Sold: Most expensive piece of 20th centu...

<p>Former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.</p><p>Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/251119</p><p>Pra ... Show More

International leaders gather for COP30 climate talks, but some important people are not attending. Hear about this story and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Beth and PippaFind full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/ ... Show More

An Antarctic glacier shrunk by 50% in just two months - this is the fastest retreat recorded in modern history. Hear about this story and learn some vocabulary from the headlines with Beth and Georgie.Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ ... Show More

<p>Last month, Andy Warhol's "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" sold for $195mn, making it the second most expensive piece of art to sell at auction, ever. And as prices keep going up, the art market — auction houses, gallerists, dealers, collectors — want to keep it that way. On the heels ... Show More

<p>Texte:<br> Une toile de 1933 de l’artiste espagnol Miro n’a pas été vendue mercredi lors d’une semaine durant laquelle d’autres pièces ont été vendues à des prix records lors d’enchères londonniennes.</p> <p>Traduction:<br> A 1933 work by the Spanish artist Joan Miro failed to ... Show More

Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" was sold at auction at Christie's in London in March 1987 for 39.9 million dollars - then a world record and more than double the previous top price paid for an artwork at auction. The sale made front-page headlines and is now seen as the moment th ... Show More

In this portrait, Andy Warhol presented Marilyn Monroe in the format typically associated with religious artworks. This work was created just a few weeks after Monroe’s untimely death and it seems like a pop art shrine. Hers was a face that graced the pages of every magazine and ... Show More

Talk Art Special Episode! We meet Paul Green, President and Founder of Halcyon Gallery and Kate Brown, Halcyon's Creative Director. #ADWe explore the epic new Andy Warhol exhibition BEYOND THE BRAND, dedicated to the life and work of Andy Warhol which is now open at Halcyon's gal ... Show More