Martin Bailey
French decorative art stolen from 17-century country home in Sussex—for second time
Police appealing for information after five items, including a pair of Sèvres vases and a clock with a bronze figure of Apollo, were taken from Uppark on the South Downs
Where was Van Gogh originally buried? We still don’t know
In an extraordinary scene, reminiscent of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Vincent’s skull was held aloft and moved in 1905
Maqdala treasures looted by British troops returned to Ethiopia in 'largest single restitution'
At the ceremony in London, the Ethiopian ambassador renewed calls for museums to return Maqdala objects
First Cupid, now a wine glass? More revelations emerge from restored Vermeer painting in Dresden
Major restoration on Girl reading a Letter at an Open Window shows a large studded goblet later covered by a green curtain
Recently restored Cupid joins nine Vermeer masterpieces for blockbuster show
Dresden exhibition will include Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window along with key international loans and works by other Dutch Golden Age artists
Van Gogh’s mysterious Wheatfield with Crows—what does it really mean?
Long assumed to be Vincent’s final painting, this foreboding scene is also full of life
Tate’s Tahitian Gauguin is suspected fake
Catalogue raisonné rejects unusual part-painting, part-sketch, as expert says the “colonial” nature of the composition is not the artist’s style
Caught: the drug baron who claims to have bought €20m stolen Van Gogh paintings for 'their artistic value'
Arrested in Dubai, the story of Mafia suspect Raffaele Imperiale confirms long-suspected links between the drugs trade and art theft
Looted 2,700-year-old bricks—discovered in Swiss warehouse—are returned to Iran
Before the discovery of the more than 50 painted blocks, “the richness of Mannaean civilisation had not been appreciated”, expert says
Secrets of the two unknown Van Gogh Sunflowers
One has been always been hidden away in private collections and will fetch a fortune when it emerges; the other was destroyed by an American bomb
'Do leopards change their spots?': Taliban threat to heritage in Afghanistan could be worse than in 2001
In an exclusive interview with The Art Newspaper, a very well-informed anonymous source tells us how museums are protecting their collections as militants sweep the country
Ten surprising facts about Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, his greatest masterpiece
From a brothel garden to Nazi leader Hermann Göring’s fake—all part of the sunflower story
Exuberant Van Gogh landscape—featuring his beloved olive and cypress trees—could well make $40m at Christie's New York
Always hidden away in private collections, the painting will probably sell to a someone in the Far East
Discovered: a very early photograph of the trees in Van Gogh’s final picture, painted just hours before he fired the fatal shot
On the anniversary of Vincent’s death, his picture can be seen as “a suicide note in colour”
The Harvest: painted in a single summer's day, here's why this is Van Gogh’s finest landscape
Vincent needed to recover from his intensive work with a stiff drink and his beloved pipe
Gambling den identified in drawing by Albrecht Dürer
Expert matches painter's journal entry detailing trip to Zum Spiegel in Aachen with sketch which is currently on show in major exhibition
Exclusive: Rescued from an attic, lost Van Gogh landscape surfaces in Japan—here it is in colour
Vincent's watercolour of a Dutch meadow with cows was exhibited once, in 1903, and is known only from a small black-and-white photograph
London's National Gallery appoints architect Annabelle Selldorf for its major renovation
First phase of the work is due to be completed by May 2024, in time for the gallery’s 200th anniversary
Albrecht Dürer's wonderful Renaissance road trip explored in major travelling exhibition
Five centuries after the German artist took a year-long journey around the Low Countries, his remarkable journal and drawings go on show in Aachen before travelling to London
Van Gogh’s self-portraits: what do they really reveal?
An exhibition at London’s Courtauld Gallery will be the most comprehensive ever held of Vincent's paintings of himself
When the US was accused of ‘plundering’ Berlin’s museums: new show reveals murky history
An exhibition opening at the Cincinnati Art Museum reveals how 14 major museums found themselves caught up in a “morally dubious” tour of Germany's art treasures after the Second World War
How Van Gogh helped set up a brass band in his village
Dutch trombonist discovers documentary evidence revealing that Vincent supported a musical group which still plays today
Opening of London’s V&A East Museum delayed again because of pandemic
The Victoria and Albert Museum outpost is now due to open in 2025 but its open storage space is still on track for 2024
Cash-strapped museums unable to stop treasures from leaving UK
Export licences likely to be granted on Italian roundel and German reliquary as institutions struggle with the fallout of the pandemic
A new Van Gogh work discovered hidden in a book
Reproduced here for the first time: a trio of sketches from Vincent’s village—designed as a bookmark
Destination Arles: must-see art and culture spots while on pilgrimage to the new LUMA creative campus
From Roman architecture to medieval streets that inspired Van Gogh, the historic city in the south of France is becoming a go-to destination
Discovered: American couple buys a picture by Van Gogh’s friend Edmund Brooke for $45 in antiques shop
Vincent was fascinated by his Australian colleague’s links with Japan—and together they painted landscapes in the French village of Auvers-sur-Oise
Looted Maqdala objects—pulled from rural English auction at the last minute—will be returned to Ethiopia
Busby auction house confirms it has "negotiated a settlement" after Ethiopian officials requested the return of items stolen by British troops in a brutal 1868 battle
Will the Queen return her Benin bronze? How the African treasure was looted not once, but twice
The 17th-century oba head was plucked from the Nigerian National Museum and given to Elizabeth II as a thank-you gift
A Degas bought by the Van Gogh Museum sparks off an ethical debate: are female nudes OK?
The controversial pastel stars in a show of new acquisitions in Amsterdam