LONDON.- Now in its third year and established as one of the key art events in the summer calendar, Master Paintings Week is a collaboration between twenty-three leading galleries and three auction houses and will take place from 1 to 8 July 2011. Thi…
New Faces Join Third Master Paintings Week to Be Held During July in London
LONDON.- Now in its third year and established as one of the key art events in the summer calendar, Master Paintings Week is a collaboration between twenty-three leading galleries and three auction houses and will take place from 1 to 8 July 2011. Thi…
Francis Bacon, Salvador Dali Works Boost Bumper Sotheby’s "Looking Closely" Sale
LONDON.- A triptych of British painter Lucian Freud by his friend Francis Bacon fetched 23 million pounds ($37 million) on Thursday at a Sotheby’s auction in London, more than double its high estimate. Combined with a new auction record for any surrea…
Bolstered by Strong Results, Art Experts Upbeat About London February Auctions
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Bolstered by strong results last year, leading auction houses are hoping sales in London next month will ride an art market recovery after the sharp decline that sent prices tumbling in 2009. Art experts at Sotheby’s said they are …
Bolstered by Strong Results, Art Experts Upbeat About London February Auctions
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Bolstered by strong results last year, leading auction houses are hoping sales in London next month will ride an art market recovery after the sharp decline that sent prices tumbling in 2009. Art experts at Sotheby’s said they are …
Asian Art Dealers to Present Thirty-Two Exhibitions in Celebrations of Asia Week 2011
NEW YORK, NY.- Asian art aficionados from both here and abroad will experience a unique wealth of beauty, diversity and scholarship when they are in New York from March 18-26 as 32 member dealers of Asian Art Dealers New York (AADNY) offer simultaneous…
Website Helps Medieval Ivories Come to Light, Hosted by The Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- When in 1924 the French scholar Raymond Koechlin published his three-volume study of French Gothic Ivories, his catalogue numbered 1,328 objects and was illustrated by some 500 images. Since then, many more ivories have surfaced in auction ho…
Website Helps Medieval Ivories Come to Light Hosted by The Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- When in 1924 the French scholar Raymond Koechlin published his three-volume study of French Gothic Ivories, his catalogue numbered 1,328 objects and was illustrated by some 500 images. Since then, many more ivories have surfaced in auction ho…
Website Helps Medieval Ivories Come to Light Hosted by The Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- When in 1924 the French scholar Raymond Koechlin published his three-volume study of French Gothic Ivories, his catalogue numbered 1,328 objects and was illustrated by some 500 images. Since then, many more ivories have surfaced in auction ho…
Asian Art Specialists, Auction Houses and Museums Join Forces to Present Asia Week New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Acting under one umbrella for the first time, over thirty-five prominent Asian art specialists, five auction houses and museums throughout New York will join forces to present Asia Week New York, which will take place from March 18-26, 2…