The article discusses the original seven-volume Le Mireur, compiled in 1903 by Dr Hippolyte Mireur, and its re-edition edited by Thierry Erhmann for Artprice.com. The re-edition weighs 11 kilos and includes cross-checked data on paintings, drawings, prints, pastels, enamels and fans sold at auction in the 18th and 19th centuries, with examples such as Renoir and Rembrandt listed and priced; Le Mireur costs €746 and can be consulted online at Artprice.com.
Sotheby’s is reacting to questions about the authenticity of the $120 million Peter Paul Rubens painting The Massacre of the Innocents, reportedly bought by David Thomson and sold in London on July 10. Doubted aspects include a pigment not used by Rubens and questioned wood materials, though Sotheby’s says there has been no change in expert opinions supporting the attribution.
A Titian painting titled Rest on the Flight to Egypt, stolen from the Marquess of Bath at Longleat, Wiltshire, is reportedly recovered in London after seven years; the work is valued at at least £7m and will be conserved before being returned to display at Longleat.
The article covers violinist Joshua Bell discussing his 1713 Gibson Stradivarius and its comparison to his previous 1732 Tom Taylor Strad, ahead of a Mendelssohn Violin Concerto performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra at SPAC, with Evelyn Glennie performing as solo percussionist.
The Los Angeles Times article discusses the premiere of the brooding solo violin piece Lachen Verlernt by Salonen, reflecting the conductor's altered worldview. The piece is presented as part of a broader portrait of Salonen and his artistic approach.
The Belfast Telegraph reports that a Rubens painting, Head of a Man (1615), one of 18 stolen from Russborough House in 1986 by Martin Cahill, was recovered in Dublin by the Garda Arts and Antiquities Unit. The National Gallery of Ireland authenticated the work and noted its pristine condition; the value was not disclosed, and most of the 18 stolen works remain missing.
The painting Head of a Man by Rubens, dated 1615 and potentially depicting Erycius Puteanus, was recovered by Gardaí on the north side of Dublin. It was among 18 works stolen from the Beit collection at Russborough House in 1986; two Rubens remain missing, with the other successful recovery being Portrait of a Monk in 1993. The work is held for examination at the National Gallery.
Damien Hirst and Dennis Hopper are mentioned in connection with Eyestorm's debts of £18.5m. Hirst is listed as owed £78,000, with other creditors including Jeff Koons, Helmut Newton, Robert Mapplethorpe, Magnum, and Charles Schwab. Dennis Hopper is noted as a creditor within Eyestorm's collapse.