BOSTON, MA.- Research conducted by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), about the provenance, or history of ownership, of its painting Portrait of a Man and Woman in an Interior (1665–67) by Dutch artist Eglon van der Neer (1634–1703), has …
Leading Art Dealer Robert Miller, Founder of Robert Miller Gallery, Dies at 72
NEW YORK, NY.- Robert Miller Gallery regretfully announces the death on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, of its founder Robert Miller (1939-2011). Miller, one of the world’s leading art dealers of the 1980s and 90s, died in Miami, FL. He was 72. In his t…
Picasso’s Vollard Suite: The Sculptor’s Studio at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich
GREENWICH, CT.- From June 18, 2011, to October 16, 2011, the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, will feature etchings by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), considered by many to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Picasso’s Voll…
Louisiana Man Admits Selling Forged Folk Artist Paintings
By: Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP).- A 79-year-old man admitted Monday that he forged paintings and sold them as work by famous folk artist Clementine Hunter, U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley said. William Toye of Baton Rouge plea…
Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery Opens in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Renowned London art dealer Rebecca Hossack opens a gallery in New York at 262 Mott Street in NoLita – RHG NYC. Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery was founded in central London in 1988, and has since built up a reputation for exhibiting con…
Significant Unique Works by American and Contemporary Artists at Swann Auction Galleries
NEW YORK, NY.- Swann Galleries’ June 9 auction of American Art & Contemporary Art offers outstanding works by important artists. A circa 1943 painted metal stabile by Alexander Calder, which comes with copies of the artist’s handwritten lette…
Collection of Sculpture from the Congo at the Bruce Museum
GREENWICH, CT.- Power Incarnate: Allan Stone’s Collection of Sculpture from the Congo features works drawn from the Estate of Allan Stone, the noted art dealer, gallery owner, and collector who died in 2006 at the age of 74. Perhaps best known for…
Power Incarnate: Allan Stone’s Collection of Sculpture from the Congo at the Bruce Museum
GREENWICH, CT.- Power Incarnate: Allan Stone’s Collection of Sculpture from the Congo features works drawn from the Estate of Allan Stone, the noted art dealer, gallery owner, and collector who died in 2006 at the age of 74. Perhaps best known for…
Ancestors of the Lake: Art of Lake Sentani and Humboldt Bay, New Guinea
HOUSTON, TX.- European navigators began traveling to coastal areas of New Guinea in the sixteenth century, but it was not until 1858 that the Dutch Etna Expedition reached Humboldt Bay and Lake Sentani (in the present-day Indonesian province of Papua, …
Actor Ben Stiller and Renowned Gallerist David Zwirner Gather "Artists for Haiti"
NEW YORK, NY.- Actor, director, and philanthropist Ben Stiller has joined together with gallerist and art dealer David Zwirner to organize Artists for Haiti, a major, high-profile art auction which will raise funds for education and health programs for…