Emil Bührle acquired the painting «La Route montante» in March 1937 at an auction at the Moos Gallery in Geneva. Richard Semmel, a German-Jewish businessman and art collector had consigned the ...

UNESCO expresses its grave concern over the increasing threats affecting the World Heritage site ‘Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’, following the ...

On Saturday 16 November 2024 a new exhibition opened in the Gregynog Gallery at the National Library of Wales, which combines his substantial collection with items from the National Art Collection at ...

A rare condom dating from 1830 will go on display at the Rijksmuseum on 3 June 2025. This almost 200-year-old contraceptive – probably made from a sheep’s appendix – features an erotic etching ...

Matisse added a jumble of colourful individual brushstrokes to the drawn lines, creating a dynamic scene with a sense of immediacy. His approach is reminiscent of how Van Gogh constructed his reed pen ...

On Saturday 31 May 2025, the V&A’s new working store and visitor attraction, V&A East Storehouse, opens its doors to the public for the first time following 10 years of planning and extensive audience ...

Assembled with passion, dedication and careful research, Chalençon’s collection ranks among the most significant Napoleonic collections in private hands and has been exhibited around the world, ...

'The Clean Room' made its debut as one of the thematic pavilions at the prestigious Malta Biennale 2024, the installation not only moved visitors but also impressed the jury. Muller was awarded the ...

A Banquet Still Life (1622) by Delft-born Floris van Dijck (about 1575 ‒ before 1651) is the largest work by the artist to have survived and, within his small oeuvre, ranks as among his most ...

The room was filled with energy from start to finish, with spirited bidding coming in globally from clients on the phone, in the room, and online. In total, the sale achieved $96.5 million, selling 92 ...

The main lot at the auction, the Giacometti sculpture, exhibited at the 1956 Venice Biennale failed to sell. The work was offered without a guarantee, at $59 million. Though a handful of bids got the ...

A particular mold has infected a number of museums in Denmark. This is reported by the Danish newspaper DR, which spoke with Camilla Jul Bastholm, head of conservation and storage at the National ...