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It’s a well known fact that paintings and art, in general, are inherently subjective things. Sure, we can talk about “famous” art, but fame does not equal quality; at the end of the day, all talks about the best or worst art of any kind come down to one basic question: what IS art anyway? [...]
Posted by Rick Raule on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 12:01 am
Filed under Art, Entertainment · Tagged Andy Warhol, Art Institute of Chicago, artist, Arts, Black Square, commercial artist, Cubism, Francisco Goya, Guernica, Jan van Eyck, Kazimir Malevich, Leonardo Da Vinci, Modern art, Modern painters, Pablo Picasso, paint drippings, Rick Raule, Russian avant-garde, Sandro Botticelli, The Third of May, Vasily Kandinsky, Visual arts, Wassily Kandinsky
There have been raids and robberies on galleries, museums and private states for centuries. The aim? To steal timeless masterpieces worth thousands, if not millions. Often unsellable, the thieves range from avid art enthusiasts to opportunists. It has been reported that raids on British galleries of art works and antiques total up to about £500m [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Friday, November 11, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Art, Crime, History · Tagged Art theft, Art thieves, Arts, Austria, Benvenuto Cellini, Bjørn Hoen, brazil, Cellini Salt Cellar, Céu, close-by car park, CultureLabel.com, de Janeiro, Drumlanrig Castle, E.G. Bührle, Estado Museum, Europe, Fernand Léger, Foundation E.G. Bührle, France, Henry Moore Foundation, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Lucas Cranach, madonna, Modern art, Modern painters, Munch Museum, norway, Norwegian police, Oslo, Oslo,Norway, painter, Paris Museum of Modern Art, Paris,France, Paul Dimmock, Paulo, Petter Tharaldsen, Portrait of Suzanne Bloch, Princess, Renaissance, Renaissance artist, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil, Robert Mang, São Paulo Museum of Art, Scotland, Stephane Breitwieser, Suzanne Bloch, Switzerland, theft, United Kingdom, van gogh, Vienna, Vienna Museum of Art History, Vienna,Austria, Visual arts, Zürich, Zürich,Canton of Zürich,Switzerland
