LONDON.- An outstanding collection of French drawings, which includes works by Poussin, Boucher, Ingres, Corot, Pissarro and Seurat; important works by lesser-known masters – Jeaurat, Lancrenon, Hesse and Dulac – and artist-writers Eugène Fromentin an…
New York’s Frick Museum Director, Anne L. Poulet, to Retire Next Year
NEW YORK, NY.- Margot Bogert, Chairman of The The Frick Collection, announces that Director Anne L. Poulet will retire in the fall of 2011, following a remarkable tenure. “The Board of Trustees is deeply indebted to Anne Poulet for her leadership …
Tate Appoints Jessica Morgan as The Daskalopoulos Curator, International Art
LONDON.- Tate has appointed Jessica Morgan as The Daskalopoulos Curator, International Art. The post, which has been funded by the D. Daskalopoulos Collection, Greece, is for an initial three year period during which time she will mainly focus on acqui…
Tate Appoints Jessica Morgan as The Daskalopoulos Curator, International Art
LONDON.- Tate has appointed Jessica Morgan as The Daskalopoulos Curator, International Art. The post, which has been funded by the D. Daskalopoulos Collection, Greece, is for an initial three year period during which time she will mainly focus on acqui…
National Museum Wales Acquires Important Venetian Painting
CARDIFF.- Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales has purchased an important painting by the 18th century Italian artist Francesco Guardi. View of the Palazzo Loredan dell’Ambasciatore on the Grand Canal, Venice (oil on panel, 24.3 x 35.5cm) was bought…
National Museum Wales Acquires Important Venetian Painting
CARDIFF.- Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales has purchased an important painting by the 18th century Italian artist Francesco Guardi. View of the Palazzo Loredan dell’Ambasciatore on the Grand Canal, Venice (oil on panel, 24.3 x 35.5cm) was bought…
Newly Acquired Works from the Walker Collection Featured in Exhibition
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- An empty wooden box, a clear plastic cup, a pair of balloons, a spray of paint, a bed of moss, a moment in time. Exploring the poetic and conceptual promise of minimal gestures and simple materials, the Walker Art Center exhibition A …
Exhibition of Italian Prints from Mantegna to Piranesi to Open in Adelaide
ADELAIDE.- Some of the masterpieces of Italian printmaking go on rare display in the Art Gallery of South Australia’s new exhibition, A beautiful line. The exhibition, which is the most comprehensive study of Italian printmaking undertaken at the …
Exhibition of Italian Prints from Mantegna to Piranesi to Open in Adelaide
ADELAIDE.- Some of the masterpieces of Italian printmaking go on rare display in the Art Gallery of South Australia’s new exhibition, A beautiful line. The exhibition, which is the most comprehensive study of Italian printmaking undertaken at the …
New Acquisition for the Walker Art Gallery
LIVERPOOL.- A film artwork based in a Liverpool housing estate by the influential contemporary artist Marcus Coates goes on display for the first time in the city at the Walker Art Gallery from 1 August 2010 to early 2011. “Journey to the Lower World”,…