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Article date: Monday, August 15, 2022

Dmitri Vrubel, Painter of Kissing Communist Leaders on Berlin Wall Passes Away at 62

Dmitri Vrubel, a Russian-German painter best known for his painting of the kissing communist leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker on the Berlin Wall, died aged 62, as reported on Monday, August 15.

Article date: Monday, August 15, 2022

Stolen Picasso Painting Worth Millions of Dollars Found in Iraq

A drug gang was arrested on Saturday, with the possession of a stolen painting by the well-known artist Picasso, valued by millions of dollars according to the General Directorate for Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances in the Ministry of Interior.

Article date: Monday, August 15, 2022

Tehran Unveils Western Art Masterpieces Hidden for Decades

Some of the world’s most prized works of contemporary Western art have been unveiled for the first time in decades in Tehran. ‘Deviant’ works by artists including Picasso and Warhol return to display at exhibition in Iranian capital.

Article date: Monday, August 15, 2022

Johnny Depp to Direct Film on Celebrated Italian Painter Amedeo Modigliani

Johnny Depp is to direct a biopic of Amedeo Modigliani, the celebrated Italian painter who died in poverty in 1920 but who subsequently became renowned for his pictures of nudes with elongated faces and limbs.

Article date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Crozier Fine Arts Acquires Art Storage and Logistics Leader IFAS as Part of Asian Expansion

Crozier, a global leader in fine arts storage and logistics, has expanded into Asia with its acquisition of IFAS, a leading provider of art storage, logistics, and installation in Hong Kong.

Article date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Getty Museum to Return Objects to Italy

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles will return to Italy the Sculptural Group of a Seated Poet and Sirens, a group of life-size terracotta figures also known as Orpheus and the Sirens.

Article date: Thursday, August 11, 2022

Documenta Fifteen at the Halfway Point with Very Good Visitor Numbers

On Saturday, August 6, 2022, documenta fifteen reached the halfway point of its 100-day run. By the 50th day, more than 410,000 visitors had visited documenta fifteen at 32 exhibition venues enjoying works by more than 1,500 artists.

Article date: Thursday, August 11, 2022

Stolen Painting of Tarsila do Amaral Valued at 50 million Found in Brazil

The painting “Sol poente”, by the Brazilian painter Tarsila do Amaral, valued at 250 million reais (about 50 million dollars) and which had been stolen from an elderly multimillionaire for her own daughter, was recovered in Rio de Janeiro.

Article date: Thursday, August 11, 2022

Archaeologists Discover Ancient City and Hundreds of Artefacts Close to Baghdad

An archaeological dig in Al-Suwaira, some 35km south of Baghdad, has revealed an ancient Parthian (247BC to 224AD) city and unearthed more than 200 artefacts.

Article date: Wednesday, August 10, 2022

British High Commission Hosts Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the Kanneh-Mason Family

Britain’s most exciting classical music performers, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the Kanneh-Mason family will be joining British High Commissioner H.E. Vicki Treadell for a reception in their honour.

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