LONDON.- The Art Fund, the National Trust and National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) announce that Pieter Brueghel the Younger’s ‘The Procession to Calvary’ has been saved for the nation after an intensive three month fundraising campaig…
The National Gallery Complex Celebrates the New Year with the Annual Exhibition of Watercolours by JMW Turner
EDINBURG.- In keeping with a century-old tradition, New Year’s Day at the National Gallery Complex in Edinburgh is marked by the opening of the annual exhibition of watercolours by J M W Turner (1775–1851). The thirty-eight works on display …
Art Antiques London 2011 on Track to Repeat Success of Last Year’s Inaugural Fair
LONDON.- Art Antiques London was launched in June 2010 to wide acclaim, winning praise, in particular, for its central location, light and airy atmosphere and stylish presentation. The boutique Fair incorporates The International Ceramic Fair and Semin…
Sotheby’s New York and London November Sales of Russian Art Realise $30.4 Million
LONDON.- The top-selling lot of the November Sales of Russian Art in London was Alexander Yakovlev’s 1926 oil on canvas The Kuli-Kuta Dance, Niamey, which sold for the within-estimate sum of £937,250 (Est. £800,000-1,000,000**). Two new artist r…
Miami’s Longest Running Contemporary Art Fair Opens to Strong First Day Sales
LONDON.- Art Miami, Miami’s longest running contemporary art fair and anchor fair to the city of Miami, opened to the public for the first day yesterday, with dealers reporting strong sales and promising leads from serious art collectors and museu…
Sotheby’s New York and London November Sales of Russian Art Realise $30.4 Million
LONDON.- The top-selling lot of the November Sales of Russian Art in London was Alexander Yakovlev’s 1926 oil on canvas The Kuli-Kuta Dance, Niamey, which sold for the within-estimate sum of £937,250 (Est. £800,000-1,000,000**). Two new artist r…
Major Gifts Establish Centre for the Study of Drawings at the Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- The Courtauld Institute of Art announce a major philanthropic gift of £600,000 from the International Music and Art Foundation to create the IMAF Centre for the Study and Conservation of Drawings at The Courtauld Gallery. Ranging from the ear…
Major Gifts Establish Centre for the Study of Drawings at the Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- The Courtauld Institute of Art announce a major philanthropic gift of £600,000 from the International Music and Art Foundation to create the IMAF Centre for the Study and Conservation of Drawings at The Courtauld Gallery. Ranging from the ear…
Almost 500 Lots of Russian Art Included in the Russian Art Sale at Christie’s
LONDON.- Almost 500 lots of Russian Art, including fine paintings, Works of Art and unique pieces of neo-Russian furniture consigned from important European and American private collections, will be included in Christie’s Russian Art sale on 29 No…
MacDougall’s Announces Top Lots of Its Russian Art Auctions to Be Held in December
LONDON.- MacDougall’s Russian Art Auctions in London on 1-2 December 2010 will present a superb selection of significant works by important Russian artists from the 19th and 20th centuries, including Natalia Goncharova, Robert Falk, Petr Konchalovsky, …