LONDON.- An important and large painting Looking Towards Mornington Crescent Station (1972 -74) by the highly acclaimed artist Frank Auerbach will be sold by Bonhams in the 20th Century British Art auction at New Bond Street on November 17th 2010. The…
Frank Auerbach Painting Emerges After 30 Years in Private Hands
LONDON.- An important and large painting Looking Towards Mornington Crescent Station (1972 -74) by the highly acclaimed artist Frank Auerbach will be sold by Bonhams in the 20th Century British Art auction at New Bond Street on November 17th 2010. The…
Falmouth Acquires Gotch Masterpiece at Record Price
CORNWALL.- Falmouth Art Gallery has acquired a masterpiece by Thomas Cooper Gotch, an artist with strong connections to the town. Innocence is an imaginative watercolour depicting the artist’s only child, Phylis, with a dragon. The Art Fund has gi…
BALTIC Announces a Major Exhibition of the Work of Anselm Kiefer
GATESHEAD.- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art announces a major exhibition of the work of Anselm Kiefer, one of the foremost figures of European post-war painting. The exhibition includes a diverse body of work, offering a selection that spans four de…
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Announces a Major Exhibition of the Work of Anselm Kiefer
GATESHEAD.- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art announces a major exhibition of the work of Anselm Kiefer, one of the foremost figures of European post-war painting. The exhibition includes a diverse body of work, offering a selection that spans four de…
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Announces a Major Exhibition of the Work of Anselm Kiefer,
GATESHEAD.- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art announces a major exhibition of the work of Anselm Kiefer, one of the foremost figures of European post-war painting. The exhibition includes a diverse body of work, offering a selection that spans four de…
Key Painting by Alan Davie Acquired by University of Leeds
LEEDS.- The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery has acquired a work by Scottish abstract painter Alan Davie for the University Art Collection, with support from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Art Fund. Figure Mask No. 2 (1956) exemplifies the ty…
Florence Griswold Museum Announces Major Art Acquisition
OLD LYME, CT.- One of the highlights of the current exhibition Connecticut Treasures: Works from Private Collections is no longer privately held. The painting – a magnificent view of mountain laurel by the American Impressionist Willard Metcalf (1…
Stolen Portinari Painting Recovered in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP).- Police have recovered a painting by one of Brazil’s most famous painters two weeks after it was stolen from a museum. Authorities say Candido Portinari’s “O Enterro,” or “The Burial,” was found with a suspect in Rio de Janeiro on Satu…
Lady Lever Art Gallery Announces Old Master Drawings Exhibition
LIVERPOOL.- A new exhibition explores why artists have drawn over the centuries – from copying other works to making life studies – and the role of sketching in the creation of artworks. Old Master Drawings: Guercino, Rubens, Tintoretto 22 Oc…