NEW YORK, NY.- The intimate monochrome paintings in Daniel Lefcourt’s exhibition Prepared Ground return to the subject of painting itself, yet here painting is never fully itself. On the one hand, the works are positivistic, presenting only brute mate…
Three Images of Alexander the Great in Sculpture and Jewelery in Bonhams Antiques Sales
LONDON.- Bonhams next sale of Antiquities on April 13th includes three powerful images of Alexander the Great – a 2000-year-old ring bearing his image and two stunning sculpted heads from the same era. Madeleine Perridge, Head of Antiquities at Bonhams…
Three Images of Alexander the Great in Sculpture and Jewelery in Bonhams Antiques Sales
LONDON.- Bonhams next sale of Antiquities on April 13th includes three powerful images of Alexander the Great – a 2000-year-old ring bearing his image and two stunning sculpted heads from the same era. Madeleine Perridge, Head of Antiquities at Bonhams…
Saint Louis Art Museum Files Federal Lawsuit to Keep a 3,200-Year-Old Mummy Mask
DETROIT (AP).- The St. Louis Art Museum has filed a federal lawsuit to try to keep a 3,200-year-old mummy mask that Egypt wants returned, claiming it was stolen nearly two decades ago. The museum claims the U.S. government is trying to seize the 20-in…
Sketchy Intelligence: Artist Unveils Study of MI6
LONDON (AP).- Security chiefs complain intelligence is often sketchy — and here’s the proof. Artist James Hart Dyke on Monday unveiled a series of paintings and drawings completed during a rare 12-month study of Britain’s overseas spy agency MI6. …
Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church Thanks Singer Boy George for Icon’s Return
NICOSIA (AP).- Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church on Thursday thanked former Culture Club singer Boy George for returning an icon of Christ that it says was stolen from a church in the breakaway north of the divided island. Boy George agreed to return t…
Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church Thanks Singer Boy George for Icon’s Return
NICOSIA (AP).- Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church on Thursday thanked former Culture Club singer Boy George for returning an icon of Christ that it says was stolen from a church in the breakaway north of the divided island. Boy George agreed to return t…
Burgeoning Interest in Collecting Push 19th Century Oriental Rugs to Forefront in Art World
OAKLAND, CA.- Highlighted by a world record-price for an Oriental carpet sold at auction and the remarkable interest in rug-based interior design projects, the year 2010 has pushed the level of interest in art-level Oriental rugs to unprecedented heigh…
Burgeoning Interest in Design, Collecting Push 19th Century Oriental Rugs to Forefront in Art World
OAKLAND, CA.- Highlighted by a world record-price for an Oriental carpet sold at auction and the remarkable interest in rug-based interior design projects, the year 2010 has pushed the level of interest in art-level Oriental rugs to unprecedented heigh…
Burgeoning Interest in Design, Collecting Push 19th Century Oriental Rugs To Forefront in Art World
OAKLAND, CA.- Highlighted by a world record-price for an Oriental carpet sold at auction and the remarkable interest in rug-based interior design projects, the year 2010 has pushed the level of interest in art-level Oriental rugs to unprecedented heigh…