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A long-lost painting by English Victorian era painter, William Powell Frith has set new world records after being sold for £505,250 at a London auction.

When US Rapper Drake sang the words "Tat my name on you so I know it's real" on his song "Free Spirit" unbeknown to him one dedicated female fan took him very seriously and did just that.

The 1976 contract that established Apple as a corporate company sold at auction on Tuesday for $1.59 million (£1.03m), some ten times high than its estimate.

Nineteenth Century Mystery Objects

The winners of the Travel Photographer of the Year award 2001 have been named (Slideshow)

Murakami and King are among 12 authors shortlisted for having written the worst sex scene of the year.

A 'lost' Jane Austen portrait has been uncovered by biographer Paula Byrne, revealing a previously unseen view of the writer.

A set of previously unseen Pablo Picasso etchings worth £1 million have been donated to the British Museum in London.

A rare cache of photographs of the tragic Romanov family are set to go under the hammer.

Fans of Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei have taken to the web and posted nude pictures in protest against the authorities' accusations of pornography over pictures in which Ai poses nude along with four naked women.

A German company has broken the mould as far as Christmas decorations are concerned by offering convincing ‘windows’ for your garage

Henry Moore's famous sculpture, “Knife Edge Two Piece 1962 – 1965”, is in a damaged and neglected state.

A poignant trove of memorabilia belonging to 20th century mental asylum patients uncovered by a New York photographer.

A new British Library exhibition features illuminated manuscripts collected by the Kings and Queens of England over 700 years

The National Gallery in London will display Leonardo da Vinci's rare surviving paintings including the two versions of the Renaissance masterpiece "The Virgin of the Rocks".

Can you imagine more than a thousand bells ringing together and welcoming the summer? Well, the United Kingdom is going to embrace an especially summery day next July 27 to celebrate the first day of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

To celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a collection of specially commissioned images by 12 of the United Kingdom’s leading artists was unveiled on Friday.

Drawings and his Adolf Hitler and his henchmen by a British artist in 1931 have emerged which give a glimpse of the early stages of Nazism.

The Mayor Gallery in London is showcasing 44 never-seen-before drawings by American poet Sylvia Plath

A new exhibition is to be held which showcases the work of two award-winning photographers: Sebastião Salgado and Per-Anders Petterson.

The exhibition for the prestigious contemporary art award the Turner Prize has started in Gateshead.

Vincent van Gogh did not kill himself but was instead shot dead by a teenage boy with a Wild West obsession, new research suggests.

The FBI arrested a computer hacker Wednesday for allegedly infiltrating the emails of Hollywood stars, including Scarlett Johansson.

Four of the UKs leading internet service providers have teamed up with the government to prevent porn from being viewed across all digital platforms including mobile phones

Oscar-winning Aardman animations have finished filming in Wales on the largest set for a stop motion animation.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is extending the hours of its wildly popular Costume Institute exhibition featuring the work of late designer Alexander McQueen.

The world's largest exhibition on the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, is to be staged at the British Museum.

The world premiere of the action-packed arena tour Batman Live has taken place in Manchester on Tuesday in front of twenty thousand screaming, adoring Bat Fans.

Borders Group, the 40-year olds retailer, decided to liquidate its remaining 399 stores it was revealed on Monday.