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Reputed Donatello bust taken into hiding by Slovak government

The Art Newspaper

An authentic Donatello? Intrigued by the inscription on the bust’s base, which reads “Ceciliae Gonzagae opvs Donatelli”, Herucová came to believe it could be a genuine Donatello, publishing her findings in 2021, in the French art journal Revue de l’Art. Not everyone, however, is convinced of the bust’s authenticity.

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Revealed: how Van Gogh's nephew exchanged two of the artist's drawings for butter and bacon

The Art Newspaper

The Illustrated Provence Letters of Van Gogh has been reissued (Batsford 2021, UK and US ). To contact Martin Bailey, please email vangogh@theartnewspaper.com Please note that he does not undertake authentications.

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How Gretchen Andrew’s AI art is revealing the societal scars of ‘facetuning’

The Art Newspaper

I wanted to create a single portrait where our authentic selves and the ‘ideal’ self messily coexist,” Andrew says. “I The resulting works are unsettling, with the robotic scribbles cutting lines through the women’s bodies and making their smiling faces unrecognisable—but that discomfort is the point.

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Missing Tom Thomson painting at centre of $8m lawsuit returned to owner

The Art Newspaper

In 2013 it was sent to the Canadian Conservation Institute at the National Gallery of Canada for analysis and authentication, where it was attributed to Thomson. Its authenticity, Murray tells The Art Newspaper from his home on Kauai, was also confirmed by the late Thomson expert, art scholar and curator Dennis Reid.

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With the help of conservators, one of Van Gogh’s finest Arles landscapes will be heading to Japan

The Art Newspaper

The Illustrated Provence Letters of Van Gogh has been reissued (Batsford 2021, UK and US ). To contact Martin Bailey, please email vangogh@theartnewspaper.com Please note that he does not undertake authentications.

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Capitalism, cityscapes and the climate crisis take centre stage at Luma Arles

The Art Newspaper

Meanwhile Trackless Train , a repetitious screen printed work featuring the peculiar phenomenon of the tourist train, invites reflections on authenticity and nostalgia, and on the impact on cities of vast, picture-taking crowds. Throughout the show, reflections are important.

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Two US ambassadors have displayed Van Goghs in their London residence—but Donald Trump's pick for the job seems unlikely to follow suit

The Art Newspaper

The Illustrated Provence Letters of Van Gogh has been reissued (Batsford 2021, UK and US ). To contact Martin Bailey, please email vangogh@theartnewspaper.com Please note that he does not undertake authentications.

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