NEW YORK, NY.- Rugs and Ritual in Tibetan Buddhism, an installation dedicated to ritual practice in Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism, explores the role of the ritual objects that were employed by its practitioners in pursuit of spiritual enlightenment. Comp…
Fifty Auctions Later, Los Angeles Modern Auctions is Still Going Strong, Sale Totals $1.55 Million
VAN NUYS, CA.- Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) October 17, 2010 Modern Art & Design auction, LAMA’s 50th auction since 1992, totaled $1.55 million (including buyer’s premium) selling 65% of the 509 lots offered. Over 250 people registered for the a…
Innovative Furniture by American Designer Charles Rohlfs Displayed at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Praised by the international press and exhibited throughout the United States and Europe at the turn of the 20th century, the American furniture designer Charles Rohlfs (1853–1936) created innovative works that combined elements of …
Never-Before-Seen Works at the Art Gallery of Ontario Reveal a Darker Side to Henry Moore
TORONTO, ON.- An exhibition heralded by the Guardian as “the most important exhibition of [Henry] Moore’s work for a generation” is coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario this fall. The Shape of Anxiety: Henry Moore in the 1930s is a drama…
Pictures by Grandmother Who Picked Up Paintbrush in Her Sixties Offered at Bonhams
LONDON.- Following the Bonhams’ sale in June, where a picture by Helen Bradley was sold at a world record price, three pictures by the artist will be offered in the 20th Century British Art Sale held at Bonhams New Bond Street on the 17th Novembe…
Never-Before-Seen Works at the AGO Reveal a Darker Side to Henry Moore
TORONTO, ON.- An exhibition heralded by the Guardian as “the most important exhibition of [Henry] Moore’s work for a generation” is coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario this fall. The Shape of Anxiety: Henry Moore in the 1930s is a dramatic recon…
Pictures by Grandmother Who Picked Up Paintbrush in Her Sixties Offered at Bonhams
LONDON.- Following the Bonhams’ sale in June, where a picture by Helen Bradley was sold at a world record price, three pictures by the artist will be offered in the 20th Century British Art Sale held at Bonhams New Bond Street on the 17th Novembe…
Sotheby’s October Sales of Italian Art and Contemporary Art Realise the Outstanding Total of £40.1 Million
LONDON.- Following yesterday evening’s remarkably strong results, Sotheby’s October Sales Series of 20th Century Italian Art and Contemporary Art today concluded with the Contemporary Art Day Auction, which brought the near-top estimate total of £9,6…
New Publication from the Royal Collection: The Queen’s Dolls’ House by By Lucinda Lambton
LONDON.- The Queen’s Dolls’ House at Windsor Castle is the largest, most beautiful and most famous dolls’ house in the world. In this charming new publication, the well-known broadcaster and architectural historian Lucinda Lambton guide…
Italy’s Largest and Most Important Art Fair, Arte Fiera Art First, Celebrates its 35th Edition
BOLOGNA.- This year, Arte Fiera Art First celebrates its 35th edition from 28 to 31 January 2011 at the Bologna Exhibition Centre. One of the first of the international modern and contemporary art fairs organized in Italy and abroad in the 1970s, Arte …