PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art today announced that it has acquired, through several gifts and a purchase agreement with the Aperture Foundation, the core collection of photographs by Paul Strand, one of the pre-eminent photographers…
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Announces Acquisition of 3,000 Works by Paul Strand
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art today announced that it has acquired, through several gifts and a purchase agreement with the Aperture Foundation, the core collection of photographs by Paul Strand, one of the pre-eminent photographers…
Sotheby’s Auction of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Brings £14 Million
LONDON.- Sotheby’s biannual sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art today brought the outstanding total of £14,064,175, well in excess of pre-sale expectations of £5.7-8.2 million. The auction established sell-through rates of 62.8% by l…
Strong Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art at Sotheby’s Brings $227.6 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- Yesterday’s sale of Impressionist and Modern Art at Sotheby’s in New York brought a strong total of $227,561,000, comfortably within the pre-sale estimate of $195/266 million.* The sale was led by the record-setting price broug…
Indianapolis Museum of Art to Open Miller House and Garden for Public Tours in May 2011
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- Maxwell L. Anderson, The Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, announced today that the IMA will open Miller House and Garden to the public in May 2011. Located in Columbus, Ind., and one of the coun…
High Receives Gift of 90 19th-Century American Paintings and Sculptures from West Foundation
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art today announced that it has received a major gift of 90 paintings and sculptures from the Atlanta-based West Foundation’s nineteenth-century American collection. The donated works include 49 paintings and 41 sc…
High Receives Gift of 90 19th-Century American Paintings and Sculptures from West Foundation
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art today announced that it has received a major gift of 90 paintings and sculptures from the Atlanta-based West Foundation’s nineteenth-century American collection. The donated works include 49 paintings and 41 sc…
Hal Foster to Be Awarded 2010 Clark Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute today announced that critic, author, editor and educator Hal Foster will receive the 2010 Clark Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing on November 19 in New York City. Established in 2006, …
Sotheby’s October Sales of Italian Art and Contemporary Art Realise the Outstanding Total of £40.1 Million
LONDON.- Following yesterday evening’s remarkably strong results, Sotheby’s October Sales Series of 20th Century Italian Art and Contemporary Art today concluded with the Contemporary Art Day Auction, which brought the near-top estimate total of £9,6…
Ai Weiwei Presents New Commission in The Unilever Series at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
LONDON.- Tate and Unilever today presented Chinese artist Ai Weiwei´s commission in The Unilever Series for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern (12 October 2010 – 25 April 2011). He is the first artist living and working in the Asia-Pacific region to…