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  World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave

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  Deep inside a cave on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island is a painting of three human figures in pursuit of a wild pig. According to new research published …

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  5 days ago

  Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction

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  Once owned by dukes, looted by Napoleon, and abandoned at a bus stop in a plastic bag, Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Titian (c. 1510) hit the …

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  Highway Dig Uncovers Prehistoric Monument in Czech Republic

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  A prehistoric burial monument was uncovered during the construction and expansion of the Czech Republic’s D35 highway. Archaeologists from the …

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  6 days ago

  Audrey Flack, Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93

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  Audrey Flack—feminist artist, rebellious Abstract Expressionist, and pioneer of the Photorealist movement—died at age 93 on June 28. Shortly after …

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  Marina Abramović Leads 7-Minute Silence at Glastonbury Festival

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  Since the seventies, Marina Abramović has unflinchingly tested the limits of mental and physical endurance, making her one of the most famous …

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  Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million

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  This week, the original cover illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling smashed auction records at Sotheby’s New York. …