ISTANBUL.- Antik A.S. the leading Turkish Auction house, announced that the sale of Turkish Paintings Calligraphy and Ottoman Arts in Istanbul achieved triumphant results and made 8 million Turkish Lira / US$ 5.3 million. The top lot of the sale, the m…
Exhibition at Bauhaus Dessau Marks the 100th Birthday of Bauhaus Student Kurt Kranz
DESSAU.- The Bauhaus Dessau dedicates a comprehensive exhibition to the painter, graphic designer and photographer Kurt Kranz to mark his 100th birthday. In 1930, the then twenty-year-old lithographer came from Bielefeld to study at the Bauhaus Dessau,…
The World’s First Production Motorcycle to Headline Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction
LAS VEGAS.- A complete 1894/95 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller will highlight Bonhams first Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction at The Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino hosted by the Auto Collection on 6th January 2011. Coming from a private American collection where…
Bellevue Arts Museum Features First Museum Solo Exhibition of Seattle Artist April Surgent
BELLEVUE, WA.- What might appear like a photographic imprint onto glass is instead a masterfully hand-carved “mural.” Created by on-the-rise Seattle artist April Surgent, Into the Surface illustrates a fractured urban landscape filled with p…
New House Record at Christie’s for the Most Expensive Item Sold Online
NEW YORK, NY.- In a sign that fine art collectors are growing ever more comfortable with bidding online, Christie’s International reports that the top lot in Thursday’s sale of The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes from the Anthony Hardy Collecti…
New House Record at Christie’s for the Most Expensive Item Sold Online
NEW YORK, NY.- In a sign that fine art collectors are growing ever more comfortable with bidding online, Christie’s International reports that the top lot in Thursday’s sale of The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes from the Anthony Hardy Collecti…
Fine Chinese Paintings Autumn Sale 2010 Announced at Sotheby’s
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold the Fine Chinese Paintings Autumn Sale 2010 on 5 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Building on the success of the spring auction earlier this year, Sotheby’s will continue to …
Fine Chinese Paintings Autumn Sale 2010 Announced at Sotheby’s
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold the Fine Chinese Paintings Autumn Sale 2010 on 5 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Building on the success of the spring auction earlier this year, Sotheby’s will continue to …
Major Eadweard Muybridge Retrospective Opens at Tate Britain
LONDON.- The pioneering Anglo-American photographer Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) is the subject of a major retrospective at Tate Britain this autumn. Bringing together over 150 works, this exhibition demonstrates how Muybridge broke new ground in the…
Maine State Museum Hosts Sardine Canning Exhibit
AUGUSTA, ME.- The last three sardine cans packed at America’s last industrial sardine cannery are on display as part of a new exhibit on display at the Maine State Museum in Augusta. The museum’s exhibit, “End of the Line…America’s Last Sardine Cann…