LONG BEACH, CA.- On May 22, 2011, the Long Beach Museum of Art’s fundraising affiliate, Phoenix, will present Art Auction 14: Where Imagination Takes Flight, considered one of the best auctions of contemporary art on the West Coast. This sellout e…
Street Cries: Depictions of London’s Poor on View at the Museum of London
LONDON.- A display of significant paintings, prints and drawings are on display at the Museum of London from the 25 March 2011. The images, by artists including Gustave Doré, Théodore Géricault, Thomas Rowlandson and Paul Sandby, consider how the ur…
Sotheby’s New York Sales of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Total a Record $71,320,518
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s sales of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art have concluded, bringing the overall total for the series of auctions to $71,320,518 (est. $17.5/25.1 million), the highest total ever achieved anywhere in New York. All three au…
Sword Bought for Royal Marines Museum in Time for Battle Anniversary
PORTSMOUTH.- The Royal Marines Museum in Portsmouth has acquired an important presentation sword 200 years after the Battle it commemorates. The steel sword was presented to Captain Robert Torrens following the Battle for Anholt on 27 March 1811. Thank…
Sword Bought for Royal Marines Museum in Time for Battle Anniversary
PORTSMOUTH.- The Royal Marines Museum in Portsmouth has acquired an important presentation sword 200 years after the Battle it commemorates. The steel sword was presented to Captain Robert Torrens following the Battle for Anholt on 27 March 1811. Thank…
Russian Works of Art with Exceptional Provenance and Art-Historical Importance at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s 12 April 2011 auction of Russian Art in New York will feature paintings and works of art with exceptional provenance and art-historical importance. The paintings on offer are highlighted by works from iconic Russian artis…
Chinese Ceramics from the Celebrated New York Dealer J.T. Tai & Co. Total $36.3 million at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s Asia Week auctions began in New York today with the much anticipated sale of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from J.T. Tai & Co. The auction brought a stunning total of $36,312,493 and was nearly 94% sold by lot. The sal…
Russian Works of Art with Exceptional Provenance and Art-Historical Importance at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s 12 April 2011 auction of Russian Art in New York will feature paintings and works of art with exceptional provenance and art-historical importance. The paintings on offer are highlighted by works from iconic Russian artis…
Premier Exhibition of the Full Images of the Lukhang Murals of Tibet at the Rubin Museum of Art
NEW YORK, NY.- Some of the finest works of art from the Rubin Museum’s collection are presented in Masterworks: Jewels of the Collection. Masterworks highlights the stylistic diversity and relationships between different strands of Himalayan and n…
N.C. Museum of Art Presents Work by Leading Contemporary African American Artists
RALEIGH, NC.- The North Carolina Museum of Art presents 30 Americans, an exhibition of work by many significant contemporary African American artists, in its Meymandi Exhibition Gallery in East Building, March 19 through September 4, 2011. Organized by…