ECB picks Italian, Bulgarian, UK artists for HQ The European Central Bank said today it has commissioned new works from three leading contemporary artists to adorn its spectacular new headquarters in Frankfurt. Business • 10 Nov 14
ECB picks Italian, Bulgarian, UK artists for HQ The European Central Bank said today it has commissioned new works from three leading contemporary artists to adorn its spectacular new headquarters in Frankfurt. Business • 10 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
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
