New York City.- Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 3 May 2011 in New York will offer an impressive range of paintings and sculpture from across the period. A spectacular group of 10 paintings by Pablo Picasso will be le…
Sotheby’s to Hold Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York in May
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 3 May 2011 in New York will offer an impressive range of paintings and sculpture from across the period. A spectacular group of 10 paintings by Pablo Picasso will be led by Femmes…
Surreal Objects: Three-Dimensional Works from Dalí to Man Ray at the Schirn Kunsthalle
FRANKFURT.- “Beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on an autopsy table” – this famous description by the poet Comte de Lautréamont captures a central dimension of Surrealist art theory. The interplay of o…
Magritte Museum in Brussels Announces Temporary Closure Due to Improvements
BRUSSELS.- Due to improvement works of the HVAC installations (Heath Ventilation & Airco) the Musée Magritte Museum will be closed to the public from January 3rd to 31st, 2011. These works have been considered necessary following the recent technologi…
Tate Liverpool Announces René Magritte: The Pleasure Principle
LIVERPOOL.- Belgian Surrealist René Magritte (1898-1967) is one of the most important and revered artists of the 20th century. A major new exhibition presented by Tate Liverpool in summer 2011 will reveal the inspiration behind the artist’s uniqu…
Tate Liverpool Announces René Magritte: The Pleasure Principle
LIVERPOOL.- Belgian Surrealist René Magritte (1898-1967) is one of the most important and revered artists of the 20th century. A major new exhibition presented by Tate Liverpool in summer 2011 will reveal the inspiration behind the artist’s uniqu…
Series of Over 40 Letters Written by René Magritte Realizes $218,500
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s on Friday sold the most significant group of Magritte correspondence to appear at auction in more than 20 years for the sum of $218,500 (£147,356), against a pre-sale estimate of $200,000-400,000*. The collection was acqu…