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The Bizarre Saga of How an Isa Genzken Sculpture Wound Up on a German TV Show, Then a Sotheby’s Auction, Only to Be Mysteriously Yanked
An Isa Genzken sculpture found itself in a bizarre turn of events last month. First, it appeared on a popular German television program akin to the U.S. series Antiques Roadshow, then was almost immediately put up for auction—before being swiftly yanked from the block. Two recent German newspaper reports recount the strange incident that […]
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An Enigmatic Still-Life Picasso, Made During His Now-Celebrated ‘Wonder Year’ of 1932, Will Hit the Auction Block This Fall
A Pablo Picasso still-life that is said to also reference his one-time muse Marie-Thérèse Walter that has been off the market for more than two decades will hit the auction block this fall, with a presale estimate nearly three times the previous publicly known sale price. Painted in 1932, Compotier et guitare will be featured […]
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A Mexican Journalist Went Viral After He Presented ‘Alien Bodies’ to Congress. Now He Is Accused of Plundering Them From Ancient Sites
A journalist is facing criminal charges in Peru for allegedly looting remains from pre-Hispanic graves, after he caused a stir earlier this month when he presented them to Mexico’s Congress as evidence of alien life. The event has also led to claims of fraud from the science community, which have dismissed the findings as a […]
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Bob Ross’s First Ever TV Painting Has Been Listed at $9.8 Million, But Is it All a Gallery’s Ploy to Boost the Painter’s Market?
American television icon Bob Ross was celebrated for his honest, democratic approach to painting. In contrast, the gallery that has become a primary vendor for his paintings appears to be employing somewhat disingenuous tactics. The Minneapolis-based gallery, Modern Artifact, recently listed Ross’s first creation for his breakout TV series The Joy of Painting at $9.85 million. […]
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Questions About World War II Ties Again Haunt Christie’s as a Swiss Museum Plans to Sell Three Prized Cézanne Paintings
It seems like a déjà vu. Less than a month ago, following public pressure, Christie’s canceled the sale of the second part of the jewelry collection of Heidi Horten, whose wealth was rooted in Nazi profiteering by her late husband. Now, the house is promoting another key consignment without being fully transparent about the Nazi-era […]