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

Drastically altered composition of Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window can now be seen in all its glory ahead of major exhibition

Seven new artist records were set in tonight's auction, including for Georges de La Tour, while a second highest prices were set for female painters Angelica Kauffman and Artemisia Gentileschi

The tiny "Post It note" drawing was sold by Thomas Kaplan, owner of the Leiden collection of Rembrandts, who bought it in 2008 based on a fax

Lower-value older works and those by artists who died less than 50 years ago no longer need an export licence to leave the country—but the process can still be slow

The auction house's £17.2m offering in London tonight was only 57% sold, overshadowed by the football match

Collaborative shows from 2 to 16 July features over 40 galleries, with Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi chief curating an online exhibition for those who cannot make the trip

The 17th century painting of the Earl of Strafford, recently discovered to have been in the Royal collection, is expected to sell for up to £5m in London in July

Painting is the only surviving contemporary image of the monarch

Established dealership will manage restoration and authentication of disputed work offered at auction for €1,500

Seized as part of a forgery investigation, the work has been fully studied and must no longer be kept as evidence

The cult of the individual reigns supreme but in reality Renaissance works were often not made by one hand

Bizarre story of a painting discovered in a French village, said by its owner to be a self-portrait by Cellini, is told in a new BBC radio series

Plus, the story of a notorious forger and artist Collier Schorr on August Sander

Frances Beatty remembers a mentor who would rather give you a lecture on Max Beckmann or Peter Saul than sell you a Van Gogh, but who could do both

New York gallerist railed against auction houses, the inflation of prices and reputations, the industrial expansion of the art market, while still doing great business

An heir of an early owner claims that family members conspired to have it sold without his knowledge

The Met director Max Hollein pays tribute to the late gallery owner and collector, who also promoted artists from Max Beckmann to Peter Saul

Plus, Gerard Byrne on his work inspired by a Swedish diorama

Suzy Lewis recalls the "absolute disaster" of the painting's 1982 sale

Our pick of highlights from New York's Master Week sales

‘Abraham and the Angels’ is one of only two Old Testament paintings to remain in private hands

From Eugene Von Bruenchenhein’s rapturous paintings to Brassaï’s Parisian underground

Christie's end of season Old Masters evening sale in London totals £22.8m, despite last-minute withdrawal of Bernadino Luini's Nativity

The pandemic has forced a resolutely analogue trade to go digital. Despite the technical hurdles, the results have surprised even traditionalists

The 17th century painting of a young girl blowing on brazier by the French baroque painter sold at Lempertz in Germany today

While the royal residence is under repair, some of the Royal Collection’s most famous paintings have been relocated and displayed in a more convenient setting

The work was offered for sale at £1.5m to £2.5m in 2019 but US collector Bill Middendorf has decided to give it to the Belgian city

Exhibition will include the never previously exhibited transcript of the Rome trial when Artemisia accused a fellow artist of rape

The view of Dresden's Zwinger moat had been returned to the heirs of Max Emden and will now be offered for sale in London on 28 July