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Dans La Prairie, a painting by Claude Monet, sells for £11m at a London auction, but falls short of its guide price of £15m. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7871475.stm

Singer-songwriter James Taylor receives a lifetime achievement at Radio 2’s annual folk music awards in London. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7866750.stm

The first major exhibition of JMW Turner works in China will open in Beijing after the Tate loans 80 paintings from its collection. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7866676.stm

Two New York museums will hold onto early works by Picasso after reaching an out-of-court settlement with a man who claimed he was their rightful owner. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7867710.stm

An independent report into the box office fiasco at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe finds “fundamental flaws” in the way it was run. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7868638.stm

Sirs Michael Gambon and Derek Jacobi are among those nominated in this year’s Laurence Olivier theatre awards. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7865429.stm

After months of negotiations, permission has been given for a replica Superlambanana sculpture to stay in Liverpool. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/merseyside/7868985.stm

A bronze sculpture of a young ballet dancer by the French master Edgar Degas sells for a record £13.3m ($19.2m) at auction, in London. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7869151.stm