Old Masters

Lawsuitsarchive

Collector Steven Brooks says Sotheby’s sold him Nazi art

Uncertainty over whether the work—once owned by Goering—was looted has apparently left it unsaleable

Old Master sketches still draw new buyers

The experimental character and technical virtuosity of Old Master sketches are inspiring interest from new sectors of the art world.

Collectorsarchive

Connoisseur collectors: A story of ten approaches to acquiring art

From Liechtenstein to Lisbon, these collectors discuss their interests and methods

Art marketarchive

Old Masters auctions: Raphael stars in mixed London sales

Raphael’s Head of a Young Apostle was the centre of attention during London’s Old Master week last month

New takes on Old Masters: Contemporary artists and the masters who inspired them

Five artists describe how the ideas and techniques of the artists of the past have informed their work

Collectorsarchive

Alvaro Saieh explains his collecting habits and fascination with Old Masters

Inspired by a talk at Christie’s, the collector has amassed 150 works from the 13th to 16th centuries, as well as Modern and contemporary pieces

Friezearchive

Going back in time: the next big thing is older art

Modern and contemporary art fairs are encouraging crossover collecting with a renewed focus on older art

Art marketarchive

Highlights of London's upcoming Old Master auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's

Some truly stunning pieces are to appear on the block this year

Collectorsarchive

Anonymous art collector revealed

He is property developer David Lewis

Collectorsarchive

Interview with collector David Lewis: “It’s fun to watch people enjoy our paintings”

After 40 years of silence, Lewis talks publicly on the eve of his major loan exhibition

Interviewarchive

Interview with dealer Luca Baroni: “As I get older, I get more demanding, I only want the very best”

The old master dealer on market caution, setting the record straight with Colnaghi, and working for a very private collector

TEFAF '10 fair report: Galleries bring out their best for Maastricht fair

Art and antiques fair builds on last year’s success of attracting high-spending collectors with a new section devoted to works on paper

Caravaggioarchive

Technology reveals Caravaggio self-portrait

Searching for underdrawings, conservators discover the artist’s reflection

Interviewarchive

The most important collectors you’ve never heard of: The Van Otterloos

Next year their collection of Dutch and Flemish 17th-century paintings goes on display for the first time in Europe and the US. The couple gave us their first ever interview

Mona Lisaarchive

How the Mona Lisa almost came to a watery end at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Faulty fire sprinkler “rained on” Leonardo’s portrait, reveals former director

Collectorsarchive

Industrialist and collector opens his 14th gallery

Reinhold Würth has converted a church for old masters

Amsterdam sale concludes Goudstikker series

Old masters, recovered as a result of one of the world’s largest Nazi restitution claims, net $20m

Museumsarchive

The National Gallery purchases Raphael’s Madonna of the pinks: What we know

The Raphael was bought by the National Gallery for £22 million in February 2004

Books: What is all the fuss about Leonardo? Martin Kemp and Charles Nicholl try to decipher the master

Two books try to shed new light on why Leonardo continues to exert a fascination for scholars, art historians and the public

Complex negotiations for National Gallery's Raphael show

Fragility of panels has made museums reluctant to lend

Ukraine returns Koenigs’ drawings

But the 139 works go to Dutch State, not collector’s heirs

Books: Leonardo as larger-than-life, but also human

Two studies of the Renaissance artist’s works reveal divergent assumptions about interpretation

Leonardo da Vinci the master draughtsman at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

A new exhibition takes a closer look at Leonardo's work on paper

British Museum Old Master drawings subject to restitution claim

Four drawings are being claimed by the heir of a Nazism victim

Cleveland Museum of Art opens three new Old Masters exhibitions

This makes it the first US city host Raphael drawings from the Lille Palais des beaux-arts’ renowned collection

From Raphael to Tiepolo: Three centuries of Italian masterpieces come together at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

The decadent show includes works from the Budapest Museum of Dine Arts, and is open until 4 August