GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) presents the Diana – A Celebration exhibition as part of its 100th Anniversary celebration. The exhibition will be open until Feb. 16, 2011. Established in 1910 by a City Federation of Women’s…
Sotheby’s Announces Sales of Russian Paintings, Icons, Fabergé and Works of Art
LONDON.- In the wake of the healthy sum of £22.3 million achieved for Sotheby’s Sales of Russian Art this Summer, the forthcoming London auctions in this category will feature a broad selection of highly desirable 19th and 20th century Russian pa…
Grand Rapids Art Museum Marks 100th Anniversary with Award-Winning Exhibition Diana, A Celebration
GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) presents the Diana – A Celebration exhibition as part of its 100th Anniversary celebration. The exhibition will be open until Feb. 16, 2011. Established in 1910 by a City Federation of Women’s…
Saint Louis Art Museum Accepts Major Gift of Japanese Prints from Charles and Rosalyn Lowenhaupt
SAINT LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum announced today that Charles and Rosalyn Lowenhaupt have generously donated their entire collection of 1,357 Japanese prints and related works of art amassed over the past two decades. In addition to the cou…
Sotheby’s London Sales of Russian Paintings, Icons, Fabergé and Works of Art to Take Place on November 30 and December 1
LONDON.- In the wake of the healthy sum of £22.3 million achieved for Sotheby’s Sales of Russian Art this Summer, the forthcoming London auctions in this category will feature a broad selection of highly desirable 19th and 20th century Russian pa…
Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida Receives Major Gifts and Support in Honor of Its 20th Anniversary
GAINESVILLE, FL.- The Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida set a goal of adding 20 new gifts of art to each of the museum’s collecting areas—African, Asian, modern and contemporary art, and photography—in its 20th anniversary …
Historic Mirrors from Setting of Brideshead Revisited, Castle Howard, Make £120,000 at Bonhams
LONDON.- Two George II carved giltwood mirrors, which were commissioned for Castle Howard in Yorkshire, the stately home featured in the 1981 TV series and the 2008 film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited, sold for an impress…
Britain Halts Export of $48 Million Turner Painting "Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino"
LONDON (REUTERS).- Britain has temporarily halted the export of a record-breaking painting by English master J.M.W. Turner which was sold at auction in July for 29.7 million pounds ($48 million). “Modern Rome — Campo Vaccino” went under the hammer at …
Britain Halts Export of $48 Million Turner Painting "Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino"
LONDON (REUTERS).- Britain has temporarily halted the export of a record-breaking painting by English master J.M.W. Turner which was sold at auction in July for 29.7 million pounds ($48 million). “Modern Rome — Campo Vaccino” went under the hammer at …
Fortnight of Sales at Christie’s Expected to Yield a Combined Total in Excess of $500 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- This November, Christie’s presents a spectacular line-up of fine art auctions, featuring the best examples of Impressionist & Modern and Post-War & Contemporary Art available on the auction market. Over the course of a fortnight, Christi…