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COSTLIEST WORK OF ART
Damien Hirst’s art continues to grab attention with the sale of a life-size human skull entitled “For the Love of God”. It is cast in platinum and encased entirely in 8,601 diamonds and was recently sold to a private investment group for $100 million. This record makes it both the …
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POP ART FRAGRANCE IS BLOOMING
The latest release from New York fragrance house Bond No. 9’s bouquet of fragrances is ANDY WARHOL UNION SQUARE. The spicy green floral fragrance is packaged in Bond's signature superstar bottle, which has been embellished with 10 variations of Warhol's iconic Flowers series. The original sc …
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ART THEFT
Art theft is a booming business. According to the FBI, it is the third most lucrative international criminal operation after the illegal drugs and weapons trade. It is estimated to be worth approximately £3bn a year and this figure will continue to increase as the art market soars. Movies lik …
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MONA LISA MYSTERY SOLVED!
German academics at the Heidelberg University library believe that they have finally confirmed the identity of the "Mona Lisa", the subject in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait painting. Art historians have often wondered whether the smiling woman may have been Da Vinci's lover, his mo.. …
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RED AUCTION - ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE!
In one extraordinary evening, The Red Auction held at Sotheby’s on Valentine’s Day 2008 has helped relieve suffering in Africa and become the most significant charity auction of Contemporary Art ever. A resounding success, the auction exceeded its high estimate of $29 million, raising $ …
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PAINTINGS RECOVERED FROM $163 MILLION SWITZERLAND HEIST
Two Impressionist paintings stolen in one of Europe's largest art thefts have been recovered in an abandoned car found in front of a psychiatric hospital in Zurich. The paintings by Vincent van Gogh and VIEW AND POST COMMENTS - PAINTINGS RECOVERED FROM $163 MILLION SWITZERLAND HEIST
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MICHELANGELO'S SISTINE CHAPEL CEILING CELEBRATES ITS 500TH BIRTHDAY
May 10th, 2008 marks the 500th birthday of the Sistine Chapel, one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance. In 1508, Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The contract was signed on 10th, May 1508. The proposed theme was for twel …
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LET?S MAKE A DEAL: AWAKEN YOUR INNER-NEGOTIATOR AND GET ART SAVVY!
"In business, as in life, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate." - Dr. Chester L. Karass Do you consider yourself to be a savvy negotiator? ... (continued on artrev.com)VIEW AND POST COMMENTS - LET?S MAKE A DEAL: AWAKEN YOUR INNER-NEGOTIATOR AND GET ART SAV …
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BRITTO MANIA!
Following the global success of Romero Britto’s Fragrances and Perfumes, the Britto mania continues as a PC manufacturer has proclaimed its collaboration with International Pop Artist Romero Britto to introduce the first ever Britto notebook PC. The VIEW AND POST COMMENTS - BRITTO MANIA!
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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!
Here it is in all its dazzling glory… the long-awaited official art work of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing: "We Are the Champions" by David Schluss. The original painting will be donated to the Art Museum of the USA Olympic Team. More information: VIEW AND POST COMMENTS - WE …
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THE DIVINE COMEDY BY SALVADOR DALI
Dante’s Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri was a great poet and master of Italian literature. The Divine Comedy, written by Dante between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature, and is considered one of the greatest literary works in the world …
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WYNN SUES LLOYDS OF LONDON FOR PICASSO DAMAGE!
Steve Wynn sued Lloyd's of London after they failed to pay off a $54 million insurance claim when he accidentally poked a 3-inch hole in one of his Picasso paintings. One of the world’s top art collectors, Wynn purchased the painting "Le Reve" (meaning “The D... (continued o …
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FLORAL ART
While floral art has always been popular, it is presently experiencing a growth spurt, with new and unique interpretations of classic imagery emerging. Floral imagery has taken on a new twist, with an emphasis on bright color and a more VIEW AND POST COMMENTS - FLORAL ART
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STOLEN PICASSO RECOVERED
According to BBC, police in Brazil say they have recovered two paintings worth millions of dollars stolen last month from a museum in the center of Sao Paulo. Two suspects were put under arrest over the theft of the works, by Pablo Picasso and the Brazilian artist Candido Portinari. The pictures wer …
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PICASSO STOLEN FROM BRAZILIAN MUSEUM!
Pablo Picasso's Portrait of Suzanne Bloch, and The Coffee Worker by Brazil's Candido Portinari, were stolen from the Museum of Art of Sao Paulo in a brazen theft at dawn. It took thieves just three minutes as the guards inside were going through their shift change. Security cameras show three men e …
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PICASSO BRONZE SETS NEW SCULPTURE RECORD
Pablo Picasso, who mastered every medium and whose paintings have fetched some of the highest prices in history, recently took ownership of the sculpture category. A Picasso sculpture in VIEW AND POST COMMENTS - PICASSO BRONZE SETS NEW SCULPTURE RECORD
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CONTEMPORARY ART IS RED HOT!
The contemporary art boom continues to climb, as exemplified by recent auction records at both Sotheby’s and Christies. Of the 50 contemporary artists included in a recent Christie’s sale, more than half broke records. Pop artist Andy Warhol’s painting e... (continued on artrev. …
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MIRACULOUS RECOVERY OF STOLEN TOMAYO PAINTING!
The abstract work, Tres Personajes, created in 1970 by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, sold for $1,049,000 US to an unidentified U.S. collector at a Sotheby's auction in New York. The painting, an important piece from Tomayo’s mature body of work, was purcha... (continued on artrev.com)VIEW …
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HUGH GRANT?S "LIZ" FETCHES $23.7 MILLION IN AUCTION!
British actor Hugh Grant’s Andy Warhol portrait of Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor from 1963 fetched $23.7 million in auction at Christie’s New York. The portrait, titled “Liz (Colored Liz),” was bought by an anonymous phone bidder for slightly below its estimate of $25 …
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FAMOUS PAINTERS IN FILM
SURVIVING PICASSO (1996, James Ivory). Anthony Hopkins plays Pablo Picasso. Other onscreen artists: Joss Ackland as Henri Matisse. FRIDA (2002, Julie Taymor). Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo. Other onscreen artists: Alfred Molina as Diego Rivera,... (continued on artrev.com)VIEW AND POST COMMENTS - FAMO …
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