Standing in the serene, sunlit galleries of Madrid's Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, the average art lover would never suspect that behind the sublime beauty of, say, Fra Angelico's Annunciation or Francisco Goya's Women with Two Children, roils a family
SYDNEY - Australia was accused of censorship Tuesday after it denied visas to North Korean artists invited to a rare international exhibition of their work, saying their studio is a propaganda tool of their country's communist government. The co-cur
ROME - Italian police on Saturday seized a multi-million dollar art stash belonging to the fraudulent founder of Parmalat which was hidden before the dairy group's spectacular 2003 collapse, the ANSA news agency reported. Police unearthed the paint
LONDON - First it was tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and now former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan is using his sporting skills to produce art. Vaughan, who led England to Ashes glory in 2005, has created a series of paintings by throw
LONDON - First it was tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and now former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan is using his sporting skills to produce art. Vaughan, who led England to Ashes glory in 2005, has created a series of paintings by throw
Artefacts in national museums found to have been looted by the Nazis can now be returned to their rightful owners, thanks to newly-passed legislation.The Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Act gives national institutions in England and Scotland the
The sagging market for contemporary art burst back into life on Wednesday when a painting by Andy Warhol sold for $43.8m at Sotheby’s New York, far above its pre-sale estimate of $8m-$12m.The auction as a whole sold £134.4m worth of art, again clear
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