Sotheby's annual pretax loss more than doubled to €211 million in 2024, as the auction house continued to struggle with a slump in the art market.

For Geert Lemmers, composing artworks is almost a philosophical question in transferring his thoughts in a sort of metaphor representations. These developments help him to transfer his thoughts into strong and compassing images.

This fall in New York, Sotheby’s will offer The Leonard A. Lauder Collection, a once-in-a-generation collection of 20th-century masterpieces that personifies the lifelong connoisseurship of one of the greatest collectors and benefactors of the arts in America. 

Rafael Smet grew up in a family where art was an important part of life. His mother, an art teacher at the Nymburk Elementary Art School in the Czech Republic, and his grandfather, a passionate violinist, gave him inspiration and support to develop his creative talent.

The earliest known evidence of mummification has been uncovered by archaeologists at The Australian National University (ANU), with the remains from burials at sites across southeastern Asia dating back more than 10,000 years. 

The Israeli airstrikes in Yemen caused damage to Yemen's national museum and other historical sites in its capital city, the Houthi Ministry of Culture said Thursday.

The Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated with the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered a stone stela at Tell al-Faraun in the city of Husseiniya, Sharqia Governorate, representing a newly found complete copy of the famous Canopus Decree.

Thanks to a handful of tips received through its Art Leads program, the Foundation was able to halt the sale of two 17th century small oil paintings on copper attributed to Dutch master Ambrosius Bosschaert listed in an auction as unclaimed property in Newark, Ohio.

The Rijksmuseum  in  Amsterdam presents a 34-hour version of the British director and artist Steve McQueen’s epic film Occupied City.

Every week, Art to Collect by ArtDependence brings together an exceptional curation of works that reflect the pulse of contemporary art today, offering collectors, new and seasoned alike, a window into some of the most compelling creative practices around the world.

Dutch artist Marit Otto experiences art on many levels and in many different ways. She looks for aesthetics and eloquence but also for a particular angle.