COLOGNE.- Kaune, Sudendorf Gallery for Contemporary Photography presents Marina Gadonneix:›Playground Disorder‹, on display through Feb. 26, 2011. Marina Gadonneix, born in Paris in 1977, studied photography at the École Nationale Supérieur…
After Nine Months of Tests, French Scientists Identify Head of France’s King Henri IV
LONDON (AP).- After nine months of tests, researchers in France have identified the head of France’s King Henry IV, who was assassinated in 1610 aged 57. The scientific tests helped identify the late monarch’s embalmed head, which was shuffled between …
Picasso Auction from the Collection of His Longtime Chauffeur Canceled Amid Mystery
PARIS (AP).- A Paris auctioneer called off the scheduled sale Thursday of a trove of drawings Picasso gave his longtime chauffeur, after a separate cache of previously unknown Picassos turned up in an electrician’s garage — a revelation that stun…
Who Would Want to Harm the Plastic, Pink Snails of Miami Beach?
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- Police are investigating the vandalism of several of the 45 giant art pieces displayed around South Beach as part of an international art fair. So far, at least eight have been targeted, including one that was thrown into Biscayne Bay…
Louvre Pays Tribute to the 18th Century With a Special Series of Four Exhibitions
PARIS.- As part of its 2010–2011 season, the Louvre pays tribute to the 18th century with a special series of four exhibitions. The first of these, Paper Museums: Antiquity in Books, 1600–1800, opened in September, followed by The Louvre in t…
Louvre Pays Tribute to the 18th Century With a Special Series of Four Exhibitions
PARIS.- As part of its 2010–2011 season, the Louvre pays tribute to the 18th century with a special series of four exhibitions. The first of these, Paper Museums: Antiquity in Books, 1600–1800, opened in September, followed by The Louvre in t…
Luba Caryatid Stool Achieves Record for a Work of African Art at Sotheby’s: $7.1 Million
PARIS.- A packed saleroom at the Galerie Charpentier for the sale of African & Oceanic Art witnessed fierce competition between collectors (mainly from Europe or America) present at the auction or bidding by telephone. The sale ultimately brought nearl…
Luba Caryatid Stool Achieves Record for a Work of African Art at Sotheby’s: $7.1 Million
PARIS.- A packed saleroom at the Galerie Charpentier for the sale of African & Oceanic Art witnessed fierce competition between collectors (mainly from Europe or America) present at the auction or bidding by telephone. The sale ultimately brought nearl…
Impressionist & Modern Art Sale at Sotheby’s in Paris Includes an André Masson Masterpiece
PARIS.- Not since Sotheby’s began staging sales of Impressionist & Modern Art in Paris has an auction had such a Surrealist feel. On December 8 Sotheby’s Paris will offer one of the finest-ever Surrealist paintings: a key work by André Masso…
Impressionist & Modern Art Sale at Sotheby’s in Paris Includes an André Masson Masterpiece
PARIS.- Not since Sotheby’s began staging sales of Impressionist & Modern Art in Paris has an auction had such a Surrealist feel. On December 8 Sotheby’s Paris will offer one of the finest-ever Surrealist paintings: a key work by André Masso…