BIELEFELD.- On Sunday, March 13, 2011, the Kunsthalle Bielefeld will open its newest exhibition, The 80s Revisited: The Bischofberger Collection II. This show marks the apex of our two-part presentation of works by the most important painters of the 19…
Surrealist Triumph at Galerie Charpentie; Contemporary Art Sale Totals €13.7 Million
PARIS.- Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art totalled €9.3m, led by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s iconic Water-Worshipper (1984) at €2,416,750. This magnificent painting echoes Basquiat’s Haitian origins, combining personal cultural …
Surrealist Triumph at Galerie Charpentie; Contemporary Art Sale Totals €13.7 Million
PARIS.- Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art totalled €9.3m, led by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s iconic Water-Worshipper (1984) at €2,416,750. This magnificent painting echoes Basquiat’s Haitian origins, combining personal cultural …
Sotheby’s Upcoming Sale of Contemporary Art will Feature Two Sessions at the Galerie in Paris
PARIS.- Sotheby’s upcoming sale of Contemporary Art will feature two sessions at the Galerie Charpentier in Paris on December 7 & 8.Coinciding with the Basquiat retrospective at the Paris Musée d’Art Moderne, Sotheby’s will offer Water-…
Sotheby’s Upcoming Sale of Contemporary Art will Feature Two Sessions at the Galerie in Paris
PARIS.- Sotheby’s upcoming sale of Contemporary Art will feature two sessions at the Galerie Charpentier in Paris on December 7 & 8.Coinciding with the Basquiat retrospective at the Paris Musée d’Art Moderne, Sotheby’s will offer Water-…
"Sam Havadtoy: Beauty is Mystery", New Exhibition Opens at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
TEL AVIV.- Sam Havadtoy was born in London in 1952 and raised in Hungary. After travels in Europe he arrived in New York in 1972, where he worked as an interior designer; among others, he designed homes for John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It was the beginnin…
New Exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Sam Havadtoy: Beauty is Mystery
TEL AVIV.- Sam Havadtoy was born in London in 1952 and raised in Hungary. After travels in Europe he arrived in New York in 1972, where he worked as an interior designer; among others, he designed homes for John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It was the beginnin…
Jean-Michel Basquiat Show at Modern Art Museum of the City of Paris Fetes His 50th Birthday
PARIS (AP).- At the end of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s short life, the explosively talented but troubled New York artist had a dream — to stage a major exhibit of his eyepopping, doodle-covered work in Paris. Nearly 50 years after his birth, and 22 yea…
Christie’s New York Announces Highlights of Dennis Hopper Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s presents The Dennis Hopper Collection. A veritable master within a range of categories, Dennis Hopper was at once an artist, a filmmaker, an actor, and a passionate art collector. Amassing more than 250 works of art throu…
Basquiat, Hockney and Wesley Drive Momentum in Christie’s First Open Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the fall 2010 edition of First Open, a sale of edgy Post-War & Contemporary Art to be held on September 22, 2010 in New York. The offering runs the gamut with works by artists — such as Jean-Michel Basquiat…