LONDON.- As part of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation’s 50th birthday celebrations, it has generously awarded the Art Fund with a grant of £600,000 for the creation of new collections in museums and galleries throughout the UK. Sitting at the heart…
Sotheby’s London to Offer a Lost Royal Masterpiece: A Renaissance Chalcedony Cover
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announces Treasures: Princely Taste, the sale of an outstanding selection of rare and important decorative art with links to some of the greatest collectors in European history, including Louis XIV, Cardinal Mazarin, King Alfonso XII…
The National Palace Museum Shows the Art Nouveau Works of Alphonse Mucha
Taipei, Taiwan – The National Palace Museum is proud to present “Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau & Utopia” on view until September 12th. “Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau & Utopia” presents an exhibition of works made a century ago, incorporating …
Sotheby’s London to Offer a Lost Royal Masterpiece: A Renaissance Chalcedony Cover
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announces Treasures: Princely Taste, the sale of an outstanding selection of rare and important decorative art with links to some of the greatest collectors in European history, including Louis XIV, Cardinal Mazarin, King Alfonso XII…
Kirkland Museum in Denver Highlights The Modernist Clashes of the 1940’s
Denver, CO.- The Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art in Denver presents “15 Colorado Artists: Breaking With tradition” on view until July 31st. Original artwork of the founding members of this modernist group, some from their first exhibit la…
The Collection of Larry Hagman Hits The Auction Block at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Actor Larry Hagman is set to appear in a TV remake of a different kind when his personal antiques, fine and decorative art, furniture, and memorabilia from the classic 1980’s primetime soap opera Dallas are offered for auction …
Kirkland Museum in Denver Highlights The Modernist Clashes of the 1940s
Denver, CO.- The Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art in Denver presents “15 Colorado Artists: Breaking With tradition” from May 6th to July 31st. Original artwork of the founding members of this modernist group, some from their first exhibit …
Christie’s Sale of Decorative Arts Europe Including Oriental Carpets Achieves $7,612,875
NEW YORK, NY.- The 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe including Oriental Carpets sale realized $7,612,875/£4,670,475/€5,286,719 and was sold 70% by lot and 85% by value. The top lot of the sale was a George III Ormolu-Mounted Pollard Oak, Indian …
High Museum of Art Names Sarah Schleuning New Curator of Decorative Arts and Design
ATLANTA, GA.- Michael E. Shapiro, the Nancy and Holcombe T. Green Jr. Director of the High Museum of Art, announces today the appointment of Sarah Schleuning as the Museum’s new curator of decorative arts and design. Schleuning currently serves as…
High Museum of Art Names Sarah Schleuning New Curator of Decorative Arts and Design
ATLANTA, GA.- Michael E. Shapiro, the Nancy and Holcombe T. Green Jr. Director of the High Museum of Art, announces today the appointment of Sarah Schleuning as the Museum’s new curator of decorative arts and design. Schleuning currently serves as…