WORLD ART
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Rembrandt’s ‘The Standard Bearer’ Debuts at the Rijksmuseum with Free Entry
Following a nationwide tour, Rembrandt’s The Standard Bearer (1636) was unveiled at the Rijksmuseum on Thursday. Entrance fees to...
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Who Was Charmion von Wiegand and Why Is She Important?
What would she do if she could do anything, Charmion von Wiegand’s psychoanalyst asked her in 1927. “Why, paint, of course,” she answered. When...
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Elena Filipovic Becomes Director of Switzerland’s Kunstmuseum Basel
Kunsthalle Basel curator Elena Filipovic will become the director of the Kunstmuseum Basel in Switzerland, where she will start in that new...
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Sotheby’s 3AC Bankruptcy Auction Nets $11 Million In What Might Be Final Hurrah for NFTs
After the founders of a crypto firm called Three Arrows Capital purchased a coveted Dmitri Cherniak NFT for $5.8 million in August 2021, they...
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‘Incredibly Rare’ Roman Mausoleum Unearthed in London
A Roman mausoleum was uncovered below a south London construction site by a team from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA). The...
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How an Installation by Architect Andrés Jaque Predicted New York’s Orange, Apocalyptic Smog
When smoke from wildfires in Canada turned the New York City air orange last week, architect Andrés Jaque noted an eery parallel between the...
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Boston MFA Reaches Deal with Jewish Heirs Whose Painting Was Sold to Hitler
The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, two donors, and the heirs of Jewish art dealers Paul Graupe and Arthur Goldschmidt have reached a deal...
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Munich Will Get Damien Hirst Survey, King Charles Childhood Drawings Go to Auction, and More: Morning Links for June 15, 2023
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Climate Activists Smear Red Paint on Monet Painting at National Museum in Sweden
Two climate activists smeared red paint and glued their hands to the protective glass on a Monet painting on display at the National Museum in...
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Gustav Klimt’s Last Portrait Expected to Sell for More Than $80 M. at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s will auction the last portrait by Gustav Klimt, the 1917 painting Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan) , with the expectation that...