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The Art World This Week: Rubens Sells for $2.7m, Louvre to Hike Ticket Prices, Art Basel Miami Beach, and More
Everything you need to know about the most important headlines from the world of art in the last seven days
MutualArt
04 Dec, 2025
Peter Paul Rubens, Christ on the Cross, c. 1615.
Long-Lost Rubens Painting Sells for $2.7m at Auction
Auctioneer found the Flemish artist’s masterpiece – depicting a crucified Christ – in a Paris mansion as he was preparing for the property to be sold.
Louvre to Hike Ticket Prices for Most Non-EU Tourists by 45%
Ticket prices for the Louvre museum in Paris will rise by 45% for most non-European Union visitors, the museum's board decided on Thursday.
Art Basel Miami Beach Aims to ‘End the Year on a High Note’
With emerging artists given more prominence, a new sector devoted to digital art and more Miami dealers, the fair has plenty to offer new and returning collectors.
Two Galleries Form New Art Prize
The FLAG Art Foundation in New York and Serpentine in London have established a 1 million British pound award for five artists.
Iceland’s Sequences Festival Announces Curators for 2027 Edition
Raphael Fonseca and Yina Jiménez Suriel will curate the next edition of Sequences, the biennial art festival in Reykjavík, which takes place October 2027.
Dealers Michael Werner and Gordon VeneKlasen Will End Partnership, Operate Separate Galleries
Michael Werner, the founder of his eponymous gallery, and Gordon VeneKlasen, a longtime partner of that gallery, will dissolve their partnership at the beginning of next year.
Andy Warhol Foundation Announces 2025 Arts Writers Grantees
The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant has named its 2025 recipients, among them Artforum contributors Glenn Adamson and Jeremy Lybarger.
Paula Modersohn-Becker Self-Portrait Smashes Her Auction Record, Selling for $1.4 Million.
A 1906 self-portrait by German modernist Paula modersohn-becker achieved a new world auction record for the artist at auction last week when it sold at Berlin auction house Grisebach.
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