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News Stories from January 2008
Pop producer forced to return painting
A pop music producer has been forced to return a painting to a Florida gallery after failing to pay for the work.Scott Storch, who...
Former rock star picks up paintbrush
Former Terrorvision rock star Mark Yates has swapped the guitar for a paintbrush.After many years of success with the Bradford-bas...
Hunt for lost royal portrait continues
The hunt for a lost portrait of the late Queen Mother continues following the discovery of the picture's frame.Australian artist, ...
Banksy cover-up
Culture officials in Liverpool have been slammed for covering up a piece of work by infamous graffiti artist Bansky.A 30ft image o...
Rye playwright painting appeal
South coast town Rye is fighting to keep a valuable portrait of one of its famous playwright sons in the country.Central to the ca...
Jackson being friendly
Landscape artist, Kurt Jackson, is putting his money where his paint is and donating the proceeds of a picture sale to Friends of ...
Stolen Brazilian paintings recovered
Two paintings stolen three weeks ago from Brazil's most valuable art collection have been recovered.The paintings, Portrait of Suz...
New take on Last Supper
A new take on Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, the Last Supper, has caused a stir in Cornwall.The new version by artist Nicholas S...
Hawaiian cop spray-painted
You would think there were many more altogether more exciting and come to think of it, more legal, things to do in Hawaii than spr...
Accountants to sell art works
Accountancy firms Deloitte and Arthur Andersen are to sell a combined collection of 448 art works.The pieces, accumulated over a p...
Bacon set to sizzle
Prices for two paintings by Irish-born artist Francis Bacon are set to sizzle.The first picture, entitled Triptych 1974-77, is exp...
Banksy on eBay for £1 million
An original Banksy work including the wall it was painted on is for sale on eBay for a 'buy it now' price of £1 million.The c...
Interior designer goes psychedelic
In-vogue interior designer Bernard Carroll has gone psychedelic with his latest creation.He was asked by owner Mark Andrews to des...
No laughing matter for Barry Hilton
Barry Hilton, one of South Africa's leading comedians, is not laughing very much at the moment after being charged with theft.He i...