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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner painting thought to be lost for decades goes on display in Basel

The Art Newspaper

The oil painting, which depicts two people performing the cakewalk—a dance that originated among enslaved African Americans in the 19th century—is last thought to have been exhibited in Berlin in 1923. The soldiers left the crate and painting behind, and the work remained in the same family ownership until its recent sale.

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Long-Overlooked Painting Reveals the Genius of a Forgotten Black Polymath

Artnet News

Scientific analysis is correcting centuries of misconception surrounding a Francis Williams portrait. The post Long-Overlooked Painting Reveals the Genius of a Forgotten Black Polymath appeared first on Artnet News.

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Caravaggio’s Earliest Painting Has Been Found, Expert Claims

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An x-ray analysis suggests Caravaggio recycled a canvas originally used for a painting of a dog. The post Caravaggio’s Earliest Painting Has Been Found, Expert Claims appeared first on Artnet News.

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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

Bridge at Arles (March 1888) was one of the first landscape paintings done by Van Gogh after his arrival in Provence. In the painting, a group of washerwomen work by the canal that runs south from Arles to the Mediterranean. Seeking his support, Van Gogh added a dedication to Tersteeg on the painting, just above his signature.

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

The Art Newspaper

Andrew, who has written on art and technology for The Art Newspaper since 2020, has worked with the creative robotics company Matr Labs to create her paintings in a process that is as tech-heavy as the facetuning itself.

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Could This $50 Garage Sale Find Be a $15 Million Van Gogh?

Artnet News

A high-tech analysis conducted by a data science firm suggests the work was painted by the Post-Impressionist in 1889. The post Could This $50 Garage Sale Find Be a $15 Million Van Gogh? appeared first on Artnet News.

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Koons lobster snapped up amid day two sales at Art Basel

The Art Newspaper

White Cube sold Michael Armitage’s 2015 painting In the garden for $3.2m, while Gagosian placed a large lobster sculpture by Jeff Koons for “seven figures”. Pace’s Pablo Picasso painting Homme à la pipe assis et amour (1969), priced at $30m, is still on reserve, though the gallery did say it sold a 1964 bronze by Louise Nevelson for $850,000.

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