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The Art World This Week: London Hosts Frieze Week, Strong Sales in Art Basel Paris, FBI Returns Nazi-looted Monet to Jewish Heirs, and More

Everything you need to know about the most important headlines from the world of art in the last seven days

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17 Oct, 2024

The Art World This Week: London Hosts Frieze Week, Strong Sales in Art Basel Paris, FBI Returns Nazi-looted Monet to Jewish Heirs, and More

Claude Monet, Bord de Mer (Seaside), ca. 1865.

London Hosts Its Frieze Week in the Shadow of Paris

Plenty of business was done on the first day of the London fair, but much of the chatter was about the upcoming presentations at Art Basel Paris.

Art Basel Paris Receipts: Gold and Garter Belts

Excellent crowds, including the American collectors that eluded some dealers at Frieze London, helped make the inaugural Art Basel Paris a sales success.

FBI Returns Nazi-looted Monet Pastel to Jewish Owners' Heirs 84 Years Later

In 1940, the Nazis seized a Claude Monet pastel and seven other works of art from Adalbert "Bela" and Hilda Parlagi, a Jewish couple forced to flee their Vienna home after Austria was annexed into Adolf Hitler's Germany.

François-Xavier Lalanne Sale Totals an Eye-Watering $59 Million at Christie‘s

Thursday at Christie’s New York, a sale of 70 sculptures of whimsical animals and mythical beasts by the late French artist François-Xavier Lalanne brought in a total of nearly $59 million.

Antisemitism Stains the Art World

One year on, galleries won't risk platforming Jews.

Son Charged With Murdering War Photographer Father

The teenage son of British photojournalist Paul Lowe has been charged with his murder.

MUAC Takes Down Ana Gallardo Works Amid Criticism Over Derogatory Language

Mexico City’s Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo (MUAC) has taken down two works by Ana gallardo in the Argentinian artist’s current solo exhibition Tembló acá un delirio.

Centre Pompidou, With Help of Chanel, Adds 15 Works of Contemporary Chinese Art to Collection

A major group exhibition at the Centre Pompidou has brought the work of 15 contemporary Chinese artists into the museum’s permanent collection, expanding that collection by more than 20 percent.

Queen Elizabeth I Portrait Swapped for Paula Rego Painting in Rehang of 10 Downing Street

Two paintings by the Portuguese painter Paula Rego have replaced portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh at 10 Downing Street, the residence of the UK Prime Minister, the Telegraph reports. 

Restored ‘Apollo Belvedere’ Back on Public View at the Vatican Museums

On Tuesday, the restoration of one of the Vatican Museums‘ most prized artworks was unveiled.


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Ana Gallardo
Argentinian, 1958

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Portuguese, 1935 - 2022

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