Image shows painting named 'Bust of a Woman', by Pablo Picasso from 1971. It will go under the hammer in the city of Cologne, Germany, for the first time in 25 years at the value of between EUR 1.5 million (GBP 1.3 million) and EUR 2.5 million (GBP 2.2 million). (VAN HAM Kunstauktionen KG/Newsflash)

Picasso Work Valued Up To GBP 2.2m Under Hammer

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:March 31, 2023

A painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso estimated at EUR 1.5 million (GBP 1.3m) to EUR 2.5 million (GBP 2.2m) is due to go under the hammer in Germany. The…

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Image shows orangutan Vladimir, 49, in 2022. He was euthanised at the Schoenbrunn Zoo, in the city of Vienna, Austria, in February 2023. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Celeb Orangutan Put Down By Vets

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:February 21, 2023

A 49-year-old orangutan who had a brush with fame when his mate became an international artist has been put down by vets at his zoo. Vladimir became a celebrity when…

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Artist, Lynn Garcia, creates an artwork with Peggy, the African elephant, using non-toxic paint, undated. Lynn Garcia collaborated with Miami Zoo to create the artwork. (Zoo Miami/CEN )

Elephant In Florida Zoo Creates Painting With Lessons From Local Artist

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:January 31, 2023

This is the moment a fully-grown elephant at a Florida zoo teams up with a local artist and creates a stunning painting. The two met up at the elephant's enclosure…

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Image shows the painting dubbed as 'The Last Supper', undated photo. It was found after being lost for 150 years at the church of St. Petri in the town of Seehausen (Altmark), in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, ( Dr. Walter Fiedler/CEN)

Missing Last Supper Painting Found After More Than 150 Years Shows Jesus On Cushions

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:December 30, 2022

The surprise finding of a long-lost Last Supper painting in Germany that shows Jesus and the disciples lounging on cushions rather than seated at a table has been described as…

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Photo shows "The Raising of the Cross" oil sketch from the 1640s, which was believed to be an be an imitation, undated photo. The Bredius Museum in The Hague, Netherlands, where the sketch has been on display since it was bought in 1921, has revealed, thanks to new scientific techniques, it was, in fact, painted by Rembrandt. (@MuseumBredius/Newsflash)

Dutch Art Experts Claim Piece Long Thought To Be Imitation Is Actually A Rembrandt

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 10, 2022

Art experts in the Netherlands have claimed that a piece long thought to be an imitation was actually painted by Rembrandt himself. "The Raising of the Cross" oil sketch had…

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The menhir of La Lancha after it was painted white, in Arcos, Spai, undated. Picture shows the 5,000-year-old megalithic landmark was whitewashing. (entornoajerez.com/Newsflash)

Search For Suspect Who Painted Menhir Stone Like Those Made By Obelix White

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:September 17, 2022

A search is underway for a suspect who whitewashed history by painting a 5.000 year-old-menhir completely white. Menhir's started appearing in the middle Bronze Age and are most commonly found…

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Picture shows the painting that could be by Pablo Picasso, undated. It is believed that the dictator Adolf Hitler is represented in a caricatured manner. (Team Arte in Fuga da Hitler/Newsflash)

Painting From Train Station That Ridicules Hitler Was Probably Painted By Picasso Say Experts

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:August 29, 2022

A 1930s artwork that pokes fun at Hitler and was believed to have been found years ago in a train station may have been painted by Picasso. ‘The Eye of…

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A mutant calf with no eyes and not fully formed skull was born on a farm in Elazig, Turkey. (Newsflash)

Bizarre Mutant Calf With No Eyes And Brain Just Under Its Skin

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:May 31, 2022

These shocking images show a mutant calf with no eyes and its huge brain protruding under the skin due to a deformed skull. The mutant calf - resembling an abstract…

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Imelda Marcos with Pablo Picassos Reclining Woman VI, (CEN)

Missing Picasso Painting Spotted On Wall Of Philippine Presidents Mums House

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:May 21, 2022

A valuable painting that could be a missing Picasso piece has been spotted hanging on the wall of the Philippine president’s mum’s house. Pablo Picasso’s Reclining Woman VI was apparently…

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Titian's Penitent Magdalen which was considered lost, but was recently found in a private collection in London in England and will now be auction in the Dorotheum auction house in Austria's capital Vienna. (Newsflash)

Titian Masterpiece Snapped Up For 70 GBP Now Sold For 4.1 Million Pounds

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:May 19, 2022

A painting by famous Renaissance artist Titian once traded for just less than GBP 70 in London over 100 years ago has been auctioned for a whopping EUR 4.8 million…

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