Read more about the article Titian Masterpiece Believed Lost For 150 Years After Being Owned By Englishman Set To Fetch Over GBP 1 Million At Auction
Titian's Penitent Magdalen which was considered lost, but was recently found in a private collection in London in England. (Dorotheum/Newsflash)
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Titian Masterpiece Believed Lost For 150 Years After Being Owned By Englishman Set To Fetch Over GBP 1 Million At Auction

A painting by famous Renaissance artist Titian which was considered lost for over 150 years will be auctioned at one of the world's oldest auction houses after it was recently rediscovered having been privately owned by an Englishman for years. The artwork, called 'Penitent Magdalen', will be showcased free of…

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April 26, 2022
Read more about the article Last Ever Velazquez To Go Under Hammer Sells For Staggering EUR 4.27 Million At Auction
'Portrait of a Knight' painted by Velazquez that goes up for auction in Madrid. (Newsflash)
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Last Ever Velazquez To Go Under Hammer Sells For Staggering EUR 4.27 Million At Auction

A painting by legendary 17th century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez has been sold at auction for a staggering EUR 4.27 million. The remarkably preserved oil painting 'Retrato de caballero' ('Portrait of a Gentleman') is believed to have been made between 1621 and 1623. It has been attributed to legendary Spanish…

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March 4, 2022
Read more about the article Last Ever Velazquez Painting To Go Under Hammer In Madrid
'Portrait of a Knight' painted by Velazquez that goes up for auction in Madrid. (Newsflash)
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Last Ever Velazquez Painting To Go Under Hammer In Madrid

A painting by legendary 17th century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez is set to go under the hammer in what is believed to be "the last ever chance to buy a Velazquez". The portrait that will be auctioned is believed to have been painted between 1621 and 1623 by legendary Spanish…

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February 19, 2022
Read more about the article Security Guard Who Drew Eyes On GBP 731,000 Painting Claims Teen Girls Asked Him To Do It
A vandal added eyes to non-objective figures in Anna Leporskaya's painting at an exhibition at the Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg, Russia in December 2021. (Newsflash)
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Security Guard Who Drew Eyes On GBP 731,000 Painting Claims Teen Girls Asked Him To Do It

The security guard who allegedly drew eyes on a GBP-731,000 painting claims some teenage girls gave him a pen, claimed the work of art was theirs, and asked him to add eyes to its blank faces. Alexander Vasiliev, 63, believing that the painting was a "childhood drawing"of theirs, said he…

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February 13, 2022
Read more about the article Valuable Modern Art Painting Destroyed After Bored Security Guard Draws Eyes On Faceless Figures On 1st Day At Work
A vandal added eyes to non-objective figures in Anna Leporskaya's painting at an exhibition at the Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg, Russia in December 2021. (Newsflash)
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Valuable Modern Art Painting Destroyed After Bored Security Guard Draws Eyes On Faceless Figures On 1st Day At Work

A valuable modern art painting has been destroyed after a bored security guard on his first day of work drew eyes on the faceless figures depicted in it. The painting, which was created by Anna Leporskaya, a student of Russian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich, was defaced at the Yeltsin Centre,…

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February 10, 2022