LONDON.-Frederick
Cayley Robinson
(1862–1927) is one of the most distinctive yet elusive British painters
of the
early 20th century. This will be the first exhibition of his work to be
shown in
the United Kingdom for over 30 years.The fo…
Restored Leonardo Masterpiece Goes Back on Display at the National Gallery in London
LONDON.- Leonardo da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks is to go back on display in the National Gallery (afternoon of 14th July) after an 18-month restoration project which started in November 2008. The decision to restore the painting came after severa…
Comprehensive Survey of Surrealist Art Opens at the Dean Gallery
EDINBURGH.-
A comprehensive survey of Surrealist
art, which brings together masterpieces by Salvador Dalí, René Magritte,
Pablo
Picasso, Alberto Giacometti and Joan Miró, is the major summer
exhibition at the
Dean Gallery in 2010. Anoth…
Forgotten British Painter Featured in New Exhibition at the National Gallery
LONDON.- Frederick Cayley Robinson (1862–1927) is one of the most distinctive yet elusive British painters of the early 20th century. This will be the first exhibition of his work to be shown in the United Kingdom for over 30 years. The four centr…
Comprehensive Survey of Surrealist Art Opens at the Dean Gallery
EDINBURGH.- A comprehensive survey of Surrealist art, which brings together masterpieces by Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti and Joan Miró, is the major summer exhibition at the Dean Gallery in 2010. Another World, wh…
National Museum Wales Appoints David Anderson as New Director General
CARDIFF.- The National Museum Wales today announced the appointment of David Anderson, Director of Learning and Interpretation at the Victoria and Albert Museum, as Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales’ new Director General. David Anderson…
J. Paul Getty Museum Acquires Turner Masterpiece at Sotheby’s for Record $45.10 Million
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum
announced today that it made a successful bid at auction on J.M.W
Turner’s
masterpiece painting Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino. The auction took place
at
Sotheby’s in London on Wednesday, July 7. One…
UK Appeal to Secure First British Portrait of a Black African Muslim
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery today launches,
with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Art Fund, an
appeal
to acquire for the nation the earliest known British oil painting of a
freed
slave, and the first portrait…
National Gallery Invites Clive Head and Ben Johnson for Contemporary Display
LONDON.- This
autumn, to coincide with
the Sainsbury Wing exhibition Venice: Canaletto and his Rivals, the National
Gallery has invited contemporary artists Clive
Head and Ben Johnson to display their work in two consecutive
exhibitions in
…
Gallery Launches Appeal to Secure First British Portrait of a Black African Muslim
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery today launches, with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Art Fund, an appeal to acquire for the nation the earliest known British oil painting of a freed slave, and the first portrait that honou…