Marvel at the ingenuity and skill of this Qing Dynasty scroll as we bring to life a masterpiece revered by artists and collectors for hundreds of years.
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What Monet’s correspondence tells us about the Impressionist master
Pieter Brueghel the Younger’s ‘The Payment of Tithes’ is a satirical caricature of the legal profession. In this episode of Anatomy of an Artwork, discover what it tells us about Brueghel’s working technique and why this particular work is one of the best quality versions of the subject ever painted. A fascinating and unusual subject in Brueghel’s oeuvre, ‘The Payment of Tithes’ is available to buy now through Sotheby’s Private Sales.
What the artist’s chaotic workspace reveals about the mind of this modern master.
This month, nearly a quarter century after the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls, memorabilia from the rappers will vie at auction in Sotheby’s first-ever sale dedicated to hip hop.
A highlight of Christie’s Evening Sale of 20th Century Art in New York, Picasso's portrait of Dora Maar is work is estimated to fetch $20–30 million.
The White House hosts a unique and historic collection of artwork: Portraits of the men who have held the highest office in the land. Portraitist John Howard Sanden talks with Mo Rocca about the pressures and pleasures of committing the likeness of a U.S. president or first lady to canvas. Rocca also explores the long-held and bipartisan tradition of artfully preserving the occupants of the White House.
The Nile’s flooding is out of control, and Sudan is struggling to save its people and its historic sites.
2500 years ago, China was fractured into competing aristocratic states vying for supreme control. Warfare hastened cultural exchange and ultimately gave rise to a unique visual language across the realms, exemplified by this impressive gold, silver and glass-embellished bronze vessel to be offered in Sotheby’s Important Chinese Art auction. Formerly in the famed collection of Adolphe and Suzanne Stoclet, this archaic vessel features innovative glass inlays virtually unseen in museums and in the marketplace, providing a rare window into the art history of China.
How Ignacio Zuloaga went from exiled reject to Francisco Franco’s preferred portraitist