After 80 Years, a Long-Lost Painting Looted by U.S. Soldiers During World War II Has Been Returned to Germany

Crime

After 80 Years, a Long-Lost Painting Looted by U.S. Soldiers During World War II Has Been Returned to Germany

An anonymous tipster called Art Recovery International to admit their uncle had stolen the painting from a German museum.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 20, 2023

Museums & Institutions

The Newly Renovated National Museum of Women in the Arts in D.C. Is Ready to Shake Up the Canon

Even for a correspondent with a keen interest in feminist art history, the NMWA's inaugural shows are a revelation.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 19, 2023

Museums & Institutions

A Frick Curator Has Just Identified Rosalba Carriera as the Artist Behind an Unknown Portrait Languishing in Storage For Decades

A Roman Catholic prayer card slipped between the portrait and its frame offered proof that this was an original Carriera.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 16, 2023

Politics

The State Hermitage Museum Teams Up With a Tehran Cultural Heritage Organization as Russia Bolsters Ties With Iran

Western museums have largely cut ties with the St. Petersburg institution.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 20, 2023

Art History

Albrecht Dürer Painted Himself Into a 16th-Century Altarpiece to Spite a Patron Who Paid Him Poorly, New Research Suggests

"I am losing time and money and earning your ingratitude,” the German painter wrote his patron.

By Adam Schrader, Sep 18, 2023

Art & Tech

Animations, and 3-D Models, and 3,000 Drawings: Inside Google’s Massive Machine-Learning Masterclass on Leonardo da Vinci

Thanks to machine learning, Leonardo's expansive codices have been broken down into different themes.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 27, 2023

Art Fairs

Art-Fair Welfare? Berlin Galleries Can Now Tap Government Subsidies to Attend Two Fairs Per Year

A pilot program in Germany will give galleries as much as $13,000 annually to participate in fairs in Germany and abroad.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 25, 2023

Auctions

France’s Oldest Auction Business, Drouot, Has Sold a 30 Percent Stake to Two Investment Companies

The group said the investment will open up liquidity options for shareholders and help bolster the auction business.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 14, 2023

Auctions

Christie’s Reports Global Sales Dropped 23 Percent in the First Half of the Year

To be sure, 2022's stellar line-up was tough to replicate.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2023

Auctions

Two Rare Rembrandt Paintings, the Artist’s Last Known Portraits in Private Hands, Commanded $14 Million at Christie’s London

The small paintings commanded a huge price.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 11, 2023

Art & Exhibitions

Susie Barstow, a 19th-Century Artist Who Hiked Mountains in Bloomers to Paint Stunning Landscapes, Finally Gets a Museum Retrospective

The Thomas Cole National Historic Site revisits the forgotten legacy of the Hudson River School's women artists, with the first retrospective for Susie Barstow.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 4, 2023

Italian Police Have Arrested Suspected Forger Pasquele ‘Lino’ Frongia for Allegedly Faking Paintings by Franz Hals, El Greco, and Others

The forgery ring is believed to have been masterminded by French collector Giuliano Ruffini.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 28, 2023

A Collector Clinched a Rare 17th-Century Terracotta Sculpture for a Record $2.85 Million at a French Auction. Now, the Louvre Is Snatching It

The Paris museum already has the final marble version of the work in its collection.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 22, 2023

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