Family unknowingly had rare, valuable painting for 150 years
A painting hanging in a French family's living room turned out to be far more valuable than just another trinket or heirloom.
The Lion Painting Hanging in a Family’s Living Room? It Was a Rare Delacroix All Along
An original oil painting by Eugène Delacroix was hanging in French home for over 150 years—it's now expected to fetch ...
Painting Hung in Family Home for 150 Years—Then They Discovered Its Value
Auctioneer Malo de Lussac stumbled on a true treasure: an original oil-on-canvas painting by Eugène Delacroix, one of France's greatest 19th-century Romantic artists. The piece, titled Study of ...
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Hidden for 160 years, painting by French romanticism master Delacroix to sell at auction
A painting by French romantic Master Eugene Delacroix that has resurfaced after 160 years is about to go on sale at an auction in Paris, Reuters reports.
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50 Nude Nail Designs That Will Keep Your Mani On-Point in 2025
Nude nail designs are seriously classy, and the Grazia team has found the best. From sheer gloss to modern French tips, these are the ones to try now.
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What we've learned about cleaning up major oil spills since Deepwater Horizon
Over a decade on from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, could we do a better job at cleaning it up today? (Credit: Getty Images) Major oil spills can be catastrophic for seabirds and marine life.
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Top U.S. Officials to Meet Ukraine Counterparts Next Week in Saudi Arabia
The Trump administration believes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has apologized for his recent behavior, and top U.S. officials are prepared to meet with Ukrainian officials in Saudi ...
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Banksy "Crude Oil (Vettriano)" painting from collection of Blink-182 bassist sells for $5.5 million
Entitled "Crude Oil (Vettriano)" and sometimes called "Toxic beach," the painting first revealed by Banksy in 2005 was sold at Sotheby's in London, from the collection of Mark Hoppus, bassist with ...
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Jack Vettriano death: Scottish painter behind iconic The Singing Butler found dead at French apartment
His publicist said in a statement: “Jack Vettriano’s passing marks the end of an era for contemporary Scottish art. His evocative and timeless works will continue to captivate and inspire ...
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Hal Hirshorn, Artist of Otherworldly Photos and Paintings, Dies at 60
A ubiquitous presence in New York’s art world, he also existed outside it, using 19th-century techniques to create ethereal, haunting images. By Clay Risen Hal Hirshorn, an artist known for his ...
The Art Newspaper25d
Jack Vettriano, immensely popular artist whose market success reflected 'an appetite for the glamorous', has died, aged 73
His subject, he said in 2013, was love and courtship. His record-setting painting was reimagined by Banksy in Crude Oil (Vettriano) (2005), which goes on sale at Sotheby's London on 4 March ...
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‘Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men’ Review: A Master’s Masculine Works
19, 2011, the front page of the Boston Globe featured a painting of a nude man ... now treasured collection to the French state.