MOSCOW.-Moscow Museum of Modern Art and VICTORIA — the Art of being Contemporary Foundation present a solo exhibition of Andrei Monastyrski, one of the most important Russian contemporary artists, a leader of Moscow conceptualist school. The aesth…
Spanish Thieves Steal Van Containing 20 Pieces of Art Including Works by Picasso
MADRID (AP).- Three hooded thieves stole a truck containing 28 pieces of art including works by Picasso, Colombian artist Fernando Botero and Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida, Spanish police said Thursday. A police statement said the truck was taken f…
Spanish Thieves Steal Van Containing 20 Pieces of Art Including Works by Picasso
MADRID (AP).- Three hooded thieves stole a truck containing 28 pieces of art including works by Picasso, Colombian artist Fernando Botero and Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida, Spanish police said Thursday. A police statement said the truck was taken f…
MacDougall’s Works on Paper Auction Set New World Records
LONDON.- MacDougall’s Works on Paper Auction raised over 1.1 m pounds on December 1st, setting new record prices. The top lots went several times higher than their pre-sale estimates. The cover lot 13, Nubian with a Waterpipe by Michail Zichy sold fou…
Cash-Strapped Bank of Ireland Auctions Off its Art Stockpile at Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel
DUBLIN (AP).- Bank of Ireland has raised euro1.5 million ($2 million) in a sale of its prized Irish art works, auctioneers said Thursday, but the money won’t be used to shore up the troubled lender amid the country’s economic gloom. Adam’s auction hous…
Cash-Strapped Bank of Ireland Auctions Off its Art Stockpile at Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel
DUBLIN (AP).- Bank of Ireland has raised euro1.5 million ($2 million) in a sale of its prized Irish art works, auctioneers said Thursday, but the money won’t be used to shore up the troubled lender amid the country’s economic gloom. Adam’s auction hous…
Property from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp to Be Offered During Old Masters Week
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s will offer drawings, furniture and decorations from the private residences of museum director and art collector Charles Ryskamp on 25 January 2011, as a highlight of Old Masters Week in New York. Mr. Ryskamp served as Dire…
Property from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp to Be Offered During Old Masters Week
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s will offer drawings, furniture and decorations from the private residences of museum director and art collector Charles Ryskamp on 25 January 2011, as a highlight of Old Masters Week in New York. Mr. Ryskamp served as Dire…
Ground Broken on Frank Gehry’s $81 Million Underground Utility Space at Philadelphia Art Museum
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- It’s not typical for a loading dock to be the celebrated subject of a groundbreaking ceremony, but Frank Gehry is not your typical architect. Gehry joined more than 100 dignitaries, philanthropists and art aficionados Tuesday at th…
Exhibition Explores the Fascinating World of Contemporary Canadian Art at the National Gallery of Canada
OTTAWA.- More than 80 of the most innovative and ambitious works created by artists across Canada are highlighted in the National Gallery of Canada’s (NGC) inaugural Canadian Biennial exhibition It Is What It Is: Recent Acquisitions of New Canadian Ar…