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A Banksy painting of primates sitting in Britain's parliament goes under the hammer next week and is expected to fetch up to $2.5 million. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2lzdwzo https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A man who stole a Russian masterpiece worth about $1 million from a Moscow art gallery in broad daylight in January was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2mHsPGI https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A long-lost painting by a 13th century Italian master discovered in the kitchen of an elderly French woman has been valued at up to six million euros and will be sold at auction next month. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2ldMD49 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Turkish artist Vahit Tuna has mounted 440 pairs of high heels on the facade of a building on a busy Istanbul street, to symbolize the number of women murdered in domestic or sexual violence in Turkey in 2018. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2mV4DRb https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A battered copper rooster that used to sit atop the spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral is to go on public display more than five months after the massive fire that almost burnt the iconic building to the ground. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/30i2bpK https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

French auction house Millon denied accusations by the Mexican government that a sale of dozens of pre-Columbian artifacts was illegal and proceeded with an auction on Wednesday. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2LDR42p https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

The French town of Bayeux has been home for nearly a millennium to a tapestry depicting a bloody battle for power. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Aisw8M https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

An ornate tapestry woven in the early 1800s and rescued from Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral after a massive fire in April is going on public display for only the third time in recent decades. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/34KyzRu https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Marc Chagall, the 20th century French-Russian artist who delighted fans with his vividly coloured, whimsical works, did many of his paintings using the same nine pigments - and hardly ever used black, researchers said on Friday. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2O3mpNx https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Alaa al-Habashi was looking for ingredients for a Ramadan feast when he stumbled on an Ottoman-era mansion being used as a slaughterhouse and butcher's shop in Cairo's historic Islamic district. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2ZRarxR https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

One of Madrid's hidden cultural gems, up to now only accessible to private guests or art aficionados willing to endure a near three-year waiting list, the neoclassical Palace of Liria will open its doors to the general public from Sept. 19. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Q14oSO https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains determined to pull Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 come what may, his foreign minister said on Sunday. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2LsZisI https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Francisco Toledo, who shook up the 1960s Mexican art scene with his fresh approach to painting, sculpting, printing, tapestry weaving and preserving the cultural heritage that inspired him, has died. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2HNNOPA https://ift.tt/1lWo55T