AMSTERDAM.- Sotheby’s Amsterdam auction of 19th Century European Painting on 7 June 2011 is featuring a broad range of high quality Dutch Romantic Paintings as well as works by artists from The Hague and Amsterdam School . The paintings will be on…
Iranian Painters Turn Golden Pages of New Chapter
TEHRAN.- A new chapter has opened for Iranian artists enjoying a boom in sales and interest from major international auction houses such as Christie’s despite a global economic malaise and sanctions hitting Iran. Works by Iranian painters have been sel…
Brighton Art Fair Showcases Over 120 Contemporary Artists
LONDON.- The acclaimed Brighton Art Fair is back this autumn to the beautiful Regency Corn Exchange with the most exciting mix of artists yet. With record numbers of artists applying, four for every one place, the selection process was rigorous. The f…
Meadows Museum Acquires Rare Masterwork by Spanish Court Painter Vicente López
DALLAS, TX.- A rare portrait of influential American merchant and naval agent Richard Worsam Meade—the first major collector of Spanish art in the U.S.—is accessible to the public in its new home at the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist Un…
Exploring the Mystery of Place: New Exhibition at Kemper Museum Puts Eric Forstmann’s Works in Context
KANSAS CITY, MO.- Reminiscent of Edward Hopper’s works of isolation, Eric Forstmann paints images of the empty streets of Amenia, a small town in New York’s Hudson Valley, as well as the interiors of long-abandoned farmhouses. The exhibition …
Gagosian Gallery Announces Exclusive Representation of Photographer Richard Avedon
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery announces the worldwide representation of Richard Avedon, in partnership with The Richard Avedon Foundation. Larry Gagosian comments, “Avedon is America’s consummate modern photographer and one of the iconic artis…
Gagosian Gallery Announces Exclusive Representation of Photographer Richard Avedon
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery announces the worldwide representation of Richard Avedon, in partnership with The Richard Avedon Foundation. Larry Gagosian comments, “Avedon is America’s consummate modern photographer and one of the iconic ar…
Harris Museum Buys 19th Century "Puck" Painting
LONDON.- An important 19th century painting featuring Puck, the mischievous character from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, has been bought for the Harris Museum & Art Gallery in Preston. Puck by Victorian artist Richard Dadd is a mys…
Puerto Rican Painter Augusto Marin Dies at 89
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (AP).- Augusto Marin, one of Puerto Rico’s best-known painters and muralists, has died. He was 89. Marin, whose work is found throughout Puerto Rico, from museums to the wall of a suburban shopping center, died Thursday at a hospi…
Spanish Police Recover Stolen Masterpieces
MADRID (AP).- Spanish investigators have recovered stolen masterpieces by two of the country’s most revered artists: Goya and El Greco, a police statement said Friday. The oil on canvas works, Goya’s 18th-century “The Apparition of the Virgin of Pilar…