BERLIN (AP).- A painting of the Florence skyline that hung in Adolf Hitler’s Berlin apartment throughout World War II and was missing for decades went on show Thursday in an exhibition of works returned to the collection of a major German museum. The e…
ARTISSIMA 17: The International Fair of Contemporary Art in Turin Introduces a Host of New Features
TURIN.- Artissima 17, the International Fair of Contemporary Art in Turin, will be held from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 November 2010 under the artistic direction of Francesco Manacorda. This event, the first to be directed by Manacorda, will be introducing …
ARTISSIMA 17: The International Fair of Contemporary Art in Turin Introduces a Host of New Features
TURIN.- Artissima 17, the International Fair of Contemporary Art in Turin, will be held from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 November 2010 under the artistic direction of Francesco Manacorda. This event, the first to be directed by Manacorda, will be introducing …
Bonhams Scottish Sale Defies the Recession to Make £1,800,000
LONDON.- This year’s Bonhams Annual Scottish sale made over £1,800,000, the highest since it moved into its new premises on Queen’s Street Edinburgh in 2008 and the second highest in the sale’s 11 year history. Among the highlights were…
Work Begins on Deluxe 17,000-Square-Foot Addition to Dan Morphy Auctions Gallery
DENVER, PA.- Construction crews have broken ground at Dan Morphy Auctions’ south-central Pennsylvania premises to initiate a 6-month expansion project that will nearly double the firm’s existing gallery, office, preview and storage space to 3…
Academy of Arts, Berlin Presents the Käthe Kollwitz Prize to Mona Hatoum
BERLIN.- The Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts), Berlin, presents the Käthe Kollwitz Prize to Mona Hatoum. In awarding this prize to Mona Hatoum the Academy of Arts honours her for a multifaceted body of work, in which the human body, caught betwe…
Academy of Arts, Berlin Presents the Käthe Kollwitz Prize to Mona Hatoum
BERLIN.- The Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts), Berlin, presents the Käthe Kollwitz Prize to Mona Hatoum. In awarding this prize to Mona Hatoum the Academy of Arts honours her for a multifaceted body of work, in which the human body, caught betwe…
Agnew’s to Open New Premises at Albemarle Street in Early September
LONDON.- Agnew’s, one of London ’s leading international art dealers, has confirmed that its new premises at 35 Albemarle Street will open in early September. Founded in 1817, the UK ’s oldest family-owned art dealership has created a ga…
New Works by Bruno Querci and David Tremlett at Villa Pisani Bonetti
VICENZA.- The fourth Arte Contemporanea a Villa Pisani is opening on Saturday 26 June with new works devised and created by Bruno Querci and David Tremlett for Villa Pisani Bonetti, the architectural masterpiece of the young Andrea Palladio in Bagnolo …
Sotheby’s Sells a Masterpiece by Ferdinand Hodler for CHF 4 Million
ZURICH.- Last night Sotheby’s Zurich sale of Swiss Art, held at its premises in Talstrasse 83, brought CHF 15,854,400, € 11,385,923, within the pre-sale estimate of CHF 13.5 million to 19.1 million, and featured masterpieces by Ferdinand Hodl…