This eerie premonitory painting of a flood was created by an artist who died when floodwaters invaded his home a few years later. Named 'The Flood', the piece was painted…
A canvas painted completely white by modern art maestro Robert Ryman is to go under the hammer valued at over GBP 1.2 million. The 1970 minimal masterpiece is titled 'General…
The restoration of a chapel which left the centuries-old cherubs inside looking like "stunned cartoon characters" hassparked so much outrage it forced authorities to close it down until it can…
A 'blasphemous' sculpture of the Virgin Mary showing her with her legs spread open as she gives birth to Jesus has been beheaded in an Austrian cathedral. The artwork showed…
Art experts restoring a cathedral's stained glass windows in Austria were astonished when a local identified five of his ancestors in the artwork. Art historians have been conducting a painstaking…
A man who bought a painting at a local flea market for a few hundred pounds was stunned to learn it was the work of a famous artist and worth…
A skilled artist creates a perfect replica of the famous Mona Lisa on the side of the street using just coloured chalk. The scene reportedly attracted countless passersby who could…
A long-lost portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt has sold for nearly GBP 26 million at auction, considerably less than expected. The auction took place in the Austrian capital Vienna…
Climate activists have been tackling Christmas trees instead of artwork by spraying them orange in locations across Germany to highlight global warming. Please report that huge Christmas trees in town…
Astonishing artwork collected by an aristocratic Worcestershire family over hundreds of years will go under the hammer at Christie's. The collection of Lord and Lady Sandys, whose family seat was…