LOS ANGELES (AP).- The J. Paul Getty Museum has agreed to return a 370-year-old painting that once belonged to an art dealer who fled Holland when the Nazis invaded in 1940. Jacques Goudstikker was the Netherlands’ biggest art dealer in the 1930s. He …
Kunsthaus Wien Presents a Comprehensive Retrospective Devoted to HR Giger
VIENNA.- In this comprehensive retrospective devoted to HR Giger, who was born in 1940 in Chur, Switzerland, Kunsthaus Wien takes a fresh look at the works of a controversial artist who, more than almost anyone else, has had a far-reaching influence on…
Exhibition of Recent Paintings by New Jersey-Born Pat Steir at Cheim & Read in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Cheim & Read present an exhibition of recent paintings by Pat Steir. The show is accompanied by a full color catalogue with essays by Kay Larson and Matthew Israel. Steir’s last show with Cheim & Read was in 2007. Born in Newark, Ne…
Tate Britain Provides a Timely Focus on a Selection of Key Works by Susan Hiller
LONDON.- Susan Hiller (b. 1940) is one of the most influential artists of her generation. This major survey exhibition at Tate Britain provides a timely focus on a selection of her key works, including many of the pioneering mixed-media installations a…
First Exhibition to Show Paintings on Paper by Joseph Albers at the Pinakothek der Moderne
MUNCHEN.- The exhibition is the first to show such a concentration of paintings on paper by Josef Albers, some of which will be completely unknown to the general public. Works in oil on paper, painted by the artist since the 1940s in preparation for th…
Globetrotting Redheaded Comics Reporter Brenda Starr Leaving the Biz in January
CHICAGO, IL.- No more late nights or looming deadlines for globetrotting reporter Brenda Starr. The redheaded comic heroine, whose first appearance came in a June 1940 Chicago Tribune insert, is putting the notebook away for good next month. Tribune Me…
Globetrotting Redheaded Comics Reporter Brenda Starr Leaving the Biz in January
CHICAGO, IL.- No more late nights or looming deadlines for globetrotting reporter Brenda Starr. The redheaded comic heroine, whose first appearance came in a June 1940 Chicago Tribune insert, is putting the notebook away for good next month. Tribune Me…
MacDougall’s Leads Market in Russian Sales Week, Outselling Three Older Auction Houses
LONDON.- Holding three auctions on 1 and 2 December 2010, MacDougall’s sold Russian paintings, works on paper, icons and works of art for a total of £16.2 million, outselling three older auction houses in Russian art. The biggest sensation of London’s…
Curious George: The Art of Margret and H. A. Rey at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Contemporary Jewish Museum presents Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H. A. Rey, an exhibition of nearly 80 original drawings that reveal a dramatic story of escape and survival. Curious George, the impish mon…
Major Alberto Vargas Retrospective Opens at the San Francisco Art Exchange
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- A major retrospective of Alberto Vargas’ original artwork opens November 13 at the San Francisco Art Exchange. The exhibition is celebrating two important anniversaries: Twenty-five years since SFAE brought Vargas artwork to t…