The art selfie is here to stay. This global phenomenon, which is permeating the art world, testifies to the growing popularity of art within popular culture. The trend arguably peaked when global ...

Rare, megawatt treasures rarely come up for auction in times of turmoil—and rare, megawatt Old Master treasures rarely come up for auction at all. But Sotheby’s is bucking both of these trends by ...

Upon entering the Sutton Place abode of real estate investor Charles Hack, one is thrust inside a personal Kunstkammer—a home that doubles as a cabinet of curiosities, striking in both the quality and ...

In July 2001 there was a week of exhibitions of old master drawings held by 18 dealers in the London area. Last month even more dealers participated in a repeat of that event. The exciting world of ...

In a bold move, Christopher Bishop Fine Art will anchor its exhibition with just one drawing at the 12th edition of Master Drawings New York (MDNY). The New York-based dealer has spent two years ...

This 1620 portrait by Paul van Somer will appear in a free, Newcomb Art Gallery exhibit of Old Master works at Tulane University in New Orleans. (Sarah Campbell Blaffer Collection) Tulane University ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “A collector is someone truly obsessed!” says the Old Master drawings specialist and former dealer Katrin ...

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The Italian Renaissance word disegno refers to a sign or inspiration from God, the first glimpse of what the visual muse intended you to create. From that we derive the notion of a design or sketch, ...

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Upon entering the Sutton Place abode of real estate investor Charles Hack, one is thrust inside a personal Kunstkammer—a home that doubles as a cabinet of curiosities, striking in both the quality and ...