LONDON.- On 17th February 2011, Sotheby’s will sell a rare, newly re-discovered, 16th century ivory pendant mask depicting the head of the Queen mother from the Edo peoples, Kingdom of Benin in Nigeria along with five other rare works from Benin c…
Rare, Newly Re-Discovered Masterpiece of African Art to Be Sold at Sotheby’s London in February 2011
LONDON.- On 17th February 2011, Sotheby’s will sell a rare, newly re-discovered, 16th century ivory pendant mask depicting the head of the Queen mother from the Edo peoples, Kingdom of Benin in Nigeria along with five other rare works from Benin c…
The Three Graces by Lucas Cranach Join the Collections of the Louvre Museum
PARIS.- A month after the launch of the campaign to acquire Lucas Cranach’s Three Graces, the Louvre has raised 1 million euros from over 5000 donors. This enabled Lucas Cranach’s Three Graces to enter into the Louvre’s collections. The…
OverstockArt.com Reveals its Annual Top 10 Oil Paintings Rankings for 2010, van Gogh Continues Reign
WICHITA, KANSAS.- The popular online art gallery, overstockArt.com, revealed its annual Top 10 Oil Paintings rankings for 2010. Topping the list is Vincent van Gogh’s masterpiece, “Branches of an Almond Tree in Blossom.” Other artists na…
OverstockArt.com Reveals its Annual Top 10 Oil Paintings Rankings for 2010, van Gogh Continues Reign
WICHITA, KANSAS.- The popular online art gallery, overstockArt.com, revealed its annual Top 10 Oil Paintings rankings for 2010. Topping the list is Vincent van Gogh’s masterpiece, “Branches of an Almond Tree in Blossom.” Other artists na…
Restored Masterpiece on View in New Installation at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Filippino Lippi (1457-1504) is one of the great artists of 15th-century Florence. Among his principal patrons was the wealthy banker Filippo Strozzi (1428–1491), who in 1487 contracted the artist to decorate his funerary chapel in …
Restored Renaissance Masterpiece on View in New Installation at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Filippino Lippi (1457-1504) is one of the great artists of 15th-century Florence. Among his principal patrons was the wealthy banker Filippo Strozzi (1428–1491), who in 1487 contracted the artist to decorate his funerary chapel in …
Restored Renaissance Masterpiece on View in New Installation at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Filippino Lippi (1457-1504) is one of the great artists of 15th-century Florence. Among his principal patrons was the wealthy banker Filippo Strozzi (1428–1491), who in 1487 contracted the artist to decorate his funerary chapel in …
Oregon Hospital X-Rays van Gogh Painting for Clues
PORTLAND, ORE (AP).- Digital X-ray equipment is providing art researchers with a new view of a priceless painting by Vincent van Gogh. The masterpiece titled “The Ox-Cart” was examined at Oregon Health & Science University on Monday as part of an effo…
Bonhams to Sell Archibald Thorburn Masterpiece Entitled ‘The Covey at Daybreak’
LONDON.- Bonhams announce that a beautiful Archibald Thorburn painting entitled ‘The Covey at Daybreak’ will be a highlight of the 19th Century Paintings auction on 27th January 2011, New Bond Street, London. This follows on from the success …