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Botticelli's "Man of Sorrows" was sold for $45,419,700 at a Sotheby's auction in New York. The rare portrait of Christ by the 15th century Italian old master was painted later in his life. IMAGES
An artwork in the style of the artist Banksy, depicting an escaping prisoner, has appeared on a wall of Reading Prison. The site, which was where Oscar Wilde was imprisoned in the 1890s for 'indecency', and was immortalised in his poem 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol', has its future in doubt, lying vacant since 2013. The artist has yet to claim responsibility for the work. IMAGES
An artwork by street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks that was stolen from the Bataclan concert hall is set to be returned to France from Italy, where it was recovered by police abandoned farmhouse in Italy's central east Abruzzo region. IMAGES of the artwork before it is returned
"Love is in the Bin", the painting by British street artist Banksy which partly self-destructed last year at a memorable auction, is on display for the first time to the public in Baden-Baden, Germany. IMAGES.
An iconic swimming pool picture painted by British legend David Hockney is sold for $90.3 million in New York, setting a new auction record for a living artist, Christie's says. IMAGES
The largest painting produced by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani sells for $157.2 million in New York, becoming the fourth most expensive work of art sold at auction. Auctioneer Helena Newman brought the hammer down at $139 million. The final price includes a buyer's premium. IMAGES