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The late Ileana Sonnabend had a great eye, but no estate can outrun the taxman, and now her art collection is being readied to go on the block to allow her executors to pay taxes on her $400 million estate. Manhattan-based Sotheby’s and London-based Christie’s International are reportedly competing for the collection, which includes well-known … Read more
LONDON – That’s not just art, it’s Mozart. And it could be worth some pretty high notes. A British music scholar says he has identified a previously unknown portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that could be worth millions. The 19-by-14-inch oil painting shows the profile of … Read full story in the Boston Herald
March 14 (Bloomberg) — The latest story of looted art involves the Stasi, not the Nazis, a painting of Hercules and an informant who befriended the owner in Berlin. “Hercules and Achelous” by the Dutch painter Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem… Read full story by Linda Sandler at Bloomberg
“I believe in Michelangelo, Velasquez, and Rembrandt; in the might of design, the mystery of colour, the redemption of all things by Beauty everlasting; and the message of Art that has made these hands … Read full story
Another bad week for London mayor Ken Livingstone – his friend and race advisor Lee Jasper resigned on Tuesday amid allegations of cronyism and misconduct – finally perked up on Thursday night when he raised almost a quarter of a million pounds for his re-election campaign with an auction of works donated by famous artists. … Read more