ATLANTA, GA.- The first
major exhibition to reevaluate
the last half of Salvador Dalí’s career will be presented
exclusively at
the High Museum of Art this August. Beginning in the late 1930s,
Dalí went
through a radic…
Musée Jacquemart-André to Show "Great Spanish Masters from the Pérez Simón Collection”
PARIS.- For the first time ever, the Musée
Jacquemart-André presents a group of paintings never before exhibited in
France. The exhibition brings together works from different periods and
various artistic movements, offering a fascinating aest…
The National Gallery of Art displays The Famed Collection of Robert and Jane Meyerhoff
WASHINGTON, DC.- Ten themes—Scrape, Concentricity,
Line, Gesture, Art on Art, Drip, Stripe to Zip, Figure or Ground, Monochrome,
and Picture the Frame—reveal surprising juxtapositions among the 126 paintings,
sculptures, drawings, and prints…
Important Works by Tamara de Lempicka from the Collection of Wolfgang Joop to be Sold at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, NY.- On May 5 and 6, 2009 ten paintings by Tamara de Lempicka from the collection of noted fashion designer Wolfgang Joop will be offered at Sotheby’s New York. It is the finest group of paintings by the artist ever to appear at auctio…
Peabody Essex Museum hosts ~ Wedded Bliss: The Marriage of Art and Ceremony
SALEM, MASS.- The Peabody Essex Museum unveils Wedded Bliss, The Marriage of Art and Ceremony, a wide-ranging exploration of the wedding as artistic inspiration across cultures, lifestyles and three centuries. No exhibition has ever before taken th…
Sotheby’s South Asian Art Sale Brings a Total of 5.5 Million Pounds
LONDON.- Today in London, Sotheby’s sale of South Asian Art brought an exceptional total of £5,465,550, well above the pre-sale expectations of £2,739,500-3,912,500 and a figure that is more than double the sum realised for the equivalent sale a…
Early Mondrian Painting Stolen in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (AP).- Police say a portrait painted by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian early in his career has been stolen from a museum in the Netherlands. Thieves apparently forced the doors at the Freriks Museum in the eastern town of Winterswijk in the earl…
Sotheby’s South Asian Art Sale Today Brings an Exceptional Total of 5.5 Million Pounds
LONDON.- Today in London, Sotheby’s sale of South Asian Art brought an exceptional total of £5,465,550, well above the pre-sale expectations of £2,739,500-3,912,500 and a figure that is more than double the sum realised for the equivalent sale a…
Works at Freer Gallery Showcase Nine Centuries of Artistic Tradition
WASHINGTON, DC.- Twenty-seven iconic works of Chinese painting from the Freer’s permanent collection will be on view June 12 – Nov. 28. “Masterpieces of Chinese Painting” offers an exquisite selection of rarely exhibited, light-sensitive works by …
Works at Freer Gallery Showcase Nine Centuries of Artistic Tradition
WASHINGTON, DC.- Twenty-seven iconic works of Chinese painting from the Freer’s permanent collection will be on view June 12 – Nov. 28. “Masterpieces of Chinese Painting” offers an exquisite selection of rarely exhibited, light-sensitive works by …