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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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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 […]
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Get a Closer Look at Lagos-Based Artist Nengi Omuku’s Intricate Textile Paintings—Made on Traditional Nigerian Cloth
The contemporary art world has seen an uptick in artists working with both textiles and with Indigenous craft traditions, but the two strands weave together in the work of Nengi Omuku, whose paintings on fabric have a distinct sculptural effect. Having exhibited her work in internationally, with shows in Nigeria as well as the United […]
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The Art Angle Round Up: A Glut of Paintings, a Fraudster’s Reckoning, and an Art Prank Gone Wrong
Ben Davis, Kate Brown, and Katya Kazakina discuss three art news stories dominating the headlines in the last month. The post The Art Angle Round Up: A Glut of Paintings, a Fraudster’s Reckoning, and an Art Prank Gone Wrong appeared first on Midnight Publishing Group News.