LONDON.- An Impressive Private Collection of great wines from France, lovingly put together by a British collector, is to lead Sotheby’s London sale of Finest and Rarest Wines on Wednesday, 15 and Thursday, 16 June, 2011. The collection, which com…
Schematic Drawings of the Art Gallery of Saskatchewan Unveiled
SASKATOON.- His Worship Mayor Donald Atchison and Dr. Art Knight, Chair of the Mendel Art Gallery and Art Gallery of Saskatchewan Board of Trustees, today unveiled the proposed concept drawings for the new Art Gallery of Saskatchewan (AGS). “The u…
National Gallery of Victoria Celebrates 150th Birthday with a Gift of 173 Indigenous Artworks
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.- On the 24th of May 2011, the National Gallery of Victoria celebrated its 150th birthday. To honour this tremendous milestone, the NGV unveiled an exceptional gift of 173 important Indigenous works of art including three by contemp…
Exhibition of One of Australia’s Most Renowned and Eminent Landscape Artists Opens in Melobourne
MELBOURNE.- The National Gallery of Victoria opened Eugene von Guérard: Nature Revealed, a superb exhibition which takes an in depth look, for the first time in over 30 years, at one of Australia’s most renowned and eminent landscape artists, Eug…
Duelling Pistols at Bonhams: Objects of Beauty and Death
LONDON.- Today a gentleman no longer needs a set of duelling pistols, which means that Bonhams Antique Arms and Armour sale on April 20th is free to offer twelve sets of pistols estimated to sell for between £2,500 to £60,000, as items of historical …
Icons of Photography: Treasures from the Karin and Lars Hall Collection Opens in Oslo
OSLO.- It is a great pleasure and honour for us to present such a unique collection of artists that have shaped the development of photography as an art form, says Jens R Jenssen, senior vice president of human resources and leader of the Statoil art p…
Sotheby’s Sale of Property from The Estate of Queen Juliana Raises More Than €5 Million For Charity
AMSTERDAM.- Sotheby’s four-day sale of Property from the Estate of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands concluded today, raising more than €5 million for charity, well in excess of the pre-sale estimate of €1.5 million*. Patrick van Maris, M…
Canadian and Indian Photographers Compete for The Grange Prize
TORONTO.- Two Canadian and two Indian photographers will have the opportunity to win The Grange Prize, Canada’s largest cash prize for photography and the only major Canadian art prize whose winner is chosen by the public. Each year, The Grange Pr…
Vettriano Self-Portrait to Go on Show in New Scottish National Portrait Gallery
EDINBURGH.- A self-portrait by Jack Vettriano will go on show in the new Scottish National Portrait Gallery when it reopens in the autumn of 2011. Jack Vettriano’s painting, The Weight, which has been offered on long-term loan to the national coll…
Vettriano Self-Portrait to Go on Show in New Scottish National Portrait Gallery
EDINBURGH.- A self-portrait by Jack Vettriano will go on show in the new Scottish National Portrait Gallery when it reopens in the autumn of 2011. Jack Vettriano’s painting, The Weight, which has been offered on long-term loan to the national coll…