□ Friday, 28 Mar 2008

Nude Carla Bruni Photograph to be Auctioned at Christie's
Swiss photographer Michel Comte, author of the image of Carla Bruni in the nude says he has more explicit pictures but that he will not sell them. More...

Print Auction at Sotheby's Featuring Important Works from Private and Institutional Collections
The May 1 and 2 sale of Prints is distinguished by a strong selection of important works from private and institutional collections. More...

□ Thursday, 27 Mar 2008

Christie's Rediscover Watteau's La Surprise - Lost and Unseen By The Public For 200 Years
Christie’s announce the rediscovery of La Surprise by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). More...

□ Wednesday, 26 Mar 2008

The Ruination Of An Art Dealer
Why is an El Greco worth less than a Koons? Gallerist Larry Salander called it a moral travesty, and decided, catastrophically, to do something about it. More...

Looking for Owners: Custody, Research, and Restitution of Art Stolen in France Opens
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, presents Looking for Owners: Custody, Research, and Restitution of Art Stolen in France during World War II, an exhibition tracing the story of works of art looted by Nazi forces in France during the Second World War. More...

Weak Dollar, Asian Buyers Aided Christie's Sales, not Sotheby's
Christie's International chalked up the biggest totals ever for its New York Asian art auctions last week as stocks tottered. Not so Sotheby's. More...

Christie's Russian Art Presents Important Russian Art Paintings
Following the success of the November 2007 London sales which totaled Ј42.9 million, Christie’s is pleased to announce its Russian Art sale on April 18 in New York. More...

□ Tuesday, 25 Mar 2008

The Art Gallery of New South Wales Acquires Mars and the Vestal Virgin by Jacques Blanchard
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has acquired an important 17th century painting Mars and the Vestal Virgin by Jacques Blanchard, who was one of the most important Parisian painters of his time. More...

□ Saturday, 22 Mar 2008

Art Funds Expand in Middle East, Asia as Hedge Against Slowdown
Art investment funds are expanding in emerging markets such as the Middle East, India and Asia in an attempt to weather an economic slowdown. More...

□ Friday, 21 Mar 2008

Baghdad museum to stay closed despite renovation
Baghdad's National Museum, a treasure trove of artifacts from the stone age and Babylon to the Assyrians and Islamic art, will not reopen when renovation of two of its galleries is completed in a few months, an official said. More...

Online Fake Art Fraudsters Busted In Space
At least 1,000 collectors duped into buying fakes
Fraudsters used eBay to target victims worldwide More...

□ Wednesday, 19 Mar 2008

Record Set For A Chinese Contemporary Ink Painting at Auction
Sotheby’s fifth sale of Contemporary Art Asia: China Korea Japan in New York brought a solid $23,210,525 (est. $23.1/33.4 million) and was highlighted by Zeng Fanzhi’s Mask Series No. 11, 1996, a triptych showing the strivings of individualism amidst the communist collective... More...

□ Monday, 17 Mar 2008

Monet, Rodin Among Masterpieces Stolen Near Paris, AFP Says
Armed thieves stole about 30 masterpieces, by Monet and Rodin among others, from an art dealer's home near Paris, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the police. More...

The Confusion Of American Art
With over a century of works and full of surprises, a fascinating show reveals how American painting finally broke with Europe More...

□ Saturday, 15 Mar 2008

Important Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Carvings from the Songzhutang Collection at Christie's Hong Kong
Christie’s announced that it will offer Important Chinese Rhinoceros-Horn Carvings from the Songzhutang Collection on May 27 in Hong Kong. More...