NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces a special highlight of its Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 4 May: Les enfants et les jouets, an extraordinary work by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) painted in the spring of 1901 when the artist was on…
Rare 1914 Brooklyn Oil Painting By Kentucky Impressionist to Be Auctioned
MIDLAND PARK, NJ.- When a lovely painting by the mysterious American artist Paul Sawyier (1865-1917) turns up, it is usually a watercolor capturing the long lost history of rural Kentucky. However, just four years before his death, this talented artist…
Image of Cape Town’s ‘District Six’ Madein Fear by Leading Black Artists for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.-“Enfolded in his loneliness as in an African blanket. One of the zombies apartheid has let loose upon the world, wandering ghost, sad and terrifying dreamer.” Andre Brink, `A Fork in the Road.’ A stunning picture of Cape Town…
"The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt Named Most Romantic Oil Painting for Valentine’s Day 2011
WICHITA, KAN.- The popular online art gallery overstockArt.com, published today its official Top 10 list of most romantic oil paintings for Valentine’s Day 2011. Topping the chart is Gustav Klimt’s sensual masterpiece “The Kiss.” Ot…
Stealing the Mystic Lamb: The True Story of the World’s Most Coveted Masterpiece
NEW YORK, NY.- Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece is, without any question, one of the most important paintings ever made. Finished in 1432, it was the first piece to demonstrate the astounding versatility of oil painting, which would become the pref…
Rare Opportunity to Explore French Impressionist Monet at the Portland Art Museum
PORTLAND, ORE.- For a limited time—now through January 31—visitors to the Portland Art Museum will have a unique opportunity to view four major canvases by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840 – 1926). The four paintings are hung in c…
Rare Opportunity to Explore French Impressionist Monet at the Portland Art Museum
PORTLAND, ORE.- For a limited time—now through January 31—visitors to the Portland Art Museum will have a unique opportunity to view four major canvases by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840 – 1926). The four paintings are hung in c…
Painting of Queen Victoria’s Favourite Dog for Sale at Bonhams
NEW YORK, NY.- An oil painting of Sharp, Queen Victoria’s favourite dog is to feature in ‘Dogs in Show & Field: The Fine Art Sale’ on 16th February 2011 at Bonhams New York. The painting, by the Norfolk artist Charles Burton Barber, has …
Serbia Police Find Modigliani Photo in Search
By: Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press
BELGRADE, SERBIA (AP).- Serbian police searching for a war-crimes fugitive on Thursday instead found photographs of a stolen Modigliani painting they suspect is in his possession. The war crimes prosecutor’s offic…
Serbian Police Find Modigliani Photo in Search
By: Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press
BELGRADE, SERBIA (AP).- Serbian police searching for a war-crimes fugitive on Thursday instead found photographs of a stolen Modigliani painting they suspect is in his possession. The war crimes prosecutor’s offic…