NEW YORK, NY.- In 2009, when the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon unveiled a previously unidentified portrait with strong claims to be the only surviving contemporary likeness of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), it created an interna…
Morgan Library Presents Exhibition Focusing on the Controversial Shakespeare Portrait Question
NEW YORK, NY.- In 2009, when the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon unveiled a previously unidentified portrait with strong claims to be the only surviving contemporary likeness of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), it created an interna…
Brooklyn Museum Acquires 18th Century Painting by Agostino Brunias Depicting Colonial Elite
BROOKLYN, NY.- The Brooklyn Museum has acquired, by purchase from the London Gallery Robilant + Voena, Agostino Brunias’s (1730-1796) painting Free Women of Color with Their Children and Servants in a Landscape, (circa 1764-96), a portrait of the eight…
Brooklyn Museum Acquires 18th Century Painting by Agostino Brunias Depicting Colonial Elite
BROOKLYN, NY.- The Brooklyn Museum has acquired, by purchase from the London Gallery Robilant + Voena, Agostino Brunias’s (1730-1796) painting Free Women of Color with Their Children and Servants in a Landscape, (circa 1764-96), a portrait of the eight…
Archaeological Excavation in the Suburb of Arroux Results in Numismatic Discoveries
AUTUN, FRANCE.-The archaeological excavation of the suburb of Arroux, north of Autun, curated by the State (DRAC Bourgogne) in the context of a social housing project, has revealed an Antique quarter composed of craft workshops and fine residences. The…
Phillips de Pury & Company Presents Tectonic Shift: Contemporary Art from Chile
LONDON.- An exciting new generation of contemporary artists from Chile are exhibited for the first time in Europe at Tectonic Shift: Contemporary Art from Chile at Phillips de Pury & Company on view through January 28, 2011. Featuring artists including…
Archaeologists at Jamestown Unearth a Trove of 400-Year-Old Pipes Personalized for Patron
B>RICHMOND, VA. (AP).- Archeologists at Jamestown have unearthed a trove of tobacco pipes personalized for a who’s who of early 17th century colonial and British elites, underscoring the importance of tobacco to North America’s first permanent English …
Montage Finance Launches to Provide Secured Lending to Art Collectors, Art Gallery Owners, and Art World Investors
NEW YORK, NY.- Montage Finance launches to provide secured lending to high net-worth art collectors, established gallery owners, auction houses and other art world investors. The niche asset-based lending firm will provide loans that are secured by fin…
Important American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- On 2 December, Sotheby’s auction of American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture in New York will offer works by important American artists and genres, spanning Impressionism, Modernism, 19th Century Paintings, American Illustration and…
Important American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- On 2 December, Sotheby’s auction of American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture in New York will offer works by important American artists and genres, spanning Impressionism, Modernism, 19th Century Paintings, American Illustration and…