OTTAWA.- Photography was born in 1839, making the 19th century the first to be recorded in this medium. Since then, photography has evolved dramatically from the original chemical processes to today’s digital technology. But its transformation dur…
Exhibition of 19th-Century British Photographs from the National Gallery of Canada
OTTAWA.- Photography was born in 1839, making the 19th century the first to be recorded in this medium. Since then, photography has evolved dramatically from the original chemical processes to today’s digital technology. But its transformation dur…
Representations of Dance in the Art of Modernism at the Sprengel Museum in Hannover
HANNOVER.- “No dance without ecstasy!” proclaimed the famous dancer, choreographer and dancing instructor Mary Wigman (1886-1973). Born in Hanover, this icon of German Ausdruckstanz (expressive dance) counts among the pioneers of the life ref…
Representations of Dance in the Art of Modernism at the Sprengel Museum in Hannover
HANNOVER.- “No dance without ecstasy!” proclaimed the famous dancer, choreographer and dancing instructor Mary Wigman (1886-1973). Born in Hanover, this icon of German Ausdruckstanz (expressive dance) counts among the pioneers of the life ref…
Florida’s Charles Hosmer Morse Museum Showcases Tiffany Glass Works
ORLANDO, FL ( REUTERS) .- The last major art works from the estate of American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany will go on permanent display for the first time in February at Florida’s Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art. A new 6,000-square-foot g…
Famed Mechanical Musical Instrument Collection to BE Auctioned at Bonhams
NEW YORK, NY.- On October 7th, Bonhams New York will present a special auction devoted to Vintage mechanical musical instruments and automata. Featuring a number of rare turn-of-the-century orchestrions, including $4 million of property from the famed…
Swann Galleries Presents "Scenes of the City: Prints, Drawings & Paintings of New York 1900 – 2000"
NEW YORK, NY.- Some of the finest and most significant examples of printmaking depicting New York City in the first half of the 20th century will be offered on Thursday, September 16, at Swann Galleries’ auction, Scenes of the City: Prints, Drawin…
Dora Carrington Drawing Scooped for Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & Bedford Museum
LONDON.- Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & Bedford Museum has acquired an important topographical drawing by celebrated artist Dora Carrington (1893 – 1932), who attended Bedford High School as a child. Bedford Market (1911) was acquired at auction for …