article thumbnail

Price of rediscovered Emily Carr painting bought for $50 surges nearly 500,000% at Toronto auction

The Art Newspaper

The Carr painting was one of the star attractions at the Heffel Fine Art Auction House’s marquee autumn sale, alongside works by Tom Thomson, Marcelle Ferron, Kenojuak Ashevak and Chief 7IDANsuu James Hart

Paintings 328
article thumbnail

MFA Houston can keep Bernardo Bellotto painting seized by the Nazis, appeals court rules

The Art Newspaper

The lawsuit stems from the accidental restitution of the wrong painting in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War

Paintings 347
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Monet riverscape could splash down for more than $30m during New York auctions

The Art Newspaper

The painting headed to Christie's, "Peupliers au bord de lEpte, crpuscule", was on display at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for more than 30 years

Fine Art 245
article thumbnail

Current and coming: American paintings at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

The Magazine Antiques

The post Current and coming: American paintings at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco appeared first on The Magazine Antiques. Current and coming: American paintings at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco was first posted on June 21, 2024 at 8:00 am.

Fine Art 105
article thumbnail

Exquisite Fine Art Paintings and Prints offered in New York September 18

Auction Central News

NEW YORK – On Wednesday, September 18, starting at 11 am Eastern time, Jasper52 will present its next Exquisite Fine Art Paintings and Prints sale, consisting of 197 lots. Absentee and Internet bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

article thumbnail

This new volume reveals the under-explored art of 18th-century cut and paste

The Art Newspaper

Author David Pullins challenges the hierarchical distinctions between fine art and decorative art in French painting of the 1700s

Fine Art 205
article thumbnail

Vermont Man Arrested for Painting Theft

Maine Antique Digest

Vermont State Police received a report of a theft from Sir Richards Antiques and Fine Art Center in Waterbury. It was reported that a painting valued at $2495 was stolen. On September 29 at approximately 3:51 p.m., Employees were able to provide surveillance video and images of the suspect and a

Paintings 130