Jackson Pollock hid his signature inside his 88M pounds muralSeptember 29th, 2009 LONDON - One of the greatest American artists, Jackson Pollock, hid his signature inside one of his most important painting, which was priced at around 88 million pounds, according to an art historian. Henry Adams, an art historian who has written a book on Pollock's life, said that the abstract impressionist camouflaged the letters of his name with the vibrant lines and colours of his 1943 work Mural.
Clean-up at NY's Met uncovers 'portrait by Spanish master Velazquez'September 11th, 2009 LONDON - The Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States has learnt that an old portrait of a moustached man, which was assumed to be a cheap imitation, is actually a genuine work by the 17th century Spanish master Velazquez. The portrait has a man in his 30s, dressed in black and posed in a three-quarter view.
Painting lost in World War II makes fleeting TV appearanceSeptember 2nd, 2009 MUNICH - Bavarian detectives are looking for the owner of a painting stolen at the end of World War II, after the item worth an estimated 100,000 euros ($142,000) appeared on a TV show, police officers said. The painting by artist Frans Francken the Younger, titled "The Sermon on the Mount" (St Paul in Lystria), was shown on Bavarian state television last November, during a programme which assesses the value of antique items found in viewer's homes.
Russian attacks Mona Lisa painting in ParisAugust 11th, 2009 PARIS - A Russian tourist sparked off a security alert at the Louvre Museum here, when she threw a mug at Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the world's best-known painting. According to reports, an empty terracotta mug bought from the museum gift shopwas thrown at the painting.
Jinnah's portrait goes mysteriously missing from Pak PM house auditoriumJuly 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah went mysteriously missing from the PM House auditorium just before Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was to address the media there. Officials at the auditorium were shocked when they found Jinnah's portrait missing from its place.
Nude 'Mona Lisa' goes on display in ItalyJune 16th, 2009 LONDON - After being hidden for almost a century within the panelled walls of a library, a naked portrayal of the Mona Lisa will form one of the centrepieces of a new exhibition at the Museo Ideale in the Tuscan town of Vinci, near Florence. The mystifying portrait of a semi-nude woman, looking straight at the viewer with a smile and her hands crossed, bears a stark resemblance to Mona Lisa, which was once attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
Hitler's 'self-portrait' may be a fakeMay 10th, 2009 LONDON - A self-portrait by Adolf Hitler, which sold at an auction for 10,000 pounds - ten times its reserve price, is now being denounced as fake. When the painting, signed "A.
Picasso's painting, Giacometti sculpture fail to sell at auctionMay 7th, 2009 LONDON - An auction in New York witnessed a sheer lack of buyers for a painting by Picasso and a Giacometti sculpture, despite the fact that they had been expected to fetch up to 16million pounds each. The two items that failed to sell at auction were Picasso's The Daughter Of The Artist At Two-and-a-half Years With A Boat, and Giacometti's The Cat.
Duchess of Cornwall's private portrait goes on displayMay 4th, 2009 LONDON - A private portrait of the Duchess of Cornwall is going on public display this week. The annual exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters had obtained the painting from Prince Charles.
Hitler's self-portrait fetches 10k pounds at auctionApril 24th, 2009 LONDON - A self-portrait by Adolf Hitler has fetched 10,000 pounds at an auction. The watercolour is thought to be one of the Nazi leader's earliest works.
Emma Watson is a secret painterApril 24th, 2009 LONDON - 'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson has hidden talents of a painter too. The 20-year-old actress admits she would happily trade the camera for an easel if given a chance.
How restorers wiped away Shakespeare's changing appearance from his portraitMarch 28th, 2009 LONDON - The restoration work on William Shakespeare's portrait, 100 years after his death, actually removed a superimposition that could have revealed an insight into the changing appearance of one of the world's greatest playwright. When art conservators joined hands to restore two rare portraits of Shakespeare, they thought they were removing paint daubed on the canvases more than 100 years after the Bard's death to reveal "authentic" portraits beneath.
Hitler's first self-portrait up for auctionMarch 26th, 2009 LONDON - A self-portrait of Adolf Hitler is to go under the hammer. The Nazi leader is hardly recognisable with no moustache in the picture which is thought to be the first he ever painted.
Shakespeare's last ever portrait could indeed be a 17th century courtier's, says expertMarch 21st, 2009 LONDON - A rare portrait of William Shakespeare, believed to be the only surviving portrait, could actually be a painting of 17th century courtier Sir Thomas Overbury, claims an expert. The Jacobean painting from the family collection of art restorer Alec Cobbe was believed to be of the Shakespeare because it closely resembled the engraving in Shakespeare's First Folio.
London trust unveils Shakespeare's 'only' portraitMarch 10th, 2009 LONDON - The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust here has unveiled what they call the only portrait of William Shakespeare painted during his lifetime, showing a rosy-cheeked poet, with a frilly white lace collar, a full head of hair and a reddish brown beard. The portrait of Shakespeare is thought to be the 'only' portrait painted during his lifetime, reports CNN.
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