#Painting
Monet masterpiece sells for almost €100 million at New York auction
The anonymous collector who brought the painting to be auctioned had bought it for €2.2 million.
In Pictures: Winning entries of Ireland's most talented young artists in this year's Texaco art competition
There were 126 winners over seven categories.
Banksy artwork that self-destructed is going on display in German museum
Girl with Balloon will be shown from tomorrow through to 3 March at the Frieder Burda museum.
Russia calls for 'most severe punishment' after visitor causes serious damage to Ivan the Terrible painting
Russian police arrested a 37-year-old man who used a metal pole to break the glass covering the painting.
Woman buys Irish painting worth up to $10,000 at US thrift store for just $1
The woman had no idea what the painting was worth when she first bought it.
Bitcoin brain teaser: This cryptic painting just earned someone €40,000
The puzzle was created by crypto artists @coin_artist and Rob Myers in early 2015.
Leonardo Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi heading to Abu Dhabi after selling for €380 million
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is the first museum to bear the Louvre name outside France.
Da Vinci painting of Jesus Christ sells for record-breaking $450 million
The 500-year-old painting was sold by the Russian boss of the soccer club AS Monaco.
Spanish police recover 3 Francis Bacon paintings stolen in 2015
Five paintings by the British artist were stolen from the home of a friend of Bacon in July 2015.
'My old teammates will be slagging me on WhatsApp': Portrait of Henry Shefflin unveiled
King Henry has been immortalised.
This US masterpiece smashed records after selling for $110.5 million
The painting of a skull-like head in oil-stick was valued pre-sale in excess of $60 million.
Parisian taxi driver returns €1.5 million painting that was accidentally left in his cab
Concetto Spaziale by Italian painter Lucio Fontana is one of the 20th century’s most well-known artistic works.
'In this business you can't know everything': Painting with €800 price tag sells for €120,000
“To my knowledge, the bidder hasn’t seen the picture in the flesh, so to speak,” says James O’Halloran of Adam’s Auctioneers.
8 of the best pieces of street art around Ireland
Iconic, ironic or just beautiful. Check them out.
Lost 400-year-old Caravaggio might have been discovered in attic of French house
It’s valued at about €120 million.
Denis O'Brien is to purchase a €2.5 million painting and donate it to the state
The painting is part of the Russborough House collection which has been the subject of much controversy over the last six months.
This kid tripped in an art gallery and punched a hole in a €1.3million painting
Oh, I’ll just walk past this paNOOOOOOOOO.
This 3D painting will freak you out
We feel dizzy.
Thief on bicycle steals painting from Dublin art gallery
Gardai at Pearse Street station are investigating the case.
11 minutes of madness: Sale of Picasso painting sets world record
It took eleven minutes before a winner emerged.
Michael Flatley’s €90k tap art didn’t go down too well on the Late Late last night
Yes. He now paints with his feet.
At $300 million, this is now the most expensive painting ever
A steal. Right?
Six year sentence for man who damaged €10 million Monet
The painting — ‘Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat’ — was returned to public display last summer after 18 months of painstaking restoration work.
Sopranos actor discovers long-lost artwork worth millions
He paid $140,000 at auction for the painting, which turned out to be by Italian artist Guercino. Handy.
Monet landscape found in suitcase art collector brought to hospital
German man Cornelius Gurlitt died and the suitcase was left at the hospital.
This Banksy artwork sold for £403,000 - and saved a youth club
The Broad Plain Boys’ Club in Bristol has been saved – after they took a crowbar to the Banksy work.
This painting is an optical illusion and will make your brain hurt
It’s moving, it’s definitely moving.
€10m Monet painting damaged in 2012 incident goes back on display this morning
Experts have been working painstakingly to restore the painting for the past 18 months.
Francis Bacon triptych expected to make $80m at New York auction
The Irish-born artist’s ‘Three Studies of Lucian Freud’ sold for $142.4 million last year.
This Is What A Children's Playground Looks Like In Canada Pic of the Day
There are some lucky kids in Alberta who get to play in front of this backdrop.
Iconic Battle of Clontarf painting to be unveiled later today
The massive 3 x 2 metre painting depicts the 1014 battle, in which Brian Boru was killed.
Technology saving major works in National Gallery
Priceless art collection preserved for future through latest conservation methods.
National Gallery 'disappointed' jury failed to reach a verdict in damaged Monet painting case
A Dublin man is accused of causing of causing €7 million worth of damage to a Monet oil painting in the National Gallery of Ireland.
Sold! Francis Bacon painting sells for $142 million - the most expensive ever
The price was $60 million more than the auctioneers had expected as seven bidders pushed the price up during a fast-moving auction.
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This award-winning artwork was painted by a chimpanzee
… and it’s probably better than yours.
Police seize 'Putin in women's underwear' painting
The painting portrays Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev lounging together in lingerie.
Appeal to help find six stolen, rare paintings from Galway church
The six stations of the cross were taken on Saturday, 22 June from St Peter and Paul’s Church, Kiltullagh in Athenry.
17 brilliant paintings my mother made on her iPad
One woman’s way to beat the commuter boredom.
This incredible hand art will blow your mind
It’s paint, you see. On hands. But it’s amazing.
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