Exemplifying the rare and magnificent lots offered in The Exceptional Sale on 1 July at Christie’s, a Union Jack Flown by HMS Spartiate at The Battle of Trafalgar will be a leading highlight during ...

O’Keeffe herself often commented that the colour and form of the flowers was more important than the subject matter, suggesting that she was interested in the natural form and capturing its beauty.

Simon studied History of Art at Oxford University under Francis Haskell before moving to France in 1985 as Paris correspondent for Antiques Trade Gazette and Art+Auction. Since 2008 he has worked as ...

Sandro Botticelli, born Alessandro di Mariano Filipe around the year 1445, spent the majority of his life living and working in Florence. He was very well known and celebrated during his lifetime and ...

“I paint myself because I’m so often alone and because I am the subject I know best,” Frida Kahlo. Born and raised in Mexico to a German father and a Pacific Islander mother, Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) ...

The artistic career of Gerhard Richter, born in 1932, began at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. Already during his training, the talented student was greatly encouraged by his teacher Heinz Lohmar ...

A rare condom dating from 1830 will go on display at the Rijksmuseum on 3 June 2025. This almost 200-year-old contraceptive – probably made from a sheep’s appendix – features an erotic etching ...

Aina Pomar graduated in Sociology and Photography before completing a Master in New Media Art Curatorship. She has collaborated with Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Majorca and with CCCBLab and Fundació ...

Emergency services remain at the scene as they work to successfully extinguish the blaze, the Mayor of Rouen, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol said: "Start of fire in progress on the spire of the cathedral of ...

A Chinese appeals court upheld the initial ruling, ordering Ye to pay €650,000 in damages and issue an apology in China’s largest newspaper within ten days. Failure to do so could result in ...

American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein shook up the art world with his comic-strip inspired paintings and his bold reproductions of cartoon characters. He took images from popular culture, and ...

Now, under the direction of Daniel Hug for over 16 years, ART COLOGNE continues to embrace its roots while adapting to an evolving market and cultural landscape. In this interview, Daniel Hug reflects ...