A rare painting by Winston Churchill featuring the British World War II leader’s favourite brand of whisky fetched nearly £1 million at auction in London yesterday. The 1930s oil painting, of a bottle of Johnny Walker’s Black label whisky and a bottle of brandy with a jug and glasses, sparked a bidding battle before it … Read more
Ed Sheeran has donated one of his paintings to his parents’ Made In Suffolk Legacy auction, it was revealed on Monday. The singer, 29, has decided to give a colourful abstract painting titled Dab 2 2020, which he made for his father John as he refers to him by the nickname Dab. According to the auction, … Read more
The enslaved African princess who was Queen Victoria’s goddaughter: New painting of Sarah Forbes Bonetta goes on display at late monarch’s home on the Isle of Wight Portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta is displayed at Osborne House on Isle of Wight Sarah was an orphaned princess who became goddaughter to Queen Victoria She took the … Read more
Hidden marks beneath the Mona Lisa reveals Leonardo da Vinci ‘traced’ the outline of the iconic painting from an earlier sketch Researchers in France analysed the masterpiece using a multi-spectrum camera It revealed ‘spolvero’ dots — proof an earlier sketch was transferred to the panel The spolvero method uses perforated paper and powder to duplicate an … Read more
Historians urge Warwick Castle owners to put back 17th century painting of ‘black servant’ after it was removed amid fears it would be linked to the slave trade Historians Aaron Manning and Adam Busiakiewicz want the portrait put back Nick Blofeld, divisional director of Warwick Castle, said it was removed after a review The 17th … Read more
Artists have tried to breathe new life into ghost town built on Stalin’s orders in Siberia. The spooky Gulag outpost of Kadykchan was officially closed after the fall of the Soviet Union and a coal mine explosion in 1996 which killed six. Now it has been repopulated by pictures of its lost residents in a … Read more
Learn about birds, bees… and pottery: Britain’s best residential staycation training courses, with many taught amid stunning scenery Songwriters can perfect their art on a five-night course in the Scottish Highlands The Field Studies Council offers three-day courses in natural history from £180 Painters can brush up their skills at the Norfolk Painting School near … Read more
For all its frustrations and difficulties, lockdown had some silver linings. Simply being able to avoid crammed commutes was the biggest for many, while for others it was the opportunity to try new hobbies: watercolour painting, gardening or learning a language, perhaps. Now restrictions have eased, we can take these skills on holiday — or … Read more
Finger of suspicion is pointed at the world’s most expensive painting – because the hands are ‘too childish’ to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci Salvator Mundi sold the painting for $450 million (£342 million) back in 2017 But art expert Jacques Franck believes it was created by two of artist’s assistants He argues … Read more
Her Union Jack dress at the 1997 Brit Awards is one of music’s most iconic fashion moments. And Geri Horner now has the look immortalised after Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood gifted her a painting for her birthday. The Spice Girl, who turned 48 on Thursday, showed off the remarkable painting in a post on … Read more