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Hundreds of paintings found to be fakes

By John Varoli -- Russia's booming art market is facing the worst crisis of confidence in the post-Soviet era as hundreds of paintings have been identified as fakes, said dealers and collectors.

Horse Paintings and Photographs by Artist Karen Brenner Featured in Beautiful New Book

Beautiful Moments in the Lives of Horses is a book for horse lovers only. Packed with over 250 photographs and 80 paintings by equine artist Karen Brenner, its 160 pages overflow with vibrantly colored paintings and action filled photos of horses of all kinds. The artist's luminous oil paintings are beautifully displayed in this coffee table book, but what makes Beautiful Moments in the Lives of Horses extremely unique is the book's combination of paintings, photographs and text. The photos offer an realistic depiction of the horses. The paintings give an interpretive view based on the artist’s personal encounter with the horse and owner. And the text is for those who are curious for details. This combination offers readers an opportunity to look at each horse from a variety of view points.

Abstract, landscape and acrylic on artwork paintings exhibited by Soho Galleries Sydney

Soho Galleries Sydney exhibits artworks through work on paper and paintings. The paintings carried out include landscape paintings, oil paintings, abstract, acrylic on canvas, realist paintings, water colour, cartoon pop, corporate artwork and so on.

Ancient Buddhist Paintings From Bamiyan Were Made Of Oil, Hundreds Of Years Before Technique Was 'Invented' In Europe

The world was in shock when in 2001 the Talibans destroyed two ancient colossal Buddha statues in the Afghan region of Bamiyan. Behind those statues, there are caves decorated with precious paintings from 5th to 9th century A.D. The caves also suffered from Taliban destruction, as well as from a severe natural environment, but today they have become the source of a major discovery. Scientists have proved, thanks to experiments performed at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), that the paintings were made of oil, hundreds of years before the technique was "invented" in Europe.

Seven stolen historic Aboriginal paintings were found in bushland in the Australian city of Darwin.

An Aboriginal painting titled "Medicine Story" by Uta Uta Tjangala, one of seven paintings stolen from the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, is seen in this undated handout photograph obtained April 1, 2008. Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were found in bushland in the northern Australian city of Darwin, several hours after they were stolen from a Northern Territory art gallery, police said on Tuesday.

No paintings replaced with fakes: Ambika Soni

Tourism Minister Ambika Soni Tuesday said no paintings were replaced with their fakes at the prestigious National Gallery of Modern Art and Lalit Kala Akademi.

First-ever oil paintings found in Afghanistan

KABUL: Scientists have found what they described this week as the earliest oil paintings ever discovered.

First-ever oil paintings found in Afghanistan

KABUL: Scientists have found what they described this week as the earliest oil paintings ever discovered.

First-ever oil paintings found in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Scientists have found what they described this week as the earliest oil paintings ever discovered.

World's oldest oil paintings found, scientists say

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Scientists have found what they described this week as the earliest oil paintings ever discovered.

Stolen art found in parkland

Seven Aboriginal paintings worth hundreds of thousands of dollars have been found dumped in parkland near where they were stolen from the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory early this morning.

Stolen Aboriginal art found in Australian bushland

An Aboriginal painting titled "Medicine Story" by Uta Uta Tjangala, one of seven paintings stolen from the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, is seen in this undated handout photograph obtained April 1, 2008. Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were found in bushland in the northern Australian city of Darwin, several hours after they were stolen from a Northern Territory art gallery, police said on Tuesday.

Scientists discover first-ever oil paintings in Afghanistan

Paris - Scientists using advanced methods to investigate cave paintings in the Afghan region of Bamiyan say they may have identified what could be the first images produced using oil pigments, the France-based European Synchroton Radiation Facility (ESRF) said Tuesday on its website. The paintings were found in the caves located behind the site on which the Taliban destroyed two ancient Buddha statues, and they had also suffered from damage by the Taliban and the environment.

Synchrotron light unveils oil in ancient Buddhist paintings from Bamiyan

The world was in shock when in 2001 the Talibans destroyed two ancient colossal Buddha statues in the Afghan region of Bamiyan. Behind those statues, there are caves decorated with precious paintings from 5th to 9th century A.D. The caves also suffered from Taliban destruction, as well as from a severe natural environment, but today they have become the source of a major discovery. Scientists have proved, thanks to experiments performed at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), that the paintings were made of oil, hundreds of years before the technique was “invented�� in Europe. Results are published today in the peer-reviewed Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry.

Synchrotron light unveils oil in ancient Buddhist paintings from Bamiyan

The world was in shock when in 2001 the Talibans destroyed two ancient colossal Buddha statues in the Afghan region of Bamiyan. Behind those statues, there are caves decorated with precious paintings from 5th to 9th century A.D. The caves also suffered from Taliban destruction, as well as from a severe natural environment, but today they have become the source of a major discovery. Scientists have proved, thanks to experiments performed at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), that the paintings were made of oil, hundreds of years before the technique was “invented” in Europe. Results are published today in the peer-reviewed Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry.

Found: paintings from the collection of Brazilian money launderer

NEW YORK. Two paintings, that went missing after a federal judge ordered that the art collection of convicted Brazilian money launderer Edemar Cid Ferreira be confiscated in February 2005, have been located.

Oil paintings have been found in caves behind the two ancient colossal Buddha statues destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban, suggesting that Asians - not Europeans - were the first to invent oil painting.

A detail of an oil painting found in a cave behind the two ancient colossal Buddha statues destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban.

Stolen Aboriginal paintings found

Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were stolen Tuesday from an Australian museum then recovered hours later after the thief apparently changed his mind and dumped them in a park, police said.

Stolen Aboriginal Paintings Found

Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were stolen Tuesday from an Australian museum then recovered hours later after the thief apparently changed his mind and dumped them in a park, police said.

Stolen Aboriginal Paintings Found

Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were stolen Tuesday from an Australian museum then recovered hours later after the thief apparently changed his mind and dumped them in a park, police said.

Stolen Aboriginal Paintings Found

DARWIN, Australia (AP) -- Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were stolen Tuesday from an Australian museum then recovered hours later after the thief apparently changed his mind and dumped them in a park, police said.

Pre-historic cave paintings found

HYDERABAD: Pre-historic paintings using vegetable oils were traced last month on rocks within caves in the forest near Srisailam and interior Warangal district.

3:03pmStolen museum paintings found

SEVEN valuable Aboriginal paintings stolen from a Darwin museum have been recovered undamaged and a man arrested.

[04/01] Stolen Aboriginal Paintings Found

DARWIN, Australia (AP) - Seven historic Aboriginal paintings were stolen Tuesday from an Australian museum then recovered hours later after the thief apparently changed his mind and dumped them in a park, police said.

Ancient Afghan art discovered in the shadows of destroyed Buddhist statues

Scientists said on Tuesday they have proved the world's first ever oil paintings were in caves near two destroyed giant statues of Buddha in Afghanistan. Samples from paintings, dating from the seventh century AD, were taken from caves behind two statues of Buddha in Bamiyan blown up because they were deemed un-Islamic by Afghanistan's hard line Taliban in 2001. Scientists discovered that paintings in 12 of the 50 caves were created using oil paints, possibly from walnut or poppy, the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in France said on its website yesterday. "This is the earliest clear example of oil paintings in the world, although drying oils were already used by ancient Romans and Egyptians, but only as medicines and cosmetics," said Yoko Taniguchi, leader of the team of scientists.

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