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Nazi-looted Kandinsky painting sells for $A51m

Nazi-looted Kandinsky painting sells for $A51m

The Colorful Life, a landmark painting by Wassily Kandinsky, has fetched $A51 million at auction in London.

Arrests in France as stolen Renoir paintings found

Arrests in France as stolen Renoir paintings found

Arrests in France as stolen Renoir paintings found

Arrests in France as stolen Renoir paintings found

Police have tracked down two stolen Renoir paintings and arrested six people linked to the heist in southern France.

'Sense of unease': art show explores nation's dark past

'Sense of unease': art show explores nation's dark past

'Sense of unease': art show explores nation's dark past

'Sense of unease': art show explores nation's dark past

An exhibition of the work of one of Australia's most famous painters, Sidney Nolan, explores the darker aspects of the nation's history, its curator says.

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Arts groups fear fallout of looming NDIS funding cuts

Arts groups fear fallout of looming NDIS funding cuts

Disability arts organisations from around Australia fear cuts to the NDIS will destroy career pathways and reduce vital mental health and social supports.

Drawing a line: disability arts sector fears NDIS cuts

Drawing a line: disability arts sector fears NDIS cuts

A studio for artists with intellectual disabilities has produced an Archibald finalist but cuts to the NDIS have the arts disability sector worried.

Paintings worth millions stolen from Renoir Museum

Paintings worth millions stolen from Renoir Museum

Thieves have stolen four paintings from a Renoir museum in France - dropping one as they fled, a local mayor says.

No permission: guerrilla artists hustling for a living

No permission: guerrilla artists hustling for a living

Artists are struggling to make money from their work, and it means Australia's largest art fair presents an opportunity - whether they are invited or not.

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Fair shows ancient medium dominating contemporary art

Fair shows ancient medium dominating contemporary art

Fair shows ancient medium dominating contemporary art

Fair shows ancient medium dominating contemporary art

The biggest arts fair event in Australia has returned and many of the contemporary artists involved have taken umbrage at the digital era they work in.

Controversial artwork takes up pole position in west

Controversial artwork takes up pole position in west

Controversial artwork takes up pole position in west

Controversial artwork takes up pole position in west

The prime minister has announced a $500 million painting, deemed a waste of taxpayer funds when first purchased, will depart Australia's capital for the west.

Italian police recover stolen paintings worth millions

Italian police recover stolen paintings worth millions

Italian police recover stolen paintings worth millions

Italian police recover stolen paintings worth millions

Italian police have recovered three paintings by French masters Paul Cezanne, ‌Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse that were stolen from a ‌museum.

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

Islands' world-class art is turning international heads

A long-running exhibition by two Tiwi Island art centres is attracting a new level of interest from collectors across the globe.

Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

Fair marks 20 years as crowds show up for authentic art

The 20th year of the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair features an exhibition marking 40 years of Merrepen Arts, an NT arts centre recovering from record floods.

'History makers' win at national Aboriginal art awards

'History makers' win at national Aboriginal art awards

'History makers' win at national Aboriginal art awards

'History makers' win at national Aboriginal art awards

The prestigious $100,000 Telstra Art Award has gone to Ryan Presley, while winning works include dilly bags made from maps taken from the British Museum.

Car wreck-inspired work wins 'other' $100k art prize

Car wreck-inspired work wins 'other' $100k art prize

Car wreck-inspired work wins 'other' $100k art prize

Car wreck-inspired work wins 'other' $100k art prize

Robert Fielding has won the $100,000 Hadley's Art Prize for landscape, with an painting of a pile of wrecked cars. He says it's 'mission accomplished'.

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Powerful, uplifting Jewish artwork wins people's choice

After three months on display, gallery-goers have voted for a people's choice award to go to a hyper-realistic portrait of a proud Jewish advocate.

Archie winner's dementia 'love story' tours nationally

Archibald prize winner Richard Lewer's landmark project Steve tells the story of a family's struggle to come to terms with a dementia diagnosis.

Artist's spirit returns as Whiteley studio reopens

The studio of celebrated Australian artist Brett Whiteley will reopen to the public after extensive renovations.

Bridge clean up for sky high Pam the Bird graffiti

Painters have begun the tall task of covering up a huge graffiti bird painted on a 140m bridge pylon by an alleged serial vandal.

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Version of Australia's famed MONA destined for Bangkok

Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art has announced plans to develop MONA Bangkok on the banks of the Chao Phraya River.

Forget tradition, these are the masters of modern art

Masterpieces from a major US collection will go on display in Australia for the first time, with paintings by Monet, Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso and Renoir.

Young Archie champs crowned, honouring someone special

An inventive self-portrait and artworks honouring fathers and a cousin are the chosen winners of one of Australia's most prestigious children's art prizes.

Impressionist champion inspires gallery's biggest show

An exhibition looks at the legacy of visionary art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, who risked everything to promote impressionist artists.

This Hindu deity fights chaos. He's earned an art show

The first Australian exhibition to celebrate the many forms of Vishnu explores centuries of art devoted to the Hindu deity, as well as contemporary artworks.

What Richard did next: making sense of Archibald win

Archibald prize-winning artist Richard Lewer is taking up a residency at the Abbotsford Convent, a much-loved arts space that recently lost government funding.

David Hockney, star of 20th-century art, dies at age 88

David Hockney, one of the most celebrated and influential British artists of modern times, has died aged 88.

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