News about Pablo Picasso

The new rules were introduced on Friday after protests in which John Constable's The Hay Wain, Diego Velazquez's Rokeby Venus and Van Gogh's Sunflowers were targeted by Just Stop Oil activists. Pro-Palestinian activists from the group Youth Demand also pasted over Pablo Picasso's Motherhood in October in protest at the sale of arms to Israel . Tougher guidelines now state that 'no liquids can be brought into the National Gallery, with the exception of baby formula, expressed milk and prescription medicines'. However Just Stop Oil managed to gain access to the Gallery and unfurl a banner to demand the release of two activists who were imprisoned for throwing soup at Van Gogh's Sunflowers painting in 2022. Some people have had to queue for over an hour to get in, with those unaware of the rules having to empty their water bottles outside. One visitor, Nina, said the queues were 'worse than airport' security, stating 'I'm a member but I may not be after this'.

Pablo Picasso's daughter said her father is 'uncancellable' despite a long history of 'womanising' and allegations of stealing from African culture. In a new interview with The Telegraph, Paloma Picassso, 75,  who is the only surviving child of the influential artist, insisted that her father cannot be cancelled, despite some criticisms made of him now. Paloma, who is a jewellery designer and business woman, spoke fondly of her late father, despite their fraught relationship which left them estranged at the time of his death in 1973. Since Picasso's death, there has been mounting criticism directed towards the artist, who was famously fond of women and was thought to have a particular interest in younger women.

An iconic pink mansion on the coast of San Francisco is about to get a major facelift after years of complaints as the new owner plans to rip out the mountainside staircase and change the color. A lawyer by the name of Ed Dudensing acquired the Sea Cliff Avenue home for a $6.5million in February - a huge discount compared to its 2016 listing of $19.7million.

The ten forgotten lithographs by the renowned Spanish surrealist were found in the garage of a house in Berkeley Square, Mayfair. They were bought for £500 from an art gallery at a closing down sale during the 1970s and could now fetch £5,000 when they go under the hammer next month. The seller was having a clear-out while preparing to move house abroad when he discovered the 'treasure trove' of artwork recently. The haul also includes five lithographs by French painter, engraver, illustrator and sculptor Theo Tobiasse.

Emma Raducanu has described herself as an 'artist' and compared her struggles to the lady in an iconic painting by Pablo Picasso. Raducanu insists a 'fire' is burning inside her again as she heads into the US Open, three years on from her victory in New York. The 21-year-old has struggled with injury and consistency since. And she sees parallels in her life with Girl Before a Mirror, which is in Manhattan's Museum of Modern Art.

Until this moment, the lanky man in khaki had been just a voice on the radio, beamed in from London . Now the 6ft 5in figure was the embodiment of victorious France as he towered over his compatriots in the sweaty, ecstatic throng packed into the Hôtel de Ville on the banks of the Seine. General Charles de Gaulle rarely showed emotion, but he swallowed hard on that day of wild celebrations, Friday, August 25, 1944, before he described the ordeal from which the City of Light had just emerged. Paris had been 'outraged... broken... martyred'. But now, he continued triumphantly, it was 'liberated. Liberated by itself! Liberated by its people with the help of the armies of France, with the help and assistance of the whole of France, of that France which fights, of the only France, the true France, the eternal France!'.

Two paintings attributed to Pablo Picasso and hung in Hobart's acclaimed MONA are fake and were 'created' by the wife of the museum's owner.

A luxury summer holiday is off the cards for me this year but a short break overseas is not. The kids are doing their own thing so I feel free to take a gamble on a last-minute bargain. With passport in hand and an open mind, I log on to the internet hoping to discover a cut-price option for the next day.

A guest on Antiques Roadshow showed off a painting she thrifted years ago for $9.99 - and was shocked at how much her abstract piece could fetch if she sold it to a gallery. The 1947 painting, called the 'The Prophet', was by American artist John Ferren. Ferren studied in Europe and was friendly with Pablo Picasso. He even helped Picasso sketch the beginnings of Guernica, one of his most enduring works.

A woman was left in tears after an appraiser at the Antiques Roadshow found out how much her uncle's print collection was worth. Her uncle had a contract to make children's art, and he gave her the collection in 1998. Since then, she has had them 'just sitting in a drawer.'

The prestigious Broadway at Orchard Place development is located in Westminster, on the former site of London's Metropolitan Police HQ. The luxury towers, which were built in 2022, have 258 apartments, including 16 penthouses, with prices ranging from £1.6 million to £26.5 million.

Behrad Kazemi and Raj Nasta (left and right), a West Sussex couple, ran an operation that cold-called victims under the disguise of an asset management company, encouraging them to invest their money in artworks. Victims will then pay between £2,000 and £3,000 for what was ostensibly a framed Salvador Dali piece, before being able to spend up to £20,000 on Pablo Picasso's photographs. The victims then discovered they couldn't contact the individuals they had given money to, thus raising their suspicions.

Since its felon former owner was found guilty of stealing Picassos, de Koonig, and a Degas statue, a renowned San Francisco crumbling pink mansion with beach access and stunning views has been listed for a 'bargain' price. If a competing buyer emerges during the forthcoming auction this week, the distressed property will be listed for a reduced price once more during a turbulent financial journey through bankruptcy court and fluctuating market appearances. Luke Brugnara, a well-known figure in San Francisco's commercial real estate market in the 1990s, is the central protagonist in the home's colorful past.

Dmitry Rybolovlev, a 57-year-old oligarch, began amassing an art collection and invested over $2 billion in 38 works, ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso.

Dmitry Rybolovlev, 57, started amassing an art collection and invested about $2 billion in 38 works, ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso. He depended on Yves Bouvier, a Swiss art broker, to assist him with negotiations and contracts. Bouvier is accused of buying the artworks first and then reselling them to Rybolovlev, earning him around $1 billion per month. Sotheby & Co. is now defending itself in Manhattan court, saying it was unaware of Bouvier's wrongdoing. Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi,' one of the most famous depictions of Christ, is one of the four masterpieces on display in this week's historic trial.

The forecast, which was originally a radio broadcast on what was then the BBC Home Service 100 years ago this week, is much more than a mere weather service for fisherman and container ships. It's a journey around the far-flung, spume-flecked fringes of the British Isles and beyond; best heard under the duvet or with a hot chocolate in your hand. Nevertheless, a surprising amount of land is included in the 31 designated areas of the Shipping Forecast. You'll be familiar with those that have been highlighted here, but you may be surprised at how long you can stay without getting your feet wet.

The monarch, 51, is likely to have been uncharacteristically laid low since she was first seen boarding a flight to Sydney without her husband Prince Frederik on December 6. After the couple were shocked by reports of Prince Frederik's suspected affair, rumors indicate that the mother-of-two, who travelled with her 12-year-old twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, may be keeping a low profile. (Pictured: left: Crown Princess Mary on a holiday in Australia last year; right; Mary with Prince Frederik in Denmark; Inset: Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova,)

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is back in her homeland Australia with her family for the Christmas holidays. Mary, 51, was seen flying at Sydney Airport with her 12-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, and her best friend Amber Petty. She appeared to be flanked by a small group of minders and security forces.

In the run-up to Christmas, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has returned to her homeland Australia for a private holiday with her family. Princess Charlotte and Prince Josephine, both 51, travelled Down Under yesterday with her 12-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine. Despite his alleged friendship with reality star Genoveva Casanova, 47, in Madrid, the Danish Palace said they would be joined by Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, next week. The Prince, 55, is currently attending the COP 28 in Dubai, and with his mother, Queen Margrethe, he will participate in the Council of State on December 12th. The royal family is in Australia visiting Mary's relatives, but it is not yet known if they will undertake any formal duties. Imaged: Princess Mary shopping in Sydney during her Christmas holiday last year (left); the Danish royal family celebrating Christmas 2022 in Tasmania (top right) and Mary are planning to embark on a bike ride through Sydney (bottom right).

On Sunday, the mother of a French teenager whose death by police sparked a week of national rioting addressed a march calling for the arrest of the officer who fired him. During a traffic stop in Nanterre's suburb of Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old of North African origins, fired Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old boy of Napoli, with a video posted on social media revealing that he had been shot at point blank range. After French authorities released the policeman charged with murdering her son from pre-trial detention on Wednesday, Nahel's mother Mounia called for a boycott in Nanterre on Sunday afternoon.

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Genoveva Casanova's photographs on a night out in Madrid without his wife Crown Princess Mary have emerged. In the Spanish capital last month, the heir to the throne and the Mexican socialite had a night out. The royal and reality TV stars are seen enjoying a stroll through the park last week before changing into a new set of clothes and heading out again for the evening.

It was the sculpture that first caught the eye for several of the villagers. When Soak Becomes Spill, a six-meter stainless steel bucket overflowing with pots and cooking utensils that had previously sat outside London's V&A, appeared in Braemar outside the defunct Invercauld Arms hotel in August. The rare work of art sparked some curiosity. 'Challenging,' was one local's remark.' Another said, 'Bizarre.' 'It's very different for Braemar,' Geva Blackett, a local councillor, said, "but that doesn't mean it's wrong." Just as well. If the latest designs are anything to go by, the millionaire Swiss couple who built the sculpture in Braemar are just getting off, as shown by the photo.

Forbidden Art, the first-of-its-kind Museum of Forbidden Art, housed in a historic building in Barcelona's Eixample neighborhood, 'plays with the notion of censorship.' Tatxo Benet, a Catalan journalist and businessman, began to collect the art that fills the museum in 2018, amassing more than 200 controversial works over the next five years.

The 1932 masterpiece Femme A La Montre (pictured at top) by Pablo Picasso is scheduled to be on display at Sotheby's in London and is expected to sell for more than 120 million US dollars (£98 million) at auction. The work was owned by art patron and collector Emily Fisher Landau and depicts Picasso's 'golden muse' Marie-Therese Walter, a woman who appeared in several of Picasso's portraits and who was reported to have had an affair with the painter. The oil on canvas painting is part of The Emily Fisher Landau Exhibition: An Age Defined, which will be on display at Sotheby's from Saturday, October 7 to Wednesday, October 11. Ms Fisher Landau acquired the Picasso painting when she first started collecting in 1968.