VENICE.- The Dali Universe in Venice is an exhibition entirely dedicated to Salvador Dali, with more than 100 Dali artworks on display. Visitors can admire a collection of artworks lesser known to the public, which include bronze sculpture, rare graph…
Bonhams to Sell Contents of the St Lucia Home of Lord Glenconner
LONDON.- Bonhams announces the sale of the contents of the late Lord Glenconner’s property, `Beau House’, St Lucia, on behalf of the Glenconner Trustees and Estate on Wednesday 28 September 2011 at 2pm in New Bond Street, London. The 3rd Lord…
LiveAuctioneers.com Ceases Business with GoDaddy to Protest Shooting of Elephant
NEW YORK, NY- Julian R. Ellison, CEO of LiveAuctioneers LLC, is speaking out about a recent incident in which another Internet technology executive – Bob Parsons of domain-hosting company GoDaddy.com – killed an elephant in Zimbabwe with a high-pow…
Sotheby’s Sets New World Record for a Printed Book at Auction with Audubon’s Birds of America
LONDON.- Moments ago, in a crowded saleroom in Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries in London, a magnificent, rare, copy of John James Audubon’s Birds of America sold for £7,321,250, establishing a new world record price for any printed book …
Bonhams to Sell Rifle Owned by Hunter Who Took Teddy Roosevelt on Safari
LONDON.- A rifle that belonged to a man who was a legend in his own lifetime, Frederick Selous, one of Africa’s greatest white hunters, will be sold at Bonhams Sporting Gun sale on December 8, in Knightsbridge. It is estimated to sell for £5,000…
Bonhams to Sell Rifle Owned by Hunter Who Took Teddy Roosevelt on Safari
LONDON.- A rifle that belonged to a man who was a legend in his own lifetime, Frederick Selous, one of Africa’s greatest white hunters, will be sold at Bonhams Sporting Gun sale on December 8, in Knightsbridge. It is estimated to sell for £5,000…
Historic Royal Palaces Awards Sculpture Commission to Kendra Haste
LONDON.- In June 2010 the artist was awarded a commission by Historic Royal Palaces to fabricate thirteen sculptures as part of an exhibition exploring the history of the Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London. Made from her trade-mark material, galvan…
Historic Royal Palaces Awards Monumental Sculpture Commission to Kendra Haste
LONDON.- In June 2010 the artist was awarded a commission by Historic Royal Palaces to fabricate thirteen sculptures as part of an exhibition exploring the history of the Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London. Made from her trade-mark material, galvan…
Strong Bids for Asian Art Tuesday at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- An anonymous Asian art collector paid more than $1.38-million on Tuesday for a two-foot high Qianlong Period gilt bronze censer – sold during the $4.7-million Asian Art auction held at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco. T…
"Babar the Elephant" Is Coming to The Tyler Museum of Art
TYLER, TX
–
The Tyler Museum of Art (TMA) announced plans for a summer
exhibition
that will lead visitors through a uniquely illustrated world that places
the
world famous, green-suited Babar the Elephant into classical works of
ar…