LONDON (REUTERS).- Britain has temporarily halted the export of a record-breaking painting by English master J.M.W. Turner which was sold at auction in July for 29.7 million pounds ($48 million). “Modern Rome — Campo Vaccino” went under the hammer at …
Caravaggio-Inspired Dutch Masterpiece Acquired for Fitzwilliam Museum
LONDON.- The Art Fund has helped the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge enrich its world-class collection with a Caravaggio-inspired Dutch oil on canvas. Young woman tuning a lute (1626-7) by Hendrik ter Brugghen, is now on public display within the Fitzwil…
Caravaggio-Inspired Dutch Masterpiece Acquired for Fitzwilliam Museum
LONDON.- The Art Fund has helped the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge enrich its world-class collection with a Caravaggio-inspired Dutch oil on canvas. Young woman tuning a lute (1626-7) by Hendrik ter Brugghen, is now on public display within the Fitzwil…
Bowes Museum Reunites Two Important Works for New Display
DURHAM.- The Bowes Museum has brought together two important art and textile pieces which are to be displayed side by side at the museum for the first time. The Adam Jacquard woven textile is a key piece in the Barnard Castle museum’s significant …
Bowes Museum Reunites Two Important Works for New Display
DURHAM.- The Bowes Museum has brought together two important art and textile pieces which are to be displayed side by side at the museum for the first time. The Adam Jacquard woven textile is a key piece in the Barnard Castle museum’s significant …
Key Painting by Alan Davie Acquired by University of Leeds
LEEDS.- The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery has acquired a work by Scottish abstract painter Alan Davie for the University Art Collection, with support from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Art Fund. Figure Mask No. 2 (1956) exemplifies the ty…
Powerful New Art Funded Works Added to The Herbert’s Collection
COVENTRY.- The Herbert has purchased two artworks for its permanent collection, Bloodlines by Iftikhar Dadi and Nalini Malani and Belsen Head by Raymond Mason. We gave the Herbert £11,500 and £12,500 for the two works respectively. Funding also came …
Important British Treasure Saved for the Jewish Museum London
LONDON.- The Jewish Museum has successfully raised the funds to secure the ‘Lindo lamp’, the earliest known English Hanukah lamp and one of the treasures of British Jewish heritage, ensuring its continued place in the museum’s collection…
Tenby Museum & Art Gallery Acquires Rare and Personal Gwen and Augustus John Material
LONDON.- Tenby Museum and Art Gallery have acquired an impressive collection of works and memorabilia relating to the artists and siblings Gwen and Augustus John. The collection includes two drawings, Student portrait, head of girl with braid by Gwen J…
Unique Unpublished Bawden Book Depicting Kew Gardens Acquired for Bedford
LONDON.- Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum today announce the acquisition of an unpublished, illuminated manuscript by acclaimed British artist and illustrator Edward Bawden (1903-1989). Entitled A General Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens,…