27 h. ago French mayor loses bid to snatch scene of Van Gogh painting from villagers’ back garden

Artist painted ‘Tree Roots’ in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise hours before his death

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30 h. ago French mayor loses bid to snatch scene of iconic Van Gogh painting from villagers’ back garden

Vincent Van Gogh painted tree roots in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise before his death

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3 d. ago Take two Van Goghs daily: the growing popularity of museum prescriptions

Research backs schemes that encourage doctors to prescribe time in cultural institutions to boost mental health and reduce lonelinessIt was about six years ago that Nathalie Bondil heard of doctors prescribing outside the boundaries of traditional medicine, scribbling out orders to walk, cycle or swim, or sending their patients into nature.As she made her way through the halls of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, however, she was certain that its collection of Inuit art or paintings by Claude Monet or Camille Pissarro, could also be just what the doctor ordered. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘Mystery of a masterpiece’: how Van Gogh’s postman portrait ‘disappeared’ from London’s Tate Gallery a century ago

‘Mystery of a masterpiece’: how Van Gogh’s postman portrait ‘disappeared’ from London’s Tate Gallery a century ago  Art Newspaper

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9 d. ago The London museum that is the most popular tourist attraction in the UK

The London museum that is the most popular tourist attraction in the UK  Time Out London

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1 week ago She's blossoming! Michael Hutchence's pregnant daughter Tiger Lily shows off her growing baby bump during outi

She's blossoming! Michael Hutchence's pregnant daughter Tiger Lily shows off her growing baby bump during outi  Daily Mail

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3 w. ago Northern Territory’s growing saltwater crocodile population gorging on nine times more prey than 50 years ago

Research shows apex predators are increasing in numbers and excreting important nutrients into Top End waterwaysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe growing saltwater crocodile population in the Northern Territory has led to the creatures gorging on nine times more prey than they did 50 years ago, with the apex predators contributing important nutrients to Top End waterways, new research suggests.Saltwater crocodile populations have increased exponentially in recent decades, from less than 3,000 in 1971, when a ban on hunting was introduced, to more than 100,000 animals today.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trade tariffs are the new normal – and that’s unlikely to be positive for Australia | Sally Auld

US policy changes won’t have a large direct effect on the Australian economy but a global trade war can only be a drag on growthGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUS tariff policy has dominated headlines in recent weeks. In many respects, this shouldn’t come as a surprise – President Trump has been clear in his belief in tariffs as an effective policy tool. Indeed, the new US administration views tariffs as not only a means of raising tax revenue but also as a negotiating tool and a lever to ameliorate so-called trade imbalances. So far, we have seen both the threat of tariffs and the use of tariffs to achieve all these objectives.Despite all the headlines, Australia hasn’t really been subject to large changes in tariffs on its exports to the US. The US has, however, announced a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports. If Australia is not successful in obtaining an exemption, Australian steel and aluminium exports to the US will be subject to new tariff...

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4 w. ago A new exhibition highlights how German artist Anselm Kiefer was inspired by Vincent van Gogh

When he was 17 years old, German artist Anselm Kiefer retraced the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh from the Netherlands through Belgium and into France

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