Tag: #Painting
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An Original Painting by Tintin creator Herge Could set a New Record for a Comic Book Sale
Paris, Jan 13 (AFP/APP): An original painting by Tintin creator Herge could set a new record for a comic book sale when it goes to auction in Paris on Thursday. The online sale is widely expected to confirm the huge appetite for memorabilia of Tintin, whose adventures have entertained people of all ages since the…
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Churchill’s painting of favourite whisky goes on sale
London, Nov 9 (AFP/APP):A painting by Winston Churchill featuring the famously bibulous British World War II leader’s favourite brand of whisky is to go on sale at Sotheby’s auction house. The oil painting of a bottle of Johnny Walker’s Black label whisky and a bottle of brandy with a jug and glasses reflects Churchill’s fondness…
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Group Painting Exhibition Starts
A group painting exhibition starts.
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World’s oldest artwork uncovered in Indonesian cave: study
Jakarta, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): An Indonesian cave painting that depicts a prehistoric hunting scene could be the world’s oldest figurative artwork dating back nearly 44,000 years, pointing to an advanced artistic culture, according to new research. Discovered two years ago on the island of Sulawesi, the 4.5 metre (13 foot) wide painting features wild animals…
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Out of obscurity: art masterpieces rediscovered
Paris, Oct 27 (AFP/APP): A 13th-century painting by the Italian master Cimabue that goes on auction Sunday, after being found in an ordinary home in France, is among a handful of surprising discoveries that have thrilled the art world. The Renaissance painter’s “Christ Mocked” had been hanging in an elderly woman’s kitchen. She had it…
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New technique reveals lost splendours of Herculaneum art
Ercolano, Italy, Oct 24 (AFP/APP): One of the best preserved Roman houses at Herculaneum reopened on Wednesday after more than 30 years, its exquisite paintings brought back to life thanks to a revolutionary new technique. The three-storey House of the Bicentenary is perhaps the most beautiful noble house so far excavated from under the pyroclastic…
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Nicolas de Stael painting sold for record price
A football match painting by Nicolas de Stael was sold for 20 million euros