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Ten Painted Waves on Canvas: The Sea That Shaped Art History

Art history • 9 minutes read
A top ten of the most popular paintings that depict the ocean in all its nuances—calm, meditative, romantic, or majestic. Ten iconic works accompanied by brief anecdotes and curiosities that reveal the timeless allure of the sea as seen through the eyes of art…

Christie’s Bets Big on Asia: Monet's "Nymphéas" to Lead $35M Auction in Hong Kong

Art News • 1 minutes read
Christie’s will inaugurate its new Asia headquarters in Hong Kong on September 26 with a landmark evening sale featuring Claude Monet’s Nymphéas, marking its auction debut and testing the region's growing market for Western art.

French Culture Minister Advocates for Stricter Laws Against Art Activism

Art News • 2 minutes read
The defacement of Monet's painting by a Riposte Alimentaire activist prompted Culture Minister Rachida Dati to advocate for tougher laws against such vandalism. This incident has reignited debates about the boundaries of protest and artistic expression in France, raising questions about the balance between protecting cultural heritage and upholding freedom of expression.

France and Italy: peaceful clash of figurative traditions!

Art history • 10 minutes read
Just as happens at the World Cup or the Europeans, spectators take their seats to watch, once again, the confrontation between France and Italy, cousin countries, but very competitive with each other. What are they competing for?

The Union League Club sells a Monet to finance the renovation of its facilities

Art News • 2 minutes read
The Union League Club of Chicago plans to sell its Claude Monet painting "Pommiers en Fleurs" to fund renovations at its historic facility. The proceeds will enhance member services, reduce debt, and contribute to the club's American art collection.

Environmental Protesters Target Monet's 'Spring' with Soup in Museum Incident

Art News • 2 minutes read
Activists splattered soup on Claude Monet's "Le Printemps" in a museum in southeast France, part of a series of protests to highlight environmental concerns. The museum intends to pursue legal action, while the group behind the act, Riposte Alimentaire, emphasizes the urgency of combating climate change for the sake of future art and society.

Adrian Cheng: the visionary behind K11

Famous collectors • 9 minutes read
Adrian Cheng is recognized as the visionary behind K11, an enterprise that encompasses a diverse range of commercial, cultural, and residential projects...

What's the color for 2024?

Art history • 8 minutes read
Before revealing the color of the year clearly, I'll provide you with some clues that will gradually lead us to the shade chosen as the 2024 Pantone color. To begin in this direction, there is a fruit that can introduce us to the hue chosen by this American company, and that is the peach, whose juicy nectar has also inspired great masterpieces in the history of art by masters such as....

Top 10 Impressionist Paintings

Impressionism • 12 minutes read
How did Impressionism come into being? Like all things, it started with an idea! The artists in question decided to paint the reality around them in a very simple way, leaving aside the more complex and well-trodden historical and mythological subjects...

Sotheby's evening auction of modern art netted $224 million

Art news • 4 minutes read
Sotheby's auction of 20th-century art raked in $224 million in just a brisk 90 minutes on Monday at their York Avenue headquarters. The collection of 31 items fetched a combined hammer price of $190 million, falling short of the house's initial estimate of at least $200 million...

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