Castello di Rivoli, the contemporary art museum housed in a newly renovated castle in Turin, announced that it has entered a special partnership with the Fondazine Francesco Federico Cerruti. The museum will absorb the roughly $570 million Cerruti Collection—comprising around three hundred paintings and sculptures as well as several hundred rare books, from the Middle […]
Cezanne’s Card Player Paintings to Be Shown at the Metropolitan Museum in NY
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- The largest collection of Paul Cezanne’s Card Player paintings to ever be exhibited together opens on Wednesday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It includes three of five of the French master’s famous series depicting peasants o…
overstockArt.com Announces Top 10 Most Popular Artist Fan Pages on Facebook in 2010
WICHITA, KAN.- According to research issued today by the popular online art gallery, overstockArt.com, Pablo Picasso’s Facebook® fan page was the most “liked” artist page in 2010. The list is a compilation of the top 10 most popular cla…
Lawsuit: Cezanne at New York City’s Metropolitan Wrongly Acquired
NEW YORK (AP).- A man claims a Paul Cezanne painting at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum was stolen from his great-grandfather during the Russian Revolution. The Wall Street Journal reports that Pierre Konowaloff sued the museum Wednesday in Manhat…
Lawsuit: Cezanne at New York City’s Metropolitan Wrongly Acquired
NEW YORK (AP).- A man claims a Paul Cezanne painting at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum was stolen from his great-grandfather during the Russian Revolution. The Wall Street Journal reports that Pierre Konowaloff sued the museum Wednesday in Manhat…
PAFA Announces Claes Oldenburg Sculpture Commission for Lenfest Plaza
PHILADELPHIA< PA.- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) has commissioned world-renowned artist Claes Oldenburg to create a new public artwork for its Lenfest Plaza. The design consists of a 53 foot high sculpture in the form of a paintbrush…