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A Benin Bronze With Fishy Provenance Goes to Auction

Avatar photo by Erin L. Thompson June 26, 2020March 9, 2021

While conversations about historic monuments ignite public debate, a small sculpture which was likely looted heads to auction at Christie’s Paris.

Posted inArt

A 1792 Mexican Novel Shows Early Day of the Dead Iconography

by Claire Voon April 25, 2017October 25, 2021

Engravings by Francisco Agüera Bustamante in The Astounding Life of Death show the bony figure in a variety of roles, from a baby to a king.

Posted inArt

The Transporting Promise of 20th-Century Travel Posters

by Claire Voon October 26, 2016

An auction at Swann Galleries offers over 200 posters that capture the thrill of increased globalization and emerging modes of travel.

Posted inIn Brief

Joan Miró Works Auctioned by His Grandson to Benefit Refugees

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne May 19, 2016

Today, 28 works by the Spanish surrealist Joan Miró were auctioned in London to benefit refugees fleeing conflict in the Middle East.

Posted inArt

How Andrew Wyeth’s Cast Bronze Hands Inspired a Morbid Self-Portrait

Avatar photo by Allison Meier May 11, 2016May 12, 2016

Andrew Wyeth was not fond of self-portraits, and they rarely appear in his long career in 20th-century realism.

Posted inOpinion

Move Over, Modigliani: Some Slightly More Altruistic Ways to Spend $170.4 Million

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne November 11, 2015November 22, 2015

On Monday, Amadeo Modigliani’s “Nu couché” (Reclining Nude), a 1917 painting of a woman sprawled naked on red bedding, fetched $170.4 million at Christie’s.

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