pull in $9.2 Million in a White-Glove Sale

Keith Haring’s Historic Subway Drawings Make Their Auction Debut

Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time

Zurich Art Weekend Is Fostering Gallery Collaborations, Drawing Crowds

Children’s Drawings of Gladiators and Hunters Unearthed in Pompeii

Vatican gives Apollo a hand—literally—ahead of Jubilee Year

How Did This 18th-Century English Drawing End Up in a New York Dumpster?

Spotlight: Mark Grotjahn’s Prismatic ‘Kitchen Drawings’ Go on View in Berlin

Van Gogh’s finest ‘London drawing’ was not done in the UK, but later in Amsterdam

Stolen Egon Schiele Drawing, Now Restituted, Could Make $1.9 Million at Auction

John Lennon’s Acid-Induced Drawing and Prince’s Prized Guitar Headline Sotheby’s Pop Culture Auction

Keith Haring’s Drawings for the Legendary Luna Luna Amusement Park Head to Auction

A Van Gogh drawing—with what is almost certainly the artist's fingerprint—goes to auction at Sotheby's

Slim Hong Kong evening sales at Christie's and Sotheby's draw solid results for a 'tough season'

Stunning New Warsaw Museum Draws Massive Crowds

A Revamped Abu Dhabi Art Draws Attention as Major Market Players Invest in the Gulf

A Cache of Drawings by a 14-Year-Old Queen Victoria Heads to Auction

MoMA Taps Drawings Expert Christophe Cherix as New Director

‘Now I Know How Michelangelo Felt’: Archie Moore On Drawing 65,000 Years of Indigenous History

Art Bites: Did These Drawings Help Muhammad Ali Win Fights?

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