Art News
For Prince William, modern art is utter boredom!
Jun 23, 2022
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Prince William claims to have dozed off during classes at the University of St Andrews. He had to stop studying art to study geography instead.
Art News
Sotheby's evening auction of modern art netted $224 million
Nov 14, 2023
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Sotheby's auction of 20th-century art raked in $224 million in just a brisk 90 minutes on Monday at their York Avenue headquarters. The collection of 31 items fetched a combined hammer price of $190 million, falling short of the house's initial estimate of at least $200 million...
Lifestyle
Visionaries of Modern Art: The Remarkable Legacy of the Cone Sisters
Oct 13, 2023
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The Cone sisters, Claribel and Etta Cone, were prominent American art collectors and patrons who are best known for their extensive collection of modern art, particularly works by European and American artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Art News
Germany has more private museums of modern art than the United States
Jun 13, 2023
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Larry's List, a business that keeps track of art collectors, says that there are now 446 private museums around the world, 111 of which have opened since 2016.
Art News
The head of the modern art department at the Hermitage Museum quits in protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Oct 4, 2022
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Dimitri Ozerkov quit his job at the Hermitage Museum in protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He has been in charge of the modern art department there for 22 years.