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A former New York City dog walker who fell into ownership of a Chuck Close artwork had high hopes on mushrooms he could sell the piece for eight figures, but it sold for much less.

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Barcelona’s Museum of Forbidden Art offers a second chance to art that has suffered censorship for religious, sexual, political or commercial reasons.

Mark Herman was gifted an early Chuck Close canvas by a lawyer who represented the artist in a free speech case in 1967.

A drawing of a nude Donald Trump. A punching bag sculpture shaped like a woman’s torso. A display of women’s party shoes standing proudly on prayer rugs. All are pieces of contemporary art that have provoked debate and, sometimes, violent reactions. These pieces and dozens more that were subjected to some sort of censorship have…

A retired dog walker was bequeathed a painting by an artist whose works sell for millions - but got a nasty shock when he auctioned it.

Former NYC dog walker Mark Herman, 68, had a vision while on psychedelic mushrooms that the painting by late abstract artist Chuck Close would be worth $10 million. It wasn't.

BARCELONA, Spain — A drawing of a nude Donald Trump. A punching bag sculpture shaped like a woman’s torso. A display of women’s party shoes standing proudly on…

The artist behind the painting died in 2021 and his works have brought in millions of pounds before one mysterious painting ended up in the hands of a retired dog walker

A new museum in Barcelona is offering a second chance to controversial artworks that have suffered censorship for religious, sexual, political or commercial reasons.