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Brazil police recover art masterpieces worth $139M stolen from elderly widow
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Police in Rio de Janeiro are seeking the arrest of six people accused of involvement in stealing 16 artworks together valued at more than 700 million reais, (roughly equivalent to $139 million), some of which were recovered. Police said in a statement that the group stole the works from an 82-year-old […]
Worcester Art Museum to debut 48 Japanese prints at November show
WORCESTER, Mass. — This fall, the Worcester Art Museum (WAM) will present The Floating World: Japanese Prints from the Bancroft Collection, an exhibition of 50 Japanese prints from the museum’s collection, 48 of which will be displayed for the first time. On view November 26 through March 5, 2023, the exhibition will take a comprehensive look at the diverse […]
Market-watchers pounced on rare comic art & action figures at Hake’s $2.7M auction
YORK, Pa. – Original comic strip art continues to solidify its position alongside fine art in the collector marketplace, with the latest proof coming on day two of Hake’s July 26-27 auction of pop culture rarities. Amongst the highlights of the $2.7 million sale was a selection of six consecutive lots of original concept art […]
The folk-art charm of miniature stoneware vessels
NEW YORK — Bigger is not always better. Beautifully crafted stoneware miniatures are not just functional, they are as aesthetically pleasing as their standard-size counterparts. Working on a small scale can be more challenging for the potter, particularly when creating and attaching diminutive features such as removable lids and open spouts. But that explains why […]