New York, NY – At the turn of the twentieth century, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, an heiress and sculptor born to one of America’s wealthiest families, began to assemble a rich and highly diverse collection of modern American art. This group of obj…
Qatar Museums Authority to Present "Golden Age" Masterworks from the Rijksmuseum
DOHA.- This spring, Qatar Museums Authority (QMA), in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, will present The Golden Age of Dutch Painting: Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum. The first major exhibition of Dutch art in the Gulf region, Golden Ag…
Sotheby’s Contemporary Turkish Art Auction to Be Headlined by Mubin Orhon Paintings
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announce that its annual Contemporary Turkish Art Auction in London on Thursday, 7th April, 2011 will this year feature an exceptional collection of paintings by the modern Turkish master, Mubin Orhon. This unique collection com…
Sotheby’s Contemporary Turkish Art Auction to Be Headlined by Mubin Orhon Paintings
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announce that its annual Contemporary Turkish Art Auction in London on Thursday, 7th April, 2011 will this year feature an exceptional collection of paintings by the modern Turkish master, Mubin Orhon. This unique collection com…
Acclaimed Private Collection of 17th-Century Dutch and Flemish Paintings at Peabody Essex Museum
SALEM, MA.- One of the world’s best private collections of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, including masterworks by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Gerrit Dou, Jan Steen and others, were unveiled this winter at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem,…
Bertoia’s to Auction the Late Donal Markey’s Near-Flawless Collection of Toys, Folk Art and Advertising
VINELAND, N.J.- The late Donal Markey was one of an elite circle of illuminati who bought and sold the rare antique toys 25 years ago that are now considered masterworks of their category. Markey’s own immaculate personal collection of antique toy…
Bertoia’s to Auction the Late Donal Markey’s Near-Flawless Collection of Toys, Folk Art and Advertising
VINELAND, N.J.- The late Donal Markey was one of an elite circle of illuminati who bought and sold the rare antique toys 25 years ago that are now considered masterworks of their category. Markey’s own immaculate personal collection of antique toy…
Frick Collection Exhibition Considers Rembrandt Through the Eyes of Two Collectors
NEW YORK, NY.- In the century that has passed since the collectors Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) and Frederik Johannes Lugt (1884-1970) began to acquire works by Rembrandt van Rijn, the world’s view of the artist has changed dramatically. In the late ni…
Frick Collection Exhibition Considers Rembrandt Through the Eyes of Two Collectors
NEW YORK, NY.- In the century that has passed since the collectors Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) and Frederik Johannes Lugt (1884-1970) began to acquire works by Rembrandt van Rijn, the world’s view of the artist has changed dramatically. In the late ni…
Akron Art Museum, One of Only Two Venues in the U.S., to Host M.C. Escher: Impossible Realities
AKRON, OH.- You’ve seen the posters, now see the originals. As the last of only two venues in the United States to show this once-in-a-lifetime loan from Athens, Greece, M.C. Escher: Impossible Realities, on view at the Akron Art Museum February 1…