Police in Brazil discovered a painting by pioneering modernist Tarsila do Amaral — worth an estimated 300 million reais ($59 million) —during a police operation on Aug. 10. The police … Read more
Ibiza authorities seized a Picasso sketch worth more than $460,000 after a traveler failed to declare it to airport customs. Spain’s Tax Agency and Civil Guard announced the details of … Read more
Claes Oldenburg, an influential pop art sculptor known for making gigantic everyday objects, died on July 18 at the age of 93. Pace Gallery, which has represented Oldenburg since 1960, … Read more
The director-general of the world-famous German art show Documenta resigned from her post on July 16 amid outrage over an anti-Semitic artwork. The supervisory board of Documenta announced that an … Read more
Experts at the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) have discovered a previously unknown self-portrait of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh hidden in the back of another painting after more than … Read more
Climate protesters glued themselves to a 200-year-old John Constable masterpiece at London’s National Gallery on Monday. A pair of climate activists from Just Stop Oil covered John Constable’s famous landscape … Read more
Non-profit association Frankfurter Kultur Komitee (FraKK) announced it would auction the euro sculpture outside the former European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany because of its expensive maintenance. FraKK, the sculpture’s … Read more
An art show in Germany will remove a major artwork by a group of Indonesian artists following anti-Semitism allegations. Documenta — one of the world’s leading shows of contemporary art … Read more
Qatari officials will return a 900-year-old looted artefact back to Afghanistan that was initially purchased by Malaysia’s Islamic Arts Museum from an English dealer. Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Malaysia, Moheb Rahman … Read more
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recovered and returned two paintings to their rightful owners after they were stolen 50 years ago. The FBI’s Art Crime Team returned two paintings … Read more