Bidding battles in Old Masters auctions aren’t exactly unheard of, but they’re not as frequent—nor as explosive—as ones in contemporary art sales. So it was a pleasant surprise this week when a still ...
A painting of a pile of strawberries by the 18th-century French artist Jean-Siméon Chardin fetched €24.4m (with fees) at Artcurial in Paris yesterday, setting an auction record for the artist. The ...
Artist William Morris is well known for his textile and wallpaper designs - but now his work has inspired a computer game. The man who created 'The Strawberry Thief' has been dead for more than 100 ...