KANSAS CITY, MO.- For the first time in more than 30 years, all three panels of a remarkable water lily triptych by the preeminent Impressionist Claude Monet will be on view together, from April 9 to Aug. 7, at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The exhi…
Monet’s Water Lilies Offers Rare Opportunity to Experience Great Impressionist’s Work as Intended
KANSAS CITY, MO.- For the first time in more than 30 years, all three panels of a remarkable water lily triptych by the preeminent Impressionist Claude Monet will be on view together, from April 9 to Aug. 7, at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The exhi…
London Art Fair Opens Biggest Show to Date with Over 100 Galleries and Political Tinge
LONDON (REUTERS).- The London Art Fair opened its biggest show to date on Wednesday with over 100 galleries, many featuring exhibits inspired by contemporary themes like economic hardship and civil unrest. Other highlights of the exhibition of painting…
Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston Exhibits Works by a Founding Member of Fluxus
HOUSTON, TX.- Benjamin Patterson: Born in the State of FLUX/us is a retrospective of the artist’s career, which now spans nearly fifty years. The exhibition includes both early and recent work by the artist that range from annotated scores and boo…
Exhibition of Rarely-Seen Drawings Explore Noted Sculptor, Tony Smith’s Early Work at the Menil Collection
HOUSTON, TX.- On view at the Menil Collection from December 17, 2010 through April 3, 2011, Tony Smith: Drawings brings together a group of rarely-exhibited works on paper by the American artist best known for monumental geometric sculptures in steel a…
Loans from all Over Europe Form a Comprehensive Picture of Napoleon and His Time
BONN.- During the nearly sixteen years of his reign, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), more than any other historical figure, redrew the very foundations of European history and wrought changes that can be felt to this day – both positively and…
Exhibition of Rarely-Seen Drawings Explore Noted Sculptor, Tony Smith’s Early Work at the Menil Collection
HOUSTON, TX.- On view at the Menil Collection from December 17, 2010 through April 3, 2011, Tony Smith: Drawings brings together a group of rarely-exhibited works on paper by the American artist best known for monumental geometric sculptures in steel a…
Art Institute of Chicago Announces Major Acquisition of an Early 17th Century Painting
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announce a major acquisition of an early 17th-century painting by Ludovico Carracci, The Vision of Saint Francis (c. 1602). The work, acquired by the Department of Medieval through Modern European Painting and…
17th-Century Spanish Sculpture, by Juan Martínez Montañés, Acquired by the Toledo Museum of Art
TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art has added a major sculpture, The Infant Christ by foremost Spanish 17th-century sculptor Juan Martínez Montañés (1568–1649), to its collection. “The acquisition marks the first Spanish sculpture and the fir…
Art Institute of Chicago Announces Major Acquisition of an Early 17th Century Painting
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announce a major acquisition of an early 17th-century painting by Ludovico Carracci, The Vision of Saint Francis (c. 1602). The work, acquired by the Department of Medieval through Modern European Painting and…