The heirs of Kurt Grawi, a Jewish investment banker who was forced to flee Berlin under the Nazis, are growing impatient with Düsseldorf over their claim for a 1913 painting of foxes by Franz Marc that hangs in the city’s Museum Kunstpalast. Grawi assembled a small art collection, most of which he was forced to […]
Art collector won’t return painting stolen by Nazis: suit
A New York investor and art collector is ignoring pleas to return a painting looted by the Nazis, according to a lawsuit. Imre Pakh, 67, has dozens of works by renowned Hungarian artist Mihaly Munkacsy, and in 2009 launched a foundation to cement the artist’s legacy. One of the works in his collection is “Dorf […]
New publication grants for manuscripts on American art from CAA And the Terra Foundation
College Art Association New publication grants for manuscripts on American art Letters of inquiry due: October 15, 2014 Full applications due: December 15, 2014 College Art Association 50 Broadway 21st Floor New York, NY 10004 www.collegeart.org/terrafoundation
Art Fair Tokyo 2012
Art Fair Tokyo 2012 Friday, March 30–Sunday, April 1, 2012 (First Choice, Opening Preview: Thursday, March 29, 2012 *invitees and press only) Venue: Tokyo International Forum, B2F, Exhibition Hall Fair Hours: Public Viewing: Friday, March 30, 11am–9pm Saturday, March 31, 11am–8pm Sunday, April 1, 10:30am–5pm www.artfairtokyo.com/en Welcoming Deutsche Bank Group as its Main Sponsor for […]
Pandora’s Box: Joseph Cornell Unlocks the Museum of Contemporary Art Collection
CHICAGO. IL.- This summer, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago presents Pandora’s Box: Joseph Cornell Unlocks the MCA Collection from June 18 to October 16, 2011. Featuring a selection of rarely seen work by the beloved American master Joseph …
Art & Stars & Cars: The Daimler Art Collection at the Mercedes-Benz Museum Stuttgart
STUTTGART.- 125 years of automotive history meet modern and contemporary art: The Daimler Art Collection presents a guest exhibition at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, its first at this venue. The unusual exhibition Art & Stars & Cars, on view u…
Toledo Museum of Art Puts Approximately 300 Masterworks from Its Collection Online
TOLEDO, OHIO.- Approximately 300 masterworks in the Toledo Museum of Art collection now can be explored online from anywhere in the world. Via the eMuseum link on the TMA website, users can search and browse the collection by object title, artist, mate…
Art Institute Acquires Robert Rauschenberg’s Important Early Work "Short Circuit"
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announces a major acquisition by the museum’s Department of Contemporary Art: Robert Rauschenberg’s Combine of 1955, Short Circuit. This visually arresting and autobiographically rich work is the first major R…
Britain Unveils Historic and Hip Government Art in Exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery
LONDON (REUTERS).- Lowry’s lonely people, Tracey Emin’s scrawlings and a mysterious portrait of Elizabeth I are just a few of the gems from the British government’s art collection unveiled to the public for the first time this week. The exhibition, at…
Getty Presents Display and Art History: The Dusseldorf Gallery and Its Catalogue
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Display and Art History: The Düsseldorf Gallery and Its Catalogue illustrates the making of one of the earliest modern catalogues, La galerie électorale de Dusseldorff (1778), a revolutionary two-volume publication that played a sig…