Zelensky Presents Oil Painting of War Crimes to Pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis met with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Vatican on Friday. It was the latest step in the Ukrainian president's trip to Europe to win support for his proposed “Victory Plan” to end the war with Russia. The Pope and Ukrainian leaders held a 35-minute informal meeting. After personal talks and […]
Emily Carr painting discovered at NY barn sale worth six figures at Canadian auction
One person's trash is another person's treasure. A longtime New York-based art dealer stumbled across the painting at a barn sale in the Hamptons and bought it for just $50. Now, this rare piece will be auctioned off in six numbers. A few months ago, Allen Treibitz discovered and purchased the piece, which features a […]
Radical Eco-Activists Throw Soup At Van Gogh Painting
On Friday, environmental activists from the subversive climate change activist group threw soup at a Van Gogh painting at the National Gallery in London, England, with footage posted on the show's social media. The environmental activists are part of the climate change activist group Just Stop Oil. funding The money comes from the Climate Emergency […]
Man Finds 17th Century Rembrandt Painting In Attic, Sells It For Record-Breaking Amount
A routine estate visit in Camden, Maine, on Saturday led to the groundbreaking discovery of a rare 17th-century portrait, a replica of Rembrandt, in an attic, PR Newswire reported. Kaya Weill, an auctioneer and master appraiser with decades of experience in the art industry, discovered art that had been hidden for years. According to PR […]
Vance accuses media of painting Harris as ‘second coming of Abraham Lincoln’
Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance accused the mainstream media of trying to portray Harris as “the second coming of Abraham Lincoln.” The Ohio senator made the remarks at a rally in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, on Thursday. “I just can’t get over how dishonest the American media has been about Kamala Harris. This is the […]
London Zoo painting completed by Banksy is believed to be the last in a series of art
In a string of new artworks that have captivated audiences over the past week, enigmatic illustrator Banksy has sparked consternation among fans who have taken to the comments sections of social media posts to offer ever-changing explanations behind his murals. The unknown artist has been spotted on camera dressed in costume before, but his true […]
Kamala Harris panned for requiring ID to enter Arizona rally after previously painting voter ID laws as racist
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Harris was ridiculed online for requiring rally-goers to show government-issued identification to enter her rallies, despite her opposition to voter ID laws. Ahead of a rally in Arizona on Friday with vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, Harris’ campaign sent out an email saying only RSVPs would […]
NY judge awards Nazi-looted painting worth millions to Holocaust victim’s heir Eva Zirkl
The Bronx heirs of an art collector murdered during the Holocaust have inherited millions of dollars’ worth of paintings looted by the Nazis, a ruling in an upstate New York court ended a long-running legal battle. Viennese artist Egon Schiele’s 1917 watercolor, “Portrait of the Artist’s Wife,” was presented to Eva Zirkle, the sole surviving […]
‘Then a woman with a bullwhip walked into the lift’: my 17 years painting the demimonde of New York’s Chelsea hotel | Art and design
MaIt is commemorated in song by former residents Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and NicoThe Hotel Chelsea in New York was designed by Brendan Behan, Arthur C. Clarke (who described it as “Spiritual home“, Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock and other British artists in 1994. David RemfreeThe then 52-year-old joined this prestigious group when he moved to […]