PARIS.- A painting that once belonged to Cardinal Joseph Fesch (1763-1839), the half-brother of Napoleon’s mother, Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte, is among the superb selection of Old Masters being shown by Bernheimer-Colnaghi at the XXVth Biennale des A…
Mexican Archaeologists Extract 10,000 Year-Old Skeleton from Flooded Cave in Quintana Roo
MEXICO CITY.- One of the earliest human skeletons of America, which belonged to a person that lived more than 10,000 years ago, in the Ice Age, was recovered by Mexican specialists from a flooded cave in Quintana Roo. The information it has lodged for …
Famous Ascher Studio Re-Launches with New Collection of Scarves
LONDON.- Ascher Studio, fourth generation grand wizards of the fabulous scarf, are launching their first new collection of scarves in thirty years. To launch the collection, Ascher appeared at the New York International Gift Fair, where they took a sta…
L’Osservatore Romano Says New Caravaggio May Have Been Found
ROME (AP).- The Vatican newspaper reported Saturday that a new Caravaggio painting may have been found in Rome, but cautioned that further analyses are required before it can be attributed for certain to the Italian master. The front-page story in L’Os…
John Singer Sargent’s Sea Paintings Focus of UK Show
LONDON (REUTERS).- U.S. artist John Singer Sargent was best known for his society portraits of subjects ranging from European beauties to U.S. presidents, which earned him comparisons to 17th century Flemish master Anthony van Dyck. But “Sargent and th…
Tamra Davis’s Revealing Portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat to Premiere at Film Forum
NEW YORK, NY.- Film Forum will present the U.S. theatrical premiere of JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: THE RADIANT CHILD, opening Wednesday, July 21. Filmmaker Tamra Davis charts the meteoric rise and fall of her late friend, the painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, bo…
Vintage Photographs and Shoe Shine Boxes at the Center for Visual Arts
DENTON, TX.- This will be the first venue outside of PDNB Gallery for the traveling show, SHINE. A smaller version of this exhibition debuted at PDNB Gallery last Fall. The Greater Denton Arts Council has graciously accepted this unique exhibit for the…