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Meet the animal rescue shelter hosting an auction of art made by dogs

Rescue dogs in Bristol are unleashing their inner artists to raise funds for the struggling Animal Rescue Centre (ARC).

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R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe to stage museum exhibition in Italy

Michael Stipe finds strength in vulnerability in a new exhibition debuting in Italy next month.

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The Met reopens 45 European art galleries after a five-year renovation

Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya - all cast in fresh new light - literally - thanks to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's largest infrastructure upgrade in the museum's history.

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Picasso sells for €130 million and breaks 2023 art auction record

'Femme à la montre' sold for €130 million and is the second most expensive painting ever sold by Picasso.

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Just Stop Oil climate activists attack Velazquez painting in London

The non-violent civil resistance movement Just Stop Oil, which demands that the UK government halts all future licensing for development and production of fossil fuels, is at it again. This time, climate activists have smashed the glass protecting a Velazquez painting in London's National Gallery.

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David Hockney's heartfelt portraits go on display in London

Harry Styles, Clive Davis, Celia Birtwell and David Hockney’s chiropodist all have new portraits on display at London’s National Portrait Gallery.

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Painting stolen during World War II returned to German museum

The painting, “Landscape of Italian Character,” by 18th century Austrian artist Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer, will soon be displayed in Munich.

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'Art world's Indiana Jones' recovers another set of stolen paintings

Art sleuth Arthur Brand says the works taken from Medemblik town hall were dropped off at his home.

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How actress Sharon Stone rediscovered herself through art

Stone's second exhibition, "Welcome to My Garden," features 19 colourful, abstract paintings, showcasing her remarkable artistic growth since her debut.

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ICYMI: German museum worker avoids jail over fake painting swops

In Case You Missed It: A German museum worker was sentenced for stealing and selling paintings from Munich's Deutsches Museum, replacing the originals with fakes.

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Pokémon and Van Gogh: A very unlikely love story

Amsterdam's Van Gogh museum wants to tap into the Pokémon fandom with its new collaboration - but it may have 'Pikachued' off more than it can stomach.

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WATCH: Works from Vincent van Gogh's final months on display in Paris

Vincent Van Gogh's final months were a creative whirlwind, as the artist who was struggling with his mental health, threw himself into painting.

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Gérard Depardieu sells his art collection at auction

The controversial actor's collection, on sale today and tomorrow, includes a bronze by Germaine Richier estimated at between €500,000 and €800,000.

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US returns Egon Schiele art looted by Nazis to owner's heirs

The US has returned seven artworks by famous Austrian expressionist painter Egon Schiele to the heirs of a Jewish cabaret star who owned them before he was killed by the Nazis in 1941.

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Colombian artist Fernando Botero dies at the age of 91

The artist, born in 1932 in the Central Colombian city of Medellin, was still painting in his studio until he contracted pneumonia and was admitted to hospital, but was released from the hospital on Thursday to recover at home, W Radio reported.

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Culture Re-View: Famous prehistoric art found by dog

On this day in 1940, the entrance to Lascaux Cave in France was discovered, opening up a window into the lives of our forebearers.

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Glum or glam? Here’s what the public thinks of Theresa May’s portrait

Theresa May says it's a 'huge honour' to have been captured on canvas but others have described her official parliamentary portrait as a 'true horror'.

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This paint made from oyster shells could cool your home by 7°C

Cool Roof France has found an innovative way to use the 130,000 tonnes of waste oysters produced every year in France.

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Island life: US artist Christina Quarles breaks boundaries in Menorca

Race, sexual identity, queerness and gender are just some of the themes explored by Christina Quarles in her specially commissioned exhibition on the Spanish island of Menorca. Elise Morton visited the show to speak with the rising US star artist about her ideas and inspirations.

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David Hockney's portrait of Harry Styles to go on display in London

Earlier this year, legendary artist David Hockney met and painted one of pop music's biggest superstars - Harry Styles.