CHICAGO, IL.- Following an international search, the Art Institute of Chicago announced the appointment of Daniel Walker as the head of two curatorial departments at the museum. Effective October 18, 2010, Walker will become the Pritzker Chair and Cura…
Art Institute of Chicago Appoints Daniel Walker Chair of Two Curatorial Departments
CHICAGO, IL.- Following an international search, the Art Institute of Chicago announced the appointment of Daniel Walker as the head of two curatorial departments at the museum. Effective October 18, 2010, Walker will become the Pritzker Chair and Cura…
Christie’s to Offer One of the Most Important Collections of Archaic Bronzes
NEW YORK (AP).- Christie’s announced that it has been entrusted with the sale of The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes from the Anthony Hardy Collection on September 16 as part of Christie’s Fall Asian Art Week. This collection of approximately 1…
Christie’s to Offer One of the Most Important Collections of Archaic Bronzes
NEW YORK (AP).- Christie’s announced that it has been entrusted with the sale of The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes from the Anthony Hardy Collection on September 16 as part of Christie’s Fall Asian Art Week. This collection of approximately 1…
Asian Art Dealers New York Announce Exciting Fall Schedule of Exhibitions
NEW YORK, NY.- Fourteen members of the Asian Art Dealers New York (AADNY) will present an exciting Fall schedule of exhibitions, focusing on a wide range of subject matter, throughout the month of September. The specialists in Indian, Himalayan, and S…
Harn Museum of Art Receives $4.2 Million Collection of Asian Art
GAINESVILLE, FL.- Dr. David A. Cofrin, one of the founding donors of the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida, has bequeathed 312 works of Asian art worth an estimated $4.2 million to the museum. Dr. Cofrin also established a $1 million endo…
Thomas P. Campbell Announces Curatorial and Conservation Appointments at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced three appointments within the Museum’s curatorial and conservation departments: • Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser as Curator in The American Wing; • Jennifer Perry…
Strong Bids for Asian Art Tuesday at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- An anonymous Asian art collector paid more than $1.38-million on Tuesday for a two-foot high Qianlong Period gilt bronze censer – sold during the $4.7-million Asian Art auction held at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco. T…
Sotheby’s Achieves Highest-Ever Total for a Sale of Asian Art in France
PARIS.- The sale of Asian Art here totalled €13.2m ($15.9m), well ahead of pre-sale total estimate of €3.9-5.5m and a 106% increase on the corresponding sale in June 2009. The sale was 93.8% sold by value and 71% of lots cleared their high es…
Christie’s Set World Auction Record for Any Modern Indian Work of Art
LONDON.- The two day sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Including Property From The Estate of Francis Newton Souza realised a total of £12,462,425 / $18,092,364 / €15,056,174 and was 98% sold by value and 91% sold by lot. The top lot w…