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OCTOBER 23, 2024

The post Long-Overlooked Painting Reveals the Genius of a Forgotten Black Polymath appeared first on Artnet News. Scientific analysis is correcting centuries of misconception surrounding a Francis Williams portrait.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

The post This 18th-Century Painting Could Rewrite Black History in Britain appeared first on Artnet News. New research brings to light the life of James Cumberlidge, a servant who became a trumpeter for King George III.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

Hynde has a new show of paintings in London, mostly because shes eager to get rid of them. The post Why Rock Icon Chrissie Hynde Is Embracing Painting: You Can Hide Yourself appeared first on Artnet News.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Steven Wadlow, a window washer by trade, claims that the evidence is mounting his family's painting is the real deal. The post British Man Claims He Owns the Only Portrait of Shakespeare Painted During His Lifetime appeared first on Artnet News.

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Paintings 136

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MAY 9, 2024

The post One of Manet’s Final Paintings Makes an Ultra-Rare Appearance in New York appeared first on Artnet News. For a few more days, a luminous still life by the artist is on view at Sotheby's. On May 15, it will be sold.

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MAY 28, 2024

The post As Seen on ‘Furiosa’: A Romantic Painting Emerges Amid a Desert Wasteland appeared first on Artnet News. John William Waterhouse cameos in the latest installment of George Miller's Mad Max franchise.

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Paintings 139

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

Klimt added portraits of their family to his brother's painting after his death. The post A Poignant Painting Made by Gustav Klimt and His Brother Sells for $2.8 Million appeared first on Artnet News.

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Paintings 132

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JANUARY 11, 2025

Created by August Friedrich Schenck, the previously little-known painting titled 'Anguish' has garnered renewed interest thanks to social media. The post Why Is This Obscure 19th-Century Painting of Sheep Back in the Spotlight? appeared first on Artnet News.

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Paintings 130

The Art Newspaper

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Richard Semmel, a Jewish textiles entrepreneur in Berlin, was forced to sell the painting after fleeing Nazi persecution in 1933

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MAY 21, 2024

The post Renoir and Sisley Paintings Returned to Heirs of Jewish Art Dealer appeared first on Artnet News. France has doubled down on efforts to research the provenance of all remaining Nazi-looted artworks.

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Paintings Provenance Research 134

The Art Newspaper

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The painting, which has just gone on display at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum, was previously hidden away in a private collection for over a century

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The Art Newspaper

JUNE 3, 2024

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

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NOVEMBER 30, 2024

The post How Matisse’s Fascination With Japanese Woodcuts Influenced His Paintings appeared first on Artnet News. The French artist was heavily influenced by the art of ukiyo-e.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The post Why Did Manet Tear This Painting In Half? For the first time in 150 years, the two halves of the artist's 1878 caf scene will be reunited at London's National Gallery. appeared first on Artnet News.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The post Three Ultra-Rare Paul Delvaux Paintings Head to Auction Amid Surrealism Craze appeared first on Artnet News. Unseen in museum exhibitions since the 1970s, the works were all owned by the same collector. Christie's will offer them next month.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

The post Japanese Artist Teiji Hayama Distorts Pop Icons In Uncanny Paintings appeared first on Artnet News. Hayama's solo exhibition "Million Eyes" is now on view at Allouche Gallery, New York.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The painting has passed through the hands of many high-profile collectors. The post This Storied Rothko Painting Sold for $32.5 Million—30 Percent Less Than a Decade Ago appeared first on Artnet News.

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Paintings 125

The Art Newspaper

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Specialists and curators on what gathering Thames paintings from around the world revealed

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Paintings 112

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The post What Do Van Goghs Rare Hospital Paintings Reveal About His Inner Turmoil? Two of the artist's 1889 works now on view in London have not been exhibited outside of Switzerland in over a century. appeared first on Artnet News.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Say what you will, but the man believed that absolutely anyone can paint. The post Art Bites: The Moving Story Behind This Grayscale Bob Ross Painting appeared first on Artnet News.

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Paintings 115

Antique Collecting

DECEMBER 16, 2024

New insights into the colourful world of the past are being revealed at a new National Trust archive of thousands The post Colourful past is revealed by National Trust paint lab appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

The post Nazi-Looted Monet Painting Returned to Jewish Collector’s Heirs appeared first on Artnet News. Bord de Mer' was first identified when it came up for auction in 2021.

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Paintings 117

The Art Newspaper

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The Italian Renaissance master’s few remaining large paintings are a conservation headache, but the museum hopes to show its Crossing of the Red Sea for the first time next year

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Paintings 128

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JANUARY 5, 2025

The post Forgotten Paintings Rediscovered in Mexican Church Restoration After 80 Years of Obscurity appeared first on Artnet News. The hagiographic works are rarely found in the Michoacn region.

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Paintings 125

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The post Emily Carr Painting Bought for $50 at Barn Sale Fetches $250,000 appeared first on Artnet News. That's a 500,000 percent return on investment.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

The post Activists Who Glued Themselves to a JMW Turner Painting Spared Prison Time appeared first on Artnet News. The judge ruled that the pair's protest action was proportionate in the face of the climate crisis.

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Paintings 125

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AUGUST 28, 2024

The painstakingly restored wall paintings feature Greek mythological characters such as Demeter and the Medusa. The post Rare Ancient Roman Wall Paintings in Israeli Seaside City Will Go on View appeared first on Artnet News.

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Paintings 117

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AUGUST 22, 2024

The landscape painting by Carl Blechen was seized by the Gestapo in 1942. The post A Painting Once Intended for Hitler’s Museum Is Returned to Jewish Collector’s Heir appeared first on Artnet News.

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Paintings 117

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DECEMBER 28, 2024

The post The Bronzino Painting That Inspired Monty Python’s Opening Credits appeared first on Artnet News. The opening sequence borrowed a foot from Bronzinoand set it to the sound of farting.

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Paintings 115

The Art Newspaper

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

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

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The long-lost Rockwell Kent oil painting will be at the Salon Art + Design fair in New York. The post The Only Surviving Painting From the New York World’s Fair Is Up for Grabs appeared first on Artnet News. The 1939 World Fair's theme was "The World of Tomorrow."

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Paintings 120

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The post Swiss Museum Settles With Jewish Collector’s Heirs Over Pissarro Painting appeared first on Artnet News. Berlin collector Richard Semmel sold the work in 1933 as he was escaping persecution by the Nazis.

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Paintings 117

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DECEMBER 21, 2024

The post Before Monet Painted Sunrises, He Was a Street Caricaturist Mocking Locals appeared first on Artnet News. This edition of "Art Bites" follows how the artist sketched satirical cartoons before he discovered Impressionism.

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JULY 11, 2024

The post Three Valuable Paintings at a Berlin Museum End Up for Sale Against Late Donor’s Wishes appeared first on Artnet News. Two Warhols and a Twombly that Erich Marx bequeathed to Hamburger Bahnhof have hit the art market in in New York.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

The post Art Bites: The Met’s Record-Setting Price for a Very Small Painting appeared first on Artnet News. "All our greatest pictures," said a curator, "are small pictures."

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Paintings 122

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JANUARY 21, 2025

The painter's new suite of paintings is now on view at Tara Downs. The post Nizhonniya Austin, Breakout Star of ‘The Curse,’ Debuts Her Striking Abstract Paintings appeared first on Artnet News.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The post Anselm Kiefer Unveils a Preview of His New 78-Foot Painting appeared first on Artnet News. The work will be part of Kiefer’s landmark exhibition in Amsterdam, the first-ever collaboration between two major Dutch institutions.

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Paintings 120