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28 October 2026

A Painting Owned by Dutch Jewish Collector Once Hung in Hitler's Home, New Research Finds

A Nazi-looted painting that once belonged to a Dutch Jewish family, and at one point hung in Adolf Hitler's home, has been traced in new research, the Dutch newspaper Het Parool reports. The work in question is German painter Carl Gottlieb Peschel Joseph Sold by His Brothers (1831), which shows the biblical scene of Joseph being sold into slavery in Egypt. ... read more (external link)

28 October 2026

Klimt Landscape That Once Made Auction History Could Net $80M at Christie's

Another heavyweight has entered the ring for New York's marquee auction week in November. A luminous landscape by Gustav Klimt with a storied history is anchoring Christie's 20th-century sale, arriving with a $60 million - $80 million estimate. ... read more (external link)

28 October 2026

Jodi the Nanotyrannus Nets $47.3M at Auction, Crushing Its Estimate

Call it a science-mandated rebrand. In 2023, a menacing dinosaur skeleton towered over visitors at Frieze London. It was billed as Chomper, a juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex, and slapped with a $20 million price tag. Three years and one paleontology paper later, that same specimen is named Jodi, classified as a Nanotyrannus, and just sold at Sotheby's New York for $47.3 million�more than five times its high estimate of $9 million. ... read more (external link)

28 October 2026

Researchers Trace Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night to a Specific Dark Sky in 1889

The storied Starry Night that has mesmerized countless eyes since Vincent van Gogh painted it may have been cribbed from an actual night sky over France in July 1889. As reported by the Associated Press, A South Korean team reported Thursday that after years of forensic astronomy and research into the Dutch artist, they have matched his masterpiece to a predawn sky over France's Saint-Remy de Provence right around July 22, 1889. That's a month later than the long-accepted time frame for the postimpressionist painting depicting a crescent moon and Venus surrounded by a sky of swirling stars with a village nestled below and cypress trees looming on one side. ... read more (external link)

21 October 2026

Ooh L� L�! 10 Must-See Shows in Paris This Fall

It's fall in Paris! Art fairs from Art Basel to Design Miami are descending on the capital, as are a host of exhibitions that will leave you spoiled for choice. From a vast photography survey and a celebration of landscapes to spotlights on art giants like Zurbarein and Mary Cassatt, we've rounded up a selection of shows that can't be missed. ... read more (external link)

21 October 2026

Art Basel Paris Opens Avant Premiere with Good Energy a Smattering of Sales, and One $100 M. Work

What's the vibe in Paris, you may be asking? While the detritus of the weekend's protests marks many of the city's arrondissements, the art world is proceeding with business as usual, with events and openings going on as planned Monday night and Tuesday, culminating in the opening of Art Basel Paris Avant Premiere preview at 3 p.m. ... read more (external link)

21 October 2026

Previously Unknown Canaletto Drawing Heads to Auction After Centuries in Private Hand

A previously unknown drawing by 18th century Italian painter and printmaker Canaletto is heading to auction in England next week with an estimate of $53,000 to $79,000, after two centuries apparently spent in a single family's collection. ... read more (external link)

21 October 2026

British Museum Lands Major $40M Donation

The British Museum announced a GBP 30 million ($40 million) donation from a single donor ahead of its second annual ball on October 17. The funds will go towards the museum GBP1 billion Masterplawhich in s centered on the redevelopment of its Western Range galleries, led by architect Lina Ghotmeh. ... read more (external link)

14 October 2026

Phillips to Sell Rare Amedeo Modigliani Sculpture for $35 M. During New York Sales

With the hope of catching Modigliani momentum evident at auctions in Europe over the past couple years, Phillips is bringing a rare sculpture by the Italian-born modernist to the marquee New York sales in November with a hefty price tag. ... read more (external link)

14 October 2026

Dealer Adam Shopkorn's Alternative Route to Frieze London With Haitian Artist Myrlande Constant

Dealer Adam Shopkorn of New York based gallery Fort Gansevoort has always taken an unorthodox route when it comes to the business he cofounded in 2015 with his wife, Carolyn Tate Angel. After participating at Frieze Los Angeles this past February, he will show at the fair's London edition this week with a solo booth dedicated to the textile flags of Haitian artist Myrlande Constant, who is living in a state of emergency in her home country. ... read more (external link)

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