Paintings and sculptures owned by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen have been sold for a record $1.5bn (£1.3bn). It was the largest art auction in history, according to Christie’s. The auction house said works by Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat,…
New Van Gogh self-portrait discovered hidden under another painting
A previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered behind another of the artist’s paintings, the National Galleries of Scotland said Thursday. The self-portrait was found on the back of Van Gogh’s “Head of a Peasant Woman” when…
