DOYLESTOWN, PA.- He was a painter who could barely hold a brush. He had to move his entire body to mix his colors. Yet William T. Trego (1858-1909) was a prize-winning artist with an international reputation, and his highly detailed and powerful bat…
The Michener Art Museum Celebrates the Life and Work of History Painter William T. Trego
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- He was a painter who could barely hold a brush. He had to move his entire body to mix his colors. Yet William T. Trego (1858-1909) was a prize-winning artist with an international reputation, and his highly detailed and powerful battle…
Christie’s Backs Stubbs to Join Old Masters Elite, Painting Expected to Fetch $33 Million
LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie’s will offer a George Stubbs horse painting for sale in London on July 5 and expects it to make more than 20 million pounds ($33 million), potentially putting it in the Old Masters auction elite. “Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath…
Christie’s Backs Stubbs to Join Old Masters Elite, Painting Expected to Fetch $33 Million
LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie’s will offer a George Stubbs horse painting for sale in London on July 5 and expects it to make more than 20 million pounds ($33 million), potentially putting it in the Old Masters auction elite. “Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath…
Hotel Zaza Partners with Turner Carroll Gallery to Bring New Contemporary Art Space to Dallas
DALLAS, TX.- Hotel ZaZa Dallas has announced it will collaborate with Turner Carroll Gallery and Art Advisors to bring internationally acclaimed art exhibitions to the newly opened Stay ZaZa Art House & Social Gallery. Based in Santa Fe, Turner Carrol…
Entombed for Over 2000 Years, Warriors of China’s First Emperor, Arrive in Sydney
SYDNEY.- The First Emperor: China’s entombed warriors brings to Sydney one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of our time. Australia was the first country outside China to see these figures in the exhibition Qin Shihuang: Terracotta warrio…
National World War II Museum Features Loyal Forces: Animals in WWII
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Loyal Forces: Animals in WWII is an exhibit focused on the animals employed and encountered throughout World War II, from the Home Front to the Pacific. Life-size horses and mules, harnessed in authentic World War II saddles and equip…
Despite Scientists’ Warnings Spain’s Cultural Ministry to Reopen Caves of Altamira
MADRID (AP).- A cave complex boasting prized prehistoric
paintings will reopen after eight years of closure, despite scientist’s warnings
that heat and moisture from human visitors damage the site. The
caves, in Cantabria, Spain, were discov…