LONDON.- Important and powerful works reflecting the transience of human existence by 16th century master Albrecht Dürer and 21st century master Damien Hirst lead the Bonhams print sale in London on 12 July. Dürer’s ‘The Knight, Death and t…
Imaginary Visions of the Land on the Nile from the Biedermeier Era at the Liechtenstein Museum
VIENNA, AUSTRIA.- In the early part of the nineteenth century, Norbert Bittner (1786–1851) executed 57 views of a journey to Egypt – without ever having set foot in the country himself. Using French and German volumes of engravings, he made i…
Auction Records Set for 19th and 20th Century Prints and Portfolios at Swann Galleries
NEW YORK, NY.- On Thursday, April 28 Swann Galleries held an auction of Old Master through Modern Prints that saw active bidding from collectors and dealers in the saleroom and via telephone. As a result, 10 new auction record prices were achieved for …
The National Art Museum of Romania Shows Hokusai’s Mount Fuji Views In Solidarity With the Japanese People
Bucharest.- As a demonstration of support for the Japanese people in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami, the National Art Museum of Romania has organised a special exhibition of Katsushika Hokusai’s Mount Fuji prints entitled “Pilgrimage to M…
Unconventional New Display at the National Portrait Gallery in London
LONDON.- Opening this weekend, ‘Only Connect’ is an unconventional new display at the National Portrait Gallery presenting a web of portraits connecting sitters across three centuries. Comprising paintings, sculpture, photographs, engravings, drawin…
Only Connect: Unconventional New Display at the National Portrait Gallery in London
LONDON.- Opening this weekend, Only Connect is an unconventional new display at the National Portrait Gallery presenting a web of portraits connecting sitters across three centuries. Comprising paintings, sculpture, photographs, engravings, drawings, m…
Bonhams to Sell J.M.W. Turner Masterpiece Depicting Whitstable Oyster Beds
LONDON.- One of the highlights of Bonhams next 19th Century Paintings sale will be a remarkable watercolour of the Oyster Beds at Whitstable, Kent by the master of colour, light and atmosphere, J.M.W. Turner. It is estimated to sell for £120,000-180,…
Bonhams to Sell J.M.W. Turner Masterpiece Depicting Whitstable Oyster Beds
LONDON.- One of the highlights of Bonhams next 19th Century Paintings sale will be a remarkable watercolour of the Oyster Beds at Whitstable, Kent by the master of colour, light and atmosphere, J.M.W. Turner. It is estimated to sell for £120,000-180,…
Swann Galleries Announces Auction of Old Master through Modern Prints Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- On Thursday, April 28 Swann Galleries will auction a large and varied assortment of Old Master Through Modern Prints that offers 15th-century engravings by Dürer through Modern works like Marc Chagall’s Bible portfolio. The sale …
Complete Series of Goya’s "The Disasters of the War" on View at The Diocesan Museum
BARCELONA.- Ibercaja, together with the Diocesan Museum of Barcelona, has organised this exhibition of the first complete series of “The Disasters of the War”: 80 engravings of the Aragonese painter Francisco Goya Lucientes (Fuendetodos, Zaragoza, 1746…