by art4homes | Oct 4, 2025 | Art Facts
Buying art can sometimes feel confusing — especially when it comes to prints. Words like original print, fine art print, and screen print get used in different ways, and it’s not always clear what they mean. Here’s a simple guide to help you feel confident when...
by art4homes | Sep 6, 2025 | Art Facts
Artworks lost or stolen Part 5 2000’s The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, England saw three of its most famous works stolen in 2003 – prized paintings by Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, and Paul Gauguin. They went missing on 23 April after thieves entered the...
by art4homes | Sep 2, 2025 | Art Facts
Stolen or lost works of art Part 4 1970’s In 1972, the Montreal Museum of Fine Art witnessed its biggest art theft in Canada’s history. Armed intruders took figurines, jewellery and 18 paintings worth over $2 million.The paintings included works by Gainsborough and...
by art4homes | Aug 23, 2025 | Art Facts
Lost or Stolen works of Art Part 3 1950’s A tiny Renoir that was stolen from the Baltimore Museum of Art, in November 1951, reappeared in 2014. A woman took the painting to an auction house where they concluded that it was, On the Shore of the Seine, a Renoir that...
by art4homes | Aug 17, 2025 | Art Facts
Lost or Stolen works of Art Part 2 1930s Jan van Eyck’s Righteous Judges panel from the Ghent Altarpiece Van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece holds the dubious distinction of being the most-stolen artwork in history. The object of 13 crimes over six centuries, it...
by art4homes | Aug 16, 2025 | Art Facts
Part 1 The unearthing of two 20th century sculptures at the Kunsthaus Dahlem gallery in Germany, missing for 75 years, prompted us to investigate items of art that have been lost or stolen over the decades. It is not just small or insignificant pieces of art that have...
