LONDON.- A beautiful painting by the Victorian watercolourist Helen Allingham entitled By the cottage gate, Mayfield, East Sussex is estimated to sell for £7,000-10,000 in Bonhams 19th Century Pictures auction on 27th January 2011. East Sussex was a c…
After Decades in Storage, George Armstrong Custer Flag Hits Auction at Sotheby’s Today
BILLINGS, MONT (AP).- Frayed, torn and maybe even a little bloodstained, the only U.S. flag not captured or lost during George Armstrong Custer’s “Last Stand” at the Battle of Little Bighorn sold for $54 when it first surfaced in the 1890s. On Friday, …
Exhibition Places New Acquisitions in the Context of MoMA’s History of Collecting
NEW YORK, NY.- Building Collections: Recent Acquisitions of Architecture, on view November 10, 2010 through May 30, 2011, highlights the great variety of important acquisitions made by the Department of Architecture and Design since 2005, juxtaposing, …
Exhibition Places New Acquisitions in the Context of MoMA’s History of Collecting Architecture
NEW YORK, NY.- Building Collections: Recent Acquisitions of Architecture, on view November 10, 2010 through May 30, 2011, highlights the great variety of important acquisitions made by the Department of Architecture and Design since 2005, juxtaposing, …
Exhibition Places New Acquisitions in the Context of MoMA’s History of Collecting Architecture
NEW YORK, NY.- Building Collections: Recent Acquisitions of Architecture, on view November 10, 2010 through May 30, 2011, highlights the great variety of important acquisitions made by the Department of Architecture and Design since 2005, juxtaposing, …
Exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York Delves into Life and Legend of Houdini
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Handcuffs, shackles, a torture chamber and straitjacket used by renowned escape artist Harry Houdini will be part of a major exhibit that delves into the life and legend of the world famous magician. “Houdini: Art and Magic,” which…
Important Whistler and Old Master Prints at Swann Galleries’ Three-Part Print Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- On October 27 and 28 Swann Galleries will conduct a three-part print auction featuring material that is truly museum worthy. The sale begins on Wednesday, October 27 with more than 150 lots devoted to Whistler and His Influence, which of…
Important Whistler and Old Master Prints at Swann Galleries’ Three-Part Print Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- On October 27 and 28 Swann Galleries will conduct a three-part print auction featuring material that is truly museum worthy. The sale begins on Wednesday, October 27 with more than 150 lots devoted to Whistler and His Influence, which of…
Rare Cabinet by Emile Bernard Acquired by the Indianapolis Museum of Art
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art announced today the acquisition of a rare corner cabinet with scenes of Breton life, carved and painted by Pont-Aven School artist Emile Bernard. One of only four known examples of important wood furnit…
Selection of Original Prints from the Archive of Karl Blossfeldt at Foam
AMSTERDAM.- Foam_Fotografiemuseum
Amsterdam presents a selection of original prints
from the archive of Karl Blossfeldt. Blossfeldt (b. Germany, 1865) was
self-taught and had kept up a keen interest in nature since boyhood. As a
sculptor…