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…
Renowned Artists Albert Paley and Martin Blank to Collaborate in Museum of Glass Hot Shop
TACOMA, WASH.- The Museum of Glass welcomes Albert Paley (Rochester, NY) and Martin Blank (Seattle, WA) to the Hot Shop for a joint residency December 15 – 19, 2010. Together the two will translate a selection of Paley’s designs into glass….
Three Major German Museums Announce an Exhibition on the Art of the Enlightenment in China
BERLIN.- – In spring 2011 three major German museum bodies – the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen Munich – will join forces with the National Museum of China …
New Exhibition Displays Artist’s Religious Fervor at Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art
AUBURN, AL.- The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art presents a new exhibition entitled Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard Finster on view from December 11, 2010-March 12, 2011 in the Bill L. Harbert Gallery and Gallery C. Organized b…
Audubon’s "Birds of America" Fetches $10 Million Establishing a New World Record
LONDON (AP).- It’s quite a nest egg. John James Audubon’s “Birds of America,” a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, fetched more than $10 million at auction on Tuesday, making it the world’s most expensive published book. With its 43…
New Installation Features Cabinets and Caskets from Metropolitan Museum’s Collection
NEW YORK, NY.- Thinking Outside the Box: European Cabinets, Caskets, and Cases from the Permanent Collection (1500–1900)—on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on December 7, 2010— features 100 works selected from the Museum’s Departm…
New Installation Features Cabinets, Caskets, and Cases from Metropolitan Museum’s Collection
NEW YORK, NY.- Thinking Outside the Box: European Cabinets, Caskets, and Cases from the Permanent Collection (1500–1900)—on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on December 7, 2010— features 100 works selected from the Museum’s Departm…
Extremely Poignant Works of Art by Teresa Margolles at Kunstahalle Fridericianum
KASSEL.- Using reduced but always drastic means, Teresa Margolles (born in Culiacán, Mexico, in 1963) creates extremely poignant works of art. At first glance, her works often seem to be minimalist in their form. Viewers only discover that they are …
MacDougall’s Leads Market in Russian Sales Week, Outselling Three Older Auction Houses
LONDON.- Holding three auctions on 1 and 2 December 2010, MacDougall’s sold Russian paintings, works on paper, icons and works of art for a total of £16.2 million, outselling three older auction houses in Russian art. The biggest sensation of London’s…
The National Gallery of Victoria Celebrates Work of 26 Contemporary New Zealand Artists
VICTORIA.- The National Gallery of Victoria celebrates the extraordinary work of 26 contemporary New Zealand artists in Unnerved: The New Zealand Project. This fascinating exhibition explores the rich and dark vein found in contemporary art in New Zeal…