HONG KONG (REUTERS).- Some $5.6 million worth of fine wines from the cellars of British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber were hammered off in a sale at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on Saturday amid ebullient demand from Asian and online bidders. With the former Bri…
Lost Lavishly-Illustrated Vatican Manuscripts Go on Display at the Meadows Museum
DALLAS (REUTERS).- Rare, lavishly-illustrated manuscripts from the Sistine Chapel that were rescued from Napoleon’s army, only to fall under the radar screen of art history for two centuries, go on display in Dallas on Sunday. The exhibit at Southern M…
Iconic 19th Century Orientalist Painting by Jean Léon Gérôme Creates Pre-Auction Buzz
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- An iconic 19th Century painting depicting an Ottoman Empire reserve soldier and his hunting dogs is generating buzz ahead of an auction next week, due to a rise in popularity of Orientalist art. The artwork, “Master of the Hounds” …
Artists, Designers Join Forces for the Second Annual Green Auction at Christie’s
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Artists, designers, entertainers and philanthropists are joining forces for the second annual green auction, which last year raised over $2 million for environmental groups. Christie’s, which is again hosting the Bid to Save the Ea…
Scale Model of the Warsaw Ghetto at the "From Holocaust to Revival" Museum
YAD MORDECHAI (REUTERS).- Survivors of one the darkest episodes of the Nazi-era have turned to light-and-sound shows and walk-through mockups in the hope their memories will not fade away into the history books. At the “From Holocaust to Revival” museu…
Sensual Portrait of Muse by Lovestruck Pablo Picasso Up for Auction at Sotheby’s
PARIS (REUTERS).- A sensual 1932 portrait by Pablo Picasso of his young mistress Marie-Therese Walter which captures his romantic obsession with her went on display at Sotheby’s in Paris on Wednesday ahead of an auction next month. It was the first pub…
Artists, Designers Join Forces for the Second Annual Green Auction at Christie’s
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Artists, designers, entertainers and philanthropists are joining forces for the second annual green auction, which last year raised over $2 million for environmental groups. Christie’s, which is again hosting the Bid to Save the Ea…
Scale Model of the Warsaw Ghetto at the "From Holocaust to Revival" Museum
YAD MORDECHAI (REUTERS).- Survivors of one the darkest episodes of the Nazi-era have turned to light-and-sound shows and walk-through mockups in the hope their memories will not fade away into the history books. At the “From Holocaust to Revival” museu…
In Warsaw Ghetto Model, Holocaust Horror Paced Out
YAD MORDECHAI (REUTERS).- Survivors of one the darkest episodes of the Nazi-era have turned to light-and-sound shows and walk-through mockups in the hope their memories will not fade away into the history books. At the “From Holocaust to Revival” museu…
Chinese Teacher Helps Blind Find Confidence in Art
By: Royston Chan
NANNING, CHINA (REUTERS).- Inside a brightly-lit room in a lighting store, painting teacher Zeng Bailiang and his group of volunteers are patiently teaching a group of blind students the basics of Chinese painting. The students in the …