Tag: Painting
Lost masterpiece sells for $6.5m
A painting by Italian master Giambattista Tiepolo, thought lost until its discovery in the attic of a French chateau, has been sold for more than 2 million pounds, auctioneers Christie's said.[MORE]
Art, music cut from Sydney youth programs
Youth workers in south western Sydney say a proposed restructure of services could have a considerable social impact.[MORE]
France turns over stolen Matisse
A Matisse painting stolen by the Nazis from a wealthy German Jewish businessman and kept in France for nearly 60 years has been returned to the rightful owner's heirs.[MORE]
Infamous Renaissance woman subject of mystery portrait
Art sleuths say a portrait bought by the NGV in 1965 is of the infamous Lucrezia Borgia.[MORE]
Whiteley auction a rare success
Whiteley auction result boosts waning art market and NSW gallery's Cezanne fund.[MORE]
Rare works of Bacon defy art auction gloom
Two paintings of Francis Bacon, by an Australian artist believed to have been his lover, were sold for well over their pre-auction price last night.[MORE]
Whiteley's Balmoral nets $990k for Cezanne fund
NSW art gallery sells Whiteley, Perceval works to help pay for its $16.2m Cezanne.[MORE]
Watiyawanu artists prepare for Alice exhibition
Alice Springs residents will be treated to their first ever group art show from the Watiyawanu Artists of Mount Liebig this weekend.[MORE]
Resale royalty scheme disappoints art industry
Lobbyists say Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett has failed to deliver a strong resale royalty scheme to artists.[MORE]
Gallery sells Whiteley, Perceval for Cezanne
Art Gallery of NSW to auction two Aussie pieces to help pay for a $16.2m Cezanne.[MORE]
Bacon self-portrait fails to sell
A Francis Bacon self-portrait failed to sell at auction in New York on Wednesday (local time), in another sign the souring economy is having a crushing effect on this season's art sales.[MORE]
Artist Alan Jones wins Paddington prize
Sydney artist Alan Jones has won this year's Paddington Art Prize for his work Painting 63.[MORE]
Indigenous 'Picasso of the Kimberley' dies
A respected Western Australian Indigenous artist, who has shown his paintings internationally, has died at Derby in the state's north.[MORE]
Russian painting sells for more than $88m
An abstract painting by early 20th century Russian artist Kazimir Malevich has sold for just under $US60 million ($88.8 million) in New York, bucking a dismal auction market.[MORE]
Melbourne woman takes top Deloraine craft prize
Melbourne designer Kim Simon has won the $10,000 Premier's Award for Excellence at the Tasmanian Craft Fair in Deloraine. [MORE]
Dodgy 'Indigenous' art seller deregistered
Consumer Affairs says a seller who appears to have faked online advertisements for Indigenous art from the Northern Territory has been deregistered.[MORE]
Picasso painting pulled from sale
Sotheby's has withdrawn a Picasso cubist painting that was set to be auctioned as part of an impressionist and modern art sale this week.[MORE]
Banksy art is graffiti, rules London council
London's Westminster Council says a work by underground artist Banksy is graffiti and will be painted over.[MORE]
Crisis hampers campaign to buy Titians
Financial crisis hampers galleries' efforts to buy two works by Renaissance master Titian.[MORE]
Auction to raise funds for Cezanne purchase
Aussie artists donate works to help fund the NSW gallery's Cezanne purchase.[MORE]
Surrealist painter James Gleeson dies
James Gleeson, one of Australia's leading surrealist painters, has died aged 92.[MORE]
Freud portrait of Bacon sells for $13m
An unfinished portrait of Francis Bacon by Lucian Freud, one of only two he ever painted of his friend and the only one whose whereabouts is known, has sold for 5.4 million pounds ($13.5 million), British auction house Christie's said.[MORE]
Warhol's Skulls fetches $10.8m at auction
An Andy Warhol painting sold for more than $US7.5 million ($10.8 million) at auction, auctioneer Sotheby's said.[MORE]
National Gallery to host Degas exhibition
The National Gallery of Australia will host the first exhibition of French impressionist artist Degas.[MORE]
Gallery tribute to art school founder
The Art Gallery of SA mounts a display to mark the life of artist Ruth Tuck.[MORE]
