FILE PHOTO: Members of Christie’s staff pose for pictures next to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” painting in London, October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The new branch of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi will exhibit Leonardo... More »
FILE PHOTO: Members of Christie’s staff pose for pictures next to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” painting which will be auctioned by Christie’s in New York in November, in London, Britain October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls NEW YORK (Reuters) – Leon... More »
Abu Dhabi opens its Louvre museum on Saturday, positioning itself as a city of cultural tourism with a display of hundreds of works that it hopes will draw visitors from around the world. More »
Some 250 art works from a huge trove hoarded by a collector during the Nazi era went on display in Germany for the first time on Thursday, as its curators pursue efforts to find the rightful owners of pieces identified as looted. More »
Some 150 art works from a massive trove amassed by a German collector during the Nazi era went on public display for the first time on Wednesday in the Swiss capital, amid lingering questions about the origins of the collection. More »
Some of Pablo Picasso's greatest works go on display in Paris this week, in an exhibition that charts a pivotal year in which he cemented his status as a titan of 20th-century art. More »
More than 600 artworks from around the world will go on display at the Louvre's gallery in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 11, a project that hopes to draw millions of visitors a year to the capital of the United Arab Emirates. More »
A man uses his mobile phone as he takes a picture of the painting ‘Maschka’ by late German artist Otto Mueller during a news conference, after the arrival of the first artworks from the Dossier Gurlitt, at the Kunstmuseum Bern art museum in Bern, Switzerland J... More »
A sign is pictured outside Christie’s auction house in Geneva, Switzerland, December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse As auction powerhouses Christie’s and Sotheby’s gear up for their New York spring sales, hopes are high that a host of major works the likes ... More »
Spanish artist Eugenio Merino poses next to his artwork entitled ‘Picasso died here’, featuring a hyperrealistic figure of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso’s corpse, displayed at the Alliance Francaise (French Alliance) in Malaga, southern Spain May 5, 2017. REUTE... More »
(L-R) George Steer, son of journalist George Steer, historians Paul Preston, Angel Vinas and Xabier Irujo and author Nicholas Rankin talk on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the aerial bombing of the town by Germany’s Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil W... More »
Pablo Picasso’s lifelong admiration for art from far-flung civilizations comes to light in a new Paris exhibition featuring such pieces from the artist’s collection as well as his own sketches, sculptures and paintings inspired by them. More »
Workers pose with Gustav Klimt’s ”Bauerngarten (Blumengarten)” ahead of an upcoming sale at Sotheby’s auction house, in London, Britain February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Files A painting of flowers by Gustav Klimt sold in London for 48 million pounds (... More »
A criminal known as “Spiderman” was jailed for eight years on Monday for stealing five paintings worth 100 million euros ($106 million) from a Paris museum. More »
Art dealer Eric Spoutz leaves the federal court in Manhattan, New York, U.S, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Nate Raymond A Michigan art dealer was sentenced on Thursday to more than three years in prison for engaging in what prosecutors said was an extensive schem... More »
Love, sex and passion – in all their forms – have inspired a new sale collection at Sotheby’s in London. More »
Pierre Le Guennec leaves the courthouse after his appeal trial in the Le Guennec-Picasso case in Aix en Provence, southeastern France, December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier Francois Rosnoblet More »
The set of 176 original emoji characters which have been donated to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City are seen in an undated handout image. Shigetaka Kurita/Gift of NTT DoCoMo/Museum of Modern Art/Handout via REUTERS Smiley faces and images of food and... More »
Diana Widmaier Picasso, grand-daughter of Pablo Picasso, poses beside a 1938 portrait of her mother entitled ‘Maya in a Sailor Suit’ at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Britain, October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez – Pablo Picasso’s family, friends ... More »
NEW YORK A Picasso oil painting from 1955 smashed the record for the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction when it soared to $179.4 million at Christie’s on Monday. The auction house had estimated “Les femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’)” would sell for about $... More »
