LONDON.- A stunning selection of Imperials will spearhead Sotheby’s London sale of A Classic Bordeaux Collection, Featuring Three Glorious Decades on Wednesday, 6 July, 2011. This exceptional offering of top Bordeaux from a Continental cellar feat…
Australia Police Determining Owner of Buried Coins
PERTH (AP).- Police are trying to determine who owns a treasure-trove of gold coins unearthed from a building site on Australia’s southwest coast.Western Australia state police spokesman Gerry Cassidy said workers found the 400 British sovereigns last…
Egypt Court Jails Officials Over Van Gogh’s "Vase with Viscaria" Stolen in August
CAIRO (REUTERS).- An Egyptian court on Thursday jailed five officials, including a former head of the state’s fine arts department, over the theft of a Van Gogh painting worth an estimated $55 million, state media said. “Vase with Viscaria” was stole…
The Society of Illustrators Hosts an Exhibtion of R. Crumb’s Works at the Museum of American Illustration
New York (ABC News).- Robert Crumb finds it odd that 90 pieces of his work are hanging on the wall or protected under glass at a new exhibit featuring the underground “Zap Comix,” ”Bijou Funnies” and so many more. “R. Crumb: Lines Drawn on Paper,” …
Film of Werner Herzog’s Exclusive Access to the Recently Discovered Chauvet Caves
NEW YORK, NY.- Positively received at its Toronto Festival Premiere, CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS shows the dramatic results of Herzog’s exclusive access to the recently discovered Chauvet caves in the South of France, and their truly extraordinary ca…
Compass: Drawings from The Museum of Modern Art on View at Martin-Gropius-Bau
BERLIN.- “Compass” presents an extensive selection from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection, an extraordinary treasure trove of nearly 2.600 works on paper by over 600 artists, acquired by The Museum of Modern Ar…
Compass: Drawings from The Museum of Modern Art New York on View at Martin Gropius Bau
BERLIN.- “Compass” presents an extensive selection from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection, an extraordinary treasure trove of nearly 2.600 works on paper by over 600 artists, acquired by The Museum of Modern Ar…
Eighty Images by Vivian Maier from the 50’s and 60’s at Hilaneh von Kories Gallery
HAMBURG.- Between January 27 and April 28, 2011, Hilaneh von Kories Gallery in Hamburg is going to show “Twinkle, twinkle, little star”, an exhibit of more than eighty images by Vivian Maier from the 50’s and 60’s. Maier, who in her…
Eighty Images by Vivian Maier from the 50’s and 60’s at Hilaneh von Kories Gallery
HAMBURG.- Between January 27 and April 28, 2011, Hilaneh von Kories Gallery in Hamburg is going to show “Twinkle, twinkle, little star”, an exhibit of more than eighty images by Vivian Maier from the 50’s and 60’s. Maier, who in her…
Electrician Stuns Art World with Trove of Picasso Works of Art; Heirs Not Convinced
PARIS (REUTERS).- Pablo Picasso was both hugely prolific and famously generous with his work, but was he enough of a free spirit to give hundreds of his early works — an invaluable collection — to his electrician? That question lies at the heart of a…