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Picasso's Classic `Guernica' Tapestry Returns to the UN After Yearlong Disappearance
The iconic tapestry of Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica,” which is considered by numerous art critics as perhaps the most powerful anti-war painting in history, has returned to its place of honor at the United Nations after a year-long absence that angered and dismayed many U.N. diplomats and staff.
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Picasso Heirs Selling NFTs of Never-Before-Seen Ceramic Heirloom
The 20th-century Spanish artist’s family is selling 1,010 digital art pieces of one of his ceramic works that has never been seen publicly
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Picasso Artworks Auctioned for Combined $109M in Las Vegas
Eleven Pablo Picasso artworks have been sold for a combined $109 million in a Las Vegas auction coinciding with the artist’s 140th birthday.
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Iconic Tapestry of Pablo Picasso's ‘Guernica' Gone From UN Headquarters
The tapestry of Picasso’s “Guernica,” considered by many art critics as perhaps the most powerful anti-war painting in history, was considered a perfect artwork for the Security Council, the U.N.’s most powerful body charged with ensuring international peace and security
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Banker Jailed and Fined $58 Million for Smuggling Picasso Painting From Spain
A former bank president who smuggled a Pablo Picasso painting out of Spain after it was deemed a national artistic treasure has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Jaime Botin, 83, was also fined $58 million and ownership of “Head of Young Woman” — which is valued at $26 million — was also transferred from him to the Spanish state in…
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MoMA Set to Reopen After $450 Million Expansion and Renovation
For months the most visited museum in the country — New York City’s Museum of Modern Art — was closed to allow staffers to retouch works and expand its gallery space.
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Spanish Society Opens a Community Restaurant to Celebrate 150 Years
The restaurant will serve as a ‘community gathering place’ for the Spanish Community.
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Nude Masterpiece Fetches Record $157.2 Million at Sotheby's Auction in New York
A 1917 nude masterpiece by Amedeo Modigliani sold for $157.2 million in Manhattan Monday, the highest auction price in Sotheby’s history.
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Picasso Fiasco: Painting Expected to Fetch $70 Million Damaged Before Auction
A Pablo Picasso painting expected to fetch $70 million at auction was “accidentally” damaged on Friday, according to a statement from auction house Christie’s.
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New York City Not Likely to Tax World's Priciest Painting, a da Vinci, After Record-Setting Sale
New York City collects sales tax on even the smallest items, but it probably won’t collect a cent in taxes on a nearly half billion dollar painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
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World's Priciest Painting to Be Displayed in Louvre Abu Dhabi After Record-Setting NYC Auction
The world’s most expensive painting, Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi,” is going to the Louvre Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the museum announced Wednesday, a few weeks after it was sold for a record amount at auction in New York.
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Picasso Work Stolen at Art Miami
The annual Art Basel show is underway, but it’s not been a picture perfect start for the biggest art show of the year.