Arthur Du Passage (1838-1909)

The ~5,000-year-old tomb in Herefordshire, England has reportedly been linked to the mythical King Arthur since before the 13th century. Now, the first-ever excavations of the site are set to reveal its true history, with a previous dig outside the monument suggesting it was part of a larger complex. (Smithsonian Mag)

The PIAC is awarded by the Prince Pierre Foundation in Monaco every three years and includes €75,000. Jafa’s winning work “Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death”, a seven-minute film montage of the African-American experience in history, will be exhibited from November 1-13 at the Palazzo Madama in Turin, Italy.

The 1,940ft2 one-story Usonian-style home in Atherton, California, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952, features a diamond-shaped layout letting in plenty of natural light. Despite its famed creator, its hefty price tag is in part a case of location, location, location: the zip code is known to be expensive. (AD)

Every bibliophile has his or her own literary habits to make the most of his or her favorite pages.

Translations of fragments of a 13th-century manuscript, discovered by chance at a library in Bristol, England, proffer a twist upon the story of Merlin, Arthur’s wizard. Documenting Merlin’s ascendance as Arthur’s advisor, the manuscript constitutes part of the Vulgate Cycle, written in northern France. (Smithsonian)

Alain Moatti (1939-2023) was an erudite antiquarian and a tireless curiosity seeker, renowned in particular for his knowledge of bronzes and majolica. He left a library in which sculpture and the fine arts occupy pride of place.

During this sale devoted to manuscripts and historical photographs, a few passages from the first French romances resurfaced, as did an album by French photographer Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884).

The London auction house will have more space at their disposal as they move into the old Sanderson Wallpaper warehouse. This move also marks a return to their roots on the Barley Mow passage, where the auction house was founded 25 years ago.

The Parisian auction house Beaussant Lefèvre has become Beaussant Lefèvre et Associés. Operating since 1990 at Drouot, Éric Beaussant and Pierre-Yves Lefèvre are expanding their business by joining forces with three young auctioneers: Arthur de Moras, Vincent Heraud and Théo Lavignon. 

After having crisscrossed New Zealand in 2020 in their van, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Belgian couple Gie and Arthur Buerms are coming back to Belgium to open a gallery in Leuven. On the agenda: a series of exhibitions to promote the New Zealand art scene, still relatively unknown in Europe.