PARIS.- The final sale of the season at Sotheby’s Paris, devoted to Old Master & 19th Century Paintings & Drawings, yielded €7.6m – the highest total for a sale of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings & Drawings by Sotheby’s Fr…
Record for a Sale of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Drawings at Sotheby’s
PARIS.- The final sale of the season at Sotheby’s Paris, devoted to Old Master & 19th Century Paintings & Drawings, yielded €7.6m – the highest total for a sale of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings & Drawings by Sotheby’s France t…
Setting Sail: Images of the Sea from the Collection on View at the Walters Art Museum
BALTIMORE, MD.- Setting Sail features drawings, paintings, and prints of ships, sailors and the sea from the permanent collection of the Walters. The sea, and the men and women who make their living from it, have provided subjects for art from ancient …
Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Art of Paula Nadelstern at the Akron Art Museum
AKRON, OH.- For internationally renowned quiltmaker Paula Nadelstern, the word kaleidoscope “promises surprise and magic, change and chance.” The Akron Art Museum is the only Midwest venue for this stunning exhibition, which places Nadelstern…
Maryland Hometown Honors Abolitionist Frederick Douglass After Years of Debate
EASTON, MD. (AP).- After years of struggle by local residents, famed 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass will finally be honored with a statue beside his Maryland hometown courthouse — a place that has long maintained a monument to local …
National Gallery of Canada Unveils Rare Exhibition Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome
OTTAWA.- On June 17, the National Gallery of Canada unveils its much anticipated, ground-breaking exhibition, Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome. The exhibition brings the genius of Caravaggio to Canada for the first time ever and is presented exclus…
National Gallery of Canada Unveils Rare Exhibition Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome
OTTAWA.- On June 17, the National Gallery of Canada unveils its much anticipated, ground-breaking exhibition, Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome. The exhibition brings the genius of Caravaggio to Canada for the first time ever and is presented exclus…
French and English Furniture and Decorative Arts Highlight June Auction at Bonhams & Butterfields
LOS ANGELES.- Bonhams & Butterfields offered Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts on June 14, 2011 in Los Angeles. The 550-lot sale featured an array of works for varied tastes and collecting levels from the 16th through the 20th centuries, with…
Dutch National Rijksmuseum Museum Renovation in Full Swing ~ to Reopen in 2013
AMSTERDAM (AP).- Rembrandt’s “Night Watch” and other famed works by Dutch masters will return to their permanent home by 2013, as a radical decade-long renovation of the national Rijksmuseum nears completion. A sneak preview showed the 19th-century …
Historic Welsh Eisteddfod Awards from the 19th Century for Sale at Bonhams Chester
LONDON.- Three items in Bonhams Chester sale on July 5th recall Welsh Eisteddfod triumphs from almost two centuries ago. Lot 354 is a George IV presentation silver mounted Hirlas Horn made by Emes & Barnard, London 1828. The polished Longhorn carries a…