NEW YORK, N.Y. (REUTERS).- A pristine Monet masterpiece from the artist’s celebrated “Poplars” series will be featured at Christie’s in May, when it is expected to sell for as much as $30 million, the auction house said on Friday. “Les Peupliers,” the …
International Artists Deal with Unsharpness in "Blur After Richter" at Hamburger Kunsthalle
HAMBURG.- Blurred surfaces, dissolving contours, hazy appearances and indistinct motifs: More and more often images that are out of focus appear in both contemporary painting and photography. Like no other artist, Gerhard Richter (*1932) has been empl…
Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Old Master & British Paintings Realises $37,054,556
LONDON.- The undoubted highlight of tonight’s Evening Sale of Old Master & British Paintings at Sotheby’s in London was George Stubbs’s Brood Mares and Foals, one of the British master’s most ambitious and successful works and arguably h…
Delaware Art Museum Presents Ultra-Realistic Sculptures by Milwaukee-Based Artist Marc Sijan
WILMINGTON, DE.- The Delaware Art Museum presents Ultra-Realistic Sculpture by Marc Sijan, featuring 17 startlingly lifelike sculptures, on view from November 13, 2010 through January 16, 2011. Based on individuals Sijan knows well, his faces and figur…
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…
Portrait of Drury Lane’s Best Known Lady Macbeth to Be Offered at Bonhams
LONDON.- A portrait miniature by Horace Hone of Sarah Siddons (1755 – 1825), a British actress who found fame on Drury Lane for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth and became the best known tragedienne of the 18th century, will be offered by Bonhams in …
Portrait of Drury Lane’s Best Known Lady Macbeth to Be Offered at Bonhams
LONDON.- A portrait miniature by Horace Hone of Sarah Siddons (1755 – 1825), a British actress who found fame on Drury Lane for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth and became the best known tragedienne of the 18th century, will be offered by Bonhams in …
Property from the Portland Collection to Be Offered at Christie’s in November
LONDON.- Christie’s announce an historic opportunity for connoisseurs around the globe in late November and early December, when a magnificent selection of jewellery, Fabergé, old master paintings and sculpture will be offered from collections of…
Property from the Portland Collection to Be Offered at Christie’s in November
LONDON.- Christie’s announce an historic opportunity for connoisseurs around the globe in late November and early December, when a magnificent selection of jewellery, Fabergé, old master paintings and sculpture will be offered from collections of…
Property from the Portland Collection to Be Offered at Christie’s in November & December
LONDON.- Christie’s announce an historic opportunity for connoisseurs around the globe in late November and early December, when a magnificent selection of jewellery, Fabergé, old master paintings and sculpture will be offered from collections of…