8 Matisse Works Stolen From Library in Brazil
Two armed men stole over a dozen pieces of art from a São Paulo exhibition featuring works by the French painter and other artists.
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Ghana’s Ibrahim Mahama first African to top annual art power list
Artist who once draped Barbican in brightly coloured fabric says he is humbled by recognition in ArtReview rankings The Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has become the first African to be named the most influential figure in the art world in ArtReview magazine’s annual power list. Mahama, whose work often uses found materials including textile remnants, … Read more
Fabergé egg made for mother of Russia’s last tsar sells for £23m
Christie’s says the sale price is the highest for a Fabergé, beating a £8.9m auction in 2007 A vintage jewel-studded Fabergé egg that belonged to the mother of Russia’s last emperor has been sold for a record £22.9m in London. The Winter egg was commissioned in 1913 by Emperor Nicholas II as an Easter gift … Read more
Paintings by UK pioneer of abstract art to be displayed in West Country
Large-scale William Scott works feature in exhibition that tells story of artist’s friendship with Mark Rothko The story of how one of the UK’s great abstract painters was inspired by ordinariness – and the extraordinary meeting he had with an American artistic giant – is being told in a new exhibition in the West Country. … Read more
Suspects in Louvre Jewelry Heist Arrested, French Authorities Say
Thieves stole over $100 million in jewelry from the Paris museum. It is unclear how many people were arrested, but one man was caught while trying to leave France.
A Missing Picasso Is Found, and a Small Spanish Town Loses Its Air of Mystery
For a brief moment, the puzzle of what had happened to Pablo Picasso’s “Still Life With Guitar” infected Deifontes with caper fever.
Eight Shows to See While Art Basel Paris is On
An array of paintings, as well as textiles, films and handblown glass, will be on display across the French capital this month, while Art Basel Paris is on.