ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Two new exhibitions which opened at the Salvador Dalí Museum this fall highlight the diverse ways Western and non-Western mythology enlivened Surrealism. Wifredo Lam in North America is the first U….
British Art Market Warns Against European Union Levy
LONDON (REUTERS).- British auction houses fear that an EU levy on works of art by the likes of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, due to be introduced in 2012, could undermine their position as world leaders in the field. The British government has a tem…
Famous Chinese Modernist Painter Wu Guanzhong Dies at 90
BEIJING,
CHINA – Wu Guanzhong, known as one of the fathers of modern Chinese art
for combining western and Chinese elements in black and white oil
paintings, has
died. He was 90. He died in Beijing on Friday. Wu’s works have become…
IVAM Celebrates Formula 1 Grand Prix with Installation by Lorenzo Quinn
VALENCIA, SPAIN –
The work entitled Vroom Vroom by
the sculptor Lorenzo Quinn has been installed in the leveled area of the
Valencian Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) on the occasion of the Formula 1
Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe in V…
IVAM Celebrates Formula 1 Grand Prix with Installation by Lorenzo Quinn
VALENCIA.- The work entitled Vroom Vroom by the sculptor Lorenzo Quinn has been installed in the leveled area of the Valencian Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) on the occasion of the Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe in Valencia Street Circuit…
Kunsthaus Zürich Presents Work by Georges Seurat One of the Fathers of Modern Art
ZURICH.- Under the heading ‘Figure in Space’, the
Kunsthaus Zürich presents work by one of the fathers of modern art, Georges
Seurat, from 2 October 2009 until 17 January 2010. A colleague of Paul Cézanne
and Vincent van Gogh’s, Seurat b…
Sotheby’s Summer Sales of Impressionist & Modern Art in London Total $194 million
LONDON.- Sotheby’s two-day sales series of Impressionist & Modern Art in London this week realised a combined total of £131,186,300 / $193,602,387 / €157,601,625 – an increase of 185% on the same series last year. The sum achieved bring…
Manet Sets $33.1 Million Record, Auction Hits Target as Two-Week Marathon Begins
Sotheby’s sold an Edouard Manet self-portrait for 22.4 million pounds ($33.1 million) on Tuesday, a record for the artist but toward the lower end of pre-sale expectations of 20-30 million pounds. The painting, one of only two self-portraits by the art…
Indian Art Sets Records at Saffronart Online Auction
MUMBAI.- Saffronart, the world’s largest
online
fine-art auction house, concluded its Summer Online Auction on June
17th, 2010
with impressive results, including a world-record price in auction for
Jehangir
Sabavala. With 81% of the …
Important Works by Tamara de Lempicka from the Collection of Wolfgang Joop to be Sold at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, NY.- On May 5 and 6, 2009 ten paintings by Tamara de Lempicka from the collection of noted fashion designer Wolfgang Joop will be offered at Sotheby’s New York. It is the finest group of paintings by the artist ever to appear at auctio…