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A still-life by 18th-century French painter Jean Siméon Chardin sold to a U.S. art dealer for an artist record of €24.3m ($26.8 million) in Paris last week. The sale has now been put on hold by the Louvre. The Louvre’s director, Laurence des Cars, told Le Figaro that she has requested that Basket of Wild Strawberries be classed as “a national treasure”, and is seeking funds to buy it, reports The Art Newspaper. Exhibited at the Salon of 1761, the painting...

Sixty-two international personalities contributed to the anthology, The Sleeve Should Be Illegal & Other Reflections on Art At The Frick. Photo: Handout What do Victoria Beckham, George Condo and Jenny Saville have in common? The answer is that they all share a love of Old Masters like Rembrandt, Jean Siméon Chardin and Antoine van Dyck. The artistes, writers and cultural figures talk about what draws them to these European painters in a new art book, published Jan 26 by The Frick Collection. ...