Hong Kong.- The Zee Stone Gallery is proud to present “Bitter Sweet Symphony”, an exhibition of Oil paintings by Le Thong until July 15th. Le Thong is a talented Hanoi-based artist, whose paintings feature refined and graceful women …
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…
Jakub Julian Ziolkowski Solos at The Parasol unit Foundation
London – On June 8, Parasol unit foundation will preview a solo exhibition dedicated to the Polish artist Jakub Julian Ziolkowski. Ziolkowski’s paintings are a wild hallucinatory journey into his strange and often frightening universe. Skeletons b…
Revelation: Major Paintings by Jules Olitski on View at KC’s Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
KANSAS CITY, MO.- The exhibition Revelation: Major Paintings by Jules Olitski draws together more than thirty significant paintings from public and private collections and highlights important periods and themes from Olitski’s career. This is the …
Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale Sets Records, Realizes $155,995,500
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale achieved $155,995,500 (£93,597,300/€104,516,985), demonstrating the continuing appeal of this category among collectors worldwide. Three works sold for over the US$20 million …
The Musée d’Art Moderne Hosts Major Marc Desgrandchamps Retrospective
Paris.- The Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris is devoting a solo exhibition to Marc Desgrandchamps, contemporary French painter from May 13th until September 4th. Consisting of forty large paintings and a large selection of works on paper (watercolors, …
Recent Paintings and Sculptures by Glenn Brown at Galerie Max Hetzler
BERLIN.- Galerie Max Hetzler Temporary in Berlin-Charlottenburg presents an exhibition of British artist Glenn Brown featuring recent paintings and sculptures. Within a traditional genre Glenn Brown developed a unique approach. His subjects as well as …
National Gallery Opens Exhibition by One of the Most Versatile Artists of the Renaissance
LONDON.- Jan Gossaert (active 1503; died 1532) was one of the most startling and versatile artists of the Northern Renaissance. A pivotal Old Master, Gossaert changed the course of Flemish art, going beyond the tradition of Jan van Eyck and charting ne…
Sales of Russian Art at Sotheby’s Total $14.4 Million, Important Russian Enamels and Fabergé Sold
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s autumn 2010 auctions of Russian Art in New York brought a total of $14,397,064. The day began with an inaugural sale of Important Russian Paintings that achieved $10.6 million and set several new auction records. The highl…
American Artist Suzan Frecon Presents New Paintings at David Zwirner
NEW YORK, NY.- David Zwirner presents an exhibition of new paintings by American artist Suzan Frecon. On view at the gallery’s 525 West 19th Street space, this is the first solo exhibition by the artist since she joined the gallery in 2008. For th…