DENMARK.- Over the course of 2011 and 2012, the Statens Museum for Kunst, National Gallery of Denmark’s extensive collections of art will be restaged and presented in three separate stages. On 28 May 2011 we will open the new section on “Dan…
Exhibition of Forbidden City Treasures Goes on View at Metropolitan Museum in February
NEW YORK, NY.- A special exhibition featuring 90 exquisite objects that once adorned an exclusive compound in the Forbidden City will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning February 1, 2011. Showcasing sumptuous murals, furniture, arc…
Major Exhibition of Picasso’s Work from his Early Paris Period to be Held in the Netherlands
AMSTERDAM.- An exhibition devoted to Pablo Ruiz y Picasso’s (1881-1973) spectacular artistic development in Paris, a dazzling cultural centre at the beginning of the 20th century, is being held in the Netherlands for the first time. With more than…
First Major Retrospective of Picasso’s Work from his Early Paris Period to be Held in the Netherlands
AMSTERDAM.- An exhibition devoted to Pablo Ruiz y Picasso’s (1881-1973) spectacular artistic development in Paris, a dazzling cultural centre at the beginning of the 20th century, is being held in the Netherlands for the first time. With more than…
Recovery of Painting by Albrecht Dürer Leads Italian Police to Various Pieces of Stolen Art
ROME.- Sixteen paintings that had been stolen at various times from private homes and churches will be back by Christmas, to their rightful owners. The works of art seized by police in September for the protection of cultural heritage have been recover…
Pair of Paintings by Sir Peter Lely Reunited at the Dulwich Picture Gallery with New Acquisition
LONDON.- In time for its 2011 Bicentenary year, Dulwich Picture Gallery announced its acquisition of the portrait of Bartholomew Beale by Sir Peter Lely. The portrait is now reunited with its counterpart, Sir Peter Lely’s A Boy as a Shepherd, one…
Pair of Paintings by Sir Peter Lely Reunited at the Dulwich Picture Gallery with New Acquisition
LONDON.- In time for its 2011 Bicentenary year, Dulwich Picture Gallery announced its acquisition of the portrait of Bartholomew Beale by Sir Peter Lely. The portrait is now reunited with its counterpart, Sir Peter Lely’s A Boy as a Shepherd, one…
Contemporary Works in Clay from Kansas City Collection Featured in Exhibition at The Nelson-Atkins
KANSAS CITY, MO- Contemporary works in clay from the outstanding collection of Lennie and Jerry Berkowitz are on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in an exhibition that opened today, Dec. 15, in the Bloch Building. Collecting with Passion: Contem…
Blue and White Porcelain Dragon Jar Sells for $7.66 Million at Bonhams & Butterfields
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- A blue and white porcelain Dragon jar sold for $7,658,000 in the Fine Asian Works of Art sale on Monday December 13th at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco. The 360-lot sale brought more than $19 million with the vast majority…
Contemporary Works in Clay from Kansas City Collection Featured in Exhibition at The Nelson-Atkins
KANSAS CITY, MO- Contemporary works in clay from the outstanding collection of Lennie and Jerry Berkowitz are on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in an exhibition that opened today, Dec. 15, in the Bloch Building. Collecting with Passion: Contem…