Tag: sculpture
Billionaires’ Battle Over a Sculpture Exposes a Mysterious Art Market
Billionaire art collectors rarely air their deals or dirty laundry out in public. But a battle between a pair of boldfaced names over a...
Zurab Tsereteli, Polarizing Russian Sculptor of Colossal Works, Dies at 91
Zurab K. Tsereteli, a Georgian-Russian artist whose towering monuments and heroic statues pleased the authorities in the Kremlin but drew scorn from Moscow to...
Francis Wanted a Church of the Poor and Put It Into Practice
Throughout his papacy, Francis was an outspoken advocate for the downtrodden. Shortly after he was elected in 2013 he said, “How I would like...
An Ancient Headless Statue Is Found Amid Trash in Greece
On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had...
Barbara Hepworth sculpture found in school office in Blandford
A "remarkable" sculpture that was lost for half a century has been rediscovered in a headmaster's office in Dorset.Single Form by Dame Barbara Hepworth...