LONDON.- Four outstanding Ferraris – a 1999 Ferrari F50 Barchetta; a 1985 Ferrari 288GTO Berlinetta; a 1990 Ferrari F40 Berlinetta; and a 2003 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale – which form part of a private collection, are to be sold at Bonhams sale…
Bulgarian Mogul Vasil Bozhkov Exhibits His Thracian Collection at the National History Museum in Bulgaria
SOFIA (REUTERS).- Bulgarian mogul Vasil Bozhkov is opening up his private collection of rare Thracian artefacts, offering a glimpse of a little-known ancient civilization which has left no written records. “Thrace and the Ancient World” runs until June…
Miró’s Unique Bird Sculpture Flies Away Amid Brisk Sales as TEFAF 2011 Opens
MAASTRICHT.- A unique wood sculpture by the Spanish artist Joan Miró sold within hours of the opening of TEFAF Maastricht as thousands of collectors and museum curators arrived at the world’s most influential art and antiques fair. Oiseau lunaire…
Miró’s Unique Bird Sculpture Flies Away Amid Brisk Sales as TEFAF 2011 Opens
MAASTRICHT.- A unique wood sculpture by the Spanish artist Joan Miró sold within hours of the opening of TEFAF Maastricht as thousands of collectors and museum curators arrived at the world’s most influential art and antiques fair. Oiseau lunaire…
Christie’s to Hold Spring Sale of Outstanding Swiss Art at the Kunsthaus Zurich
ZURICH.- Christie’s spring sale of Swiss art at the Kunsthaus Zurich on 21 March 2011 will bring together outstanding works from famous artist fathers and their equally famous sons. The top lot of the sale, which comes from a Swiss private collect…
Frieder Burda Provides Personal Insight into His Art Collection for the First Time
BADEN-BADEN.- More than six years after the inauguration of the Museum Frieder Burda, its founder provides a very personal insight into his collection. On the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday, Frieder Burda selects the exhibits from his meanwhile…
Sotheby’s Hong Kong To Present Fine Chinese Paintings Spring Sale 2011 in April
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold Fine Chinese Paintings Spring Sale 2011 on 5 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Several thematic sections will be featured, including Fine Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy from the Zan…
Alte Pinakothek Exhibits Painting by Johannes Vermeer as Part of Its 175th Anniversary
MUNICH.- The Alte Pinakothek welcomes a very special guest to its 175th anniversary: Johannes Vermeer’s “Woman Holding a Balance” from the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The exhibition is on display until June 16, 2011. In the ea…
Norwegian and Swiss Landscapes from the Lunde Collection Announced at the National Gallery
LONDON.- This summer the National Gallery displays 51 paintings from a major private collection, most of which have never been seen in the UK before, and are rarely on public view. ‘Forests, Rocks, Torrents’ draws on the collection of Asbjørn Lunde, a…
Exhibition Featuring Works from the Bischofberger Collection Opens at Kunsthalle Bielefeld
BIELEFELD.- On Sunday, March 13, 2011, the Kunsthalle Bielefeld will open its newest exhibition, The 80s Revisited: The Bischofberger Collection II. This show marks the apex of our two-part presentation of works by the most important painters of the 19…