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Madonna 1895 https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/1237919

House with a Bay Window - 1923 https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104605

Head of a Peasant Woman with Brownish Cap - March 1885 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/3109269

TEFAF New York Opened to Crowded Aisles, Bullish Collectors, and Strong Booths https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/tefaf-new-york-2026-bullish-collectors-crowded-aisles-1234785807/

A Rare Blue-Green Diamond Ring Sold for Over $17 M. At Christie’s Geneva https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/are-blue-green-diamond-ring-sold-17-million-christies-geneva-1234785808/

Catalonia Sues Aragón for €791,000 for Repayment Over Restitution of 56 Artworks https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/catalonia-sues-aragon-restitution-1234785790/

More Than 100 Seattle Art Museum Workers Plan to Unionize https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/more-than-100-seattle-art-museum-workers-plan-to-unionize-1234785795/

Amoebiasis or vegetables https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/20049

London’s Wellcome Collection to Transfer 2,000 Manuscripts to Jain Community, But They Will Stay in UK https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/wellcome-collection-jain-manuscripts-transfer-1234785772/

Egypt Unveils a Hidden Tomb of 3,500-Year-Old Coffins at Luxor’s Abu el-Naga https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/egypt-announces-current-excavation-season-finds-abu-el-naga-1234785765/

Megadealer Larry Gagosian Is the Subject of Unauthorized Documentary In the Works from Director Barry Avrich https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dealer-larry-gagosian-unauthorized-documentary-barry-avrich-1234785766/

Trump’s Planned Miami Presidential Library Faces New Lawsuit Over Land Transfer https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trump-miami-presidential-library-lawsuit-1234785760/

The Most Expensive Jean-Michel Basquiat Works Ever Sold at Auction https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/market/jean-michel-basquiat-most-expensive-works-1234585981/

Photographer and Activist Claudia Andujar, Known for Documenting Yanomami People of Brazil, Is the Subject of a New Biopic https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/claudia-andujar-yanomami-brazil-biopic-1234785745/

Photographer and Activist Claudia Andujar, Known for Documenting Yanomami People of Brazil, Is the Subject of a New Biopic https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/claudia-andujar-yanomami-brazil-biopic-1234785745/

Rothko Leads Sotheby’s $433.1 M. Contemporary Art Sale, UK Returns Artifacts to Ethiopia, and More: Morning Links for May 15, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/uk-returns-artifacts-to-ethiopia-morning-links-may-15-2026-1234785748/

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One Erased Vermeer, Two Books, and No Consensus https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/vermeer-ruth-bernard-yeazell-andrew-graham-dixon-1234785477/

Rothko from Robert Mnuchin’s Estate Sells for $85.8 M., Leading Sotheby’s New York’s $433.1 M. Contemporary Art Sale https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-may-2026-new-york-contemporary-art-rothko-mnuchin-1234785732/

Rothko from Robert Mnuchin’s Estate Sells for $85.8 M., Leading Sotheby’s New York’s $389.3 M. Contemporary Art Sale https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-may-2026-new-york-contemporary-art-rothko-mnuchin-1234785732/

Artist Debuts and Inspired Duos Define the Can’t-Miss Booths at Independent https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/reviews/artist-debuts-and-inspired-duos-define-the-cant-miss-booths-at-independent-1234785631/

The Most Expensive Works by Mark Rothko Sold at Auction https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/most-expensive-works-by-mark-rothko-auction-records-1234604959/

Valie Export, Groundbreaking Feminist Artist Who Questioned the Nature of Art, Dies at 85 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/valie-export-artist-dead-1234785653/

Peter Doig, Tracey Emin, and More Sign Letter Defending Southbank Centre Chair https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/celebrities-sign-letter-defending-southbank-centre-chair-1234785626/

The Best Booths at NADA New York, From Quietly Ominous Ceramics to Ecstatic Jazz Paintings https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/nada-new-york-best-booths-2026-1234785408/

Frick Inks Three-Year Partnership with Louis Vuitton, with Support for Exhibitions and Free Fridays https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frick-collection-louis-vuitton-sponsorship-exhibitions-1234785574/

Dutch Designer Iris van Herpen’s High-Tech Garments Are On View in a Mid-Career Retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dutch-designer-iris-van-herpen-high-tech-garments-retrospective-brooklyn-museum-1234785529/

What is Nicole Kidman Doing in a Christie’s Video Promoting the Upcoming S.I. Newhouse Sale? https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/nicole-kidman-christies-video-brancusi-si-newhouse-sale-1234785474/

Model in Front of the Verandah 1942 https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25882

Suspect Is Taken into Custody in Decade-Long Louvre Ticketing Scam https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/suspect-taken-into-custody-louvre-ticketing-scam-1234785498/

J.M.W. Turner’s Most Famous Self-Portrait Might Not Actually Be by the Artist at All https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jmw-turner-self-portrait-1234785484/

An Installation at the British Museum Recreates the Bayeux Tapestry’s Landscape https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/british-museum-installation-bayeux-tapestry-landscape-1234785389/

At Independent, Joel Mesler’s ‘Death Wish’ Is Part Art Exhibit, Part Market Experiment https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/joel-mesler-independent-2026-presentation-market-experiment-1234785454/

Trial Begins in Brent Sikkema Murder-For-Hire Case https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/trial-begins-brent-sikkema-murder-case-1234785483/

New York’s Neue Galerie to Merge with Metropolitan Museum of Art in Major Expansion https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/neue-galerie-met-museum-merger-ronald-lauder-1234785465/

The Met Teams Up with Band-Aid on Art-Themed Adhesive Bandages https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/met-x-band-aid-2026-art-themed-bandage-van-gogh-monet-redon-1234785298/

Castor and Pollution https://www.wikiart.org/en/max-ernst/castor-and-pollution-1923

Hungary’s New Minister of Culture Vows to Restore Artistic Freedom, Turner’s Famous ‘Self-Portrait’ Called Into Doubt, and More: Morning Links for May 14, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/author-of-j-m-w-turner-self-portrait-questioned-morning-links-1234785450/

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5 Art Novels to Read This Summer https://www.artnews.com/list/art-in-america/columns/5-art-novels-summer-ben-lerner-deborah-levy-luke-goebel-1234785245/

Coco Fusco and Jeffrey Gibson’s Public Lectures, Free Admission at MCA Denver, and More: Industry Moves for May 13, 2026 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/coco-fusco-jeffrey-gibsons-public-lecture-industry-moves-may-13-2026-1234785178/

Frieze New York Kicks Off with Seven-Figure Sales and High Energy: ‘It’s a Fiesta’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/frieze-new-york-vip-day-sales-high-energy-1234785361/

Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Abstract Painter Who Refused to Conform, Dies at 84 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mary-lovelace-oneal-abstract-painter-dead-1234785363/

The Best Booths at Frieze New York, From Cindy Sherman’s Newest Photos to UFOs https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/market/frieze-new-york-2026-best-booths-1234785323/

Israel Advances Bill Granting Sweeping Civilian Authority over West Bank Archaeological Sites https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/israel-advances-bill-granting-control-west-bank-archaeology-1234785293/

Artist Alleges Hair Dress in the Met’s ‘Costume Art’ Show Copies Her Design https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/the-mets-costume-art-roiled-in-hair-dress-controversy-1234785301/

Water Lilies - 1905 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10954

White Azaleas in a Pot - 1885 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10109

French Parliament Accuses Louvre of Prioritizing ‘Prestige And Influence’ Over Security Prior to Jewel Heist https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/french-parliament-releases-report-accusing-louvre-deprioritizing-security-jewel-heist-1234785295/