Thursday, 11 November 2010

News roundup: November 2010

""Margaret, Countess of Blessington (1789 - 1849)" by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)

Interesting and unusual stories on art from around the web:

- £100 art purchase nets fortune
- A Caravaggio in Scotland?
- Buried "degenerate" art found in Berlin (more images)
- Lost Giotto masterpiece uncovered
- Parisian flat containing €2.1 million painting lay untouched for 70 years
- Spot the artist
- A Michelangelo down the back of the sofa
- The top 10 British artworks about war
- Gainsborough's forgotten rival recognised at last

2 comments:

Karena said...

Fabulous, thank you for the wonderful links!

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xoxo
Karena

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columnist said...

Excellent stories from the art world, which I enjoy immensely. What about that Qianlong vase at GBP56.1m. Crazeee!