Art World ‘Shameful and Misguided’: Former Met Staff and Others Say the Museum Would Set a Dangerous Precedent by Selling Art to Cover Costs Despite relaxed official guidelines, critics had harsh words for the revered museum. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 8, 2021
Art & Exhibitions A New Show of Leo Steinberg’s Print Collection Reveals the Critic’s Deep Appreciation for the Medium’s ‘Circulating Lifeblood of Ideas’ “After Michelangelo, Past Picasso: Leo Steinberg’s Library of Prints” is on view now at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 8, 2021
On View Meet Orsola Maddalena Caccia, the Remarkable Painting Nun Whose Work Just Entered the Met’s Collection in a Surprise Donation The Met has been looking to acquire work by early women artists, but Caccia paintings are so rare she wasn't even on the curators' radar. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 4, 2021
People Art Luminaries Pay Tribute to Richard Feigen, the ‘Collector in Dealer’s Clothes’ Revered for Championing Old and New Masters Alike The late dealer placed masterpieces in more than 100 museums around the world By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 1, 2021
Auctions A Deep-Pocketed Art Collector Just Dropped More Than $92 Million at Sotheby’s on This Pristine Botticelli Portrait The artwork is one of only three by the artist that remain in private hands. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 28, 2021
Art World An Art Dealer Discovered a Rare Miniature Portrait of France’s Cross-Dressing King. Now, He Wants to Sell It to the Louvre The painting was done by Jean Decourt, famed painter of the French court, in 1578. By Artnet News, Jan 26, 2021
Politics We Decode the New Art Biden Just Installed in the Oval Office, From a Bust of Cesar Chavez to a Calming Childe Hassam Painting The National Portrait Gallery has loaned two new sculptures to the Biden administration. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 21, 2021
Art World Madrid’s Prado Museum, Renowned for Old Masters, Will Overhaul Its Galleries to Better Represent Women and Non-European Artists The institution is also launching a new research grant dedicated to gender issues. By Artnet News, Jan 21, 2021
Art World The Rijksmuseum Had Its Lowest Attendance Last Year Since 1964. But Its Digital Audience Has Grown by Leaps and Bounds The museum says it had 5.5 million unique website visitors last year, and a 23 percent increase in the number of its social-media followers. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 13, 2021
Politics The Smithsonian Is Rushing to Collect Flags, Protest Signs, and Other Ephemera From the Pro-Trump Insurrection in the US Capitol Conservators are also cleaning up the corrosive damage of pepper spray and tear gas on the building's historic art. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 11, 2021
On View The Uffizi Will Show Rarely Seen Sketches From Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ to Commemorate the 700th Anniversary of the Poet’s Death The drawings by Renaissance artist Federico Zuccari have only been shown publicly twice. By Artnet News, Jan 4, 2021
Auctions Top Auction Houses Saw Total Sales Drop in 2020—But Sotheby’s Outpaced Rival Christie’s With $5 Billion in Revenue Private sales, online sales, and demand from Asia are driving growth. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 18, 2020
Auctions Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Works of Art Sold at Auction in 2020—and Why They Fetched the Prices They Did Plus, who bought and sold them (when we could figure it out). By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 14, 2020
Books In 1776, Young Francisco Goya Set Out to Make Copies of Diego Velázquez’s Work—and It Etched Itself Into His Style Forever Read an excerpt from the new book "Goya: A Portrait of the Artist." By Janis Tomlinson, Nov 25, 2020
Law & Politics A London Court Has Upheld a Ruling Ordering an Art Collector to Pay Sotheby’s $5.3 Million for Selling an Allegedly Forged Frans Hals Art collector David Kowitz's company has yet to pay for its portion of an alleged forgery. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 25, 2020
