University scholar solves portrait theft mystery
The theft of an oil sketch from a stately home in Northamptonshire remained a riddle for 70 years.
Billionaire art lover Albert Barnes was brilliant in business. He was also ‘emotionally, socially incredibly stupid.’
Art critic Blake Gopnik spent hundreds of hours immersed in Barnes’s archives. The result is 'The Maverick’s Museum: Albert Barnes and His American Dream.' ...
Art Seizures at the Met Caused Concern. His Job Is to Address It.
After surrendering scores of art works thought looted, the museum is looking to its new head of provenance research to police ...
The Biggest Unsolved Art Heist Happened 35 Years Ago: Why Lead Investigator Believes 'Paintings Will Be Recovered'
In 1990, two thieves posing as police officers made off with 13 works of art worth $500 million from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ...
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The ‘FBI’ Seized a Stolen Rembrandt in a Gallery Raid; It Was a Movie Promotion Stunt
The stunt cleverly tested—and demonstrated—a new dimension in which performance art can gain traction today: as content.
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This artist wants his 'weird, bad art' to bring Kelowna's rich and poor together
Patrick Lundeen has used his artistic skills to transform his work from paintings and sculptures he sold to creations no one wants to buy. As this year’s City of Kelowna Artist in Residence, he ...