The National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. has recently acquired a life-size portrait of Abraham Lincoln, painted by Dutch artist W.F.K. Travers in 1865. The 9-foot tall painting debuted at the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia and was praised for…
The Broadland District Council incurred a loss after selling giant wicker corgi sculptures, each costing £3,000, at a recent charity auction. The council spent a total of £21,000 on seven sculptures to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and display them as part…
Billionaire philanthropist Victor Pinchuk and his wife Olena are auctioning off a Jeff Koons sculpture to raise funds for medical aid for Ukrainian soldiers in the ongoing conflict with Russian forces. The metallic pink piece, “Balloon Monkey (Magenta),” is expected to sell…
Last Thursday evening, a blue porcelain “Balloon Dog” sculpture by renowned artist Jeff Koons was accidentally knocked over by an art collector in a Miami gallery, causing it to shatter on the floor. Fortunately, the collector was insured, and the cost of…
A Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, J. Ross Baughman, has revealed that he was a victim of an alleged $1.6m art fraud scheme orchestrated by a gallery owner, Wendy Halsted Beard, who was charged with wire and mail fraud in October 2021. According to…
The personal collection of André Leon Talley, the iconic Vogue magazine editor, writer, and fashion trailblazer, has far exceeded expectations at Christie’s auction. The 64 lots of the white-glove sale brought in a total of nearly $1.4 million (including fees), surpassing the…
The University of Leicester is proud to launch an exhibition in honour of the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio. The event will take place at the David Wilson Library until April 24th. The First Folio, published in 1623,…
On Wednesday, a federal jury in Manhattan ruled that an artist’s NFT (non-fungible token) versions of Hermes’ Birkin bags infringed on the French fashion house’s trademark rights. This is one of the first IP trials involving NFTs, and the jury determined that…
Shirley Hailstock is a renowned romance author who has penned over three dozen novels and novellas and has won numerous awards and accolades. She also served as the president of the Romance Writers of America, the leading professional organization in the romance…
Cokie the Bear was all set for her photo shoot with Elizabeth Banks for Variety’s cover story on “Cocaine Bear.” However, no actual bears were used in the production. Cokie was created through the efforts of photographer Art Streiber and a team…