TEL AVIV.- The exhibition comprises 159 photos, all new, in various formats, taken since 2007 in various places around the world—Tel Aviv, Berlin, Cologne, Havana, Paris, Brussels, Rome, Beijing, Stockholm—in the course of daily life. The pho…
U.S. Government Returns Degas Painting Stolen 37 Years Ago to French Government
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- An Edgar Degas painting that was stolen 37 years ago and recently rediscovered before an auction in New York will be returned to the French government, U.S. officials said Thursday. U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch and James T. Hayes Jr….
Royal Collection Opens Special Summer Exhibition at Buckingham Palace
LONDON.- The Queen’s Year, the special exhibition at the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace, presents the spectacle and variety of the royal calendar, from the Royal Maundy Service and the Trooping the Colour ceremony to the State Opening of Parl…
Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy at Chicago’s MCA
CHICAGO, IL (AP).- Colorful mobiles made from boldly painted sheet metal and steel wires will dangle above visitors’ heads this summer as the Museum of Contemporary Art displays an exhibit of 60 works by Alexander Calder. But this Calder show, which de…
National Gallery of Art announces Winter Landscapes Exhibition
WASHINGTON,
DC.-In the first
exhibition devoted to Dutch landscape artist Hendrick Avercamp
(1585–1634), scenes of ice skating, sleigh rides, and outdoor games on
frozen canals and waterways bring to life the lively pastimes and day-to-day
bustle of the Golden Age of the Dutch Republic. On view in the West
Building Dutch Cabinet Galleries at theNational Gallery of Art, Washington,
from March 21 through July 5, 2010, Hendrick Avercamp: The Little Ice
Age will feature some 15 paintings and 15 drawings that capture the harsh
winters of the period and the activities they made possible.