Denmark’s artistic Queen Margrethe Painting Surpasses Expectations at Auction
An abstract artwork by Denmark's Queen Margrethe, who shocked her nation by abdicating earlier this year, brought 160,000 kroner ($23,300) ...
Thursday, November 28, 2024
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J.M.W. Turner: The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up Painting
An oil painting created in 1839 by the English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner depicts the Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last ...
Maerten van Heemskerck: Man of Sorrows Painting
Maerten van Heemskerck was a Dutch painter who lived in the 16th century. He was known for his intricate and ...
Los Angeles’ Getty Museum, London’s National Portrait Gallery to acquire Joshua Reynolds Painting for $61.9M
A priceless portrait by Joshua Reynolds, one of England's most well-known painters, is set to remain in the city for ...
Eileen Agar: The Reaper Painting
Eileen Agar frequently created collages, and in this image she embellished a gouache with a leaf. Agar was investigating the ...
Ancient Greek Painting and Sculpture: Aphrodite of Knidos (Praxiteles)
Around the fourth century BC, Praxiteles of Athens sculpted the goddess Aphrodite as the Aphrodite of Knidos (or Cnidus). One ...
Jean-Leon Gerome: Bonaparte Before the Sphinx Painting
The 1886 artwork Bonaparte Before the Sphinx by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme depicts Napoleon in front of the Sphinx. It ...
Edgar Degas: Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando Painting
Edgar Degas, a French Impressionist, painted Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando in oil on canvas. It was painted ...
John William Waterhouse: The Magic Circle Painting
John William Waterhouse produced The Magic Circle, an oil painting in the Pre-Raphaelite style, in 1886. In order to establish ...
Sigmar Polke: Bunnies Painting
Bunnies, an early Polke painting, is a prime illustration of the artist's skill at distancing spectators while simultaneously submerging them ...
