The Magazine Antiques

January 27, 2010  |  With the news this week that a woman accidentally stumbled into Picasso's The Actor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art leaving a six-inch tear, the New York Times recounts a score of other artwork mishaps. Read it here.

Auctioneer and antiques expert Wes Cowan offers a history of the Gothic style with some highlights from Cowan's upcoming February 20 auction. Take a peek.

22 dealers are participating in this year's Master Drawings Week in New York, which runs through Saturday. For a complete list and map click here.

LACMA launches an online reading room for rare art publications. The first offerings cover Southern California art from the 1960s and 1970s. Take a look.

Calling young collectors! The Urban Art and Antiques blog takes readers on a photo and video tour of the Antiques in Charlottesville fair with a special look at affordable wares. Check it out.

Images from above: A group of American Gothic-revival side chairs, c. 1840-1860. Courtesy of Cowan's. Late Fifties at Ferus by James Monte, 1966. Courtesy of LACMA.