LONDON.- Sotheby’s London Sale of 19th Century European Paintings on Wednesday, 18 May, 2011 will bring together some 163 works by artists from no fewer than 15 countries: among them Spain, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Italy, France, Switzer…
The Prado Museum Announces Presentation of Its Collection in Australia
MADRID.- The Prado will be presenting in Australia a portrait of the Museum through the great masters in its collections. The Museo del Prado has entered into a collaborative agreement with Art Exhibitions Australia (AEA), a non-profit-making body resp…
The Prado Museum Announces Presentation of Its Collection in Australia
MADRID.- The Prado will be presenting in Australia a portrait of the Museum through the great masters in its collections. The Museo del Prado has entered into a collaborative agreement with Art Exhibitions Australia (AEA), a non-profit-making body resp…
Poster Auctions International to Offer More than 500 Lots of Rare, Vintage Posters
NEW YORK, NY.- On Sunday, May 1, Poster Auctions International will offer more than 500 lots of rare, vintage posters in its 53rd auction of Art Nouveau, Art Deco, & Modern masterpieces. Following the unprecedented success of its first Winter Sale this…
Vibrant Southeast Asian Modern & Contemporary Art to Be Presented at Christie’s Spring Sales in May
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art Spring Auction on 30 May, at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, presents distinctive highlights from some of the most vibrant and invigorating voices within Southeast As…
The Rijksmuseum, Closed Since 2003, Won’t Completely Reopen Until 2012
Amsterdam.- Sad news this week for Amsterdam museum-goers as the city announced that the Rijksmuseum, which was most recently scheduled to reopen after a renovation in 2010, now won’t complete the massive overhaul until late 2012 or early 2013. Th…
Liechtenstein Museum Presents "Brueghel, Rubens, Jordaens ~ Masterpieces from the Hohenbuchau Collection"
Vienna.- From 27 May until 20 September, the Liechtenstein Museum presents “Brueghel, Rubens, Jordaens … Masterpieces of European Painting from the Hohenbuchau Collection”. The Hohenbuchau Collection is one of the largest and most diverse collectio…
Sotheby’s Hong Kong to Sell Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien
HONG KONG.- Following the success of the Spring 2011 Sale Series in April, Sotheby’s Hong Kong announces yet another important sale – The Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Daichien – on 31 May 2011. The sale features 25 prominent paint…
Sotheby’s Hong Kong to Sell Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien
HONG KONG.- Following the success of the Spring 2011 Sale Series in April, Sotheby’s Hong Kong announces yet another important sale – The Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Daichien – on 31 May 2011. The sale features 25 prominent paint…
Francis Bacon Masterpieces to Highlight Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A Francis Bacon self-portrait triptych is expected to fetch more than $25 million when it hits the auction block next month, Christie’s said Monday. “Three Studies for Self-Portrait,” a 1974 work which depicts three distorted, gutt…