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Le Cirque, a rare, complete portfolio of 38 lithographs by the Russian/French artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) sold for £149,000 at Bonhams Prints and Multiple Sale

William Larkin's Portrait of Thomas Pope, later 3rd Earl of Downe, sold in the room for a remarkable £449,000, ten times its estimate of £40,000-60,000, at Bonhams Old…

This fall, The Frick Collection will present Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance Masterpieces Restored, a focused exhibition on two recently conserved and rarely seen paintings by the…

The Charles Dickens Museum in London reported that it discovered an original portrait of Catherine Dickens, wife of Charles Dickens. In a curious…

"The power and energy of water have long been an alluring subject for artists. The museum’s collection is featured in this conceptual collage set to the introductory chapter of Herman Melville’s…

"Phillips Director and exhibition curator Dorothy Kosinski introduces Markus Lüpertz, on view at The Phillips Collection May 27 through September 3, 2017."

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"In this video, Bill Ham discusses his "kinetic paintings," which involve the unique use of a transparent overhead projector deployed as a tool for direct spontaneous abstract painting in…

"Special guests Lonnie Holley, Danny Glover, Paul Arnett, and Delroy Lindo comment on de Young's special exhibition, Revelations: Art from the African American South, on view through April 1, 2018…

"LACMA’s Artists on Art videos offer insights into works in the museum’s encyclopedic collection that have inspired and informed artists working today. Looking at art through their eyes, we hear…

"LACMA’s Artists on Art videos offer insights into works in the museum’s encyclopedic collection that have inspired and informed artists working today. Looking at art through their eyes, we hear…

"An introductory video for the exhibition 'Van Dyck, The Anatomy of Portraiture,' on view at The Frick Collection from March 2, 2016, through June 5, 2016."

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"Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), nineteenth-century Britain’s greatest land- and seascape artist, depicted ports throughout his career, both in monumental oil paintings and in…

"Joanna Sheers Seidenstein, Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow, introduces the exhibition, "Divine Encounter: Rembrandt's 'Abraham and the Angels," on view at The Frick Collection from May 30,…

"Our Post-War & Contemporary Art Sale on 8 March in London features an outstanding selection of works which have laid in private collections for decades since execution. The opportunity to see…