Banksy’s latest artwork inside a London Underground train carriage, with messages about the spread of coronavirus, has been removed by Transport for London (TfL). The guerrilla artist, dressed in a high-vis jacket, boiler suit, goggles and face mask, painted a black rat coughing and sneezing green paint across the carriage’s window and walls to encourage people … Read more
‘Forgotten’ Rubens could fetch £3.5million after the grime-covered artwork was snapped up for £78,000 and taken for a staggering new valuation A portrait could make £3.5m at an auction after it was revealed to be by Rubens The origins of Portrait Of A Lady were revealed when layers of dirt were removed The 17th century … Read more
Lily James wears a face mask as she picks up some artwork for the home she shares with Matt Smith after ‘rekindling romance’ By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 16:13 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 16:13 BST, 9 June 2020 Lily James was pictured enjoying a little shopping spree as she picked up some … Read more
Hazmat suit-clad burglar with a cordless drill is caught trying to steal a £5million Bansky artwork from an NHS hospital just two days after the illusive artist donated it Banksy donated ‘Game Changer’ to Southampton General Hospital on May 6 Just two days later, a man was seen on CCTV by guards as he skulked around … Read more
After a year-long investigation by Claudia Joseph, Simon Trump, Ewan Fletcher, Adam Luck, Jason Buckner and Craig Hibbert, the Mail on Sunday named Banksy as Robin Gunningham. The search began with a photograph taken in Jamaica showing a man in a blue shirt and jeans, with a hint of a smile on his face and a … Read more
Kanye West’s high school artwork has been unveiled. On the latest episode of Antiques Roadshow, the husband of Kanye’s first cousin appeared with a collection of artwork done by the rapper when he was just 17-years-old. The work demonstrated Kanye’s incredible talent at such a young age, after beginning his artistic studies at just four-years-old. … Read more
David Hockney has unveiled vibrant artwork created on his iPad during isolation at his Normandy home, capturing the turn of the season in all its glory. The 82-year-old painter, often dubbed Britain’s greatest living artist, plans to spend every spring day painting in the garden with his dog Ruby. He is under lockdown in northern France, … Read more
Cracks on old paintings like the Mona Lisa make the artwork tough help masterpieces survive for centuries Increase in cracks on a painting are directly linked to the painting’s strength A painting it less likely to snap and break if it has several cracks throughout Cracks are seen on many old paintings, such as Mona Lisa and … Read more