ZURICH.- Like father, Like son: Christie’s spring sale of Swiss art at the Kunsthaus Zurich on 21 March 2011 will bring together outstanding works from famous artist fathers and their equally famous sons. The top lot of the sale, which comes from …
Like Father, Like Son: Family Gatherings at Christie’s Swiss Art Sale in Zurich
ZURICH.- Like father, Like son: Christie’s spring sale of Swiss art at the Kunsthaus Zurich on 21 March 2011 will bring together outstanding works from famous artist fathers and their equally famous sons. The top lot of the sale, which comes from …
Archive of WW II Codebreaker Alan Turing Preserved by National Heritage Memorial Fund
LONDON (AP).- Papers relating to codebreaker and computer pioneer Alan Turing will go to a British museum after the National Heritage Memorial Fund stepped in to help buy them for the nation. The government-backed fund said Friday it had donated more t…
Archive of World War II Codebreaker Alan Turing Preserved by National Heritage Memorial Fund
LONDON (AP).- Papers relating to codebreaker and computer pioneer Alan Turing will go to a British museum after the National Heritage Memorial Fund stepped in to help buy them for the nation. The government-backed fund said Friday it had donated more t…
Jamie Wyeth Dog Portrait to Be Auctioned in NYC
NEW YORK (AP).- A menagerie of animals has wandered in and out of Jamie Wyeth’s art studio on his Delaware farm over the years, including his late yellow Labrador, Kleberg. But when the pooch got too close to his easel back in the 1980s, Wyeth painted…
Collections from Leicestershire and Worcestershire on Sale at Christie’s South Kensington
LONDON.- In Christie’s second Sunday Sale of the year on 20 March 2011 two distinguished private collections will be offered for sale: The Collection of the late Lady King of Wartnaby and Property of the late Amanda Caroline Severne of Shakenhurst…
Photographer Discovered by Student Researching at the Art Gallery of Ontario
TORONTO.- A University of Toronto student completing an internship at the Art Gallery of Ontario last summer discovered that a series of 1,702 photographs auctioned at Christie’s in 1997 and acquired by the AGO in 2005 were taken by the previously…
Raising Over £325,000, Charity Auction Success for The Photographers’ Gallery
LONDON.- Raising over £325,000, last week’s Charity Auction for The Photographers’ Gallery was a resounding success, securing a significant contribution towards the final funds needed for the redevelopment of its Central London Gallery. Held…
Christie’s Launches Spring 2011 Season of Post-War and Contemporary Art with First Open
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s New York announces First Open, an auction of Post-War and Contemporary Art to take place on March 10. The daring and innovative sale is robust with key works ranging from blue-chip artists such as Andy Warhol and Robert R…
Unknown Photographer Discovered by U of T Student Researching at the Art Gallery of Ontario
TORONTO.- A University of Toronto student completing an internship at the Art Gallery of Ontario last summer discovered that a series of 1,702 photographs auctioned at Christie’s in 1997 and acquired by the AGO in 2005 were taken by the previously…