How the Impressionists Became the World’s Favorite Painters, and the Most Misunderstood
Exactly 150 years ago, Monet, Degas, Renoir and their pals spurred an artistic revolution. Can we still see the defiance ...
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Lucian Freud's Ria leads Christie's Frieze week evening sale at £11.8m
Despite some tense moments and a difficult market, the event proved solid, 'affirming' the auction house's decision to scrap ...
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Koons ‘Balloon Monkey’ Makes $9.9 Million at ‘Solid’ $107 Million Christie’s Auction in London
The art market is down, but Christie's hosted a $107 million auction in London that one veteran dealer termed "solid." ...
Nazi-looted Monet artwork returned to family generations later
A Nazi-looted Claude Monet pastel has been returned to descendants of the man who owned it when it was seized in Austria ...
Nazi-looted Monet, missing for over 80 years, returned heirs of original owners in New Orleans: FBI
A Monet artwork believed to have been lost during Nazi occupation in WWII has been returned to its rightful owners after a lengthy investigation spanning decades and continents.
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After 86 years in limbo, FBI helps family recover a Monet stolen by Nazis and found in Louisiana
A Monet drawing that was stolen by the Nazis was tracked to Port Sulphur Louisiana and was returned to the heirs by the FBI ...
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An Art Dealer Bought This Painting at a Barn Sale for $50. It Turned Out to Be an Emily Carr Worth Nearly $150,000
The Canadian Post-Impressionist artist was famous for her evocative landscapes and paintings incorporating motifs from First ...
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Consignors Revealed! Eric Clapton and Damien Hirst Are Selling Art in London This Week
Eric Clapton, Damien Hirst, and an Australian billionaire are among the collectors selling in London this week.
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Impressionism is a war story. But also a love story.
But it is no less real for that. And art is one of the methods invented by humans to record and rekindle it. Manet and Morisot were both key figures in what became the impressionist movement: Manet ...
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Emily Carr Painting Found at Barn Sale Could Sell for $147K
At a barn sale in the Hamptons earlier this year, New York art dealer Allen Treibitz plucked a cool-hued painting off the wall and purchased it for $50. In the bottom right corner, a signature and ...