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
Pop Culture Meet Keith ‘Scramble’ Campbell, the Self-Described Artist-in-Residence at Red Rocks Who Captures the Concert Venue’s Famous Musical Acts in Paint Artnet News ran into the artist during a King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard concert. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 9, 2023
Politics The U.K.’s Immigration Minister Ordered the Removal of Cartoon Murals at an Asylum Center to Avoid ‘an Impression of Welcoming’ The murals featured Mickey and Minnie Mouse. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 5, 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
Crime Three Suspects Who Were Part of a Burglary Ring That Heisted Millions Worth of Artworks Over Two Decades Have Pled Guilty Three other defendants will go to trial later this year. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 3, 2023
Analysis State of the Art Market: Old Is New Again and Neo Old Masters An analysis of the auction market’s resurgent interest in the Old Masters and in young artists reinventing the classics. By Artnet News and Morgan Stanley, Jun 30, 2023
Events and Parties From Venus Williams to Orlando Bloom, See the Stars Who Turned Out for the Serpentine’s Summer Blowout Party in London The party celebrated the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion, designed by architect Lina Ghotmeh. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 30, 2023
Museums & Institutions British Museum Staff Plan Another Weeklong Strike, Calling the Institution’s Rebuff of Its Demands ‘Deeply Insulting’ The government approved a lump payment to striking civil servants—but the British Museum left it out of their equation. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 29, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s London Auctions of Modern and Contemporary Art, June 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 28, 2023
Crime 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
Auctions Klimt’s ‘Lady With a Fan’ Sets a New Auction Record in Europe, Making $108.4 Million at Sotheby’s Mini-Marathon of London Sales The artist's final portrait—it was still on the easel in Klimt's studio when he died in 1918—is now the most expensive artwork ever sold in Europe. By Eileen Kinsella & Sarah Cascone, Jun 27, 2023
Politics ‘Hamilton’ Popularized the Legacy of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler. It Also Helped Get His Statue Booted From Albany The statue had stood for nearly 100 years. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 27, 2023
Museums & Institutions A German Museum Came Up With an Insanely Low-Tech Solution to Protect Its Rembrandt Canvas From a Leaky Ceiling The Gemäldegalerie in Berlin draped a plastic sheet over its Rembrandt painting and set a bucket in front of it. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 26, 2023
Art World Kim Keon Hee, the Art-Loving First Lady of Korea and ‘K-Culture Salesperson,’ Talks Mark Rothko and Moon-Jar Diplomacy Kim, an avid proponent of K-culture, has organized major shows in Korea of Le Corbusier, Mark Rothko and other art stars. By Eileen Kinsella & Vivienne Chow, Jun 26, 2023
Galleries Market Star Painter Flora Yukhnovich, Known for Her Contemporary Take on French Rococo, Joins Mega Gallery Hauser and Wirth The artist graduated art school in 2017, and was making seven-figure sales at auction within four years. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 23, 2023
