Article date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Two “Rembrandts” at the Mauritshuis are not by the Master
Two paintings at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague that were long attributed to Rembrandt were not painted by the master himself, the museum said during a presentation last Thursday.
Article date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Barbara Kruger to launch Major New Installation on a Ukrainian Intercity Train
Launching on 1st May 2025 and commissioned by RIBBON International in collaboration with Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), the ground-breaking visual artist Barbara Kruger launches a major new graphic installation on the exterior of a Ukrainian Railways Intercity train, with Kruger applying her iconic typographic intervention to its surface.
Article date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Thailand to return 20 looted Artefacts to Cambodia
Thailand has agreed to return 20 looted artefacts to Cambodia—precious pieces of Khmer heritage that were smuggled abroad during years of conflict and instability.
Article date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Trump Portrait that Putin gifted to U.S. President was done by Artist Nikas Safronov
The artist behind the portrait of Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin gifted to the U.S. president last month was Russian painter Nikas Safronov, CNN reported on Tuesday.
Article date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Bührle Foundation reaches Settlement with Heirs of Jewish Collector over Manet's 'La Sultane'
The Gerta Silberberg Discretionary Trust and the Buehrle Foundation have come to an amicable settlement solution due to differing assessments of the circumstances surrounding the sale of the painting by Max Silberberg.
Article date: Friday, April 18, 2025
The Frick Collection NY reopens to the Public
The Frick Collection officially ushered in a new chapter of its history with a ribbon-cutting ceremony ahead of its public reopening, marking the conclusion of the multi-year renovation and enhancement of its historic Fifth Avenue home.
Article date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Monet’s Peupliers au Bord de l’epte, Crépuscule Highlights Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale
Claude Monet’s Peupliers au bord de l’Epte, crépuscule is a leading highlight of the 20th Century Evening Sale taking place in New York during the Spring Marquee Week (estimate: $30 million – 50 million).
Article date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Export Bars placed on Two Paintings by 18th Century Artist Agostino Brunias
Both paintings depict the island through the lens of the British Empire, with one showing the signing of a treaty and the other a representation of Indigenous life.
Article date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Sotheby's to offer Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Celebrated as one of the defining figures of the Pop art movement, Roy Lichtenstein’s dynamic practice expanded beyond his famous comic strip works, spanning a wide range of styles, media and themes.
Article date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Getty acquires Major Painting by Luis de Morales
The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired Christ Carrying the Cross, a 16th-century painting by Spanish Renaissance painter Luis de Morales (1509-1586).
Article date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
World Press Photo of the Year revealed
The Photo of the Year winner for 2025 is a photo by Doha based Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf, taken for The New York Times, of a young boy - Mahmoud Ajjour - severely injured while fleeing an Israeli attack in Gaza.
Article date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Ibrahim Mahama to wrap the Kunsthalle Bern
Kunsthalle Bern hosts the first Swiss solo presentation of Ibrahim Mahama, born in Ghana in 1987.
Article date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
According to the 2025 Hiscox Artist Top 100 (HAT 100), the Sector for Post-2000 Artworks has slowed
The value of auction sales for post-2000 artworks are down considerably, investment returns are negative, and big-money sales are in sharp decline, according to the 2025 edition of the Hiscox Artist Top 100 (HAT 100).
Article date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Rare Cezanne Portrait of his Wife to lead Sale of Works at Sotheby's New York
This May, Sotheby’s Modern sales in New York will offer a landmark group of works from the esteemed collection of Rolf and Margit Weinberg. Defined by their distinguished connoisseurship, these visionary collectors assembled one of Europe’s most distinctive private collections over the past 50 years.
Article date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
22-Year-Old Palestinian Artist Dina Zaurub killed in Airstrike
Palestinian artist Dina Khaled Zaurub was killed in an airstrike west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Article date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Florida Art Dealer accused with selling forged Andy Warhol Works
A Florida art dealer was charged in a federal court for participating in a conspiracy to sell forged art using fake and fraudulent invoices and authentications.
Article date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Amsterdam Art Week announces 2025 Programme: the Largest and Most Ambitious to Date
Amsterdam Art announced the 13th edition of Amsterdam Art Week (20–25 May), shared the full programme, and revealed the participating galleries and partner projects.
Article date: Monday, April 14, 2025
Andy Warhol’s Big Electric Chair will Highlight Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale
Christie’s will offer Andy Warhol’s Big Electric Chair from the Matthys-Colle Collection as a leading highlight of the 20th Century Evening Sale during Spring Marquee Week in New York (estimate on request; with low estimate in the region of $30 million).
Article date: Monday, April 14, 2025
Russians loot 1.7 Million Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Items from Occupied Territories
Russian officials are now selling Ukraine’s national treasures on illegal markets, marking a shift from historical practices when looted artifacts were typically displayed in Russian museums.
Article date: Monday, April 14, 2025
White House moves Obama Portrait for Painting depicting President Trump Assassination attempt
A portrait of President Trump that depicts him raising his fist immediately following the attempt on his life last summer is replacing an image of former President Obama in a prominent spot inside the White House.
