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Ex-PM paints ugly picture of coalition's reality denial

Ex-PM paints ugly picture of coalition's reality denial

Malcolm Turnbull's prime ministerial portrait has officially been unveiled, with Anthony Albanese's speech about a vulnerable moment almost moving him to tears.

Whiteley Byron Bay masterpiece under the hammer for $1m

Whiteley Byron Bay masterpiece under the hammer for $1m

Whiteley Byron Bay masterpiece under the hammer for $1m

Whiteley Byron Bay masterpiece under the hammer for $1m

A Brett Whiteley painting of the Byron Bay landscape has sold for $1 million - but will it end up on the walls of a Byron Bay rich-lister?

Kahlo portrait sells for $55m to shatter auction record

Kahlo portrait sells for $55m to shatter auction record

Kahlo portrait sells for $55m to shatter auction record

Kahlo portrait sells for $55m to shatter auction record

Frida Kahlo's self-portrait El sueño (La cama) has set a new record by becoming the most expensive work by a female artist ever auctioned.

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Kahlo self-portrait poised to shatter auction records

Kahlo self-portrait poised to shatter auction records

A paiting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo could fetch the highest price ever for a work by a female artist when it goes under the hammer in New York.

Frida Kahlo painting tipped to fetch $US60m at auction

Frida Kahlo painting tipped to fetch $US60m at auction

Frida Kahlo’s painting El sueño (La cama) is expected to fetch up to $US60 million at auction, potentially making it the most expensive work by a woman.

Plenty of punch persists in parliament's patriarch

Plenty of punch persists in parliament's patriarch

After 50 years of political service, colourful MP Bob Katter has left the option of contesting another election wide open as his official portrait is unveiled.

Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

The Jewish community continues to experience horrors in Australia and abroad two years after the events of October 7, leaders say.

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No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

Senior government figures have told pro-Palestine protesters the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel is not the time for demonstrations.

Pharaonic art vanishes from Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

Pharaonic art vanishes from Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

Pharaonic art vanishes from Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

Pharaonic art vanishes from Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

A Pharaonic painting has vanished from the famed Saqqara necropolis marking another archaeological loss in Egypt.

Lucian Freud painting tipped to sell for up to $A25m

Lucian Freud painting tipped to sell for up to $A25m

Lucian Freud painting tipped to sell for up to $A25m

Lucian Freud painting tipped to sell for up to $A25m

A self-portrait by one of Britain's most revered artists Lucian Freud could fetch up to $A25 million at auction in October.

Picasso painting unveiled for first time in 80 years

Picasso painting unveiled for first time in 80 years

Picasso painting unveiled for first time in 80 years

Picasso painting unveiled for first time in 80 years

A Picasso portrait of artist Dora Maar, unseen for 80 years, has been unveiled in Paris.

Not a millionaire? You can rent a masterpiece instead

Not a millionaire? You can rent a masterpiece instead

Not a millionaire? You can rent a masterpiece instead

Not a millionaire? You can rent a masterpiece instead

A government leasing program for Australian art that has amassed a collection worth $47 million is marking 45 years of lending out works.

Room by room, future of art on show in historic hotel

Room by room, future of art on show in historic hotel

Room by room, future of art on show in historic hotel

Room by room, future of art on show in historic hotel

The Spring1883 art fair is held in an iconic hotel - but there's no putting holes in the walls to hang the paintings.

Aussie brings grain silo art to small North Dakota town

Aussie brings grain silo art to small North Dakota town

Aussie brings grain silo art to small North Dakota town

Aussie brings grain silo art to small North Dakota town

A huge grain elevator and silo in North Dakota is the site of a massive mural being created by Brisbane artist Guido van Helten.

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Dali painting bought at clearance sale worth $A61,000

A painting by Spanish Surrealist artist Salvador Dali found in a clearance sale is expected to fetch up to $A61,000 at auction.

Rone's global street art starts in this shared studio

Street artists Rone and Callum Preston are throwing open the doors of their shared studio for the first time, as part of Melbourne's Open House weekend.

From Arnhem Land to the world, power of art on show

Artists connected to the remote Yirrkala community in East Arnhem Land were among the first Indigenous Australians to use their art for political ends.

Period scenes set mood for Impressionist masterpieces

An exhibition of French Impressionist masterpieces from a Boston museum has returned to Australia after closing early in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Artist wins $100k prize with art of wax, sand and glass

The winner of the 2025 Ramsay Art Prize, Australia's richest for contemporary artists under 40, uses everything from beeswax to copper pipe and stained glass.

Australia’s dark past woven through powerful exhibition

An exhibition celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art confronts the dark heart of Australia’s colonial history.

Frans Hals portraits return to Holland after a century

Two paintings by Golden Age master Frans Hals have been brought at auction for $US7.8 million by two museums with support from the Dutch government.

Never-before-seen Margaret Preston artworks go on show

Paintings by Margaret Preston that have never been on show to the public before feature in an exhibition of Australian women artists.

Multiverse of motherhood shines brightest in Archibald

A portrait addressing the juggle of motherhood, a day job and making art has taken out one of Australia's richest and most prestigious sector awards.

King and Queen unveil portraits marking coronation

Portraits of the King and Queen commissioned to mark their coronation have been unveiled by the royal couple two years after they were crowned.

Intrepid artists get the retrospectives they deserve

Retrospectives at the National Gallery of Australia give Ethel Carrick and Anne Dangar the attention they deserve, but time is running out to see them.

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