Fine Art

Paintings, drawings, and fine art discoveries, with artist stories and auction news.

Why Demand for Renaissance Art Remains Strong: Money, Mystery and the Power of Rediscovery

Editorial illustration of Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait beside a jeweled cup, bronze equestrian sculpture, manuscript and auction gavel.

Renaissance art continues to attract extraordinary spending, from Leonardo’s US$450.3 million Salvator Mundi to major Botticelli and Raphael sales. Drawing on WAN’s reporting, Albert Chen explores the money, discoveries, restoration debates and cultural fascination behind the market. The story reaches beyond auction records to explain why these centuries-old works still hold collectors and audiences in their grip.

Diamonds Are Forever and Thunderball: The Untold Story Behind Two Iconic James Bond Posters

Sean Connery as James Bond in a detail of Robert E. McGinnis’s Diamonds Are Forever poster.

Diamonds Are Forever and Thunderball reveal two distinct approaches to the classic James Bond poster. From Robert E. McGinnis’s illustration to photographic montage and Italian re-release publicity, these works show how Bond’s screen identity took shape on paper. Featured in Bonhams’ May 2026 auction, the surviving posters and artwork offer a closer look at the craft behind the campaigns.