MADRID.- Cuenca participates at PHotoEspaña for fifth consecutive year, and hosts for the third time OpenPHoto Cuenca, the exhibition programme consisting of proposals from embassies and cultural institutes. The iniciative is sponsored by Town Hall of…
Bonhams Achieve Blockbuster Sales of Chinese Art in Hong Kong Today with All Lots Sold
HONG KONG.- Bonhams Hong Kong secured another ‘Golden Gavel’ triumph today (25 May 2011) with the sale of the legendary Mary and George Bloch Collection of Chinese Snuff bottles: Part III. All 142 lots sold out for a total of HK$38,361,600 (…
Bonhams Achieve Blockbuster Sales of Chinese Art in Hong Kong Today with All Lots Sold
HONG KONG.- Bonhams Hong Kong secured another ‘Golden Gavel’ triumph today (25 May 2011) with the sale of the legendary Mary and George Bloch Collection of Chinese Snuff bottles: Part III. All 142 lots sold out for a total of HK$38,361,600 (…
Graffiti Artist’s Work Lands Him in Museum and Jail
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A graffiti artist whose work went on display this month at a prestigious Los Angeles museum was sentenced to 45 days in prison on Wednesday for practicing the same craft in New York. Angel Ortiz, 44, was arrested three times in Mar…
Berlin-Paris, International Gallery Weekend Fixture, Returns for the Third Time
BERLIN.- After two successful editions, in which Berlin-Paris has become an international gallery weekend fixture in everyone’s art diaries, the event kicks off in January 2011 for the third time. Once again, the joint weekends will feature severa…
Berlin-Paris, International Gallery Weekend Fixture, Returns for the Third Time
BERLIN.- After two successful editions, in which Berlin-Paris has become an international gallery weekend fixture in everyone’s art diaries, the event kicks off in January 2011 for the third time. Once again, the joint weekends will feature severa…
Collectors Respond with Highest-Ever Total for a Photography Sale at Sotheby’s Paris
PARIS.- Over the last three years, sales of Photography at Sotheby’s Paris have become not-to-be-missed events for connoisseurs from around the world. This year some 1500 visitors, private collectors and international dealers came to view the exce…
Collectors Respond with Highest-Ever Total for a Photography Sale at Sotheby’s Paris
PARIS.- Over the last three years, sales of Photography at Sotheby’s Paris have become not-to-be-missed events for connoisseurs from around the world. This year some 1500 visitors, private collectors and international dealers came to view the exce…
The Remarkable Journey of the Stansted Park Suite to be Offered at Christie’s in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- On November 23, Christie’s 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe, including Oriental Carpets will include pieces from the historic Stansted Park suite of giltwood seat furniture, comprising three pairs of armchairs and a settee (estimate: $7…
Winslow Homer Classic Portrait Featured in American Treasures Stamp Series
WASHINGTON (AP).- Two farm boys rest in a field, a quiet moment emblematic of 19th century rural America, brings nostalgia via a new 44-cent postage stamp being released Thursday. The stamp, the latest in the Postal Service’s American Treasures series,…