BROOKLYN, N.Y.- A recent work by Skylar Fein titled Black Lincoln for Dooky Chase is on view at the Brooklyn Museum from March 23 through August 2011 as the centerpiece of an installation including related works from the permanent collection. In Fein’s…
Installation of Skylar Fein Mixed Media Portrait with Related Works on View at the Brooklyn Museum
BROOKLYN, N.Y.- A recent work by Skylar Fein titled Black Lincoln for Dooky Chase is on view at the Brooklyn Museum from March 23 through August 2011 as the centerpiece of an installation including related works from the permanent collection. In Fein’s…
French Artist Jean-Antoine Watteau Features in Two Rival London Exhibitions
LONDON (REUTERS).- Whether by coincidence or design, French 18th century artist Jean-Antoine Watteau has two major London shows dedicated to him, both opened on Saturday. The Royal Academy’s show “Watteau: The Drawings” focuses on the artist as draught…
French Artist Jean-Antoine Watteau Features in Rival London Shows
LONDON (REUTERS).- Whether by coincidence or design, French 18th century artist Jean-Antoine Watteau has two major London shows dedicated to him, both opened on Saturday. The Royal Academy’s show “Watteau: The Drawings” focuses on the artist as draught…
Anish Kapoor to Create a New Artwork for the Vast Nave of Paris’ Grand Palais
PARIS.- Each year MONUMENTA invites an internationally-renowned artist to turn their vision to the vast Nave of Paris’ Grand Palais and to create a new artwork especially for this space. MONUMENTA is an artistic interaction on an unparalleled scal…
Carnegie Museum of Art Presents the Powerful Work of Candida Höfer and Cyprien Gaillard
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art presents the powerful work of two contemporary artists—Candida Höfer and Cyprien Gaillard—who explore architectural environments and how they influence experiences and perceptions of the world. “W…
Walker Art Gallery Acquires Important Watercolour: "Goodbye on the Mersey" by James Tissot
LIVERPOOL.- The Walker Art Gallery has acquired a striking watercolour study of 19th century emigration by the French artist, James Tissot with help from the Art Fund, the UK’s national fundraising charity for works of art. Goodbye on the Mersey i…
Walker Art Gallery Acquires Important Watercolour: "Goodbye on the Mersey" by James Tissot
LIVERPOOL.- The Walker Art Gallery has acquired a striking watercolour study of 19th century emigration by the French artist, James Tissot with help from the Art Fund, the UK’s national fundraising charity for works of art. Goodbye on the Mersey i…
Fleming Museum Exhibition Focuses on Georges Rouault’s Circus of the Shooting Star
BURLINGTON, VT.- The world of the circus had always interested French artist Georges Rouault, with its contrast of superficial brightness and the infinite sadness of the clown’s life. From 1926 to 1938, he and his Parisian print publisher and dealer, A…
Demi Moore to Sell Two 19th Century Paintings at Sotheby’s in New York City
NEW YORK (AP).- Demi Moore is selling two 19th century European paintings at auction, including a French work the actress says inspired her because of the artist’s depiction of strong women. William Bouguereau’s “Frere et Soeur,” an oil painting of a y…