Just a number: drawing by 11-year-old Joseph Wright of Derby goes on view for the first time
The Art Newspaper
MAY 23, 2025
The modest pencil drawing is part of the exhibition Life on Paper at Derby Museum and Art Gallery
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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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Fire-damaged room at Castle Howard brought back to life by meticulous restoration
The Art Newspaper
MAY 23, 2025
The Tapestry Drawing Room at the stately home, which was featured in the Netflix series Bridgerton, was destroyed in a blaze in 1940. Decades on, it is restored and its tapestries back in place
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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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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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$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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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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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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Billionaire collector Thomas Kaplan to sell Rembrandt lion drawing to raise funds for wildlife conservation
The Art Newspaper
APRIL 10, 2025
Young Lion Resting, which went on show in Amsterdam this week, could approach a record price for a work on paper at auction next year
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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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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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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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King Charles III gets busy with his pencil
The Art Newspaper
APRIL 11, 2025
The monarch will unveil one of his own drawings in a special exhibition marking the 25th anniversary of the Royal Drawing School
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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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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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Judge orders the Art Institute of Chicago to restitute Nazi-looted Schiele drawing
The Art Newspaper
APRIL 25, 2025
The latest development in the ongoing dispute over a 1916 portrait believed to have been stolen from Fritz Grnbaum by the Nazis
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A brush with… Jeff Wall — podcast
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
An in-depth interview with photographer Jeff Wall, discussing hallucinations, Franz Kafka and the inspiration he draws from comics
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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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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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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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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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‘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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