ROME.- Sixteen paintings that had been stolen at various times from private homes and churches will be back by Christmas, to their rightful owners. The works of art seized by police in September for the protection of cultural heritage have been recover…
Restored Masterpiece on View in New Installation at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Filippino Lippi (1457-1504) is one of the great artists of 15th-century Florence. Among his principal patrons was the wealthy banker Filippo Strozzi (1428–1491), who in 1487 contracted the artist to decorate his funerary chapel in …
Stunning Watercolour of East Sussex Cottage by Helen Allingham to be Sold at Bonhams
LONDON.- A beautiful painting by the Victorian watercolourist Helen Allingham entitled By the cottage gate, Mayfield, East Sussex is estimated to sell for £7,000-10,000 in Bonhams 19th Century Pictures auction on 27th January 2011. East Sussex was a c…
Restored Renaissance Masterpiece on View in New Installation at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Filippino Lippi (1457-1504) is one of the great artists of 15th-century Florence. Among his principal patrons was the wealthy banker Filippo Strozzi (1428–1491), who in 1487 contracted the artist to decorate his funerary chapel in …
Restored Renaissance Masterpiece on View in New Installation at Metropolitan Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- Filippino Lippi (1457-1504) is one of the great artists of 15th-century Florence. Among his principal patrons was the wealthy banker Filippo Strozzi (1428–1491), who in 1487 contracted the artist to decorate his funerary chapel in …
Stunning Watercolour of East Sussex Cottage by Helen Allingham to be Sold at Bonhams
LONDON.- A beautiful painting by the Victorian watercolourist Helen Allingham entitled By the cottage gate, Mayfield, East Sussex is estimated to sell for £7,000-10,000 in Bonhams 19th Century Pictures auction on 27th January 2011. East Sussex was a c…
First Solo Show in South America of Works by Georg Baselitz Opens in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO.- The Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo is presenting the exhibition Georg Baselitz: Pinturas Recentes [Georg Baselitz: Recent Paintings]. The first solo show of the artist’s works in South America, it features a set of 30 paintings pro…
Surrealist Triumph at Galerie Charpentie; Contemporary Art Sale Totals €13.7 Million
PARIS.- Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art totalled €9.3m, led by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s iconic Water-Worshipper (1984) at €2,416,750. This magnificent painting echoes Basquiat’s Haitian origins, combining personal cultural …
Surrealist Triumph at Galerie Charpentie; Contemporary Art Sale Totals €13.7 Million
PARIS.- Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art totalled €9.3m, led by Jean-Michel Basquiat’s iconic Water-Worshipper (1984) at €2,416,750. This magnificent painting echoes Basquiat’s Haitian origins, combining personal cultural …
Bonhams to Sell Archibald Thorburn Masterpiece Entitled ‘The Covey at Daybreak’
LONDON.- Bonhams announce that a beautiful Archibald Thorburn painting entitled ‘The Covey at Daybreak’ will be a highlight of the 19th Century Paintings auction on 27th January 2011, New Bond Street, London. This follows on from the success …