NEW DELHI (AP).- M.F. Husain, a former movie billboard artist who rose to become India’s most sought-after painter before going into self-imposed exile during an uproar over nude images of Hindu icons, died Thursday. He was 95. CNN-IBN TV channel quote…
India’s Most Prominent and Sought-After Painter, M.F. Husain, Dies at Age 95
NEW DELHI (AP).- M.F. Husain, a former movie billboard artist who rose to become India’s most sought-after painter before going into self-imposed exile during an uproar over nude images of Hindu icons, died Thursday. He was 95. CNN-IBN TV channel quote…
Sotheby’s to Sell a Superb Regency Table, Almost Certainly from Napoleon Bonaparte’s Home
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announces that the auction of Porcelain, Furniture & Decorative Arts from The Evill/Frost Collection on 16th June 2011, will offer an exceptional Regency gilt-bronze, brass inlaid table, which is believed to have been…
Sotheby’s London to Sell a Superb Regency Table, Almost Certainly from Napoleon Bonaparte’s Home in Exile
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announces that the auction of Porcelain, Furniture & Decorative Arts from The Evill/Frost Collection on 16th June 2011, will offer an exceptional Regency gilt-bronze, brass inlaid table, which is believed to have been…
Exhibition in Valencia Marks the Centenary of the Birth of Artist Roberto Matta
VALENCIA.- This exhibition, organised by the IVAM, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao and the Sociedad Estatal de Acción Cultural, commemorates the centenary of the birth of 20th century art. The exhibition comprises 32 paintings, some large-format, …
ArtParis at the Grand Palais: A Project-Based Fair in Paris to Be Held at the End of March
PARIS.- Exhibition projects designed by five galleries for ArtParis will lead us on a discovery of the contemporary creation coming out of China and Russia, and allow us to delve into the work of plastic artist Philippe Pasqua and photographer Albert W…
IVAM Commemorates the Centenary of the Birth of Architect Felix Candela with an Exhibition of His Work
VALENCIA.- The exhibition that the IVAM and the Sociedad Estatal Conmemoraciones Culturales (SECC) dedicate to Félix Candela’s work exemplifies the assimilation process involved in the dramatic experience of exile and his integration in the complex pr…
Galerie St. Etienne Shows Works by Max Beckmann’s Student, Marie-Louise Motesiczky
NEW YORK, NY.- Marie-Louise Motesiczky: Paradise Lost & Found is the first American exhibition of paintings by the artist, who was a student of Max Beckmann and a lover of the Nobel-laureate Elias Canetti. Motesiczky, a member of a prominent Jewish ari…
Galerie St. Etienne Shows Works by Max Beckmann’s Student, Marie-Louise Motesiczky
NEW YORK, NY.- Marie-Louise Motesiczky: Paradise Lost & Found is the first American exhibition of paintings by the artist, who was a student of Max Beckmann and a lover of the Nobel-laureate Elias Canetti. Motesiczky, a member of a prominent Jewish ari…
Sotheby’s to Hold a Sale of the Contents of One of England’s Most Romantic Country Houses
LONDON.- Ashdown House – an idyllic 17th-century Dutch-style country house – carries a tragic history of love, loss and steadfast loyalty and has a unique, ethereal charm. Situated in a valley within the rolling Berkshire downs, Ashdown was built in th…