WASHINGTON, DC.- The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, voted last week to acquire The Juniata, Evening, an exceptional painting done in 1864 by American artist Thomas Moran (1837-1926). Purchased from a private collect…
New Book Says Painting Stored Behind a Couch for 25 Years may Be a Michelangelo
TONAWANDA (AP).- Could a painting of Mary holding the body of Jesus that hung for years in an upstate New York family’s home really be a 16th century Michelangelo? An Italian art historian thinks so after undertaking years of research, which he docume…
Thomas Moran’s Early Landscape of Juniata Valley, Pa, is Acquired by National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, voted last week to acquire The Juniata, Evening, an exceptional painting done in 1864 by American artist Thomas Moran (1837-1926). Purchased from a private collect…
First United Kingdom Solo Exhibition by Mark Bradford at White Cube Hoxton Square
LONDON.- White Cube Hoxton Square presents the first UK solo exhibition by Mark Bradford. Encompassing painting, collage, sculpture, film and audio performance, Bradford’s practice examines the ever-changing conditions and spontaneous networks that cha…
Gerhard Richter’s "Zwei Kerzen" to Be Offered at Auction for the First Time in November
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces that they will offer a masterpiece by Gerhard Richter at the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York on November 10, 2010. One of the most monumental and iconic pictures ever painted by the art…
Gerhard Richter’s "Zwei Kerzen" to Be Offered at Auction for the First Time in November
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces that they will offer a masterpiece by Gerhard Richter at the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York on November 10, 2010. One of the most monumental and iconic pictures ever painted by the art…
Local Collector’s Estate Realizes Over $900,000 at Auction
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- It was one of Joseph Sorger’s last wishes to have his estate sold at auction at Freeman’s, a venue at which he had procured much of his collection. Tuesday, that wish was realized, and with great success. A full sale room, over 17 bu…
Exhibition of New Paintings by Sandra Lerner on Display at June Kelly Gallery in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Parallel Universes, an exhibition of new paintings by Sandra Lerner that display anew her dramatic use of calligraphic form and subtle color to delve into the eternal mysteries of the universe, opened at the June Kelly Gallery, 166 Merce…
Picasso to Julie Mehretu: Modern Drawings from the British Museum Collection
LONDON.- This survey of modern drawings from the British Museum’s extensive collection explores the significant interchange of ideas between artists mainly working in Europe and America during the past hundred years. It showcases some of the great…
Rediscover Renowned Masterworks of Early Photography at the Phillips Collection
WASHINGTON, DC.- The photographs of the pictorialist movement are among the most spectacular works of art in the medium’s history. This October, The Phillips Collection brings over 120 of these celebrated images to Washington, D.C. with the exhibi…