LONDON.- A fine first edition of one of the earliest printed histories, the Nuremberg Chronicle (or Liber chronicarum) of July 1493, is for sale at Bonhams Printed Books and Manuscripts sale in London on 7 June. It is estimated at £25,000-30,000. The…
Egyptian Tycoon, Naguib Sawiris, Offers Reward for Van Gogh Theft
CAIRO (REUTERS).- Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has offered a 1-million Egyptian pound ($175,300) reward for information leading to the recovery of a stolen Van Gogh painting, television reported on Wednesday. Sawiris, chairman of the leading Ara…
Lady Lever Art Gallery’s Exciting Activity Rooms Learning Resource
LIVERPOOL.- A new suite of four rooms at the Lady Lever Art Gallery provides much-needed activity space for visitors of all ages. The exciting attraction focuses on the remarkable collections of soap tycoon William Hesketh Lever 1st Viscount Leverhulm…
Saatchi Says He’ll Give Britain His Gallery and Over $37 Million in Art
LONDON.- Art collector Charles Saatchi has a gift for
Britain. It
includes Tracy Emin’s messy bed, Grayson Perry’s explicit pottery and a
room
full of engine oil. The advertising tycoon, whose patronage made
household names
of artists …