Artnet News – 11 Wild Romances That Transformed Art History
Christie’s employees pose in front of a painting entitled Salvator Mundi by Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci at a photocall at Christie’s auction house in central London on October 22, 2017 ahead of its sale at Christie’s New York on November 15, 2017. Salvator Mundi, one of fewer than 20 known paintings by da Vinci, and the only one in private hands, will be offered for sale in Christie’s Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York and is estimated to realise in the region of 100 million USD (85 million euro; 76 million GBP). / AFP PHOTO / Tolga Akmen / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION – TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images)
The Gray Market: Why the Super Bowl Helps Explain the Flaws in the Latest ‘Salvator Mundi’ Scandal (and Other Insights)
Columnist tackles the questions raised by allegations that the ‘Last Leonardo’ was on sale while on view in a 2011 National Gallery show.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 26: Justin Bieber attends a game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on October 26, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
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Art Industry News: Justin Bieber Buys Kobe Bryant Tribute Art That Simultaneously Rips Off Kanye and Murakami + Other Stories
Plus, an artist is suing Disney and JR unveils a new mural in Brooklyn.
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How Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Turned Their Love Affairs Into an Art Form (and 10 Other Wild Romances That Changed Art History)
Muse, lover, rival: when it comes to artists in love, one person has often been all three. And when creative spirits find themselves entangled in messy romances, there’s little predicting what will happen. Sometimes, the meeting of these kindred beings blossoms into long-lasting collaborative bliss. Other times—and perhaps more often—their unions combust in a blaze of drama, jealousy, and infidelity.
