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Maverick Painter and Critic Walter Robinson, Who Helmed Artnet Magazine, Is Dead at 74

Artnet News

He edited influential outlets, made alluring appropriation art, and with a rare, wry sensibility, helped define his era. The post Maverick Painter and Critic Walter Robinson, Who Helmed Artnet Magazine, Is Dead at 74 appeared first on Artnet News.

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ICE detained a Mass. man with no criminal record — and sent him to Texas

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The man's lawyer says he has a family and no criminal history, but he's now listed at the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center, about 50 miles southeast of San Antonio. The man's lawyer says he has a family and no criminal history, but he's now listed at the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center, about 50 miles southeast of San Antonio.

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How to help artists and art workers devastated by Los Angeles wildfires

The Art Newspaper

A range of art-world relief funds are trying to provide immediate aid

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Massachusetts Silver Threepence from 1652 Brings $2.52 Million

Maine Antique Digest

A small silver coin about the size of a nickel, struck in Boston in 1652, set a world record price on November 18 in an auction conducted by Stacks Bowers Galleries, Costa Mesa, California.

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Abba investment tips – Money, Money, Money!

Antique Collecting

Since they first hit the headlines 50 years ago with a win at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, Swedish The post Abba investment tips – Money, Money, Money! appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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The Scientific Breakthrough That Revolutionized Gustav Klimt’s Art

Artnet News

In 1900, Vienna was at the forefront of science. Klimt was captivated. The post The Scientific Breakthrough That Revolutionized Gustav Klimt’s Art appeared first on Artnet News.

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Art Institute of Chicago Lands a Staggering Haul of Neoclassical Masterpieces

Artnet News

Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz have gifted the museum more than 2,000 works spanning the 16th to 19th century. The post Art Institute of Chicago Lands a Staggering Haul of Neoclassical Masterpieces appeared first on Artnet News.

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Why Won’t DeepSeek Tell Us Anything About Ai Weiwei?

Artnet News

"Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else." The post Why Won’t DeepSeek Tell Us Anything About Ai Weiwei? appeared first on Artnet News.

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Controversial Open Letter Calls on Christie’s to Halt A.I. Auction

Artnet News

The missive said the sale incentivizes the "mass theft" by A.I. companies of artists' works.

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More Than $200 Million Worth of Stolen Paintings Secured by French Authorities

Artnet News

A stolen trove of Russian avant-garde masterpieces includes works by Malevich and Kandinsky. The post More Than $200 Million Worth of Stolen Paintings Secured by French Authorities appeared first on Artnet News.

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A.I. Art Generated With Text Prompts Cannot Be Copyrighted, U.S. Rules

Artnet News

The decision would effectively remove protections for Jason Allens A.I.-generated work, "Thtre Dopra Spatial.

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Investigation shines fresh light on British Museum’s looted, Dürer-inspired diptych

The Art Newspaper

The piece, one side of which is an enamel copy of a 16th-century woodcut, the other side crafted in Ethiopia, reveals how European icons became incorporated into the African countrys traditions

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Medieval wall paintings hidden in a French cathedral revealed in digital imagery

The Art Newspaper

UK conservators knit together thousands of pictures taken at Angers cathedral of Saint Maurille paintngs

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Egyptologists raise ‘mismanagement’ concerns after worker seen hammering at Great Pyramid of Giza

The Art Newspaper

Viral footage of a worker apparently using a hammer and chisel to chip at the stones of the pyramid has prompted debate across Egypt's heritage sector

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Turkish farmer discovers rare mosaic of ancient hunt

The Art Newspaper

Dating to the late Roman period, a stunning, figurative mosaic, found buried under just 50cm of soil and featuring the rare Anatolian leopard, may be the first of its kind in Turkey

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Picasso’s Early Masterpiece Conceals a Long-Lost Secret

Artnet News

New research into the artist's early Blue Period work has revealed an underpainting hidden for over a century. The post Picassos Early Masterpiece Conceals a Long-Lost Secret appeared first on Artnet News.

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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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Harvard Art Museums receive trove of 64 Edvard Munch works

The Art Newspaper

The works are a bequest from the museums late, longtime supporters Philip and Lynn Straus

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Who Are the Resnicks, the Art Collectors Accused of Hoarding California’s Water?

Artnet News

Water experts in California view the criticism as misguided. The post Who Are the Resnicks, the Art Collectors Accused of Hoarding California’s Water? appeared first on Artnet News.

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Los Angeles wildfire reaches Getty Villa grounds, but ‘staff and the collection remain safe’

The Art Newspaper

Cultural organisations around the Los Angeles have been forced to close and some "expect the worst"

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Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time

Artnet News

The show is the culmination of intense coordination by curator Adriano Marinazzo, and some luck. The post Michelangelo’s Drawings for the Sistine Chapel Visit the U.S. for the First Time appeared first on Artnet News.

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Ancient Roman Statue of Athena Emerges After Nearly 300 Years in Hiding

Artnet News

The work is going on view at Wrightwood 659 in Chicago. The post Ancient Roman Statue of Athena Emerges After Nearly 300 Years in Hiding appeared first on Artnet News.

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Was Cimabue the true father of the Italian Renaissance? New restoration reveals pivotal innovations

The Art Newspaper

The Louvres conservation of La Maest sheds new light on the painters techniques and influences

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The devil’s in the detail of Vatican's Jubilee 2025 mascot

The Art Newspaper

'Luce' will welcome visitors to special events in the Holy See and Rome this year

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Frida Kahlo works enter the public domain (look out for the fridge magnets)

The Art Newspaper

Works by authors and creators who died in 1954 are publicly accessibledepending on your jurisdiction

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Christie’s staging auction made up entirely of AI art

The Art Newspaper

The Augmented Intelligence sale is the first of its kind to be held at a major auction house

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Two Van Goghs, never before seen in London, will go on show at the Courtauld this February

The Art Newspaper

Both pictures of the hospital in Arles where the artist was recovering after cutting his ear were acquired by the same private collectorand have not left Switzerland for a century

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Deadly wildfires destroy Los Angeles art spaces as museums and galleries close

The Art Newspaper

Even art spaces far from the raging wildfires have closed and cancelled events amid a citywide state of emergency, dangerous smoke and high winds

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Warhol’s Queen Elizabeth II: A Rare London Collection Poised for Record-Breaking Auction?

Artnet News

Six portraits of the queenincluding two that have been in a private collection for decadeswill be presented at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The post Warhols Queen Elizabeth II: A Rare London Collection Poised for Record-Breaking Auction? appeared first on Artnet News.

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Ancient Roman statue of Athena goes on public view for first time in more than 200 years

The Art Newspaper

The Halsted A&A Foundation is displaying its recent acquisition at Wrightwood 659 in Chicago starting 25 January

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Thousands call on Christie’s to cancel AI art auction in open letter

The Art Newspaper

The sale has sparked backlash from critics who say AI programmes exploit human artists

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Lingering market slump prompts the question: is art is no longer a 'must have' for the wealthy?

The Art Newspaper

At last November's evening auctions in New York, eyes were on a $6.

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New York Old Masters sales fall just short of expectations at Christie’s and Sotheby’s amid ‘tough’ market

The Art Newspaper

At this years winter auctions, the two big houses saw a mixed bag and mixed results

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Caravaggio masterpiece painted in Naples rather than Sicily, researchers suggest

The Art Newspaper

New research has overturned conventional wisdom about the provenance of artists famed painting Adoration of the Shepherds

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As part of a new campaign, David Hockney is encouraging the nation to get drawing

The Art Newspaper

The artist's Draw!

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David Lynch, Visionary Filmmaker and Artist Who Mined the Sublime, Has Died

Artnet News

He was 78. The post David Lynch, Visionary Filmmaker and Artist Who Mined the Sublime, Has Died appeared first on Artnet News.

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Framing Van Gogh: why the artist preferred not to surround his works with gold

The Art Newspaper

The National Gallerys blockbuster exhibition, Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, provides an unusual opportunity to see how the artists works have been framed by their owners