Stolen twice before being found at a bus stop in the British capital, a work by the famous Italian painter Titian is expected to fetch...

This Saturday, an environmental activist from Riposte Alimentaire attacked Claude Monet's painting "The Poppies" at the Musée d'Orsay in...

In the French Jura, a cabinetmaker and an auctioneer are suspected of having sold copies of antique furniture at a high price. The damage...

In 2024, on May 31, the Vésoulian ( city of Vesoul ) painter Jean-Léon Gérôme celebrated his bicentennial. One of his paintings, which...

Art has been an intrinsic part of human culture since time immemorial, reflecting society's values, beliefs, and collective experiences....

On a specialized website for the sale of artwork and objects, a Catalan art aficionado found a painting. After being purchased for 926...

Auction houses and fees When a masterpiece sells at auction, the headline-grabbing figure isn't always what the seller takes home. In...

The Reserve Price Dilemma: A Conflict of Interest in the Auction World In the high-stakes world of art auctions, reserve prices play a...

The Art of Japanese Life In Japan, life itself is a delicate work of art. From the intricate rituals of the traditional tea ceremony to...

The world of art theft is often romanticized in popular culture, with charismatic thieves pulling off daring heists and getting away with...

Inigo Philbrick, the once-respected art dealer, stood before the judge, his eyes cast downward in a mixture of shame and defiance. The...

Published every year on International Women's Day, it analyzes gender inequalities with more than 700 indicators and 90 tables on the...

Every spring, six months after the autumn sales, the works of renowned modern and contemporary European and American painters like Van...

Paris: Two paintings by Renoir and Sisley, stolen by the Nazis, returned to the family of a  Jewish gallery owner...

Is contemporary art, when we see some ridiculous happenings like a banana glued on the wall, still art? Contemporary art is a broad and...

The value of an artwork is influenced by a multitude of factors, one of the most significant being its provenance. Provenance refers to...

The art world has long been plagued by issues of authenticity. With Old Masters paintings, provenance can be murky and experts often...

Fine art is a term used to describe art forms developed primarily for aesthetics, distinguishing them from applied arts that also have...

History - Key ideas Pop art was born in England in the 1950s, if we stick to its neological birth, under the pen of the critic Lawrence...

Between tradition and modernism A world-renowned artist, originally from China, who arrived in France in 1947 and naturalized in 1964,...