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Almost Too Good
Italian sculptor Alceo Dossena was so skilled he could fake anything—except art-world success.
An Anglophile With Style
In the first U.S. show of his work, Johann Zoffany is revealed as a cultured, humorous observer of Georgian England who found success while breaking the rules.
Surely You Jest
The Met presents a trove of little-seen gems of humorous printmaking.
Eureka!
Beneath the surface of a medieval manuscript, conservators have discovered lost texts and diagrams by Archimedes, showing how far ahead of his time the ancient scientist was.
Czech List
In Prague, city of churches, castles and Cubism, the search for antiques is hardly Kafkaesque.
L.A. Legacy
With Pacific Standard Time, a massive initiative involving museums and galleries, the Getty draws attention to Southern California’s pivotal place in postwar art.
The State of the Fairs
Our reporter recaps trends in the ever-evolving art-fair scene, and takes a peek ahead.
Money and Art
On September 4 in Los Angeles, Bonhams will auction rare coins and banknotes from the collection of the late casino and hotel owner Charles Mapes and his wife, Helen, of Reno, Nev.
Hollywood and the Wild West
This month will see auction action in the West. On September 17, the fifth annual Jackson Hole Art Auction will take place, co-organized by Trailside Galleries of Jackson, Wyo., and Scottsdale, Ariz., and the Gerald Peters Gallery of Santa Fe, N.M. The event will take place at the Center for the Arts in downtown Jackson.


































