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Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, known for dots and pumpkins, dies at 97
Kusama, who was candid about her mental health struggles, said New York gave her neuroses. Around 1977, a few years after returning to Japan, she voluntarily entered a mental hospital.
Jerusalem highlights: August 14-20
Belgian collector lends rare René Magritte work to Israel Museum during painting restoration
Previously undiscovered ancient Egyptian tomb found at Theban necropolis on Nile's west bank
Jewish heiress abandons claims over priceless painting stolen by Nazis
The painting, by French impressionist Camille Pissaro, is one of the many works stolen by the Nazis during their occupation of France in the Second World War.
Art panel recommends return of old painting to heirs of Holocaust victim
The decision to return the painting, worth between €15m-€30m, will be made by the Dusseldorf city assembly next month.
Van Gogh painting to be shown in public for first time
Titled A street scene in Montmartre, the painting depicts a man and woman, strolling arm in arm past a ramshackle fence with a windmill in the background.
Amsterdam mayor wants city's museum to return $22m Nazi-looted painting
“Returning this artwork will mean a lot to the victims and is important for acknowledging the injustice perpetrated,” Halsema wrote.
Trump’s legacy lives on in Haifa artist’s unique portraits
Iddo Markus paints 150 portraits of the 45th US president
“Outsights Represents Our Latest Investments,” Says Ofer Levin Regarding a New Volume of ‘Broad Horizons’
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Matan Sacofsky’s artwork brings Jerusalem to life on canvas and video
Johan Feder: A Businessman with A Sensitive Heart of an Artist
Behind the Glass Booth: Art and Eichmann’s trial
The paintings that showed the horrors of the Nazi war criminal will be analyzed for Int’l Holocaust Day.
Igal Ahouvi Art Collection launches online platform
More private collectors are beginning to unfurl some of the pieces of art they have so lovingly gathered from all corners of the world for our remote, Internet-based viewing pleasure.