Georg Baselitz, Pioneering German Postwar Painter, Dies at 88 Art Market April 30, 2026 Georg Baselitz, a preeminent painter of postwar Germany and an engine of the 1980s Neo-Expressionist movement that rebuked Minimalism, and…
Texas Man Who Orchestrated $20 M. Crypto Scam Based on Fictitious Van Gogh and Picasso Masterpieces Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison Art Market April 30, 2026 A Houston man has been sentenced to a lengthy prison stay after robbing investors of millions in savings through a…
Rare pigment worth more than its weight in gold found in Roman infant burials in York, UK – The Art Newspaper Art Market April 30, 2026 Some 1,700 years ago two infants were buried in York, UK, with the care, respect and expense usually reserved for Roman…
Picasso Painting That Cost S. I. Newhouse a MoMA Board Position Heads to Christie’s for $55 M. Art Market April 30, 2026 Christie’s New York is offering 16 top-notch works by titans of the 20th and 21st centuries next month, all from…
Venice Biennale’s jury resigns – The Art Newspaper Art Market April 30, 2026 The Venice Biennale’s jury has resigned just nine days before the event’s scheduled opening amid mounting controversy over its decision to…
Montclair Art Museum Hires Esteemed Curator Kate Kraczon After Layoffs at Brown University Art Market April 30, 2026 The Montclair Art Museum has a new chief curator. The New Jersey institution hired Kate Kraczon, who lost her job…
Georg Baselitz, German artist who turned figurative painting on its head, has died, aged 88 – The Art Newspaper Art Market April 30, 2026 Georg Baselitz, who died today (30 April) at age 88, was one of the most consequential German painters of the…
Banksy statue appears in Central London. Art Market April 30, 2026 A large statue that mysteriously appeared in central London earlier this week has been confirmed as the work of the…
Italian Culture Minister Launches Inspection of Venice Biennale’s Russian Pavilion Art Market April 30, 2026 Only days before the opening of the 61st Venice Biennale, Italian culture minister Alessandro Giuli has launched his long-teased investigation…
Oldest astronomical observatory in the Americas discovered in Peru – The Art Newspaper Art Market April 30, 2026 On the coastline of Supe Puerto, where the desert meets the ocean on Peru’s Pacific coast, the oldest civilisation in…
