VIENNA (AP).- It was 1942 in Hitler’s Austria, a time when a late-night knock on the door could have resulted in deportation or death. Edeltrud Becher shuddered as she heard the rap of knuckles from unannounced visitors. She opened the door — and…
Bonhams to Sell East Anglian Paintings with American Links
LONDON.- Bonhams are to sell East Anglian paintings with East American connections in their East Anglian View auction in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on Thursday 2nd December 2010. Flatford, Ipswich, Dedham, Needham, Yarmouth have something in common. The…
Claremont Rug Company Exhibits Major "Treasury" of Collectible Antique Art Pieces
OAKLAND, CA.- Claremont Rug Company today announced the acquisition of an 85-piece collection of rare 19th century art-level Oriental rugs assembled and held by a single family over four generations. Entitled “The Heartland Treasury of Antique Art…
Nepalese-Inspired Tibetan Painting Style the Subject of Exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- For centuries Tibetans looked to their Buddhist heartland, India, for spiritual inspiration. During the second spread of Buddhism to Tibet, they also faithfully reproduced the sacred art of the Pala kingdom in northeastern India. But whe…