PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Pennsylvania
Academy of the
Fine Arts (PAFA) has commissioned world-renowned artist Claes Oldenburg
to
create a new public artwork for its Lenfest Plaza. The design consists
of a 53
foot high sculpture in the form of …
J. Paul Getty Museum Acquires Turner Masterpiece at Sotheby’s for Record $45.10 Million
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum
announced today that it made a successful bid at auction on J.M.W
Turner’s
masterpiece painting Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino. The auction took place
at
Sotheby’s in London on Wednesday, July 7. One…
James Ensor’s Innovative and Profound Paintings on View at Musée d’Orsay
PARIS.- When presented at the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts
de Belgique in Brussels and at the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten in
Antwerp, the work of James Ensor (1860-1949) is that of a Belgian painter who is
both innovative and tortured…
German Museum Finds Rare Ludwig Kirchner in Cellar
BERLIN (AP).- A German museum has discovered what it believes to be a previously unknown work by German Expressionist artist Ludwig Kirchner that languished in its cellar for decades. The Staedel Museum announced the find on Tuesday, saying that it ha…
Princess Diana’s Family Sells Painting by Flemish Master Peter Paul Rubens for Near $14 M.
LONDON (REUTERS).- A painting by Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens, put up for auction by the aristocratic family of the late Princess Diana as part of a clearout sale, sold on Tuesday for 9 million pounds ($13.68 million). The picture “A Commander bein…
Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection Go on View
LOS ANGELES, CA.- In 2005 the Hammer launched an initiative to build a collection of contemporary art through both purchases and gifts. Recognizing the variety of media that contemporary artists employ, this growing collection of nearly 1500 works incl…
Frank Auerbach Painting of His Lover Makes $1,307,200 at Bonhams
LONDON.- An important painting by the British
painter Frank Auerbach of his long-term lover, Estella Olive West,
entitled Head
of E.O.W. III, 1961, sold yesterday (30 June) for a remarkable £860,000 /
$1,307,200 at Bonhams, New Bond Street,…
Frank Auerbach Painting of His Lover Makes 860,000 Pounds at Bonhams
LONDON.- An important painting by the British painter Frank Auerbach of his long-term lover, Estella Olive West, entitled Head of E.O.W. III, 1961, sold yesterday (30 June) for a remarkable £860,000 at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its 20th Cen…
Post-War & Contemporary Evening Auction at Christie’s Realises $68.6 Million
LONDON.- The Post-War and Contemporary Evening
Auction took place 30 June at Christie’s and realised £45,640,200
/$68,642,861/ €56,091,806, selling 84% by lot and 85% by value. The top
price
was paid for Silver Liz, 1963, by…
Athens Institute for Contemporary Art presents ATHICAEmerges IV: Uncertainty
ATHENS,
GEORGIA – ATHICAEmerges IV:
Uncertainty introduces Athens to four artists whose works all have a
metaphorical relationship to the uncertain times we face. Through
installation,
painting, printmaking and sculpture the selected a…