LONDON (REUTERS).- A major exhibition in London brings together works by Italian painter Giovanni Antonio Canal, best known as Canaletto, and some of his biggest rivals who fought for artistic and commercial supremacy. Painting Venetian views was big …
Landmark Exhibition "Venice: Canaletto and His 18th-Century Rivals" at the National Gallery in London
LONDON.- This landmark exhibition presents the finest assembly of Venetian views by Canaletto and his 18th-century rivals to be seen in a generation. Bringing together around 50 major loans from the public and private collections of the UK, Europe and …
Europeana Opens Virtual Exhibition Space
THE HAGUE .- Europeana, Europe’s digital library, museum and archive, has launched two online exhibitions that explore highlights of art and literature – Reading Europe and Reshaping Art Nouveau. Reading Europe: European culture through the …
Exceptional Private Collections to Highlight Christie’s October Sale of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe
NEW YORK, NY.- This autumn, Christie’s announced details of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe including Oriental Carpets on October 21-22, a two day sale featuring over 600 treasures from the 16th to the 19th centuries. From rare and important for…
Exceptional Private Collections to Highlight Christie’s October Sale of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe
NEW YORK, NY.- This autumn, Christie’s announced details of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe including Oriental Carpets on October 21-22, a two day sale featuring over 600 treasures from the 16th to the 19th centuries. From rare and important for…
Christie’s in London Presents Treasures of the Islamic and Indian Worlds
LONDON.- Christie’s Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds sale on 5 October, presents a wealth of over 400 rare and beautiful treasures of high quality and significant provenance which span the 9th to the 19th century. Setting the tone, the sale be…
Christie’s in London Presents Treasures of the Islamic and Indian Worlds
LONDON.- Christie’s Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds sale on 5 October, presents a wealth of over 400 rare and beautiful treasures of high quality and significant provenance which span the 9th to the 19th century. Setting the tone, the sale be…
Sotheby’s Asia Week Sales in New York Total $27,649,251
NEW YORK, NY.- The Asia week series of auctions at Sotheby’s New York concluded today with the South Asian Art sale which made $7,547,250 to bring the overall total for the week to $27,649,251 well within the $ 21.9/31.2 million estimate. The sale…
Sotheby’s Asia Week Sales in New York Total $27,649,251
NEW YORK, NY.- The Asia week series of auctions at Sotheby’s New York concluded today with the South Asian Art sale which made $7,547,250 to bring the overall total for the week to $27,649,251 well within the $ 21.9/31.2 million estimate. The sale…
Major International Collaboration Yields Never Before Seen Forbidden City Treasures
SALEM, MA.- When the last emperor of China, Puyi, left the Forbidden City in 1924, the doors closed on a secluded compound of pavilions and gardens deep within the palace. Filled with exquisite objects personally commissioned by the 18th-century Qianlo…