NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s autumn Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art in New York on 2 November 2010 will present a superb offering of works across the period. From an early painting by Eugène Boudin from 1868 to a Pablo Picasso canvas from …
Sotheby’s to Sell Francis Bacon’s Figure In Movement, Gift from the Artist to his Doctor
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced the sale of Francis Bacon’s Figure In Movement, the most significant painting by the British artist to appear at auction in several seasons, in its Evening Sale of Contemporary Art on 9 November 2010 in New York. …
Sotheby’s to Sell Francis Bacon’s Figure In Movement, Gift from the Artist to his Doctor
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced the sale of Francis Bacon’s Figure In Movement, the most significant painting by the British artist to appear at auction in several seasons, in its Evening Sale of Contemporary Art on 9 November 2010 in New York. …
Jericho Unveils a Massive 1,200-Year-Old Carpet Mosaic Measuring Nearly 900 Square Meters
JERICHO (AP).- Visitors to ancient Jericho got a rare glimpse Sunday of a massive 1,200-year-old carpet mosaic measuring nearly 900 square meters (9,700 square feet), making it one of the largest in the Middle East. The small red, blue and ochre squar…
Take a Look Behind the Scenes, Behind the Canvas and Behind the Paint at the Currier Museum of Art
MANCHESTER, NH.- On October 2 the Currier Museum of Art launched The Secret Life of Art: Mysteries of the Museum Revealed, an exploration of the life of an art museum. The exhibition gives a glimpse into the world of museums, unlocking secrets from the…
Jimmy the Painting Chimp Draws Hordes to Rio Zoo
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP).- A retired circus chimpanzee is the Cezanne of simians, drawing crowds to a Brazilian zoo to watch him paint. The 26-year-old chimp called Jimmy has been producing surprisingly lovely paintings each day for three weeks at the Niter…
Famed Mechanical Musical Instrument Collection to BE Auctioned at Bonhams
NEW YORK, NY.- On October 7th, Bonhams New York will present a special auction devoted to Vintage mechanical musical instruments and automata. Featuring a number of rare turn-of-the-century orchestrions, including $4 million of property from the famed…
Major Bruno Di Bello Retrospective Opens at Fondazione Marconi
MILAN.- On Wednesday 15 September Fondazione Marconi presented a big retrospective of Bruno Di Bello. The exhibition is displayed on the four floors of Spazio Marconi and covers the whole activity of the artist from his first experiences between painti…
Major Bruno Di Bello Retrospective Opens at Fondazione Marconi
MILAN.- On Wednesday 15 September Fondazione Marconi presented a big retrospective of Bruno Di Bello. The exhibition is displayed on the four floors of Spazio Marconi and covers the whole activity of the artist from his first experiences between painti…
Six-Month Restoration Ends of Vincent Van Gogh’s "Bedroom"
AMSTERDAM (AP).- Vincent van Gogh must have been horrified when he returned from the hospital to his studio in Arles early in 1889 to find one of his favorite paintings damaged by moisture. He pressed newspaper to the canvas to protect it from further …