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October 3, 2023
Van Gogh's Final Months at the Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay's acclaimed 2023 exhibition focused on the last, frenetic months Van Gogh spent painting in Auvers-su…
September 30, 2023
Frans Hals: The Painter Who Made the 17th Century Laugh
The National Gallery's major Frans Hals retrospective celebrated the Dutch master's electric, loose-brushed portraits —…
September 23, 2023
Marina Abramović Makes History at the Royal Academy
Marina Abramović became the first woman to take over the Royal Academy's main galleries in its 250-year history, with a…
September 15, 2023
Fernando Botero, Master of Voluptuous Forms, Dies at 91
Colombia's Fernando Botero, whose plump, rounded figures became known the world over, died in 2023 aged 91.
September 11, 2023
The Stolen Van Gogh Comes Home
More than three years after it was snatched from a Dutch museum, the Van Gogh stolen on the artist's birthday in 2020 w…
August 16, 2023
Missing Treasures: The Theft Scandal That Shook the British Museum
The British Museum admitted that around 2,000 items had been stolen, damaged or gone missing from its collection — a cr…
June 27, 2023
£85 Million in London: Klimt's 'Lady with a Fan' Breaks European Records
Gustav Klimt's final, unfinished portrait 'Lady with a Fan' sold in London for £85.3 million — the most expensive work…
June 22, 2023
Three Years, £41 Million: The National Portrait Gallery Reopens Transformed
After its biggest overhaul since 1896, London's National Portrait Gallery flung open new bronze doors and rehung the st…
June 20, 2023
Saving Omai: A £50 Million Reynolds Masterpiece Stays on Public View
One of the most arresting portraits in British art — Joshua Reynolds's life-size 'Portrait of Mai (Omai)' — was secured…
June 18, 2023
Behind the Stencils: Banksy's First Show in Years
In 2023 Banksy staged 'Cut & Run' in Glasgow — his first official exhibition in 14 years, revealing the actual stencils…
May 18, 2023
Warhol on Trial: A Copyright Case That Shook Art
In 2023 the US Supreme Court ruled against the Andy Warhol Foundation in a landmark case over a Prince portrait — with…
May 12, 2023
Half a Century of Vincent: The Van Gogh Museum at 50
Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum, home to the world's largest collection of his work, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 202…