LONDON.- Tate Archive will celebrate its 40th anniversary this week with a fascinating new display, 40 Degrees of Separation, featuring forty items from the Tate Archive Collection, all of them interconnected in sequence. From Kenneth Clark’s notebo…
500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe Including Oriental Carpets Achieves $14 Million at Christie’s
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe, including Oriental Carpets achieved $14 million from October 21 to 22, selling over 450 treasures from the 16th to the 19th centuries. This spectacular sale was the top-grossing 500 Year…
Rare Folios from the Book of Kings Showcase Iran’s Literary Masterpiece at the Sackler Gallery
WASHINGTON, DC.- Intricately detailed and sumptuously painted images of kings, heroes and mythological creatures from the Shahnama, Iran’s national epic and one of the world’s greatest literary masterpieces, is on view in “Shahnama: 1000…
Old Master Drawings: Guercino, Rubens, Tintoretto at the Lady Lever Gallery
LIVERPOOL.- A new exhibition explores why artists have drawn over the centuries – from copying other works to making life studies – and the role of sketching in the creation of artworks. Old Master Drawings: Guercino, Rubens, Tintoretto 22 Oc…
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale to Be Led by a Major Mark Rothko Painting
NEW YORK, NY.- On 9 November 2010 Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale will be led by a major 1955 Untitled painting by Mark Rothko which has been off the market for over 40 years (est. $20/30 million)*. The auction also includes major works by…
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale to Be Led by a Major Mark Rothko Painting
NEW YORK, NY.- On 9 November 2010 Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale will be led by a major 1955 Untitled painting by Mark Rothko which has been off the market for over 40 years (est. $20/30 million)*. The auction also includes major works by…
Explore the Evolution, Essence and Influence of the Japanese Print at the Legion of Honor
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism at the The Legion of Honor introduces audiences to the development of the Japanese print over two centuries (1700–1900) and reveals its profound influence on Western art during the…
Explore the Evolution, Essence and Influence of the Japanese Print at the Legion of Honor
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism at the The Legion of Honor introduces audiences to the development of the Japanese print over two centuries (1700–1900) and reveals its profound influence on Western art during the…
Lust and Vice: The 7 Deadly Sins from Dürer to Nauman Opens at Kunstmuseum Bern
BERN.- Together the Kunstmuseum Bern and the Zentrum Paul Klee are presenting a collaboratively organized exhibition on the seven deadly sins. The show comprises artworks from 11 centuries – from the 11th century until today. Through the captivati…
An Impressive and Comprehensive Collection of Glorious Quilts Celebrate the "Year of the Quilt"
NEW YORK, NY.- The artistry of America’s quilt heritage will be highlighted in the “Year of the Quilt”— an unprecedented twelve-month-long series of exhibitions, special events, and educational programming focusing on the creative contributions of…