3 h. ago Previously unknown Renoir painting sells for 1.8m euros at Paris auction

The oil painting depicting the artist’s son Jean had never been exhibited or sold before.A previously unknown work by French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting his son Jean sold for €1.8m ($2.08m) at a Paris auction, according to the auction house.The oil painting – L’enfant et ses jouets – Gabrielle et le fils de l’artiste, Jean (The Child and His Toys – Gabrielle and the son’s artist, Jean) – had never been exhibited or sold before. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Dusty painting found in a garage sells for nearly £700,000 after being identified as 500

The work, which depicts the Madonna and Child, is believed to be by 15th century painter Pietro Vannucci, who in his lifetime was considered an equal of Leonardo da Vinci.

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5 d. ago Princess Diana ‘revenge dress’ wax figure unveiled in Paris museum

The Grevin Museum presented the life-size waxwork on Thursday, decades after her death in the city

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5 d. ago More than 170,000 homes in Paris left without power as blackout halts metro

The reason for the blackout is unknown

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6 d. ago Watch the moment a Gustav Klimt painting sells for record amount at auction

A Gustav Klimt painting has become the most expensive piece of modern art ever after it was sold at auction.

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6 d. ago Delta flash sale: Fly to London, Paris and other European cities from 20,400 SkyMiles

Delta flash sale: Fly to London, Paris and other European cities from 20,400 SkyMiles  The Points Guy

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6 d. ago Louvre to add 100 new cameras within weeks after brazen crown jewel heist

Four robbers took jewels worth $102m in the daylight heist

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7 d. ago Gustav Klimt painting sells for $236.4 million as the most expensive piece of modern art ever sold at auction

The piece was owned by beauty tycoon Leonard Lauder who died in June and was son and heir to Estee Lauder.

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7 d. ago Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction

Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, which was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed in a fire during the second world war, sells at Sotheby’s auctionA painting by Gustav Klimt has sold for a record-breaking $236.4m (£179.7m, A$364m) with fees, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction and the most expensive work of modern art sold at auction.The six-foot-tall painting, titled Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, was painted by the Austrian painter between 1914 and 1916 and shows Lederer, a young heiress and daughter of Klimt’s patrons, draped in a Chinese robe. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Author Boualem Sansal welcomed in France after release from Algerian prison

Boualem Sansal, a French-Algerian novelist, has returned to France after receiving a humanitarian pardon from Algeria

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7 d. ago European Christmas market swaps: 5 hidden gems to visit instead of the tourist traps

As big-name markets become inundated with visitors across Europe, these five hidden gems in Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Dublin and Copenhagen provide authentic, crowd-free experiences.

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9 d. ago Seven of the best places you can get to on the Eurostar from London

At top speeds of 186 miles per hour, the Eurostar can deliver you to these European hotspots

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1 week ago Armed police shoot man seen ‘brandishing knife’ at Paris train station

Prosecutors said an officer used a ‘weapon’ on the man at Montparnasse station

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1 week ago Once a global leader on climate action, the EU has given in to the right’s green

From deforestation to emissions trading, vital policies are being watered down in the name of ‘competitiveness’. But Europe is shooting itself in the footClimate action has long been a flagship European policy. As negotiators gather in Brazil for Cop30, however, Europe’s leadership risks faltering. Things were very different a decade ago in Paris, when a landmark deal to limit global heating to 1.5C was achieved at Cop21. That agreement relied on an understanding between the US and China – one that would be difficult to replicate today. Its ambition was elevated by Europe acting in concert with a broad coalition of global south countries.The Paris climate agreement paved the way for the European Green Deal in 2019, which enshrined into law the ambition of climate neutrality in the EU by 2050 and introduced the world’s first comprehensive plan to achieve it, featuring a robust set of pricing, regulatory and funding measures.Nathalie Tocci is a Guardian Europe columnist Continue readi...

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1 week ago Heroic security guard haunted by Stade de France bomber 10 years on

Salim Toorabally’s actions on the night saved many lives

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1 week ago 3 Bob Ross paintings sell for a ‘happy accident’ of $600K to help fund PBS

All three paintings were sold for much more than their pre-auction estimates of about $50,000 each

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2 w. ago A happy circumstance: Bob Ross paintings sell for more than $600K to help public TV stations

Three paintings from public television legend Bob Ross have sold for over $600,000 at auction

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2 w. ago Court to decide today whether President Sarkozy should be released from Paris prison

The former French president has been incarcerated for less than a month

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2 w. ago Who is ‘fedora man’? The French teenager in Louvre heist photo identified

Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux was captured outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist

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2 w. ago Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2026 packages: Book Paris break with Eurostar, hotel and tickets from £579

RACING fans and lovers of luxury – we have the perfect travel package for you. You can now bag your spot at the world's most glamorous race meeting, the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, without breaking the bank. This is your chance to witness the thunder of hooves at the legendary ParisLongchamp racecourse as...

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