OTTAWA.- On June 17, the National Gallery of Canada unveils its much anticipated, ground-breaking exhibition, Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome. The exhibition brings the genius of Caravaggio to Canada for the first time ever and is presented exclus…
Sotheby’s Three-Part Single-Owner Evill/Frost Sale Closes with Final Total of $69,343,051
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London, on June 16th, 2011, the final session of Sotheby’s three-part Single-Owner Sale of the greatest collection of 20th-Century British ever to come to the market, The Evill/Frost Collection, closed with a final combined…
Sotheby’s Evill/Frost Sale Closes with Final Total of :£42,484,639 /$69,343,051
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London, on June 16th, 2011, the final session of Sotheby’s three-part Single-Owner Sale of the greatest collection of 20th-Century British ever to come to the market, The Evill/Frost Collection, closed with a final combined…
A New Space Unveiled at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
LONDON.- The ICA’s workshop has seen the work of artists from Pablo Picasso to Damien Hirst and Billy Childish to Pablo Bronstein pass through its doors and is now appropriated by 6a Architects to create the ICA Studio, a new public space opened t…
The Courtauld Gallery Presents Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril: Beyond the Moulin Rouge
LONDON.- Nicknamed La Mélinite after a powerful form of explosive, the dancer Jane Avril (1868-1943) was one of the stars of the Moulin Rouge in the 1890s. Known for her alluring style and exotic persona, her fame was assured by a series of dazzlingly…
Guercino’s Diana the Huntress is Revealed for the First Time in Italy by Fondazione Sorgente Group
FERRARA, ITALY.- The Pinacoteca di Cento Museum is exhibiting for the first time an important painting by Guercino, who was born in Cento, a very small town of the Emilia Romagna region. The painting known as “Diana the Huntress” portrays the delicate …
Guercino’s Diana the Huntress is Revealed for the First Time in Italy by Fondazione Sorgente Group
FERRARA, ITALY.- The Pinacoteca di Cento Museum is exhibiting for the first time an important painting by Guercino, who was born in Cento, a very small town of the Emilia Romagna region. The painting known as “Diana the Huntress” portrays the delicate …
The Contemporary Art Gallery Vancouver To Show ‘Flesh and Blood’ Recent Work by Shary Boyle
Vancouver, BC.- The Contemporary Art Gallery is pleased to present “Flesh and Blood”, a major touring exhibition of recent work by Canadian artist Shary Boyle. Through drawing, sculpture, painting, writing and performance Boyle creates installations …
Phillips Collection Features Works by Pioneering Abstract Artist Wassily Kandinsky
WASHINGTON, DC.- After a visit to his native Moscow in 1912, Wassily Kandinsky (1866−1944) sought to record the “extremely powerful impressions” that lingered in his memory. Working tirelessly through numerous drawings, watercolors, and…
19th Century Paintings Sale at Sotheby’s Amsterdam Totals 1.6 Million Euro
AMSTERDAM.- Today’s sale of 19th Century European Painting at Sotheby’s Amsterdam brought €1,586,925 ($2,312,848), within pre-sale expectations (est. €1.5 – 2 million). The auction achieved sell- through rates of 46.9% by lot a…