Arts & Culture

Edgar Degas’ Little Dancer Aged Fourteen to Be Auctioned in London

One of Edgar Degas' most famous works, Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans (Little Dancer Aged Fourteen), is to be sold…

9 years ago

Grey: Manuscript of EL James’ Upcoming Fifty Shades Stolen from Publisher

The manuscript of E.L. James's upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey novel, Grey, has been stolen from publisher Random House ahead…

9 years ago

James Last Dies in Florida Aged 86

German-born composer and big band leader James Last has died in Florida on June 9 at the age of 86.…

9 years ago

Ludvik Vaculik Dies in Prague Aged 88

Czech novelist and dissident Ludvik Vaculik, who wrote the Two Thousand Words manifesto during the 1968 Prague Spring, has died…

9 years ago

The Hobbit First Edition Sold for $206K at London Auction

The UK 1st edition of The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien fetched £137,000 ($206,000) at Sotheby’s in London. The 1937 book,…

9 years ago

China Stolen Artifacts: 175 People Arrested in Country’s Biggest Ever Operation

Chinese authorities have arrested 175 people in the country's biggest ever operation to recover stolen artifacts. China’s Ministry of Public…

9 years ago

Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life Exhibition at New York Botanical Garden

Frida Kahlo's garden and studio have been recreated at the New York Botanical Garden. Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life is…

9 years ago

Walking Horses: Adolf Hitler’s Lost Bronze Horses Found in Germany

Walking Horses by Josef Thorak - two bronze horse statues that once stood in front of Adolf Hitler's chancellery -…

10 years ago

Piet Mondrian’s Composition No III Fetches $50.6 Million at New York Auction

Piet Mondrian’s 1929 oil painting Composition No III, with Red, Blue, Yellow and Black has sold for $50.6 million at…

10 years ago

Top Seven $100 Million Artworks

1. Pablo Picasso, Women of Algiers - $160 million (2015)                    …

10 years ago