Sotheby’s confirmed to the Antiques Trade Gazette that they had indeed reimbursed the buyer of “Unknown Man” by Frans Hals because it was a forgery. Does it mean we have a master forger on the loose? If so he/she is really good, the best I’ve ever seen! Let’s stay tuned…

Researchers at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have teamed up with the Van Gogh Museum to use a mobile eye-tracker to see how people look at paintings, which areas interest them the most. Funny how their focus change after being explained about each painting, it only goes to confirm my theory that in order to deeply appreciate a painting you need to understand it first.