Revealed: Who Bought This Long-Lost Anne Vallayer-Coster Masterpiece? | Artnet News
In June, Christie’s Paris set a new auction record for Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744–1818), with the €2.58 million ($2.8 million) sale…
Orlando Museum’s Ex-Director Who Was Ousted Over Fake Basquiats Fires Back | Artnet News
Ousted Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) director Aaron De Groft has countersued the institution, alleging he was made into a…
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Loan Brings Zen Buddhist Masterpieces to the U.S.
A pair of Japanese national treasures that are considered among the world’s most important Zen Buddhist masterpieces are heading to…
The CEO of Newfields Suddenly Resigns After Just 15 Months
Another abrupt regime change is taking place at the Newfields campus in Indian apolis, which includes the Indianapolis Museum of…
‘It’s a Bittersweet Situation’: Collector Christian Levett Opens Up About Rededicating His Museum to Women’s Art | Artnet News
The National Museum of Women in the Arts, the world’s first and only museum dedicated exclusively to women artists, recently…
The Newly Renovated National Museum of Women in the Arts in D.C. Is Ready to Shake Up the Canon | Artnet News
If the newly renovated National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C., feels something like hallowed ground,…
A Climate Activist Slathered Pink Paint Over a Painting at the National Gallery of Canada, Then Glued Himself to the Floor | Artnet News
Climate activists have once again targeted a famous work of art, with a member of the group On2Ottawa throwing pink…
Market Star Painter Flora Yukhnovich, Known for Her Contemporary Take on French Rococo, Joins Mega Gallery Hauser and Wirth
In-demand British painter Flora Yukhnovich, known for her florid canvases that draw equally on the traditions of French Rococo, Italian…
A Collector Clinched a Rare 17th-Century Terracotta Sculpture for a Record $2.85 Million at a French Auction. Now, the Louvre Is Snatching It
Imagine going to an auction house, determined to take home an art historical treasure. The piece you want sparks a…
7 Unbelievable and Contentious Takeaways From a New Documentary About ‘Salvator Mundi,’ the $450 Million ‘Lost Leonardo’
On March 5, 2014—less than a week after its founding—Artnet News published a short item based on a New York…
As Part of a $4.5 Billion Oxycontin Settlement, the Sackler Family Has Promised Not to Lend Its Name to Museums for Nine Years
The highly contested Purdue Pharma settlement over the prescription painkiller OxyContin is one step closer to being finalized, as 15…
A Leonardo da Vinci Drawing the Size of a Postage Stamp Sold for $12.2 Million at Christie’s (But It Only Got a Single Bid)
A 20-year-old record for the most expensive drawing by Leonardo da Vinci fell at Christie’s London, where Head of a Bear,…
Airbnb Will Offer Overnight Stays at the First Home Legendary Architect Antoni Gaudí Ever Designed for Just $1
For the first time ever, members of the public will have a chance to spend a night in the first…
Actor Sean Penn Decided He No Longer Wanted His Gun Collection. So He Hired Jeff Koons to Turn It Into a Sculpture
For Jeff Koons’s latest sculpture, the artist has used an unusual material: Guns. And not just any guns, but the gun…