ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s highest court has rejected Italy’s request for the return of an oil painting attributed by some to Leonardo Da Vinci, ruling no Swiss laws were broken when the work was brought over the border. Titled “Portrait of Isabella d’Es... More »
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A man who attacked and damaged a masterpiece of Russian painting with a metal pole said on Tuesday he had acted for ideological reasons to rescue the reputation of a tsar, recanting an earlier confession that the vandalism was fueled by vodk... More »
LAGOS (Reuters) – A portrait of a Nigerian princess that was lost for more than 40 years and found in a London flat was sold at an auction for 1 million pounds ($1.4 million) on Wednesday . “Tutu”, an art work by Nigeria’s best-known modern artist Ben Enwonwu,... More »
The 1877 painting “Les Choristes” (The Chorus Singers) by Edgar Degas, seen in this picture provided by the French Customs on February 23, 2018, was found during a routine check on a bus at a highway rest area east of Paris on February 16, 2018. The pastel, de... More »
A worker at Bonhams auctioneers poses next to Tutu,” by Nigeria’s best-known modern artist Ben Enwonwu, ahead of its sale, in London, Britain February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON/LAGOS (Reuters) – A portrait of a Nigerian princess that was lost for ... More »
A worker at Bonhams auctioneers poses next to Tutu,” by Nigeria’s best-known modern artist Ben Enwonwu, ahead of its sale, in London, Britain February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON/LAGOS (Reuters) – A portrait of a Nigerian princess that was lost for ... More »
