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BBC's Fake or Fortune uncovers 'enormously important' painting worth £100,000
The painting by the 18th Century Scottish artist Katherine Read is thought to be worth more than £100,000.
July 23, 2026Art's great innovator whose vivid paintings made him a household name
The proud Yorkshireman, who also painted iconic pictures of America, was routinely described as Britain's greatest artist.
June 12, 2026Man wins €1m Picasso painting in €100 charity raffle
"How do I know this isn't a prank?" the winner asked when he answered a video call from Christie's auction house in Paris.
April 14, 2026Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings stolen in Italian job
The paintings were taken from a museum in Parma by four masked men in the middle of the night, police say.
March 29, 2026Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for €30m
The purchase is part of wider plans to prevent major artworks from being bought by private collectors.
March 10, 2026Lost Rembrandt painting rediscovered after 65 years
The painting, created by the Dutch master in 1633, had disappeared after being sold in 1961.
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BBC's Fake or Fortune uncovers 'enormously important' painting worth £100,000
Mary-Louise Wedderbern explained the painting was left to her in her uncle's will two decades ago An "enormously important" 18th Century painting by the Scottish artist Katherine Read has been uncove
David Hockney: Art's great innovator whose vivid paintings made him a household name
David Hockney, who has died aged 88, was Britain's favourite artist - and a man of trenchant views, expressed in the broadest of Yorkshire vowels. A genius in practically every medium, he worked with
Man wins €1m Picasso painting in €100 charity raffle
A man has won an original Pablo Picasso painting worth more than €1m (£870,000; $1.2m) in a charity raffle. Ari Hodara, an engineer and art enthusiast, learned he was the winner on Tuesday when he an
Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings stolen in Italian job
Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions were stolen in a heist on a museum near the Italian city of Parma, police say. Four masked men entered the Magnani Rocca Foundation villa on 22
Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for €30m
The Italian state has bought a painting by 16-17th Century baroque master Caravaggio for €30m (£25.9m), one of the largest sums it has ever paid for an artwork. The country's culture minister said th
Rembrandt painting worth millions rediscovered after 65 years
A long lost painting by Rembrandt has been rediscovered and authenticated by experts, after its whereabouts were unknown for decades. Rembrandt's Vision of Zacharias in the Temple, from 1633, was exc