Tag: Visual arts
Dutch police arrest suspect in Van Gogh, Frans Hals thefts
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch police said Tuesday they have arrested a suspect in the theft last year of two valuable paintings by Vincent...
Vandals damage famous Norwegian baby statue in Oslo park
HELSINKI — A Norwegian museum said Tuesday that a famous statue of a baby boy stomping his feet in anger has been removed from...
Robot artist sells art for $688,888, now eyeing music career
HONG KONG — Sophia is a robot of many talents — she speaks, jokes, sings and even makes art. In March, she caused a...
In Dubai, an art show’s return reflects city’s new normal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It was a scene reminiscent of pre-pandemic Dubai: Art lovers dressed in designer clothes or alternative fashion, walking around...
Fake German heiress taken into US custody, faces deportation
NEW YORK — U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy German...
US court sides with photographer in fight over Warhol art
NEW YORK — A U.S. appeals court sided with a photographer Friday in her copyright dispute over how a foundation has marketed a series...
Rarely seen Van Gogh masterpiece goes under hammer in Paris
PARIS — A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was being put up for auction Thursday by Sotheby’s Paris and is expected to sell...
One Good Thing: An artist preserves Wuhan’s COVID memories
WUHAN, China — Scribbled instructions for incoming patients plastered on the window of a silent hospital reception counter. A lone worker in a hazmat...
Review: Vibrant new portrait of artist Helen Frankenthaler
“Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York,” by Alexander Nemerov (Penguin Press)
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Greek police recover ancient statue of ‘exceptional artwork’
ATHENS, Greece — A man has been arrested on suspicion of antiquities smuggling for trying to sell an ancient marble statue of “exceptional artwork”...
