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Ancient paintings of humanoid figures, bizarre creatures and familiar animals have been discovered under rock overhang that was once used as shelter ‘several hundred of years ago.’ A team from the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland spotted the four paintings while excavating the Amak’hee 4 rock shelter site in Tanzania that was once home to … Read more
Paintings by Sir Winston Churchill have sharply risen in value following The Crown, which offered an insight into the war-time Prime Minister’s life. The popular Netflix drama gave a generous portrayal of Churchill, played by John Lithgow, 69, as a major guiding light for the young Queen Elizabeth, reminding her of her duties before leaving … Read more
It was a scam that worked for years: Have a master forger create counterfeit Rothkos and Pollocks, doctor the paintings to age them, and then sell the fakes for millions of dollars through New York City’s oldest gallery and a prominent art dealer. Wealthy collectors and institutions paid $80 million for more than 60 copies … Read more
Cocaine shipment worth $227,000 found hidden within 12 Diego Maradona paintings that drug trafficker tried to smuggle into Turkey Turkey customs officers discovered 2.65 kilos of cocaine hidden in caricature paintings of late soccer legend Diego Maradona Authorities placed in custody a 72-year-old German man who was arriving on a flight from Colombia on Wednesday … Read more
The Sistine Chapel of the ancients’: Eight-mile wall of prehistoric paintings of animals and humans is discovered in heart of the Amazon rainforest Eight-mile wall of prehistoric rock art in Colombia features animals and humans Discovered in the Amazonian rainforest after it was created up to 12,500 years Found on cliff faces last year in … Read more
Tate Modern bosses suspend curator for slamming their decision to postpone show featuring Ku Klux Klan paintings as ‘extremely patronising to viewers’ The Tate Modern will delay show of Philip Guston’s work for four years Guston’s work features Ku Klux Klan figures and comments on racial justice Curator Mark Godfrey was suspended from gallery for criticising … Read more
A British student has discovered that one of America’s most celebrated artists copied many of his earlier works from other paintings. Louis Shadwick, researching a doctorate on Edward Hopper at the Courtauld Institute in London, found the great realist painter’s works were strikingly similar to others. His discovery is leading to a reassessment of the … Read more
Life imitating art! Creative pensioners stun Chinese social media with their incredible recreations of famous paintings Elderly residents at a Shanghai nursing home became viral for their recreations Footage shows them turning into renowned painting figures with a makeover The pensioners recreated artworks including ‘The Scream’ and ‘Portrait of a Man’ They hoped to challenge … Read more
Three paintings set to be put on the wall of STUDENT FLAT in Stoke by landlord are revealed to be the work of celebrated Chinese artist and worth £20,000 Paintings that were to hang in a student flat in Stoke are set to fetch £20,000 Three paintings were bought in the 1950s and found in … Read more
Art curators could face competition as researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) that can spot ‘hidden connections’ between paintings. Parallels in styles, themes and motifs can link artworks painted in vastly different points in time and space — and shine new light on both works. However, even the most knowledgeable of art critics could … Read more