A resident of France wanted to throw away a painting she found at home: it turned out to be a masterpiece worth $25 million

A resident of Compiegne, France, discovered a 25th-century work by Florentine painter Giovanni Cimabue in her kitchen in her home. At first she wanted to throw away the painting, but then sold it for $XNUMX million, Insider reports. Discovered hanging in a kitchen in rural France, the painting...

Boston man bought painting at flea market for $30 and then found out it was worth $50 million

A man bought a painting for $30 at a flea market, but it turned out to be the work of German artist Albrecht Durer, and it is worth millions, according to MSN. According to Agnews Gallery, the London auction house that owns the artwork, Albrecht Dürer, who died in 1528,…

The famous artist's painting hung upside down in the museum for decades.

One of the paintings by the famous Dutch abstract artist Piet Mondrian called New York City I was exhibited upside down for 75 years. This mistake was told by the curator of the Museum of Modern Art in Düsseldorf, Susanne Meyer-Buser, writes Snob. The canvas is a complex interlacing lattice ...

Florida man burns $10 million Frida Kahlo masterpiece for publicity: now he can be arrested

Millionaire Martin Mobarak set fire to a precious $10 million Frida Kahlo painting in a martini glass as part of the NFT launch, reports Luxury Launches. The entrepreneur did not blink an eye before criticizing the work of the world famous artist, which demonstrates blatant disrespect for others…

Jim Carrey spent $40 on a picture of an abandoned Soviet sanatorium

Jim Carrey is the latest celebrity to get caught up in the non-fungible token (NFT) craze by purchasing digital artwork with direct ties to the Soviet Union, NewYorkPost reports. NFT is a way to prove rights to a virtual object and make money on it, reports Broex.…

A woman won a Picasso painting worth more than $ 1 million by buying a ticket for $ 110

A resident of Italy won a painting by Pablo Picasso, the cost of which is estimated at more than $1 million. The BBC writes about this. The canvas was raffled off as part of a charity lottery - a ticket to participate in it cost 100 euros (about $110). According to some information, the ticket was given to the woman as a gift.…

In San Francisco, a thief stole a picture of Salvador Dali in 32 seconds

In San Francisco, a painting by the famous Spanish artist Salvador Dali "The Burning Giraffe" was stolen. The thief managed to take her out in the middle of the day in just 32 seconds. Writes about this BBC. Colored etching is estimated at 20 thousand dollars. The abduction was recorded by external surveillance cameras: in the afternoon at ...

The United States returned to Ukraine the picture stolen during the Second World War. A PHOTO

An international cultural detective story with a happy ending: for the first time in history, the United States returned a missing painting to Ukraine. It became known where it was for 70 years, how it was found and what it cost to return the work of art to its homeland. The canvas “The Secret Departure of Ivan the Terrible...

The most expensive painting in the world has disappeared from the Louvre

The painting "The Savior of the World" (Salvator Mundi) by Leonardo da Vinci has disappeared at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Art Museum (a branch of the Parisian Louvre in the capital of the United Arab Emirates), The New York Times writes, citing sources, RBC quotes. Museum staff do not ...

The thief pictures Kuindzhi revealed an unexpected motive for the crime

Denis Chuprikov, detained for the theft of Arkhip Kuindzhi's painting “Ai-Petri. Crimea "from the Tretyakov Gallery, pleaded guilty and said that in this way he wanted to attract attention. He stated this during a meeting in the Moscow City Court, speaking by video link from the pre-trial detention center, RIA Novosti reports. "I…

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