Berlin.- The Berlin leg of artist Francesco Visalli’s international tour and his personal “alternative reality” will be hosted in Palazzo Italia from 24th June to 9th July. Occupying such a prestigious space is even more important considering the…
‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Plane Preps for Final Trip
HARRISON, N.J. (AP).- The trays of food that never got served have been removed, along with some of the seat cushions and the mold from dried river mud. Aside from that, the damaged Airbus A320 jet is largely frozen in time from the day it splashed dow…
Following a Period of Study, Bellini Painting Goes on View at the Frick Collection
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Giovanni Bellini’s St. Francis in the Desert, a hallmark of The Frick Collection and one of the most important Italian Renaissance paintings in America, is a moving, spiritual portrait of a central figure in western Christianity. I…
Sotheby’s New York to Sell Rare and Deeply Personal Marc Chagall Sketchbook
NEW YORK, NY.- A deeply personal sketchbook used by Marc Chagall for over twenty years will be one of the highlights of Sotheby’s Books and Manuscripts sale in New York on 17 June 2011. The 85-page book contains unpublished drawings in a variety o…
Sotheby’s NY to Sell Rare and Deeply Personal Marc Chagall Sketchbook
NEW YORK, NY.- A deeply personal sketchbook used by Marc Chagall for over twenty years will be one of the highlights of Sotheby’s Books and Manuscripts sale in New York on 17 June 2011. The 85-page book contains unpublished drawings in a variety …
Following a Period of Study, Bellini Painting to Go on View at the Frick Collection
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Giovanni Bellini’s St. Francis in the Desert, a hallmark of The Frick Collection and one of the most important Italian Renaissance paintings in America, is a moving, spiritual portrait of a central figure in western Christianity. I…
Last John Keats Love Letter in Private Hands for Sale; Dying Poet Pours Out Heart
LONDON.- An exceptionally rare and moving love letter from Keats to his fiancée Fanny Brawne is for sale tomorrow – 29 March – as the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits comes up for auction at Bonhams, New Bond Street. The last of Keats…
Last Keats Love Letter in Private Hands for Sale Tomorrow at Bonhams; Dying Poet Pours Out Heart
LONDON.- An exceptionally rare and moving love letter from Keats to his fiancée Fanny Brawne is for sale tomorrow – 29 March – as the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits comes up for auction at Bonhams, New Bond Street. The last of Keats…
Trio of Intriguing & Provocative Exhibitions at Wexner Center in Ohio this Spring
COLUMBUS, OH.- The Wexner Center hosts a suite of exhibitions this spring and summer, featuring Double Sexus: Hans Bellmer and Louise Bourgeois, flanked by two individual artist presentations: Human Behavior: Nathalie Djurberg with Music by Hans Berg, …
Christie’s Offers One of the Finest Private Collections of Early 20th Century Decorative Art
PARIS.- Christie’s presents the sale of the Gourdon Collection, one of the finest private collections of early 20th century decorative art and design ever to be offered at auction, on 29, 30 and 31 March 2011, at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. The …