Archaeology & History Construction Workers Discovered a Mysterious Statue of Hercules Buried Deep in a Roman Sewer The unexpected find appears to have been intentionally buried in the early 20th century. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 31, 2023
Auctions New Collectors and Museum Interest Help Drive New York’s Old Master Auctions to $150 Million—a High Not Seen in Years New auction records were set for Francisco Goya, Peter Paul Rubens, and Jean-Baptiste Oudry, among others. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 27, 2023
Crime A Geneva Court Has Found Antiquities Dealer Ali Aboutaam Guilty of Illegally Importing Artifacts He was given a suspended jail sentence and a $500,000 fine. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 26, 2023
Studio Visit Sculptor and Tapestry Weaver Pae White on Finding the Perfect L.A. Studio, and the Artist Ex Whose Works Still Fill It The artist has a solo show at Jessica Silverman in San Francisco. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 25, 2023
Galleries Dealer François Ghebaly Is Opening a Second Space in L.A., Joining a Growing Throng of Galleries in Hollywood "In Hollywood, something very exciting is happening," Ghebaly said. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 24, 2023
Art & Tech Researchers Used Facial Recognition Technology to Identify a Long-Lost Painting by Raphael A new study concludes that the previously unattributed de Brécy Tondo is nearly certainly a work by the Italian Old Master. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 24, 2023
Auctions A Still Life by Sarah Miriam Peale, the First Professional Female Painter in the U.S., Has Set a New Auction Record for the Artist The 19th-century painter gets some long-overdue market love. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 24, 2023
Law & Politics An Evicted Princess Is Refusing to Vacate a Roman Villa That’s Home to Caravaggio’s Only Ceiling Mural Princess Rita plans to appeal the 60-day eviction notice. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 23, 2023
On View The New ICA San Francisco Opens Its Doors With an Artist-Curated Show About Black Women and Freedom California artists Tahirah Rasheed and Autumn Breon are celebrating Black beauty and relaxation. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 20, 2023
Art Fairs See How San Francisco Art Whisperer Florie Hutchinson Whizzed Through the FOG Art Fair and Much More The publicist and mother of four has spent nine years immersed in the Bay Area art scene. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 20, 2023
Auctions These Charming Floral Paintings Are by Queen Victoria—and Could Sell for $24,000 at Auction A letterbox owned by the monarch is included in the sale. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 18, 2023
Museums & Institutions Indigenous Groups Decry Guatemala’s Loan of an Ancient Mayan Throne to the Met The Met spent eight months restoring the dolomite throne. Now, in an open letter, members of the Indigenous community are questioning the government's decision to extend the loan for an exhibition. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 18, 2023
Law & Politics Painter Peter Doig Wins $2.5 Million in Sanctions Against a Gallery That Tried to Force Him to Take Credit for Another Artist’s Work The painting looked like an early Peter Doig. But it was actually the work of the mysterious Peter Doige, painted while he was incarcerated. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 18, 2023
Archaeology & History Pompeii Has Reopened Its Infamous House of Vettii, Home to a Portrait of a Man Weighing His Penis and Other Erotic Frescoes The ancient murals have been undergoing restoration for the past 20 years. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 17, 2023
Studio Visit See Inside Y.Z. Kami’s Chelsea Studio, Crammed With Every Paintbrush He’s Ever Used, as the Artist Preps for a Show at Gagosian The artist splits his time between studios in Chelsea and the Hudson Valley. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 16, 2023
