NEW YORK, NY.- On 16 September 2010 Sotheby’s will offer South Asian Art as one of the Asia week series of auctions. The sale presents 112 works dating from 18th century miniatures to paintings and sculpture from some of the leading names in India…
Clarke Auction’s Eighth Fine Auction Opens at Spectacular New Larchmont Location
LARCHMONT, NY.- On Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 2:00 pm, Clarke will open its cavernous new facility with its Eighth Fine Art Auction, featuring fresh-to-market and exceptional 19th and 20th Century paintings and sculpture. Clarke’s latest Fine Art A…
Amon Carter Museum Adds ‘of American Art’ to Its Name
FORT WORTH, TX.- Museum Director Ron Tyler announces that the Amon Carter Museum has modified its name: the longtime institution is now known as the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. “The museum was established in 1961 to house Amon G. Carter…
Exhibition of Power and Propaganda of Maps at British Library
LONDON (REUTERS).- Rare cartographic gems mapping the world from 200 B.C. to the present go on display at the British Library in London. “Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art,” showcases some of the finest wall-maps in the British Library’s 4.5 …
Garber Headlines Strong Fine Paintings Sale at Freeman’s
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Led by the success of Daniel Garber’s “Old Farm in the Hills,” which realized $457,000 against an estimate of $200,000-300,000, Freeman’s June 13 sale of ‘Fine American & European Paintings and Sculpture’ was a testament to the stren…
Allentown Art Museum’s Famous Kress Collection Artworks to be De-Installed and Put Into Storage
ALLENTOWN, PA.- On June 21, 2010, in preparation for the museum’s expansion and modernization project, the Allentown Art Museum will close the Founders Gallery temporarily for the de-installation of the Kress Collection. The Collection, which enco…
Frick Announces Intention to Enclose Portico to Create Gallery for Sculpture and Decorative Arts
NEW YORK, NY.- Visitors at The Frick Collection find it difficult to believe that the Garden Court—a signature gallery considered by many to be the heart of the former mansion—was never enjoyed by its original resident, industrialist Henry Cl…