Diary: Helena Newman
The chairman of Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art Department, Europe, on auctions in unusual locations, evenings where music and art…
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9 famous pieces of stolen art
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Why Nine Elms’ Redevelopment is Spooking Pimlico Residents
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Why Are We So Surprised by Politicians Shortcomings?
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ByAfter Christie’s record sale, why are auction prices hitting new heights?
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ByRonnie Wood at Castle Fine Art
Castle Fine Art is proud to present the single most important collection of artworks by Ronnie Wood, a modern music…
ByMeet the odd couple camping out to be first at Margaret Thatcher’s funeral
It’s a romantic, tragic story: a man and a woman united by marriage and death. Not their own. Or even…
ByBuying art online has never been easier or more popular
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ByReview: Prairie Fever: How British Aristocrats Staked a Claim to the American West
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ByPortrait Painter Richard Stone on Painting Mandela and the Queen Mother
Art of Stone He’s painted everyone from the Queen Mother to Mandela, and now Richard Stone is working on inspiring…
By60 Masterpieces to Return from the Hermitage Museum to Houghton Hall, Norfolk
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ByBADA results show six-figure sales
New clients, including buyers from the United States, Israel and China, boosted business at the BADA Antiques & Fine Art…
ByArtist Bob and Roberta Smith Blasts Old Flo Sale, Lack of Arts Education in England
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