Men's paintings cost 10 times more than a work by a woman artist, but why? Are men 10 times better artists than women? The art market gives the impression that male artists are much better than female artists. The most expensive painting - Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi - sold for $450 million, while the world record for a female artist, Georgia O'Keeffe, is just $44.4 million, a tenth more.
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Elaine de Kooning's East Hampton home and studio was recently designated a historic site by the National Park Service.Elaine de Kooning lived an exciting life marked by the artistic movement known as Abstract Expressionism.In this house he built a studio where he worked for the rest of his life. He painted rigorously in the studio, cigarette in hand, and often on a ladder, while his studio assistants laid out large-scale canvases.
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Two archaeologists and curators have been detained for questioning by French judicial police as part of an investigation into the global art trafficking scandal involving the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Met and former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez.
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Which exhibitions should I visit during the month of August?There are several museums and centers for the dissemination of contemporary art around the world. Which ones should I visit? Some of the most anticipated exhibits are set to hit the stage during the month of August. With new works from rising artists to the fascinating painters of the 20th century, we recommend five national and international exhibitions, which deserve a visit with lynx eyes, attentive to the smallest detail.
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