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Exhibitions

A New London Show Will Reveal the Painter Jusepe de Ribera as a Master of Violence. Was He Also a Murderer?

Rumors have long swirled around the Baroque artist and the mysterious death of his rival, Domenichino.

By Javier Pes, Aug 10, 2018

Art World

Who Really Painted ‘Salvator Mundi’? An Oxford Art Historian Says It Was Leonardo’s Assistant

Scholar Matthew Landrus estimates that Leonardo painted only a small fraction of the canvas.

By Henri Neuendorf, Aug 7, 2018

Art and Law

A UK Judge Rules That a $13 Million Giotto Cannot Be Exported Anywhere—Except Home to Italy

The painting was originally thought to be a 19th-century copy, but the reattribution has seen its worth skyrocket.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 26, 2018

Exhibitions

A New National Portrait Project Will Send 50 UK Artworks to the Cities and Towns That Gave Them Life

The initiative will let people all over the country enjoy works from the NPG collection.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 25, 2018

Auctions

The $835 Million Rockefeller Auctions Fueled a Record Half Year for Christie’s

The Rockefeller results combined with regular spring sales to give the auction house its best six months ever.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 24, 2018

Market

London’s National Gallery (Finally) Buys a Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, Pioneering Female Artist of the Italian Renaissance

The museum now owns 21 works by women—out of more than 2,000.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 6, 2018

Auctions

Victoria Beckham’s Favorite Rubens Painting Fetches $7 Million at Sotheby’s Very Posh Old Masters Sale

The sale delivered a solid $56.3 million total.

By Henri Neuendorf, Jul 5, 2018

Art and Law

Russian Billionaire Rybolovlev Wins Access to a Trove of Confidential Documents in His Ongoing Crusade Against Yves Bouvier

The Russian billionaire's international legal battle soldiers on—and ensnares Sotheby's along the way.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 21, 2018

On View

A Massachusetts Museum Is Taking a New Approach to Wall Text: Revealing Early American Portrait Sitters With Ties to Slavery

In early America, those wealthy enough to have their portrait painted were often the beneficiaries of the slave trade.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 19, 2018

Asia Has Officially Fallen for Contemporary Art: Postwar Sales Have Doubled as Collectors Chase the Hottest Names in Hong Kong

Bidders' preference for postwar art reached an all-time high in 2018.

By Tim Schneider, Jun 5, 2018

Exhibitions

A New London Show Will Reveal the Painter Jusepe de Ribera as a Master of Violence. Was He Also a Murderer?

Art World

Who Really Painted ‘Salvator Mundi’? An Oxford Art Historian Says It Was Leonardo’s Assistant

Art and Law

A UK Judge Rules That a $13 Million Giotto Cannot Be Exported Anywhere—Except Home to Italy

Exhibitions

A New National Portrait Project Will Send 50 UK Artworks to the Cities and Towns That Gave Them Life

Auctions

The $835 Million Rockefeller Auctions Fueled a Record Half Year for Christie’s

Market

London’s National Gallery (Finally) Buys a Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, Pioneering Female Artist of the Italian Renaissance

Auctions

Victoria Beckham’s Favorite Rubens Painting Fetches $7 Million at Sotheby’s Very Posh Old Masters Sale

Art and Law

Russian Billionaire Rybolovlev Wins Access to a Trove of Confidential Documents in His Ongoing Crusade Against Yves Bouvier

On View

A Massachusetts Museum Is Taking a New Approach to Wall Text: Revealing Early American Portrait Sitters With Ties to Slavery

People

‘I May Need to Lie Down’: The Art World Goes Nuts Over Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Louvre Takeover on Social Media

Art World

From the Met and Christie’s to Cheim & Read: How the Art World Guest Stars in ‘Ocean’s 8’

People

Is Loïc Gouzer the Federer of the Art Market? A Q&A With the Irrepressible Christie’s Maverick Who Sold ‘Salvator Mundi’

Analysis

Asia Has Officially Fallen for Contemporary Art: Postwar Sales Have Doubled as Collectors Chase the Hottest Names in Hong Kong

Art World

The Man Who Slashed the ‘Russian Mona Lisa’ Says Nationalist Ideology Fueled His Attack

Exhibitions

Max Hollein, Newly Minted Boss of the Met Museum, Is Leaving San Francisco With a Parting Gift: A Giant Rubens Show

A New London Show Will Reveal the Painter Jusepe de Ribera as a Master of Violence. Was He Also a Murderer?

Who Really Painted ‘Salvator Mundi’? An Oxford Art Historian Says It Was Leonardo’s Assistant

A UK Judge Rules That a $13 Million Giotto Cannot Be Exported Anywhere—Except Home to Italy

A New National Portrait Project Will Send 50 UK Artworks to the Cities and Towns That Gave Them Life

The $835 Million Rockefeller Auctions Fueled a Record Half Year for Christie’s

London’s National Gallery (Finally) Buys a Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, Pioneering Female Artist of the Italian Renaissance

Victoria Beckham’s Favorite Rubens Painting Fetches $7 Million at Sotheby’s Very Posh Old Masters Sale

Russian Billionaire Rybolovlev Wins Access to a Trove of Confidential Documents in His Ongoing Crusade Against Yves Bouvier

A Massachusetts Museum Is Taking a New Approach to Wall Text: Revealing Early American Portrait Sitters With Ties to Slavery

‘I May Need to Lie Down’: The Art World Goes Nuts Over Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Louvre Takeover on Social Media

From the Met and Christie’s to Cheim & Read: How the Art World Guest Stars in ‘Ocean’s 8’

Is Loïc Gouzer the Federer of the Art Market? A Q&A With the Irrepressible Christie’s Maverick Who Sold ‘Salvator Mundi’

Asia Has Officially Fallen for Contemporary Art: Postwar Sales Have Doubled as Collectors Chase the Hottest Names in Hong Kong

The Man Who Slashed the ‘Russian Mona Lisa’ Says Nationalist Ideology Fueled His Attack

Max Hollein, Newly Minted Boss of the Met Museum, Is Leaving San Francisco With a Parting Gift: A Giant Rubens Show

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