PHILADELPHIA, PA.- At its quarterly meeting on October 26, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia voted unanimously to deaccession thirteen paintings by the British artist Walter Greaves (1846-1930). Deaccessioni…
Rosenbach Museum & Library to Deaccession Paintings by Walter Greaves
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- At its quarterly meeting on October 26, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia voted unanimously to deaccession thirteen paintings by the British artist Walter Greaves (1846-1930). Deaccessioni…
Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints Sell Strong at Bonhams & Butterfields’ October Auction
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Old Master, Modern & Contemporary prints came to auction at Bonhams & Butterfields on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, bringing more than $1.9-million and setting multiple auction records during a simulcast sale between the auctioneer’…
Bellevue Arts Museum Features First Museum Solo Exhibition of Seattle Artist April Surgent
BELLEVUE, WA.- What might appear like a photographic imprint onto glass is instead a masterfully hand-carved “mural.” Created by on-the-rise Seattle artist April Surgent, Into the Surface illustrates a fractured urban landscape filled with p…
Cassatt, Picasso and Munch Highlighting Christie’s October Prints & Multiples Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s presents the Prints & Multiples Sale taking place October 26-27, 2010. The two day sale features 454 lots and is expected to realize in excess of $9 million. Works included in the sale span the 19th through the 21st centu…
Velázquez: The Painter of Painters, a Film by Didier Baussy-Oulianoff, will Be Available on DVD
NEW YORK, NY.- Kultur announces the DVD release of Velázquez: The Painter of Painters will be available on DVD October 26, 2010 for a suggested retail price of $19.99. Although he left a legacy of little more than one hundred canvasses, Velázquez has…
Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints Highlight Auction at Bonhams
NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams & Butterfields, international fine arts auctioneers, has established a reputation as a preeminent source for Fine Prints, each auction attracting collectors and setting record prices for rare impressions. The firm’s next of…
Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints Highlight October Auction at Bonhams
NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams & Butterfields, international fine arts auctioneers, has established a reputation as a preeminent source for Fine Prints, each auction attracting collectors and setting record prices for rare impressions. The firm’s next of…
Irma Sterns Zanzibar Image of Indian Beauty to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- An arresting image from Irma Stern’s time in Zanzibar, where she was powerfully affected by the beauty of the local Indian women, features in Bonhams next sale of South African Art in London on October 26 and 27. There are no fewer than f…
Louisiana State Museum’s Riveting New Exhibit to Document Tragedy and Rebirth After Katrina
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Hurricane Katrina’s deluge was Biblical. When it hit Louisiana and Mississippi the morning of August 29, 2005, the storm caused fearsome destruction. Then the disaster grew worse. The levees – the man-made walls built to pro…