To generate funds for a charity and to help the dog find a home, an animal rescue centre in Bristol, UK, auctioned paintings by a rescue dog named after graffiti artist Banksy. Seven of Banksy the dog’s paintings were auctioned off online, raising over 498 pounds (about Rs 50,000) for the Bristol Animal Rescue Centre. … Read more
Jan Christiaensz Micker was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter who lived from 1598 to 1664 in Amsterdam. Houbraken referred to him as a “gemeen schilder” who was Jan Baptist Weenix’s first drawing instructor. According to the RKD, he painted staffage in works by Jan Fransz Dammeroen, Hans Jurriaensz van Baden, and Joachim Govertsz Camphuysen, … Read more
A guy and his wife recently relocated from the Washington, D.C., region to Texas, bringing with them an odd collection of almost 70,000 objects relating to Star Wars villain Darth Vader. Bill McBride, who just relocated to the Rio Grande Valley with his wife, Rebecca, said he began collecting Darth Vader memorabilia when he was … Read more
