Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10 天
This 18th-Century Sketch by a Renowned English Portraitist Was Hiding in a Dumpster in New York
The tiny drawing by artist George Romney depicts Henrietta, Countess of Warwick. It will be sold at an upcoming auction in ...
Rare sketch portrait found in US wheelie bin
A rare pen and ink sketch by a leading 18th-century British portrait artist has been discovered by chance in a wheelie bin in the US. The piece, by Lancashire-born George Romney, depicts Henrietta ...
Artnet26 天
Museum Scoops Three Masterpieces by Overlooked 18th Century Portrait Painter
Luxembourg’s National Museum of History and Art has acquired three works by the 18th century French portrait painter Monique Daniche. Though not much is known about the artist herself ...
Artnet News17 天
How Did This 18th-Century English Drawing End Up in a New York Dumpster?
A sketch rescued in a dumpster in Hudson, New York is a long lost sketch by renowned English portrait painter George Romney.
All That's Interesting on MSN5 天
A Dumpster Diver In New York Stumbled Upon A Rare Sketch By A Renowned 18th-Century Artist
"How did this mid-18th century drawing from England end up in the trash in upstate New York?" A dumpster diver in Hudson, New ...
Smithsonian Magazine27 天
This Historic Portrait of George Washington Is Being Restored to Its Former Glory
The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...
MutualArt.com2 年
French School, 18th Century
The total value of an artist’s artworks sold at auction over a specific period. This metric reflects the artist’s overall market activity and demand in monetary terms. The middle value of all realized ...
The Art Newspaper18 天
This new volume reveals the under-explored art of 18th-century cut and paste
David Pullins, a curator of European painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, argues that 18th-century French art has too often been viewed through the lens of the Académie Royale de ...