PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents a major exhibition devoted to the work of Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933) in the Dorrance Galleries for Special Exhibitions. Widely recognized as a key figure in the development of Italian a…
National Gallery Acquires Nine Exceptionally Rare Prints by Rembrandt, Durer and Whistler
OTTAWA, ON.- Thanks to a generous gift from the collection of the former medieval historian, writer, lecturer and Order of Canada recipient Dr. Margaret Wade Labarge (1916-2009), the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) has acquired four prints by Dutch ar…
National Gallery Acquires Nine Exceptionally Rare Prints by Rembrandt, Durer, Piranesi and Whistler
OTTAWA, ON.- Thanks to a generous gift from the collection of the former medieval historian, writer, lecturer and Order of Canada recipient Dr. Margaret Wade Labarge (1916-2009), the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) has acquired four prints by Dutch ar…
Large, Space-filling Installations by Italian Artist Monica Bonvicini Fill Kunsthalle Fridericianum
KASSEL.- Monica Bonvicini is one of the most influential artists of her generation. Her often large-scale installations invite the public to direct participation. Since the mid-1990s she has made videos, sculptures, drawings and text-based works that e…
National Museum Wales Acquires Important Venetian Painting
CARDIFF.- Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales has purchased an important painting by the 18th century Italian artist Francesco Guardi. View of the Palazzo Loredan dell’Ambasciatore on the Grand Canal, Venice (oil on panel, 24.3 x 35.5cm) was bought…
National Museum Wales Acquires Important Venetian Painting
CARDIFF.- Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales has purchased an important painting by the 18th century Italian artist Francesco Guardi. View of the Palazzo Loredan dell’Ambasciatore on the Grand Canal, Venice (oil on panel, 24.3 x 35.5cm) was bought…
Museum to Present Major Survey Devoted to Italian Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- In the fall of 2010, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present a major exhibition devoted to the work of Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933) in the Dorrance Galleries for Special Exhibitions. Widely recognized as a key figure in the …
Mickey Mouse Art Poster with Nazi Symbol Ignites Polish Anger
WARSAW (AP).- A huge outdoor art poster that blends Mickey Mouse’s image with that of a swastika and a nude woman’s body is causing a stir in Poland, where memories of the suffering inflicted by Nazi Germany remain strong. The poster, which went up in …
British, Dutch and Flemish Masters to Lead Sotheby’s 2010 Summer Sale
LONDON.- Sotheby’s summer Evening Sale of
Old
Master and British Paintings in London will take place on Wednesday,
July 7,
2010 and taking centre stage will be J.M.W. Turner’s breathtaking
masterpiece
Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino. The s…
British, Dutch and Flemish Masters to Lead Sotheby’s 2010 Summer Sale
LONDON.- Sotheby’s summer Evening Sale of Old Master and British Paintings in London will take place on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 and taking centre stage will be J.M.W. Turner’s breathtaking masterpiece Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino. The sale wil…