LONDON.- The Zahra Modern Art Foundries, a major new UK art foundry, has been launched under the ownership of the artist Nasser Azam. Based in a purpose-built facility in Braintree , Essex , and benefiting from highly skilled local craftsmen, the Zahra…
Zeng Fanzhi Exhibits Paintings from His Collection at the National Gallery for Foreign Art
SOFIA.- World-famous Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi on Friday evening opened an exhibition in Sofia’s National Gallery for Foreign Art. Attending the ceremony were Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov. Zeng Fanzhi is here at t…
Modern Masterpieces Forgotten in Paris Bank Vault to Go on Sale at Sotheby’s
LONDON (AP).- A long-lost trove of
Impressionist
and Modern art not seen since World War II will be offered at auction in
London
and Paris, Sotheby’s said Friday. The 140 works — including paintings,
prints
and drawings — belonged …
Modern Art Found in Paris Bank Vault Not Seen Since World War II to Go on Sale at Sotheby’s
LONDON (AP).- A long-lost trove of Impressionist and Modern art not seen since World War II will be offered at auction in London and Paris, Sotheby’s said Friday. The 140 works — including paintings, prints and drawings — belonged to Parisian…
PAFA to Showcase Seminal Flag Painting by Celebrated Artist Jasper Johns
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- This summer, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will feature JASPER JOHNS: FLAG, one of Johns’ most sensuously painted flags in a single-object exhibition, on view June 26 through September 12. An icon of modern art, Jo…
Sotheby’s Amsterdam Presents Works by Cornelis Springer and Georg Baselitz
AMSTERDAM.- In an evening sale on Monday 14 June 2010 Sotheby’s Amsterdam will offer both 19th Century European Paintings and Modern & Contemporary Art. Sotheby’s has combined these two collecting fields into one sale since there is a demonst…
First Class Array of South Asian Art at Sotheby’s London
LONDON.- This year’s sale of South Asian Art at Sotheby’s in London will take place on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 and it will bring to the market a first class array of works that track the course of Indian art: from classic Modern masterworks to cu…
Christie’s Set World Auction Record for Any Modern Indian Work of Art
LONDON.- The two day sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Including Property From The Estate of Francis Newton Souza realised a total of £12,462,425 / $18,092,364 / €15,056,174 and was 98% sold by value and 91% sold by lot. The top lot w…
Christie’s Set World Auction Record for Any Modern Indian Work of Art
LONDON.- The two day sale of South Asian
Modern +
Contemporary Art Including Property From The Estate of Francis Newton
Souza
realised a total of £12,462,425/$18,092,364 US / €15,056,174 and was 98%
sold by
value and 91% sold by lot…
Nassau County Museum of Art Showcases “Metamorphosis” by Rona Pondick
Sculptural work by Rona Pondick, fusing human and natural forms in provocative ways, are on view in Metamorphosis: Rona Pondick, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s Contemporary Gallery through May 23, 2010 (the exhibition opened on March 13, 2010).