Turner watercolour, lost from public view for 100 years, brought home to Brighton

BRIGHTON.- A painting of Brighton by JMW Turner which was lost from public view for 100 years has found a home at the city’s Royal Pavilion thanks to an Art Fund grant. Jenny Lund, Curator of Fine Art at the Royal Pavilion and Museums, said: “The watercolour The Chain Pier at Brighton will be a tremendous asset for the Royal Pavilion and Museums and its fine art collection.” The painting Painted around 1824-5, The Chain Pier at Brighton is the only picture Turner [...]

Edgar Degas Impressionist Painting “Les Choristes” Stolen from Marseille Museum

PARIS.- Thieves stole a valuable painting by 19th century artist Edgar Degas overnight from a French museum, police said Thursday. The colourful image of singers performing on a theatre stage was missing when staff opened up the Cantini Museum in the southern port city of Marseille, prosecutor Jacques Dallest said. The national museums service said the picture was a pastel work titled “The Chorus”, worth 800,000 euros (1.14 million dollars), correcting an estimate given by local police that it was [...]