MEXICO CITY (AP).- British-born painter, writer and sculptor Leonora Carrington, considered one of the last of the original surrealists, has died, Mexico’s National Arts Council confirmed Thursday. She was 94. Carrington was known for her haunting, dr…
Robert De Niro Testifies in Gallery Owner Lawrence Salander-Related Art Fraud Trial
NEW YORK (AP).- It’s a role that moviegoers might not know Robert De Niro plays: overseeing his painter father’s estate. The Academy Award-winning actor served as a star witness Friday in an art-fraud trial, testifying against a former gallery director…
Robert De Niro Testifies in Gallery Owner Lawrence Salander’s Art Fraud Trial
NEW YORK (AP).- It’s a role that moviegoers might not know Robert De Niro plays: overseeing his painter father’s estate. The Academy Award-winning actor served as a star witness Friday in an art-fraud trial, testifying against a former gallery director…
18th Century Mahogany Bureau Table Achieves a Stunning $5.7 Million at Christie’s
NEW YORK, NY.- An 18th century mahogany bureau table carved by Newport’s most celebrated cabinetmaker sold for a stunning $5.7 million at Christie’s New York on Wednesday morning, placing it among the highest auction prices ever realized for …
Taipei International Flora Exposition Features High Tech Interactive Displays
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (AP).- Paper-thin speakers blare pop music. Three-D films appear on elongated screens with no need for special viewing glasses. Viewers’ pulses turn cocoons into butterflies in an interactive display. Welcome to the Pavilion of Dreams, a…
The Hand of God? Strange Phenomenon at Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery
LIVERPOOL.- A 350-year-old painting of the baby Jesus is at the centre of a bizarre optical illusion at Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery. Surprised visitors say they have seen the reflection of a hand pointing directly at the Messiah in Mattia Pret…
The Hand of God? Strange Phenomenon at Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery
LIVERPOOL.- A 350-year-old painting of the baby Jesus is at the centre of a bizarre optical illusion at Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery. Surprised visitors say they have seen the reflection of a hand pointing directly at the Messiah in Mattia Pret…
The Hand of God? Strange Phenomenon at the Walker Art Gallery
LIVERPOOL.- A 350-year-old painting of the baby Jesus is at the centre of a bizarre optical illusion at Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery. Surprised visitors say they have seen the reflection of a hand pointing directly at the Messiah in Mattia Preti