Manet masterpiece sells for $65m in New York A stunning 1881 masterpiece by Edouard Manet sold for $65 million (€51.8m) at auction in New York, a record for a work by the French impressionist artist. News • 06 Nov 14
Manet masterpiece sells for $65m in New York A stunning 1881 masterpiece by Edouard Manet sold for $65 million (€51.8m) at auction in New York, a record for a work by the French impressionist artist. News • 06 Nov 14
Restored Monet returned to National Gallery The restored Claude Monet painting 'Argenteuil Basin With A Single Sailboat' has been returned to the National Gallery and has gone on public view. News • 01 Jul 14
Restored Monet returned to National Gallery The restored Claude Monet painting 'Argenteuil Basin With A Single Sailboat' has been returned to the National Gallery and has gone on public view. News • 01 Jul 14
Appeal over recovered artworks worth over €100K Gardaí have recovered more than 70 pieces of artwork which they believe were stolen over the past 40 years. News • 19 Jun 14
Appeal over recovered artworks worth over €100K Gardaí have recovered more than 70 pieces of artwork which they believe were stolen over the past 40 years. News • 19 Jun 14
Vienna's philharmonic to return stolen Nazi art Vienna's Philharmonic Orchestra said it will return a painting that was stolen by the Nazis to the descendants of its rightful owners, in the latest high-profile restitution case in Austria. News • 12 Apr 14
Vienna's philharmonic to return stolen Nazi art Vienna's Philharmonic Orchestra said it will return a painting that was stolen by the Nazis to the descendants of its rightful owners, in the latest high-profile restitution case in Austria. News • 12 Apr 14
German recluse pledges return of Nazi-looted art A German recluse's pledge to give his billion-dollar hoard of Nazi-looted artworks back to their rightful owners has been welcomed. News • 27 Mar 14
German recluse pledges return of Nazi-looted art A German recluse's pledge to give his billion-dollar hoard of Nazi-looted artworks back to their rightful owners has been welcomed. News • 27 Mar 14
Spain's prehistoric cave art reopens to lucky few Some of Europe's most spectacular prehistoric cave paintings have reopened to a handful of visitors at Altamira in northern Spain after a 12-year closure. News • 27 Feb 14
Spain's prehistoric cave art reopens to lucky few Some of Europe's most spectacular prehistoric cave paintings have reopened to a handful of visitors at Altamira in northern Spain after a 12-year closure. News • 27 Feb 14
Germany publishes ‘lost art’ online Germany has begun publishing an online list of works that were discovered in a Munich flat last year and are for the most part believed to have been stolen or extorted by the Nazis. News • 12 Nov 13
Germany publishes ‘lost art’ online Germany has begun publishing an online list of works that were discovered in a Munich flat last year and are for the most part believed to have been stolen or extorted by the Nazis. News • 12 Nov 13
Picasso, Matisse paintings stolen in Dutch raid Paintings by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and other famous modern artists have been stolen from a museum in Rotterdam. News • 16 Oct 12
Picasso, Matisse paintings stolen in Dutch raid Paintings by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and other famous modern artists have been stolen from a museum in Rotterdam. News • 16 Oct 12
Francis Bacon painting sells for $44.9m A Francis Bacon painting of a man and his reflection brought in $44.9m at Sotheby's in New York last night, capping a week of breathtaking sales in the luxury art market. News • 11 May 12
Francis Bacon painting sells for $44.9m A Francis Bacon painting of a man and his reflection brought in $44.9m at Sotheby's in New York last night, capping a week of breathtaking sales in the luxury art market. News • 11 May 12