LONDON.- The Art Fund has helped acquire a rare portrait of French surgeon Ange-Bernard Imbert-Delonnes (1747-1818) by Pierre Chasselat for the Wellcome Library… The magnificent portrait drawing of the French surgeon Imbert-Delonnes speaks of his gor…
Wellcome Library Gains Rare Portrait of French Surgeon Ange-Bernard Imbert-Delonnes
LONDON.- The Art Fund has helped acquire a rare portrait of French surgeon Ange-Bernard Imbert-Delonnes (1747-1818) by Pierre Chasselat for the Wellcome Library… The magnificent portrait drawing of the French surgeon Imbert-Delonnes speaks of his gor…
Meadows Museum Acquires Rare Masterwork by Spanish Court Painter Vicente López
DALLAS, TX.- A rare portrait of influential American merchant and naval agent Richard Worsam Meade—the first major collector of Spanish art in the U.S.—is accessible to the public in its new home at the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist Un…
Rare Portrait of 1920s Hermes Designer Offered by Bonhams
LONDON.- A portrait of François Roques, the first outside artistic advisor to the renowned Fashion House Hermès, will be offered in the Russian Sale on 8th June at Bonhams, New Bond Street. Painted by Marie Vassilieff in 1930, the portrait is estimat…
Extremely Rare Portrait of Famous Kabuki Actor Highlights Important Private Collection at Bonhams
LONDON.- Following the success of Part 1 of the Edward Wrangham Collection in November 2010, which realised over £2 million and included a world record price for an inro** sold at auction, Bonhams is delighted to announce the second sale of the collec…
Alan Cristea Gallery Presents an Exhibition of Rare Portrait Lithographs by Pablo Picasso
LONDON.- The Alan Cristea Gallery, London presents an exhibition of rare Portrait Lithographs by Pablo Picasso, from 24 March until 21 April 2011. Lithography, a method for printing using a stone or metal plate, was a medium which fascinated Picasso; t…
The Cleveland Museum of Art Announces Latest Works Approved by the Collections Committee
CLEVELAND, OH.- – A rare portrait miniature by nineteenth-century British artist John Linnell, a boldly designed Op Art painting by Cleveland artist Edwin Mieczkowski and a fifteenth-century engraving of which only five exist are among the latest …
The Cleveland Museum of Art Announces Latest Works Approved by the Collections Committee
CLEVELAND, OH.- – A rare portrait miniature by nineteenth-century British artist John Linnell, a boldly designed Op Art painting by Cleveland artist Edwin Mieczkowski and a fifteenth-century engraving of which only five exist are among the latest …
Richard Avedon’s Most Prized Photographs for Sale Saturday at Christie’s in Paris
PARIS AP.- A model in a silk Dior gown, posing with elephants. The psychedelically colored faces of the Beatles. A soot-covered coal miner. Christie’s in Paris will auction some of Richard Avedon’s most prized photographs Saturday to raise money for t…
Rare Edgar Allan Poe Portrait Fails to Sell
BALTIMORE (AP).- A rare portrait of Edgar Allan Poe has failed to sell at auction. The small watercolor by A.C. Smith is one of just three surviving portraits of the author and the only one that shows him as a writer. Poe looks robust and lacks the m…