Art History Munch Created a Chaste Version of His Infamous ‘Madonna’ Painting Hidden Beneath the Racy One He’s Famous For The artist’s erotic depiction of the Virgin Mary was more conventional at first, it turns out. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 4, 2021
Law & Politics A Judge Paves the Way for Scholar Marc Restellini’s Lawsuit Over Ownership of Valuable Modigliani Research to Move Forward The court dismissed the Wildenstein-Plattner Institute's counterclaims against Restellini of copyright infringement. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2021
Museums & Institutions Bug Infestations at Museums Surged During Lockdown. Here’s How They Are Fighting Back to Defend Their Art From Pesky Critters Institutions are reaching for innovative solutions to combat pests. Among them: micro-wasps. By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Sep 30, 2021
Law & Politics Yves Bouvier Declares ‘Complete Victory’ After a Prosecutor Dismissed Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev’s Charges Against Him Rybolovlev said he plans to appeal the Swiss prosecutor's decision to drop criminal charges. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 17, 2021
Art History A Newly Discovered Vincent van Gogh Drawing of a Bummed-Out Old Man Has Been Unveiled in Amsterdam Completed in November 1882, the sketch depicts an old man with his head in his hands and appears to be a study for the artist's 'Worn out.' By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 16, 2021
Auctions More Than 50 Works From the Collection of Late, Keen-Eyed Old Master Dealer Richard Feigen Could Fetch $17 Million at Auction An eclectic mix of works assembled by the dealer is going to Sotheby's. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 13, 2021
Art World Amsterdam Will Return a Long-Disputed Wassily Kandinsky Painting at the Stedelijk to the Heirs of Its Original Owners Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema cited the importance of "correcting wrongs of the past." By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 30, 2021
Art World Sick of Immersive Van Gogh Already? Three Separate Companies Are Launching Competing Immersive Monet Experiences The immersive art gold rush enters its Impressionist phase. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 24, 2021
Auctions Two Paintings by Ireland’s Foremost Impressionist, Found Buried in an Ohio Storage Unit, Could Fetch $60,000 at Auction The family had owned the works for generations, but thought they were worthless prints. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 24, 2021
Crime Gunshots Were Fired at a Dutch Museum as Two Thieves Tried to Steal a Monet Painting—and Then Dropped It on the Way Out No one was injured in the botched heist. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 16, 2021
Events and Parties The Immersive Van Gogh Experience Is Teaming Up With a ‘Cannabis Lifestyle Purveyor’ for a Few Weed-Friendly Night Shows Weed isn't included, but a commemorative pin is. By Artnet News, Aug 11, 2021
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Partnering With MGM Resorts for a Mega $100 Million Picasso Auction in Las Vegas The star lot, a portrait of Picasso's lover, Marie-Thérèse Walter, is estimated to sell for between $20 million to $30 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 11, 2021
Artnet News Pro An NFT Startup Is Selling What It Calls a Genuine Claude Monet for $2 Million. The Problem? It May Not Be Real The work's provenance can allegedly be traced from Northern Ireland to Cuba to Mexico to Miami. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 10, 2021
Art History A New Book Gathers Every Single Documented Frida Kahlo Painting, Including Lost Works—See Images Here Some of the works illustrated in the book haven't been exhibited in over 80 years. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 5, 2021
Auctions Christie’s Is Looking to Bank $200 Million From the Storied Impressionist Art Collection of the Late Oil Magnate Edwin L. Cox The top works Christie's hopes to sell—by Gustave Caillebotte, Paul Cézanne, and Vincent Van Gogh—each come with eight-figure estimates. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 30, 2021
