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Quote of the day by the founding father of modern Singapore LKY: ‘Every person, genius or moron, has a right to reproduce himself’The right to have children faces modern challenges. Economic pressures and societal support systems impact parenthood decisions. Lee Kuan Y...
Quote of the Day by Hermann Hesse: ‘There's no reality except the one contained within us; that's why so many people live an unreal life…’Many feel disconnected, living by external expectations instead of inner truth. German poet Hermann Hesse believed true reality resides wit...
Quote of the Day by Japanese philosopher Masao Abe, ‘It is not that I am empty, but rather that Emptiness is I’Japanese philosopher Masao Abe's quote, 'Emptiness is I,' redefines the self in Zen Buddhism. It signifies that our identity isn't fixed bu...
Quote of the Day by Wassily Kandinsky: ‘The artist is not born to a life of pleasure; he has a hard work to perform, and one which often…’Renowned artist Wassily Kandinsky believed true art stems from inner conflict and commitment, not ease. He saw artists as burdened workers,...
Don't fall for the not-so-fine art of fakingArt forgery remains a significant issue, with nearly half of the global art market affected. Proving an artwork's provenance is crucial, pa...
Van Gogh's early masterpiece may steal the show at Dutch art fairAlso known as 'Head of an Old Peasant Woman with a White Cap', Van Gogh's early work, painted around 1884 has been put up for sale by M.S. ...
German commission urges government to return 1907 painting to Jewish ownersThe large tempera painting shows a group of colourfully clad people on a lawn, some eating or playing music, while others seem to be dancin...
Kandinsky painting stolen by Nazis, fetches a whopping $44.9 mn at London auctionDated 1910, the painting is a brightly coloured landscape of a Bavarian village.
Wassily Kandinsky's masterpiece 'Murnau Mit Kirche II' fetches $45 mn at London auctionThe painting was recovered by the descendants of its owner, a German-Jew killed by the Nazis.
Wassily Kandinsky's 'Murnau Mit Kirche II' to be auctioned in London alongside Munch and Kupka'Murnau Mit Kirche II' was only identified a decade ago in a museum in Eindhoven, where it had been since 1951.
German auction house delays sale of Kandinsky painting after Poland claims artwork was stolen in 1984The painting created in 1928 was said to have been stolen in 1984.
Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky's painting sold to Amsterdam museum during WWII returned to Jewish heirsThe artwork was claimed by the descendants of Jewish art collector and modern art aficionado Emmanuel Lewenstein.
2017's expensive works of art: Leonardo da Vinci's $450 mn 'Salvator Mundi', Basquiat's $110.5 mn pieceThe precious artworks that have created a stir this year.
- Sotheby's New York will present the selling exhibition Rudolf Bauer: Tomorrow Today
The retrospective coincides with the 75th anniversary of Art of Tomorrow, the landmark opening exhibition at Solomon Guggenheim's Museum of...
- Sotheby's 2014 Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale mesmerising
Sotheby's first Impressionist & Modern Art auction of 2014, in February, achieved the highest sale total for any sale series in any categor...
Christie's to present A Dialogue Through Art: Works from The Jan Krugier CollectionChristie's will present A Dialogue Through Art: Works from The Jan Krugier Collection, a two-part auction, composed of works from the deale...
- Rare masterpieces lead Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art at Christie's
A diverse audience of clients from around the world participated in the sale, which achieved sell-through rates of 70% by lot and 80% by va...