A 1930s painting by Piet Mondrian sold for $51 million at an auction in New York. The piece last sold in 1983 for $2.15 million, which is equivalent to $6.4 million (£5.4 million) in today's money. The head of impressionist and modern art at Sotheby's, where the painting was auctioned, described the purchase as "a once-in-a-generation occurrence".
British urban artist Banksy has confirmed that he has created seven murals in various locations across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, the suburb of Irpin and the town of Borodyanka – among the places hardest hit by Russian bombing.
Speculation rose that the unnamed artist was in the war-torn country after three works were seen last week. Learn more here.
Speculation rose that the unnamed artist was in the war-torn country after three works were seen last week. Learn more here.
New artists register on P55.ART every day, however our platform already has more than a thousand artists, and the following question arises: Who are the new artists on P55? Discover in this article five young people belonging to the new generation of artists from P55.ART, full of new ideas that contribute to an increase in the diversity of cultural expressions.
Claude Monet, French painter who lived between 1840 and 1926, was one of the founders of Impressionism and promoter of the innovative practice of painting outside the studio,outdoorsin all climates. For such a famous artist, there's a lot we still don't know. Claude Monet destroyed at least 500 of his own paintings and after the death of his first wife, his second wife asked him to destroy her letters and photographs. In 1908, an exhibition of paintings of water lilies had to be postponed after Monet withdrew 15 of them. While there is still a lot to discover, there is also a lot of information already gathered. Find out here seven fascinating facts about the French painter who lived during the war, suffered from partial blindness, but always found solace in his peaceful garden and in painting.
Which exhibitions should I visit during the month of November? Some of the most anticipated exhibits are here. With new works from up-and-coming creators to fascinating 20th-century artists, we recommend five national exhibitions that deserve a visit with a lynx's eye, attentive to the smallest detail.
The gaffe was only discovered this year by curator Susanne Meyer-Büser while planning “Mondrian. Evolution”, a new exhibition dedicated to the modernist at Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen K20 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The work entered the museum's collection in 1980.SSausanne Meyer-Büser declared at the press conference that she only discovered this error when she was researching more about the work's past and found a photograph of it in the artist's studio from 1944. Find out more here.
The innovative and impactful Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) contributed to the development of the art world by challenging its conventional forms. The considerable work ofPablo Picasso includes more than 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets and costumes, from diverse artistic movements, such as Cubism, Surrealism, Neoclassicism and Expressionism. Together with George Braque, he created Cubism, a way of representing three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional plane. In his works "Guernica", "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon", "The Weeping Woman", there is a search for inspiration in African art and the events around it. With an easily identifiable language, the Spanish artist marked the artistic field, influencing artists until today. Know seven facts aboutPablo Picasso.
Arte povera was a radical Italian artistic movement, from the late 1960s to the 1970s, whose artists explored a range of unconventional processes with 'everyday' materials. Arte povera emerged within a network of urban cultural activity in these cities when Italy was gripped by instability.economy again.Find out more about this artistic movement here.
Júlio Resende was a transitional painter between figuration and abstraction, who presents a strong lyrical feature, in a personal and syncretic way, reflections on different plastic experiences, such as expressionism, geometrism, gesturalism, non-figuration or neo-figurativism . Find out more about this artist in this article.
On the 2nd of November at 9.30 pm, the cultural platform Underdogs will premiere The World as a Whole, its...
So many astute investors buy art, especially now in times of crisis and inflation, but what are the reasons for these purchases? The fine art market continues to grow. It seems like every day, another auction record is set for "the highest price ever paid". What does this mean for the painting you bought for your home? It can increase your value. So, but how? Well, as with any investment, you need to research and go beyond your comfort zone. The art market is fickle and there are no guarantees of profitability, but with a little work, you can fill your home with works of art that can become valuable assets in the future. Consider these tips for choosing a piece of art for your home.
For the past week, the Frieze art fair has been drawing the attention of art lovers in London, but on Friday, everything changed. Suddenly, the spotlight was on the National Gallery, where climate activists staged a protest that appeared to threaten a Vincent van Gogh painting. Van Gogh. The activists, who are part of the Just Stop Oil group, focused on climate change, threw tomato soup at Sunflowers in Van Gogh, an important example of the Post-Impressionist style and one of the National Gallery's many treasures.
Every day new artists join P55.ART with new works. In this Trending Artists series we highlight the most searched works of art and artists from around the world. Find new jobs you'll fall in love with.
The Frieze London art fair opens today at the southern end of Regent's Park, bringing together 160 contemporary galleries from forty-two countries. This edition includes two notable sections: Focus, dedicated to established galleries over the last twelve years, and a special presentation entitled “Indra's Net”, curated by Sandhini Poddar.