LONDON.- Nicknamed La Mélinite after a powerful form of explosive, the dancer Jane Avril (1868-1943) was one of the stars of the Moulin Rouge in the 1890s. Known for her alluring style and exotic persona, her fame was assured by a series of dazzlingly…
The Courtald Gallery To Feature "Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril"
London.- The Courtald Gallery is proud to present “Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril: Beyond the Moulin Rouge” from June 16th through September 18th. Nicknamed La Mélinite after a powerful form of explosive, the dancer Jane Avril (1868-1943) was one …
First Museum Exhibition in 50 Years Devoted to Ida Kar at the National Portrait Gallery
B>LONDON.- A new exhibition of portraits by the twentieth-century pioneering photographer Ida Kar opened at the National Portrait Gallery today, Thursday 10 March. Ida Kar: Bohemian Photographer, 1908-74 highlights the crucial role played by this key w…
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Works in Wood
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Two striking portraits in wood by female artists – one a rising star, the other an icon of the 1960s art scene – are the most recent works announced by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Room (2007-08) by Alison Elizab…
The Paula Modersohn Becker Museum shows "Lucas Cranach in Bremen"
BREMEN, GERMANY – The Paula Modersohn Becker Museum in
Bremen opened the exhibition “Lucas Cranach in Bremen” which runs through
August 23. As the leading member of a German family of artists, Lucas
Cranach was a painter, print…