Artist Portraits
FRÉDÉRIC PAUL: Photographer in the style of old painters
Oct 10, 2019
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Frédéric Paul works with photography as others work with oil painting: by successive “glazes”, allowing different textures, palettes and patterns to be superimposed and integrated into his work. The result is a specific work to which the artist has chosen to affix a specific name, pinxophotography.
Art History
Surrealism Turns One Hundred Years Old: The Forgotten Works
Oct 14, 2024
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The year 2024 marks the centenary of Surrealism, a revolutionary art movement founded by André Breton that explored the unconscious and irrational through works by artists such as Dalí, Magritte, and Ernst. To mark this anniversary, Artmajeur celebrates with a selection of lesser-known works...
Art News
NFT's newest star is a 10-year-old autistic boy!
Sep 26, 2022
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8 minutes read
Sevi Agregado has only been painting for five years, but he has already shown his work with famous artists from around the world and in his own country.
Artist Portraits
Christophe Stephan Durand: At 9 years old I started drawing seriously
Nov 14, 2023
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"My artistic experience began very young. My father painted forgeries of masters. I remained in awe of his copies for a long time. At 9 years old I began to draw seriously. "...
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Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates have discovered an 8,500-year-old building
Feb 21, 2022
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Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates have discovered an 8,500-year-old building. The ruins are now the earliest known edifice in the Emirate of Dubai.
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An Italian painter is arrested in connection with the scandal over faked old masters
Jun 29, 2023
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Italian painter Pasquale "Lino" Frongia was arrested in Italy due to an international scandal involving fake Old Masters paintings. Frongia is tied to French art dealer Giuliano Ruffini, who is being investigated for selling fake paintings. Ruffini, his son Mathieu, and Frongia sold art for over $220 million.
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Garage museum in Moscow to expand into 100-year-old abandoned exhibition pavilion
Nov 22, 2021
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The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art will expand into Gorky Park's Hexagon pavilion. The historic building was intended as an exhibition hall by Ivan Zholtovsky a century ago. It has been hosted in the former Vremena Goda restaurant, refurbished by OMA, since 2015. The extension will include three exhibition galleries, a library, a café, and a bookshop. The construction schedule for the extension has not been published by the architect's firm.
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An American tourist intentionally broke two statues over 2,000 years old in the Vatican
Oct 7, 2022
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After being turned down for a meeting with the Pope, an American tourist breaks ancient statues at the Vatican.
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A 2,000-year-old, perfectly preserved blue Roman glass bowl has been discovered in the Netherlands
Jan 26, 2022
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Archaeologists excavating a site in Nijmegen, Netherlands' oldest city, find 2,000-year-old glass bowl. The blue glass bowl has been perfectly preserved, with no visible cracks or chips.
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Nine-Year-Old’s Exhibition Opens at Christie’s
May 28, 2024
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Nine-year-old Poppy Blackburn, who has battled leukemia since she was three, is hosting her own art exhibition at Christie’s in London from May 19 to 23, supported by the charity Make-A-Wish UK and Art of Wishes. The show features 28 of her vibrant paintings, including "Beads of Courage," and aims to raise funds through an online auction running from May 31.
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Patrick Drahi, owner of Sotheby's, considers an IPO of Sotheby's
Dec 21, 2021
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Patrick Drahi bought Sotheby's for $3.7 billion and turned it private. He is considering an initial public offering (IPO) for the 277-year-old auction house. The company reported $7.3 billion in sales for 2021 this week.
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A Child’s Curiosity Leads to Priceless Damage at Hecht Museum
Aug 29, 2024
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A four-year-old boy accidentally shattered a 3,500-year-old vase at the Hecht Museum in Haifa, Israel, prompting a gracious response from the museum, which is already working on restoring the artifact and has invited the family back for a special tour.
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Ghanaian Toddler Crowned World's Youngest Male Artist by Guinness World Records
May 30, 2024
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Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah from Ghana, at 1 year and 152 days old, has been named the world’s youngest male artist by Guinness World Records, having begun painting at just six months. His mother, Chantelle Kuukua Eghan, also an artist, discovered his talent while entertaining him, and his works have since gained significant attention, leading to exhibitions and numerous sales, including a commission from Ghana's first lady.
Artist Portraits
Ioana Baltan, inspired by simple elements of day-to-day life
May 17, 2023
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"The first thing that comes to my mind is a movie about Caravaggio that I saw when I was about 13 years old. At that time I used to love old masters' works. I remember finding that movie very inspiring and I think I felt for the first time that art is a field of freedom"...
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A man was arrested after scaling Mona Lisa
May 31, 2022
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A 36-year-old man was placed in psychiatric care after a painting's display case was covered in cake in an apparent climate protest.
Art History
Celebrating Growth: Exploring Shichi-Go-San Through Art
May 28, 2024
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Shichi-Go-San, a Japanese tradition dating back to the Heian period, celebrates the growth of young children, marked by rituals for three-, five-, and seven-year-olds. Through symbolic ceremonies and attire, it honors cultural heritage and familial unity, inspiring contemporary art that explores themes of tradition, growth, and cultural identity, bridging the past with modern interpretations of this cherished rite of passage.
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Her artwork sold for $400 at the beach three years ago. Today they are selling at auction for up to $1.6 million
Jun 20, 2022
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Breakthrough NYC artist, 27, fires agent who bought her work for $15,000 and sold it for $1.6 million a year later: Is now represented by 71-year-old famed dealer, who is also her lover and promises to "protect her from the big bad wolves."
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Environmental activists fined for damaging works of art
Jul 24, 2023
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Two environmental activists have been ordered to pay fines for sticking their hands to Raphael's "Sistine Madonna" on display at Dresden's Old Masters Gallery, according to city prosecutors.
Artist Portraits
Korean artist JENNY, the teddy bear hidden in the wardrobe
Mar 3, 2020
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Korean artist Jenny salvages old metal cabinets that irresistibly evoke old administrations. She cuts them up and reassembles them to make them much more playful or disconcerting objects.
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This Art Exhibition Can Only Be Viewed on a Game Boy!
Jan 19, 2022
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Artists who use the decades-old Game Boy Camera—which, yep, runs on the original Game Boy—are shown in the virtual gallery area.
Artist Portraits
Alex Loskutov, computer collages
Oct 5, 2022
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Alex Loskutov's figurative investigation, belonging to the computer collage pointillism style, is distinguished by the unprecedented technique resulting from the "assemblage" of car license plates or music albums...
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Kenneth Webb: From Prison to Art Gallery – A Solo Exhibition
Jan 13, 2025
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Kenneth Webb, a 34-year-old artist, presents his solo exhibition, “Hymns from the Cave,” at Huma Gallery in Los Angeles, tracing his inspiring journey from 16 years in prison for murder to his transformation into an accomplished artist. The exhibition, which combines work he created in prison and after his release, illustrates redemption and resilience through art.
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Madonna's provocative new post to pay tribute to Keith Haring
Dec 6, 2021
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Madonna paid tribute to the late artist Keith Haring on Instagram. The 63-year-old entertainer dressed in a white robe with bright graphic designs by Haring in a few new photos'. Here is a Beautiful Truth/ART and Friendships Never Die!'
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A painting exhibited at the "Rubens" exhibition in Genoa has been seized by the Italian police
Jan 5, 2023
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Four people are accused by the Carabinieri of degrading and illegally exporting the Old Master work, which has now been brought back to the Palazzo Ducale to be shown.
Art History
Top 8 most famous self-portraits in the history of art
Jan 22, 2021
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Embarquez avec nous pour une odyssée chronologique à travers l’Histoire de l’Art, et découvrez les plus grands joyaux de l’autoreprésentation !
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A Giacometti museum will open at Les Invalides in 2026 in Paris
Nov 15, 2022
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In 2026, there will be a Giacometti museum in Paris. It will be in the old Invalides train station and the basement of the esplanade. Museum will have a permanent collection of several hundred works by the artist.
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Picasso Forgeries Unveiled at Mona Museum: A New Controversy
Jul 11, 2024
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Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart is embroiled in controversy for displaying forged Picasso artworks created by Kirsha Kaechele, wife of the museum's owner, following earlier backlash for its gender-exclusive “Ladies Lounge” installation.
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Native American sacred cave auctioned for over $ 2 million
Sep 16, 2021
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A private cave containing more than 1,000-year-old Native American artwork was auctioned off in Missouri. Auctioneer refused to reveal the identity of the winner. Osage Nation leaders had hoped to purchase the land to "protect and preserve our most sacred site".
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The Gemäldegalerie in Berlin protects its paintings from torrential rains
Jun 27, 2023
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Berlin Museum Takes Precautions to Protect Old Masters Paintings from Heavy Rains
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York now employs Mako Komuro a former Princess of Japan
Apr 14, 2022
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Mako Komuro, Japan's former princess, has landed a job at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mako married her commoner college sweetheart Kei Komuro in October 2021. The 30-year-old daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito took away her royal position.
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A badly preserved copy of the Salvator Mundi, sold for a million euros, could be worth more!
Jan 26, 2023
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Indeed, the painting could be older, even for some a painting by the master.
Art History
Picasso: the Blue Period and the Rose Period compared
Sep 20, 2023
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It is undisputed, Picasso is one of the best-known artists in the world, so much so that I refuse to even introduce him, in order to avoid obvious repetitions, which would turn the noses of the most knowledgeable art experts...
Art History
Australian art: kangaroos, landscapes and contemporary artists
May 21, 2023
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I thought I would entrust the narrative of the early years of Australian art, as well as its subsequent Europeanization, to the kangaroo, a symbolic animal of Oceania that will be used as a conduit between Aboriginal and Western figurative expression...
Lifestyle
Were "Nike sneakers" found on a 17th century painting?
May 23, 2023
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A mother and daughter couldn't help but notice what looks like Nike trainers in a picture at the National Portrait Gallery. This has brought the painting a lot of attention.
Art History
6 Things to Know about Berthe Morisot
Sep 24, 2021
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Independent and indispensable to Impressionism, Berthe Morisot is an UFO in the history of Art. Like Frida Kahlo, Niki de Saint Phalle, Artemisia Gentileschi or Suzanne Valandon, she’s a woman in a men’s world, who managed to impose herself and convert the difficulties of her existence into creative gunpowder.
Art History
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Jun 9, 2023
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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, born on 6th March 1475 and passing away on 18th February 1564, was an Italian artist renowned as a sculptor, painter, architect, and poet during the High Renaissance period...