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Honduran President To A Drug Trafficker, All About Juan Orlando Hernandez
Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez once painted himself as a champion of the fight against drug trafficking only to become one of the most high-profile figures implicated in it.
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Drawing Bought By Woman For Rs 1,000 Might Be Rs 8.5 Crore Renoir Painting
If authenticated, Heidi Markow hopes to sell the painting for about "six or seven figures" to someone who truly appreciates its beauty.
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Artwork Created Nearly 51,200 Years Ago Discovered In Indonesian Cave
On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined is the world's oldest-known confidently dated
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Spanish Police Recover Stolen Francis Bacon Painting Worth Over $5 Million
Spanish police said on today they had recovered a painting by the late Irish-born British figurative artist Francis Bacon, worth an estimated 5 million euros ($5.42 million), and one of five stolen from a Madrid home in 2015.
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'Bored' Security Guard Draws Eyes On A Million-Dollar Painting
The guard drew two pairs of eyes with a ballpoint pen on a painting called Three Figures by Anna Leporskaya
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Ether Rocks: Digital Rock Paintings Fetching Six-Digit Figures on Ethereum Blockchain
Ether Rock, a digital painting of a Grey-coloured rock, part of a pet project from 2017, has sold for an outrageously high price. Its non-fungible token (NFT) version was sold for ETH 33 — equivalent to $100,000 (roughly Rs 75 lakhs).
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Photo Of Pelosi And Trump Is A Work Of Art. Some Say It's A Masterpiece
If the image of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's White House meeting with President Donald Trump had been a painting, some say it could have been a masterpiece. Something about the symmetry, the light, and the postures of the figures in the room turned ordinary people into art historians who were captivated by the strength of the composition.
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Google Honours Spanish Artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo With A Doodle
Google Doodle today honours the 400th birth anniversary of Bartolome Esteban Murillo. He was a Spanish Baroque painter and his exact birth date is unknown. He mainly painted historical and religious scenes, portraits, and still figures in oil and fresco during the golden era of Spanish art. Known for his dramatic lighting, radiant color palette, an...
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David Hockney's Pool Painting Sets Auction Record For Living Artist, Sold In 9 Minutes
An iconic swimming pool picture painted by British legend David Hockney sold for $90.3 million in New York on Thursday, setting a new auction record for a living artist, Christie's said.
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Cave Paintings From 40,000 Years Ago Are World's Earliest Figurative Art
A painting of an animal in an Indonesian cave dates from at least 40,000 years ago, making it the world's oldest piece of figurative art, new research has shown.
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Honduran President To A Drug Trafficker, All About Juan Orlando Hernandez
Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez once painted himself as a champion of the fight against drug trafficking only to become one of the most high-profile figures implicated in it.
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Drawing Bought By Woman For Rs 1,000 Might Be Rs 8.5 Crore Renoir Painting
If authenticated, Heidi Markow hopes to sell the painting for about "six or seven figures" to someone who truly appreciates its beauty.
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Artwork Created Nearly 51,200 Years Ago Discovered In Indonesian Cave
On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined is the world's oldest-known confidently dated
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Spanish Police Recover Stolen Francis Bacon Painting Worth Over $5 Million
Spanish police said on today they had recovered a painting by the late Irish-born British figurative artist Francis Bacon, worth an estimated 5 million euros ($5.42 million), and one of five stolen from a Madrid home in 2015.
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'Bored' Security Guard Draws Eyes On A Million-Dollar Painting
The guard drew two pairs of eyes with a ballpoint pen on a painting called Three Figures by Anna Leporskaya
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Ether Rocks: Digital Rock Paintings Fetching Six-Digit Figures on Ethereum Blockchain
Ether Rock, a digital painting of a Grey-coloured rock, part of a pet project from 2017, has sold for an outrageously high price. Its non-fungible token (NFT) version was sold for ETH 33 — equivalent to $100,000 (roughly Rs 75 lakhs).
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Photo Of Pelosi And Trump Is A Work Of Art. Some Say It's A Masterpiece
If the image of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's White House meeting with President Donald Trump had been a painting, some say it could have been a masterpiece. Something about the symmetry, the light, and the postures of the figures in the room turned ordinary people into art historians who were captivated by the strength of the composition.
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Google Honours Spanish Artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo With A Doodle
Google Doodle today honours the 400th birth anniversary of Bartolome Esteban Murillo. He was a Spanish Baroque painter and his exact birth date is unknown. He mainly painted historical and religious scenes, portraits, and still figures in oil and fresco during the golden era of Spanish art. Known for his dramatic lighting, radiant color palette, an...
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David Hockney's Pool Painting Sets Auction Record For Living Artist, Sold In 9 Minutes
An iconic swimming pool picture painted by British legend David Hockney sold for $90.3 million in New York on Thursday, setting a new auction record for a living artist, Christie's said.
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Cave Paintings From 40,000 Years Ago Are World's Earliest Figurative Art
A painting of an animal in an Indonesian cave dates from at least 40,000 years ago, making it the world's oldest piece of figurative art, new research has shown.
