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Man Ray’s non-existent objects go on show; Art Basel beefs up management — and Barry the dinosaur heads to Paris
Christie’s poised to break Goya’s auction record; Reuben family collection buys Bacon
On show at London’s Garden Museum, the works are as arresting and raw as his portraits of humans
The artist’s picture of Jeremy King is a poignant testament to friendship, an era and a bygone café culture
Acutely truthful portraits have a thrilling resonance with the museum’s collection
Stanley Whitney sells work for charity; Freud centenary hits London; all change at Dickinson Gallery
From Cecil Beaton’s coronation portrait via Warhol and Freud to a postcolonial image for the platinum jubilee, artists have shown humanity, politics and fantasy in that famous face
UK works sell well at Masterpiece; African art at Christie’s; Hôtel Lambert trove; new fair director at Art Basel; Deborah Roberts piece helps charity
The painter’s most creative and flamboyant years are brilliantly captured in the final part of this landmark biography
Celia Paul on her relationship with the successful artist and the power balance between an artist and the sitter
The artist’s salty voice rings out in an indulgent and highly enjoyable biography
The British painter was a compelling subject for photographers from Cecil Beaton to Henri Cartier-Bresson
A study of British painting is a compelling account of a great time in modern art
A searching survey of 20th-century life painting omits some of its greatest practitioners
Henry Goodman is riveting as the painter Lucian Freud in Alan Franks’s new drama
A show of the British artist’s work reveals how much was lost through his early death
Attitudes to British art are changing, with classic works displayed — and sold — next to contemporary favourites
Show reveals the innovative vision of a painter, patron and gardener
First monographic show in China features intimate works that seek to reclaim the female nude
It seems the outside world is finally affecting the market, writes Georgina Adam
The photographer’s painstakingly created prints are the antithesis of digital
From contemporary African art to Lucian Freud etchings, here is a rundown of what’s on offer this week
A new show in collaboration with Simon Schama explores British portraiture through themes
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