Rare J.M.W. Turner Watercolor Discovered via Christie’s Online Appraisal Service
A watercolor painting submitted through Christie’s “Request an Estimate” online appraisal service has been identified as The Approach to Venice or Venice from the Lagoon (circa 1840) by J.M.W. Turner....
View ArticleDallas Invitational Relocates to Mansion on Turtle Creek for 2025 Edition
The Dallas Invitational Art Fair is set to return for its third edition, running from April 10–12 and marking a new chapter with a venue change to the historic Mansion on Turtle Creek. Previously, the...
View ArticleGurr Johns Puts Focus on US, Naming Maarten Ten Holder as Region’s CEO
Gurr Johns, an art advisory and appraisal firm with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Paris, has appointed Maarten ten Holder to the newly-created role of Chief Executive Officer of its...
View ArticleAI Authentication Company and Art Analysis Firm Merge, with Plans to Redefine...
Hephaestus Analytical, a London-based tech company that authenticates artworks by using a combination of AI, provenance research, and advanced chemical analysis, has acquired scientific art analysis...
View ArticleDealer Kavi Gupta Mired in Lawsuits, Artist Raquel Rabinovich Dead at 95,...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines DEALER KAVI GUPTA’S LEGAL TROUBLES. Chicago dealer Kavi Gupta, who has championed...
View ArticleAs Los Angeles Fires Rage On, Artists Raise Money to Fund Rebuilding Efforts
In Los Angeles this week, museums burned to the ground, many artists’ homes were lost, and a number of artworks were endangered. And with four fires currently blazing, members of the city’s art scene...
View ArticleCalendar: Every Major Art Fair Taking Place in 2025
In 2025, there are no shortage of art fairs taking place around the world. While the past several years have seen multiple new entries to the already packed calendar, particularly in Asian capital...
View ArticleTexas Museum Responds to Controversy over Sally Mann Photographs Featuring...
After several Sally Mann photographs were removed from a show at Texas’s Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth amid controversy, the institution has finally responded, issuing a brief statement on the...
View ArticleUS Congress Reforms National Park Rules Limiting Commercial Photography
In a late-term legislative move, President Joe Biden signed the EXPLORE Act, whose name is short for the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act. The law reforms existing rules that...
View Article‘One of the Most Impactful Art Losses Ever’: Insurers Start to Assess LA...
As fires raged across Los Angeles this week, due to the ongoing Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires, numerous artists, collectors, and arts professionals have reported losing their homes and art...
View ArticleItalian Museums Are Now Offering Dog-Sitting Services to Boost Visitor Numbers
Italian museums have started offering free dog-sitting services in a bid to boost visitor numbers.The scheme, initiated by the Bauadvisor dog services company, launched on Sunday in Rome at four major...
View ArticleMunich’s Galerie Thomas Under Investigation, Darwin’s Grave Vandalized by...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines GALERIE THOMAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. The Munich public prosecutor’s office is...
View ArticleA Guide to the 2026 Venice Biennale National Pavilions
The central attraction at the Venice Biennale is its main exhibition, a curated show meant to pinpoint a dominant theme in art as it stands right now. But all around it are pavilions staged by...
View ArticleCharles Darwin’s Grave Defaced by Climate Protestors at Westminster Abbey
The grave of British naturalist Charles Darwin was defaced by climate activists from the Just Stop Oil group at London’s Westminster Abbey. Earlier this morning, two activists entered Westminster...
View ArticleFires in Los Angeles Continue to Destroy Artists’ Homes and Shutter Galleries
The devastation of the wildfires in Los Angeles continues to grow, impacting galleries, artists, and art professionals across the city. Hurricane-speed winds and several months without much rain have...
View ArticleDamien Hirst Chooses Duct-Taped Banana for Charity Project to Bridge ‘Art...
Maurizio Cattelan’s banana duct-taped to a wall, titled Comedian (2019), can’t stay out of the news. This time, Damien Hirst has chosen the artwork to be included in Art In Schools, a digital project...
View ArticleTragedy Continues to Unfold for LA Arts Community, Frieze LA Assesses Event,...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines DEVASTATION FOR LA ARTS COMMUNITY CONTINUES. The ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles...
View ArticleOliviero Toscani, Innovative and Controversial Photographer, Dies at 82
Photographer Oliviero Toscani died on Monday at the Cecina hospital in Tuscany. He was 82. Two years ago, he revealed he was suffering from amyloidosis. Toscani was born in Milan on Feb. 28, 1942....
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As the Canon Expands, the Business of Artists’ Estates Booms
When artist Paul Gardère died in 2011, his daughter, Cat Gardère, undertook her promise to steward his estate and legacy. Having worked as a studio manager and an exhibition coordinator, “I had a lot...
View ArticleLos Angeles Art Dealer Doug Chrismas Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Doug Chrismas, a prominent dealer in the Los Angeles art scene since the 1970s and 1980s, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. Convicted last May on three counts of embezzling funds from...
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