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…
Inverleith House Opens First Museum Exhibition in the UK Devoted to the Artist Joan Mitchell
EDINBURGH.- Inverleith House presents the first museum exhibition in the UK devoted to the artist Joan Mitchell (1925–1992) – one of the most important and singular American painters of the post war period, whose influence and stature are gai…
Painting at Center of Caravaggio Mystery Unveiled in Rome
ROME (AP).- Art officials on Tuesday unveiled the painting at the center of the latest Caravaggio mystery, after the Vatican newspaper first suggested and then denied that the canvas was the work of the Italian master. The “Martyrdom of St. Lawrence” w…
Art Officials Unveil "Martyrdom of St. Lawrence" Which is at Center of Caravaggio Mystery
ROME (AP).- Art officials on Tuesday unveiled the painting at the center of the latest Caravaggio mystery, after the Vatican newspaper first suggested and then denied that the canvas was the work of the Italian master. The “Martyrdom of St. Lawrence” w…
OSRAM Exhibits a New Acquisition by the Berlin-Based Artist Katja Eckert
MUNICH.- The new exhibition, which is comprised of works from the company’s collection, focuses on the work “Echo,” a new acquisition by the Berlin-based artist Katja Eckert. The pair of images reflects the collection’s interest in …
Newly Restored, Eakins’s ‘The Gross Clinic’ to be Centerpiece of Exhibition
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Gross Clinic of 1875 is the most renowned work created by the great Philadelphia painter Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) and a landmark in the history of 19th-century American art. In late 2008, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the P…
Group Exhibition "The Mass Ornament" on View at Gladstone Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Gladstone Gallery presents The Mass Ornament, an exhibition curated by John Rasmussen. This group exhibition takes its title from a collection of essays by the German writer and cultural critic Siegfried Kracauer that were originally pub…
British Culture Minister Barrs Export of Murillo Painting
LONDON.- The Culture Minister has placed a temporary export bar on a painting by the Spanish artist Murillo. This will provide a last chance to raise the money to keep the painting of The Virgin and Child in the United Kingdom. The Minister’s ruling fo…
Painting by Spanish Baroque Master Francisco Ribalta Restored After Being Hidden in Church
VALENCIA.- The old Church of San Esteban, on Colón de Valencia Street, had been its hiding place for centuries. The piece, which was completely blackened, had gone unnoticed for many years. The weather had harmed the painting, in fact, 40% of the pain…
Exhibition Provides a Glimpse into Studios and Minds of Miami’s Art Community
MIAMI, FL.- Miami Art Museum, a modern and contemporary art museum located in downtown Miami, FL, will provide a partial snapshot of the Miami art scene at this moment with New Work Miami 2010, opening Sunday, July 18, 2010 and closing on Sunday, Octob…