A £40 million water-lily painting by Claude Monet was unveiled in London as the new star lot of potentially the most lucrative auction the capital has seen... more
£13 million Francis Bacon painting of his idol Vincent Van Gogh, which has been at the centre of a bitter ownership dispute, must be handed back to the London artist’s estate, a court in the south of France rules... more
Ann Dexter-Jones’s transatlantic tribe of DJs and
designers dominates the party scene. And now she
wants rock gods the world over to wear her jewellery. Lydia Slater charts her successes... more
London has reclaimed the crown for selling the world’s most expensive art work from New York after a Sotheby's auction made a total £146.8 million... more
Mad as a hatter, driven to suicide by the failure of his genius, the real Vincent Van Gogh remains elusive in the Royal Academy’s first London show of his work for 40 years... more
With the first Van Gogh exhibition in London for 40 years set to open, Philippa Stockley visits the historic Provençal city that inspired the painter... more
Great-nephew of Vincent van Gogh fears mystery of the artist’s severed ear will never be solved despite decades of research among letters going on show in London this week... more
Van Gogh's letters, Grayson Perry's pots, a scholarly study of Caravaggio and a glimpse into the world of the insane Henry Darger - just a few of the treats guaranteed to give pleasure this Christmas... more
Scarlett Raven's work sits somewhere between Vincent van Gogh and Jackson Pollock, and depicts scenes of nature – such as fields of poppies, and the sea
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Brixton will become the first urban area to launch its own local currency. The Brixton Pound will come in B£1, B£5, B£10 and B£20 denominations and can be used in dozens of local businesses... more
First major exhibition on Vincent van Gogh in London for more than 40 years will include rarely seen correspondence in which he gives glimpses of his thought processes... more
For most art fans, Pablo Picasso's lovers are the women captured on canvas. But for Diana Widmaier Picasso, one of them is closer to her heart. Marie-Thérèse Walter was her grandmother. ... more
High profile impressionist paintings failed to sell at auction at Sotheby's in New York prompting fears that art's dizzy boom could be nearing an end. ... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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