Museums & Institutions A Painting Nearly Destroyed in the Beirut Blast of 2020 Has Been Identified as a Long-Lost Artemisia Gentileschi—and Is Now Undergoing Restoration The painting is now being restored at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 28, 2022
Politics A Climate Activist Just Superglued His Head to Vermeer’s ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ The painting, which is displayed behind glass, is the jewel of the Mauritshuis collection in the Hague. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 27, 2022
Auctions A Rubens Masterpiece Could Fetch $35 Million at the Auction of Divorcing Couple Mark Fisch and Rachel Davidson’s $177 Million Baroque Art Collection A rediscovered Rubens is the star of the Fisch Davidson Collection auction at Sotheby’s. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 26, 2022
Auctions Museums and Private Collectors Jousted for Treasures From the Getty Family Collection in a $79 Million White-Glove Auction at Christie’s A new record was set for Mary Cassatt and a museum swooped in to seal a major pre-auction deal. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 21, 2022
Museums & Institutions Is Saudi Arabia Building a Special Museum Just for ‘Salvator Mundi’? A Renowned da Vinci Scholar Says It’s Already in the Works The painting disappeared from public view after its record $450 million sale in November 2017. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 17, 2022
Art Fairs At a Famous Florence Old Masters Fair, Italy’s Impending Elections Have Dealers Fretting About the Future of Its Art Market At BIAF, dealers expressed both hope and fear over an expected right-wing win. By Naomi Rea, Sep 23, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Has Revealed 15 Masterpieces for Sale From Paul Allen’s Collection, Including Three Works Estimated at $100 Million Each See what the most expensive art collection ever on offer has in store for trophy hunters. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 22, 2022
Market Swiss Art Dealer Yves Bouvier Has Sold His Singapore Freeport to a Chinese Crypto Magnate for a Major Loss The Singapore complex, built 12 years ago for $70 million, sold for less than half that sum. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 20, 2022
Archaeology & History In a 17th-Century Polish Grave, Archaeologists Have Discovered the Shackled Bones of a Woman Once Believed to Be a Vampire The woman had a pointy front tooth. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 7, 2022
Politics Can the Climate Protesters Gluing Themselves to Frames of Masterpieces Damage Irreplaceable Art? We Asked the Experts While some art professionals fear damage to artworks, the American Institute of Conservation is sympathetic to climate organizers. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 28, 2022
Archaeology & History The Discovery of Captain Cook’s Lost Ship Enthralled the World. Now, a Scientist Says Aquatic Termites Could Destroy It The famed ship took Captain James Cook to Australia on his first voyage of discovery. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 16, 2022
Museums & Institutions Arts Council England Has Issued New ‘Proactive’ Restitution Advice for Museums, Replacing Outdated, Two-Decade-Old Guidance The previous report was issued all the way back in 2000. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 8, 2022
Museums & Institutions In a Major Promotion, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Has Added CEO to Director Max Hollein’s Title Hollein takes the mantle from current CEO Dan Weiss, who is stepping down next summer. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 4, 2022
Crime A Dutch Court Upheld an Eight-Year Sentence for the Daring Serial Thief Who Stole Nearly $20 Million in Art From Museums The court wants to send a message about the serious nature of art theft. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 25, 2022
Auctions A Vampire-Hunting Kit Purportedly From the 19th Century Sells for $20,000 in the U.K., Exploding Its Meager $2,400 Estimate The hunting kit went to a collector in the U.K. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 15, 2022
