An art auction has taken place of impressionist and modern works and raised a record total of £152.5 million!
The sold piece which raised the most was one sold was one of Picasso’s Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto, at a staggering £34,761,250.
This piece came from the collection of Lord Lloyd-Webber and due to a dispute [...]
Rosita McKenzie, fifty six, from the city is to have her pictures of people from Edinburgh showcased in the Central Library on George IV Bridge as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival.
Rosita has been completely blind from the age of twelve, she homes in on “people’s personalities” to capture the right shot. The exhibition begins [...]
The exhibition at Birmingham’s Museum and Art Gallery entitled
“The Heard and Not seen show”
is intended to break down cultural barriers. Visitors to the art exhibition will be asked to pose for photos wearing headscarves. It is supposed to encourage people to bring their own perspective to this culturally powerful piece of clothing. The exhibition [...]
Artwork depicting giant extinct birds, on a rock in Northern Australia might be one of the oldest paintings to date. Scientists have advised the artwork, which understandably is smudged after thousands of years outside in the wilderness could be nearly 40,000 years old.
The rock art work was discovered in the Amhem Land Region, roughly two [...]
A painting by LS Lowry of the Waterloo Docks in Liverpool, which has rarely been seen, is now on display at the Walker Art Gallery. The artist, famous for his matchstick people produced the art work on a visit to the city in 1962.
LS Lowry was from Salford in Manchester travelled across Britain drawing [...]
