Kenneth C. Griffin, founder of hedge fund Citadel, paid a record amount for a stegosaurus skeleton. Like him, other wealthy financiers are building up valuable collections of art and historical artifacts
The art was worth $4.3 million, but even that was not enough to cover the entire owed amount, said authorities in Spain’s Basque Country. In another plot twist, the paintings and engravings theoretically belonged to a private art foundation
Pieces stolen by the Nazi regime in occupied Europe star in three ambitious simultaneous exhibitions in Austria
The exhibition ‘Modern Paris’ at the Petit Palais reflects the profound transformations that culture, industry, and everyday life experienced at the turn of the century
The celebrated editor would go on to amass over 10,000 portraits of legendary artists, taken in intimate settings over the course of more than a decade, for his masterpiece collection, ‘The Artist in His Studio,’ published in 1960
The Imperial War Museum in London has made the canvas the centerpiece of its new gallery. The restoration has allowed for the discovery of new colors and greater depth within the work
The rise of pottery as an artistic discipline and the artist’s large body of earthen works, with pieces priced at as little as $500 and as much as $3 million, have prompted the sale of almost all of the pottery created by the famous painter
2024 will mark 120 years since the birth of the Catalan artist Dalí, perhaps making it an optimal moment to rethink his extraordinary timelessness
Even after a remarkable career in art, Faith Ringgold hadn’t been the subject of a retrospective until just shy of her centennial. It will take decades to achieve equal representation of women’s work in museums
Crypto-art’s dazzling success stemmed from its nature as a speculative investment, not from enjoyment of the artwork. That is also the reason for its current decline
The renovation of the 45 rooms — which house almost 700 paintings that were created between 1300 and 1800 — has lasted five years and cost $150 million
She holds a PhD in art history from the Sorbonne and is an expert in Picasso’s work. Now, she has created a candle collection for the Amen company that is inspired by the Spanish artist
An exhibition at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid portrays how a trip to a small village on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees brought the famous painter out of his artistic block
The real estate consultancy Knight Frank puts out a Luxury Investment Index, which has identified works of artwork as being the most profitable passion asset of 2023, offering a 30% return on average
The residence that belonged to Alexander Iolas — the Greek-American gallerist who discovered Andy Warhol — was looted and vandalized after his death in 1987. However, as with all martyrdom sites, it has become a temple that still attracts devotees of contemporary art
Counterfeits are proliferating on the market thanks to fraudulent certificates, the hunt for a bargain, and the ability of scammers to convince collectors
She created the aesthetics and rules of interior design that shape contemporary life. Today, millions of homes around the world adhere to the standards that she set
A double exhibition in Barcelona opens a dialogue between the two Spanish artist with more than 250 pieces from different museums and collections around the world
Following the seizure of five works — including two attributed to Goya — in an operation involving five defendants, the director of Valencia’s Police Patrimony Unit explains how forgeries are detected
From Gentileschi to Roldán and Sorolla, the passion for painting, sculpture and design has been passed from fathers to sons and daughters
Famous for videos in which he destroys the aesthetics of the homes of the Kardashians, Tommy Hilfiger and Cara Delevingne, the New York comic is preparing a podcast and a live show
Works by the Viennese creator have attained astronomical prices at auction. But the true value is in the symbolism of his paintings, which were stolen from Jewish families by the Nazis
The Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, is celebrating Picasso’s birthday with an exhibit about the Greek painter’s influence in the origin of Cubism
Comedian Hannah Gadsby is the show’s lead curator thanks to the success of a 2018 stand-up routine in which they slammed the Spanish painter
It must not have been easy, not simply to survive Picasso, but to forge ahead with her own artistic project, which she’d had clear ideas about since her arrival in Paris
50 years after his death, the genius’s sales are suffering because of stricter social mores and a dearth of great art on the market
Exhibitions of work by Picasso, Vermeer and El Greco; music festivals; skiing, sailing and rugby competitions: Europe has a year full of activities that invite a visit