Plus, the challenges facing the Old Master market and a lithograph by Honoré Daumier
The category’s extraordinary works sell well, but the middle and lower ends of the market are in need of new ideas
Scientists discovered extra seam during Operation Night Watch conservation project at the Rijksmuseum
Evening sales at Sotheby's and Christie's drew in £19.4m and £21.3m, respectively
The painting could more than double the Spanish Old Master's auction record when it hits the block at Sotheby's
The culture ministry had been given 30 months to raise the funds to purchase the work after its sale at auction in 2019 was halted
The exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery will display rarely shown drawings, while the Städel Museum survey will show what might be the artist’s oldest known painting
Layers of earlier well-meaning but overzealous restoration work had obscured the Old Master’s hand—until now
Arthur Brand, who helped to recover a Van Gogh painting last month, says he was watching a "boring football game" when the surprising delivery was made
The painting, acquired by Augustus III, hung in a Soviet general’s home after the war
New show will examine the political and economic conditions that shaped the family’s fortunes
Connoisseurs and app makers agree on one thing: artificial intelligence-driven apps may supplement but do not replace the human eye and expertise in assessing a picture’s authorship
The 17th-century Bologna-based painter is the subject of a concentrated presentation at Robert Simon Gallery in New York
First major survey of Dutch painter in three decades will include reunited panels and monumental paintings
The so-called de Brécy Tondo has in the past been assumed to be a Victorian copy
The auction house made £53.9m (with fees) from 38 lots, and saw a new record established for Fra Angelico
The £39.4m auction was led by a 15th-century painting by the Master of the Baroncelli Portraits at £7.9m, while a new record was set for a work by William Hogarth—albeit sold to a single bid
The annual eclectic gallery trail finishes on Friday, with 51 participants to see around central London
Lino Frongia is suspected of producing the fakes that sold for millions of euros
Bold pairings of paintings by the contemporary German artist with those of the Old Masters are both provocative and elegiac
The recently-closed exhibition drew 650,000 visitors in its four month run
Rediscovered panel painting comes to Christie’s evening sale in London next month with an estimate of £4m-£6m
Specialists at Christie’s and Sotheby’s dismissed concerns about a decline in the Old Masters market
Experts from around the world have revealed fascinating new information about the Dutch Old Master and his works
An exhibition of the 16th-century Italian painter at the National Gallery of Ireland tells the story of her unique circumstances and reveals the results of a recently restored work
The French head of state and First Lady pondered over masterpieces such as The Milkmaid and The Lacemaker
Collectors tend towards safety in times of trouble—and current uncertainty is causing a shift in buying habits
Works from the Pinacoteca di Brera have been blown up and pasted in high definition on the walls of the Humanitas hospital in Ronzano to improve patients' well-being
Manhattan-based Christopher Bishop Fine Art has purchased the fair
The sector could benefit from cross-over buyers influenced by fashion designers and institutions looking to diversify collections