Prado Museum Founded in 1819 by King Ferdinand VII, the Prado Museum in Madrid is the most important art museum in Spain. It also happens to be… Topics: art, art exhibition, Madrid, Museum, Prado, Spanish art
Christie’s – the auction house of fine art and collectibles For the time-poor individuals who either respond very well to being called dummies, or simply want ‘a guide to the guide’, there are Dummie’s guides… Topics: art, art market, Auction house, auctioneer, Christie's, collectibles, consignment, Fine art, secondary art market
British Museum in London With nearly 6 Million annual visitors, the British Museum is the most visited museum on planet Earth. The last part is one of several statistics… Topics: Antiqity, art, art conservation, British Museum, Roman art, Sculpture
Les Recontres Arles Photography From 1 July to 22 September, Arles in France is host to one of the most fascinating celebrations of photo art in Europe. The event… Topics: Arles, art, art photography, artist, France, Les Recontres, photo art, Photography
Whatever the art market trends are – they appear to be amplifying themselves The world is flat—period. For long it was the accepted wisdom until Galileo Galilei messed it all up by imposing the heretic view that the… Topics: art, art market, art trends, auction, Auction house
Artist Arthur Lanyon The artist’s career took off immediately after leaving the Cardiff School of Art & Design in 2008, having received a first in Fine Art. At… Topics: Abstract art, art, artist, British Art, CSAD, Young artists
Tilo Uischner and his confident balancing act There is much to say in favour of sitting on the proverbial fence at times. The art of Uischner stays comfortably atop without falling flat… Topics: art, artist, Figurative, German art, International art, Painting, portraiture
The seemingly contradictory — as explored by Magnus Gjoen Vanitas themes are wake-up calls of titanic proportions. They are necessary reminders of who we are, and the limited-period offer that life is. They come… Topics: art, artist, British Art, digital art, Magnus Gjoen, vanitas
Collecting and storing art Collectors are like squirrels around nuts, and their nutty compulsion is all about finding and storing. Sounds simple at first, but it turns out that… Topics: art, art investment, art storage, Collector, limited edition
Gottfried Helnwein – Epiphany I – adoration of the Magi Here is a piece of work that will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the best conversation pieces in art. In 1996 it… Topics: art, artist, Austrian art, conversation piece, Hyperrealism
