BOSTON, MA.- The Historic New England recently acquired a painting by New England artist Gertrude Beals Bourne (1868-1962). The beautiful watercolor depicts Gertrude Beals Bourne’s studio, created for her by her husband, architect Frank Bourne, in…
Chagall Mosaic & Moran Painting Among Major Gifts & Acquisitions for National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art has received an extraordinary bequest of 19th- and 20th-century prints, drawings, and illustrated books by artists ranging from Edouard Vuillard to Alex Katz from the late Evelyn Nef, who passed away in Dece…
Senior Curator Joseph J. Rishel is Appionted Samuel H. Kress Professor, National Gallery of Art
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Joseph J. Rishel, the Museum’s Gisela and Dennis Alter Senior Curator of European Painting Before 1900, the John G. Johnson Collection, and the Rodin Museum, has been appointed the Samuel H. Kress Professor at the National Galle…
National Gallery of Art Announces Gauguin: Maker of Myth" in Washington, Next Year
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art will present Gauguin: Maker of Myth, the first major exhibition of his work since The Art of Paul Gauguin, the Gallery’s blockbuster retrospective of 1988–1989 that traveled to Chicago and Paris. …
National Gallery of Art Announces Gauguin: Maker of Myth" in Washington, Next Year
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art will present Gauguin: Maker of Myth, the first major exhibition of his work since The Art of Paul Gauguin, the Gallery’s blockbuster retrospective of 1988–1989 that traveled to Chicago and Paris. …
Arcimboldo’s Famous Paintings on View for the First Time in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The bizarre yet scientifically accurate composite heads painted by Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593) will be exhibited together for the first time in the United States, at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from September 19, …
Rare Arcimboldo Painting Acquired by the National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art has acquired the Four Seasons in One Head (c. 1590), a rare and important masterpiece by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, on the occasion of the exhibition Arcimboldo, 1526 -1593: Nature and Fantasy, on view in the East…
Rare Arcimboldo Painting Acquired by the National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art has acquired the Four Seasons in One Head (c. 1590), a rare and important masterpiece by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, on the occasion of the exhibition Arcimboldo, 1526 -1593: Nature and Fantasy, on view in the East…
Christie’s Expects Poussin’s Painting to Fetch Up to $31 Million
LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie’s expects a major work called “Ordination” by French master Nicolas Poussin to fetch 15-20 million pounds ($23-31 million) when it goes under the hammer in London on December 7. The auctioneer will be hoping to repeat the sp…
Christie’s Expects French Master Nicolas Poussin’s Painting to Fetch Up to $31 Million
LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie’s expects a major work called “Ordination” by French master Nicolas Poussin to fetch 15-20 million pounds ($23-31 million) when it goes under the hammer in London on December 7. The auctioneer will be hoping to repeat the sp…