David Lynch’s first solo exhibition in New York since 1989 opens at Tilton Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Tilton Gallery presents David Lynch’s first solo exhibition in New York since 1989. The show will run March 6th – April 14th, 2012, and the reception with artist in attendance will take place Friday, March 16th, 6 – 8 pm. …
Sweden’s Nationalmuseum acquires Johan Tobias Sergel’s portrait of Duchess Hedvig Elisabet Charlotta
STOCKHOLM.- At Bukowski’s autumn auction last year, Nationalmuseum acquired one of Johan Tobias Sergel’s few remaining clay models from a series of royal portraits, a bust that has been in private ownership until now. The portrait of the 21 y…
First time at auction for Banksy’s 2002 art work, Leopard and Barcode, at Bonhams Urban art sale
LONDON.- An art work entitled Leopard and Barcode by the celebrated graffiti artist, Banksy, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Urban Art Sale on 29 March 2012. Acquired directly from an exhibition entitled Existencilism at the 3…
UBC Museum of Anthropology receives private "treasure" of early Bill Reid works
VANCOUVER, BC.- An important collection of early works by one of Canada’s best loved artists, Bill Reid, can be seen by the public for the first time thanks to a major donation to UBC’s Museum of Anthropology from Vancouver’s Friedman fa…
Arte Primitivo Gallery announces online sale of Pre-Columbian and Tribal art, Classical and Asian antiquities
NEW YORK, NY.- Arte Primitivo, a gallery specializing in Pre-Columbian Art, Classical and Egyptian Antiquities, Asian Antiquities and Antiques and Ethnographic Art in New York City, NY, is proud to announce its latest online absentee auction – Fine Pre…
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston presents exhibition featuring newly conserved 17th century Tibetan paintings
BOSTON, MA.- The search for the utopian realm of Shambhala, also sometimes known as “Shangri-la,” has captured the imagination of people for thousands of years. Be it a state of mind or an actual place somewhere in Central Asia, this legenda…
Sotheby’s to offer the personal jewellery collection of one of the most important jewellers of the 20th century
GENEVA.- Sotheby’s Geneva announced that it will offer – in its sale of Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels on 14 May 2012 – the jewellery collection of one of the most important jewellery designers of the 20th century: Suzanne Belperron (190…
Christie’s announces the sale of the Pieter & Olga Dreesmann Collection of Dutch Old Master paintings
LONDON.- Christie’s announces the sale of The Pieter & Olga Dreesmann Collection of Dutch Old Master Paintings which will be offered in the Old Master & British Paintings Evening Auction on Tuesday 3 July. The Dreesmann family name is synonymous w…
J. Paul Getty Museum acquires 25 photographs by acclaimed 20th century photographer Ansel Adams
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum today announced a generous donation of 25 photographs by acclaimed 20th century photographer Ansel Adams (American, 1902–1984). A gift of Carol Vernon and her husband Robert Turbin in memory of Marjorie a…
United Kingdom’s Tate Gallery buys 8 million Ai Weiwei sunflower seeds for an undisclosed amount
LONDON (AP).- Britain’s Tate gallery has bought a work by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei made up of 8 million porcelain sunflower seeds — a portion of the 100 million he brought to London in 2010. Tate said Monday that it had purchased “Sunflower Seeds …