LONDON (AP).- The descendants of a doctor who died on the Titanic said Tuesday they are delighted that a letter he penned days before the ship sank will return to his hometown, Belfast. John Edward Simpson’s family had appealed for a benefactor to buy …
American photographer Alex Prager wins Foam’s annual Paul Huf Award 2012
AMSTERDAM.- On March 13th Alex Prager (b. 1979, USA) was chosen as the winner of the Foam Paul Huf Award 2012 by an international jury. This annual prize given to a photography talent under 35 years consists of € 20.000 and an exhibition in Foam A…
Washington National Cathedral’s preservation needs more than $50 million
WASHINGTON (AP).- It’s where the nation’s capital gathers to mourn, to pray and to seek comfort during tragedies. Now the Washington National Cathedral needs help weathering its own financial emergency. The church has long been a spiritual center for t…
German Expressionism: Tel Aviv Museum exhibits prints and drawings from its collection
TEL AVIV.- The term “Expressionism” spans diverse expressions of the modernist current in art and literature, which developed in Germany and in the sphere of German culture in the first two decades of the 20th century. Expressionist art spoke in multip…
Bronze sculpture of Hellenistic rider found in London home for sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- Bonhams next sale of Antiquities on April 25th in New Bond Street features an important piece of Classical bronze sculpture, believed to depict a Hellenistic warrior of the 1st Century B.C., discovered in a London home. After conservation it w…
Exhibition examines the impact of the most popular camera of the 20th century
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Through most of the twentieth century, the handheld 35mm roll-film camera—named for the size of the small film it used—was a ubiquitous and indispensible photographic tool. The camera’s compact design permitted easy co…
IVAM reviews the work of Roberta González on the major retrospective dedicated to the artist
VALENCIA.- The IVAM, which takes an essential part of the legacy of Julio Gonzalez, reviews the work of Roberta González on the major survey exhibition that has been dedicated to the artist. The exhibition ‘Roberta and Julio Gonzalez’, which brings to…
Sotheby’s sale of the Collection of Giovanni & Gabriella Barilla exceeds expectations to realise $7,173,834
LONDON.- This afternoon the Single Owner sale of property from The Collection of Giovanni & Gabriella Barilla: Important Porcelain, Venetian Fine and Decorative Arts from their Residence in Geneva realised £4,575,733 / $7,173,834 / €5,503,686 wel…
Elizabeth Taylor’s gold Cleopatra cape, rarest Beatles U.S. single in existence anchor Heritage Auctions sale
DALLAS, TX.- The gold cape that Elizabeth Taylor wore as Cleopatra in two pivotal scenes in the 1963 film of the same name is expected to bring $20,000 as the top entertainment lot in Heritage Auctions’ March 30 Entertainment & Music Memorabilia S…
National Galleries launches search for works by Scottish Colourist S. J. Peploe
EDINBURGH.- The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art launched an appeal for owners of paintings by the celebrated Scottish Colourist S. J. Peploe to come forward. Following the success of its current exhibition devoted to the work of Peploe’s …