NEW YORK, NY.- Sargent and Impressionism – an exceptional selection of landscapes and interiors painted by John Singer Sargent – will be on view at Adelson Galleries from November 4 through December 18, 2010. Culled from museum and private co…
John Singer Sargent Exhibition at Adelson Galleries Explores Impressionist Period
NEW YORK, NY.- Sargent and Impressionism – an exceptional selection of landscapes and interiors painted by John Singer Sargent – will be on view at Adelson Galleries from November 4 through December 18, 2010. Culled from museum and private co…
High Receives Gift of 90 19th-Century American Paintings and Sculptures from West Foundation
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art today announced that it has received a major gift of 90 paintings and sculptures from the Atlanta-based West Foundation’s nineteenth-century American collection. The donated works include 49 paintings and 41 sc…
High Receives Gift of 90 19th-Century American Paintings and Sculptures from West Foundation
ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art today announced that it has received a major gift of 90 paintings and sculptures from the Atlanta-based West Foundation’s nineteenth-century American collection. The donated works include 49 paintings and 41 sc…
Exhibition Reveals How Gustave Courbet Realized the Vision of a Poetic Art of Modernity
FRANKFURT.- The French painter Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) ranks among the most fascinating nineteenth-century artists. He is regarded as the crucial pioneer of political realistic painting and as a revolutionary of the Paris Commune. But Courbet …
Landmark Exhibition "Venice: Canaletto and His 18th-Century Rivals" at the National Gallery
LONDON (REUTERS).- A major exhibition in London brings together works by Italian painter Giovanni Antonio Canal, best known as Canaletto, and some of his biggest rivals who fought for artistic and commercial supremacy. Painting Venetian views was big …
Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain Opens First Major Exhibition in Paris Devoted to the Work of Jean Giraud
PARIS.- From October 12, 2010 through March 13, 2011 the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain presents MOEBIUSTRANSE- FORME, the first major exhibition in Paris devoted to the work of Jean Giraud, known by his pseudonyms Gir and Moebius. An i…
Exhibition Titled "Pond Edge" by Michael Mazur at Mary Ryan Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Pond Edge focuses on Michael Mazur’s use of water, especially pond imagery, in paintings, prints and works on paper from the mid 1990s through 2008. On view are paintings, oils on vellum, and experimental monoprints that are being e…
Bold and Powerfully Inventive Artist Salvator Rosa Featured in Exhibition
LONDON.- Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) was one of the boldest and most powerfully inventive artists and personalities of the Italian 17th century. He invented new types of painting: allegorical pictures, distinguished by a haunting and melancholy poetry; f…
Bold and Powerfully Inventive Artist Salvator Rosa Featured in Exhibition
LONDON.- Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) was one of the boldest and most powerfully inventive artists and personalities of the Italian 17th century. He invented new types of painting: allegorical pictures, distinguished by a haunting and melancholy poetry; f…