NEW YORK, N.Y.- A collection of costume designs by Alexandre Benois is another highlight of the auction. The nine-lot Benois group hails from A Distinguished Private Collection, including costume designs from the productive middle period of Benois’…
Masterful Works to Go on Auction at Christie’s Russian Art Sale in New York in April
NEW YORK, N.Y.- A collection of costume designs by Alexandre Benois is another highlight of the auction. The nine-lot Benois group hails from A Distinguished Private Collection, including costume designs from the productive middle period of Benois’…
Maine Governor Says Bad Timing in Labor Mural Removal
AUGUSTA, ME (AP).- Maine Gov. Paul LePage says his timing wasn’t the best when he ordered the removal of a mural about the state’s labor history from the Department of Labor in Augusta. In his first public comments on the issue, which have drawn criti…
Exhibition at Jacquemart-André Museum Evokes the Private World of the Caillebotte Brothers
PARIS.- Through 11 July 2011, the Jacquemart-André Museum is presenting The Caillebotte Brothers’ Private World. Painter and photographer. An encounter between Impressionism and photography, this exhibition evokes the artistic and private world o…
Exhibition at Jacquemart-André Museum Evokes the Private World of the Caillebotte Brothers
PARIS.- Through 11 July 2011, the Jacquemart-André Museum is presenting The Caillebotte Brothers’ Private World. Painter and photographer. An encounter between Impressionism and photography, this exhibition evokes the artistic and private world o…
John P. Nelson Named Chairman of Joslyn Art Museum Board of Governors
OMAHA, NE.- At a recent meeting of the Joslyn Art Museum board of governors, current chairman James R. Young announced his retirement from the post he has held since January 2007. He is succeeded by John P. Nelson, chairman and chief executive officer …
The Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris Offers a Fresh Appreciation of Kees Van Dongen
PARIS.- The Musée d’Art Moderne offers a fresh appreciation of Kees Van Dongen (1877–1968), the dazzling, disconcerting painter who made his reputation in Paris in the 1920s. This is a comprehensive look at a multifaceted personality: the so…
MOCA, North Miami Announces Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects to Design Expansion
NORTH MIAMI, FL.- On Tuesday, March 8, the North Miami City Council took a major step towards ensuring the Museum of Contemporary Art’s continued future as a leader in the international contemporary art scene. The Council voted unanimously to ente…
Frieze Announces London-Based Studio Carmody Groarke as New Architects for 2011
LONDON.- Frieze Art Fair directors Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover, announced today the appointment of the London-based architectural studio Carmody Groarke as the new architects for Frieze Art Fair. In previous years the fair has employed a series o…
Last Book by Isaac Newton on God, the Bible and Kosher Food, for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.-A rare, handwritten, working manuscript by Sir Isaac Newton for the last book he ever wrote is for auction at Bonhams, as part of the sale of the Roy Davids Collection of Papers and Portraits in London on 29 March. It is estimated at between £…