Tag: Painting
Museum to pay $21m for stolen painting
The Leopold Museum in Austria has agreed to pay an Austrian Jewish woman's estate $US19 million ($21.5 million) for a painting a Nazi stole from her in World War II, US officials say.[MORE]
Mona Lisa x-ray reveals Da Vinci's light touch
French scientists have shone new light on the painting technique that allowed Renaissance master Leonardo Da Vinci to give the Mona Lisa such an extraordinary delicate charm.[MORE]
WWII-era art returned to Germany
Eleven oil paintings taken by a US soldier at the end of World War II are being sent back to a museum in the small German town of Pirmasens.[MORE]
Da Vinci's Virgin Of The Rocks decoded
Restoration reveals Virgin Of The Rocks was painted entirely by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci.[MORE]
Diana's brother sells Rubens for $16m
A painting by Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens, put up for auction by the late Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer as part of a clear-out sale, has sold for 9 million pounds ($16 million).[MORE]
Yale finds Velazquez masterpiece in storage
A painting in Yale University's vast art collection that had been attributed to an unknown 17th century Spanish painter is in fact a work by Spanish master Diego Velazquez, the school said.[MORE]
Chinese painter Wu Guanzhong dies aged 90
Wu Guanzhong, who rose to international fame as one of the fathers of modern Chinese painting after years of persecution during the cultural revolution, has died aged 90.[MORE]
Artist to showcase north-west in exhibition
A Tom Price artist is to launch her first solo exhibition showcasing paintings of the north-west.[MORE]
Manet self-portrait fetches record $37.7 million
A self-portrait by French painter Edouard Manet sold for a record 22.4 million pounds ($37.7 million) at Sotheby's in London.[MORE]
Artist Charles McCubbin dies at 79
Victorian artist and naturalist Charles McCubbin has died aged 79. [MORE]
Art collectors to lose out under super changes
Artists say their industry could lose millions of dollars if people managing their own super funds are prohibited from investing in artworks.[MORE]
Modernist painter Sigmar Polke dead at 69
One of Germany's most important painters, the modernist Sigmar Polke, has died aged 69 after a long battle with cancer, his dealer Erhard Klein said on Friday.[MORE]
Portrait recognises activist Marcia Langton
National Portrait Gallery unveils portrait of leading Aboriginal activist Marcia Langton.[MORE]
Auctioneer says art royalties law will hurt new artists
A fine art auction house says new and emerging artists will be the losers under new royalty rights laws.[MORE]
Monet brought to life from above
North of Paris some 1,250 Claude Monet lovers attempt to create the world's biggest live painting.[MORE]
Court orders fake artworks to be destroyed
A Melbourne court has found an art dealer breached fair trading laws when he sold fake works of art.[MORE]
Look at me: portraiture in a digital world
A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery takes a look at what is considered portraiture in the digital age.[MORE]
Art heist blamed on broken alarm
A broken alarm system is being blamed for the theft of five masterpieces from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.[MORE]
Framing conflict: art from inside the war zone
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Paintings and photographs featuring Australian troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on show in Canberra.[MORE]
Matisse, Picasso works snatched in Paris heist
A lone thief has carried out the biggest known robbery of a Paris museum and fled with five paintings by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and other major names.[MORE]
Prince of Darkness is people's choice
Craig Ruddy's portrait of Aboriginal filmmaker Warwick Thornton wins the Archibald People's Choice Award.[MORE]
Heysen's grand vision on show in Canberra
Hans Heysen's paintings epitomise the Australian landscape from its distinctive gum trees to the stark mountains of the Flinders Ranges. [MORE]
Coltrane painting fails to sell
A painting of a train by Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane has failed to sell at auction.[MORE]
Fight over late artist's works continues
A lawyer for a former nurse says paintings she was accused of unlawfully keeping should be returned to her without the need for a civil trial.[MORE]
Portrait insight into 19th century lives
An exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery is offering a glimpse into the private lives of couples in 19th century Australia.[MORE]
