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Painting destined for the bin ends up at Louvre and valued at €24m

It is being hailed as a ‘crucial milestone’ in the history of art and will have an exhibition dedicated to it

Exhibition showcasing Van Gogh’s last works opens in Paris

The 50 paintings and 20 drawings were made during the two months leading up to his suicide when he was producing a work a day

French property news round-up: price trends and cork for insulation

We also report on mortgage issues and five places where prices are set to be boosted by new transport links

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Rare painting found behind a door sold for €600k at auction in France

The painting by the son of Flemish master Pieter Bruegel the Elder was discovered during a routine inventory check

Rare painting of Flemish master stumbled upon abandoned in French home

The Brueghel the Younger painting, accidentally found during a house inventory, is now set to be auctioned in Paris

Art: France’s long history of copying Old Masters at the Louvre

The rules of reproduction today are strict - copies must be a fifth larger or smaller than the original - and there is a two year waiting list

French art: A portrait Marie-Antoinette hated and hid goes on display

The Habsburg princess tried to control her image, 250 years ago, by hiding the ‘ugly’ portrait that accentuated her family features

Paris: Louvre files a formal complaint after Mona Lisa cake stunt

The man who smeared cake on the glass said ‘think about the Earth’ as he was escorted away

Connexion readers may have solved 1960s holiday drawing mystery

The artist’s son asked for help identifying the scene sketched by his late father, hoping to gift his 93-year-old mother a photograph as a special birthday present

What hours can builders make noise at our property in France?

There are several laws covering excessive noise nuisance from building work or other ' chantiers' (worksites) in France. We explain

Château de Versailles buys lost portrait of teenage Marie-Antoinette

The portrait, which had disappeared 100 years ago, sold for €175,500 over five times the estimated price at auction

‘Best yet’ Mona Lisa replica sold at Paris auction for €273,000

A copy of Da Vinci’s famous painting from circa 1600 fetched a third more than its estimated price

David Hockney’s ‘A Year in Normandy’ is now on show in Paris

The British painter was inspired by the Bayeux tapestry to depict - via iPad - a year of seasons in Pays d’Auge in Normandy where he lives

French ‘lost’ old master painting was on family’s living room wall

The work by French Rococo artist Fragonard had been hanging unnoticed for decades

British artist inspires Chinese light show in France

Artist's work the inspiration for a scene at Chinese Festival des Lanternes in southwest France

The man who makes Monet live on

Jane Hanks speaks to the new head gardener at the late, great artist’s wildly popular garden in Giverny, Normandy

French cultural life - November 2018

A round-up of news, and those creating ‘le buzz’ in French cultural life

€700 to add colour to Brest

Residents in Brest have taken up the chance to brighten up the town after the mairie announced it would pay them for giving their houses or facades a coat of paint – as long as it was bright.

Renoir work stolen by Nazis returned to French owner

The French grandchild of a Jewish art collector has had a Renoir painting returned to her family by an American museum, after the piece was stolen by the Nazis in 1941.

Last supper: giving classic art a feminist twist

Meet the French photographer who puts women front and centre when recreates classic works of art with a difference

French artist has passion for painting Brittany

Samantha David meets the artist who has brought his favourite corners of Brittany to the canvas

‘Lost and found’ priceless artwork to be exhibited

A painting by French artist Fragonard, which had been given up as lost, has been found and is set to appear in a new exhibition in Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) from May 25.

Roussillon museum discovers half its artworks are fake

An art museum in the Pyrénées-Orientales has discovered that up to half of its exhibited paintings are fakes, with the fraud estimated to be worth €160,000 to the local mairie.

Artist arrested for naked pose in front of Mona Lisa

An artist has been arrested after taking naked portraits of himself in front of the Mona Lisa painting in the Louvre art gallery in Paris.

Historic ‘ghost’ wall mural painted over

Blogger who tries to protect ' publicités peints ' says loss of Dubonnet poster is a 'shame'

I turned to art to overcome my stroke

Suffering a stroke was the trigger that helped Matthew Rees rediscover an old love for painting. Catherine Cooper hears his story

Painting

Painting destined for the bin ends up at Louvre and valued at €24m

Exhibition showcasing Van Gogh’s last works opens in Paris

French property news round-up: price trends and cork for insulation

Rare painting found behind a door sold for €600k at auction in France

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