ZURICH.- From 13 May to 14 August the Kunsthaus Zürich is displaying a hitherto unexhibited, comprehensive and multifaceted series of works by the sculptor and action artist Josef Beuys: ‘Difesa della Natura’ (‘Defence of Nature’). The multifa…
Kunsthaus Zürich Receives Collection of Works by Joseph Beuys from Baroness Lucrezia De Domizio Durini
ZURICH.- From 13 May to 14 August the Kunsthaus Zürich is displaying a hitherto unexhibited, comprehensive and multifaceted series of works by the sculptor and action artist Josef Beuys: ‘Difesa della Natura’ (‘Defence of Nature’)….
Baroness Carmen Thyssen Opens New Museum in Málaga with More than 230 Works
MALAGA.- Spanish Baroness Carmen Thyssen today said she was “in love” with the museum that bears her name, which will open tomorrow in the capital of southern Spain with a permanent collection focused on nineteenth-century painting, predominantly Andal…
Chaired by Michael Portillo, Art Fund Prize Judging Panel Announced for 2011
LONDON.- The Art Fund announced the judging panel for the 2011 Art Fund Prize. The Art Fund Prize is the most prestigious prize in the museum world and annually awards £100,000 to a museum or gallery that demonstrates excellence, originality and imagi…
Powis Castle Acquires John Singer Sargent Charcoal Portrait with Help from the Art Fund
LONDON.- A unique portrait by celebrated American artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) has been bought by Powis Castle. Portrait of the Hon. Violet Lane Fox, Baroness Darcy de Knayth, Countess of Powis c.1910-1914, by Sargent was bought with the help…
Powis Castle Acquires John Singer Sargent Charcoal Portrait with Help from the Art Fund
LONDON.- A unique portrait by celebrated American artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) has been bought by Powis Castle. Portrait of the Hon. Violet Lane Fox, Baroness Darcy de Knayth, Countess of Powis c.1910-1914, by Sargent was bought with the help…
Powis Castle Acquires John Singer Sargent Charcoal Portrait
LONDON.- A unique portrait by celebrated American artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) has been bought by Powis Castle. Portrait of the Hon. Violet Lane Fox, Baroness Darcy de Knayth, Countess of Powis c.1910-1914, by Sargent was bought with the help…