NEW YORK, N.Y.- A collection of costume designs by Alexandre Benois is another highlight of the auction. The nine-lot Benois group hails from A Distinguished Private Collection, including costume designs from the productive middle period of Benois’…
Masterful Works to Go on Auction at Christie’s Russian Art Sale in New York in April
NEW YORK, N.Y.- A collection of costume designs by Alexandre Benois is another highlight of the auction. The nine-lot Benois group hails from A Distinguished Private Collection, including costume designs from the productive middle period of Benois’…
Baroness Carmen Thyssen Opens New Museum in Málaga with More than 230 Works
MALAGA.- Spanish Baroness Carmen Thyssen today said she was “in love” with the museum that bears her name, which will open tomorrow in the capital of southern Spain with a permanent collection focused on nineteenth-century painting, predominantly Andal…
Delightful Hidden Portrait of Family Pet in Edward Lear Nonsense Letter for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- A wonderfully inventive phonetic letter from Edward Lear to his close friend Mrs Digby Wyatt containing a delightful hidden portrait of the family dog is for sale as part of the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits at Bonhams in Londo…
First Institutional One-Man Show to Present Ouyang Chun Outside of China Opens in Vienna
VIENNA.- Ouyang Chun’s Painting The King is the first institutional one-man show to present the artist, who was born in Beijing in 1974, outside of China. The exhibition is on view from March 2, 2011 and runs June 12, 2011 at Augarten Contemporary. His…
First Institutional One-Man Show to Present Ouyang Chun Outside of China at Augarten Contemporary
VIENNA.- Ouyang Chun’s Painting The King is the first institutional one-man show to present the artist, who was born in Beijing in 1974, outside of China. The exhibition is on view from March 2, 2011 and runs June 12, 2011 at Augarten Contemporary. His…
2 Men Denied Admission to Event at Creation Museum
PETERSBURG, KY (AP).- A progressive blogger and another man who tried to go to a special event at Kentucky’s Creation Museum said they were denied admission because they told security that they were a same-sex couple. The men bought tickets online for …
Virtual President’s Desk Enlivens JFK’s 1800s Desk
BOSTON (AP).- As a little girl, Caroline Kennedy hung out at her father’s desk while he worked in the country’s most famous office. Now the library she works with to preserve her father’s memory has introduced a way anyone can sit — virtually …
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Dallas Museum of Art Filming Video Series that will Premiere on YouTube in February
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art is expanding its successful social media presence with a series of six online videos. The videos will be used to give visitors an online welcome and introduction and offer a better look into the Museum and its prog…