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A man takes a picture of the painting 'The geographer' by Dutch artist Jan Vermeer van Delft that forms part of the exhibition 'The golden age' at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, northern Spain. The exhibition shows part of the funds of Frankfurt's Staedel Museum, which is considered to be one of the more important collections of Dutch and Flemish painting of the 17th century of Europe. EPA/LUIS TEJIDO.
BILBAO.- From October 7, 2010 to January 23, 2011, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao will present The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish Painting from the Städel Museum, a splendid selection of masterpieces from the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, one of Europe’s most important institutions. The Museum owns a unique collection of seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish paintings from the so-called Golden Age, the period of greatest Dutch hegemony. Installed in the galleries of the Museum’s third floor, and sponsored by Fundación BBVA, the exhibition offers visitors a journey through 130 masterpieces from the period, most of which have never been on display in Spain before. Through historical painting and portraiture, as well as genre painting, landscapes, and still lifes, these works showcase the Dutch elite’s specific taste and particular ideals. Curated by Jochen Sander, Deputy Director and Head of German, Dutch, a ... More |
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$250,000 First-Place Prize Goes to Grand Rapids , Michigan Artist Chris LaPorte
Chris LaPorte, Cavalry, American Officers, 1921 (detail).
GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- The largest cash prize in an art competition, $250,000, was presented tonight to Chris LaPorte from Grand Rapids, Mich. for his work Cavalry, American Officers, 1921 during the ArtPrize winners’ announcement held in Grand Rapids, Mich. ArtPrize, which has no formal jury, curator or judge, asks the public to vote and decide the winners using the web and mobile devices. ArtPrize 2010 began Sept. 22 with 1,713 artists displaying their works at 192 venues in a three-square-mile district in Grand Rapids , Mich. In this second year of ArtPrize, artists from 21 countries and 44 states competed for prize monies totaling $449,000. Hundreds of thousands of people have made their way to Grand Rapids to view art. One of the 192 venues reported more than 120,000 visitors went through its exhibits. ArtPrize 2010 had 44,899 members of the public registered to vote. Registered voters came from 36 states and more t ... More | | Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Claims Painting is by Rembrandt Not His Pupil
Rembrandt van Rijn, Tobias and his wife, 1659 (detail), oil paint on panel, 40,3 x 54 cm, with frame: 65,5 x 78,5 x 9,5 cm, on loan of Foundation Willem van der Vorm, 1972. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
ROTTERDAM.- We have just been informed that Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has a new Rembrandt in the collection. According to the new standard work on the painter, the painting ‘Tobias and His Wife’ is not the work of a pupil of Rembrandt, but is by Rembrandt himself. From Thursday 7 October the painting will be exhibited for one month in the museum. The painting will be on view in the Old-Dutch staircase of the museum, between galleries 17 and 18 on the first floor. This week the Rembrandt expert Prof. Dr Ernst van de Wetering presented the fifth volume of the Rembrandt catalogue raisonné. His research demonstrates that the painting ‘Tobias and His Wife’ was painted by Rembrandt van Rijn and not, as was believed for many years, by a pupil of the master. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is pleasantly surprised ... More | | Turning a New Leaf, Jerry Hall to Shed Her Art Collection Next Week at Sotheby's
US model and actress Jerry Hall poses for the photographers with Francesco Clemente's 1997 oil on canvas entitled 'Jerry Hall' from her personal collection. AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis.
By: Gregory Katz, Associated Press Writer
LONDON (AP).- Model Jerry Hall will auction some of her art collection next week, including a famous portrait by Lucian Freud that shows her nude when she was eight months pregnant. The auction will also include works by Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, David Bailey and other prominent artists collected by Hall, ex-wife of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. The works will be sold Oct. 15-16 as part of a larger contemporary art sale, Sotheby's spokesman Simon Warren said. Sotheby's specialist Oliver Barker said the Lucian Freud portrait called Eight Months Gone is the centerpiece of the auction and is expected to fetch more than 300,000 pounds ($460,000). “It's a wonderful painting,” he said. “It was exhibited shortly after it was done ... More |
 | 15th Art Forum Berlin Opens the Autumn Season of the European Art Shows
A woman looks at sculptures by Max Friesinger during the opening day of the 15th 'Art Forum Berlin'. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz.
BERLIN.- From October 6 to 10, 2010, art forum berlin is taking place for the 15th time. Like in the previous year, the International Art Show in Berlin opens the autumn season of the European art shows. Out of more than 300 applications, the international Selection Committee, consisting of Bärbel Grässlin (Galerie Bärbel Grässlin, Frankfurt am Main), Mehdi Chouakri (Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin), José Freire (team gallery, New York), Georg Kargl (Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna), Nicky Verber (Herald St, London), Paolo Zani (ZERO, Milan) chose approximately 110 leading galleries from 18 countries which are showing art since 1960. For the sector focus, where galleries are exhibiting which are no older than six years, the two experts Robert Meijer (Lüttgenmeijer, Berlin) and Jocelyn Wolff (Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Paris) have advised the Selection Committee in the choice ... More | | Major Exhibition Explores the Mastery of Moshe Safdie and a Lifetime of Architectural Achievements
Moshe Safdie, Salt Lake City Public Library, 2003. Photo: Timothy Hursley.
OTTAWA.- Architectural visionary, successful entrepreneur and humanist are all words that describe one of Canada’s most renowned architects, Moshe Safdie. Opened to the public at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) on October 6, 2010 and on view until January 9, 2011, Global Citizen: The Architecture of Moshe Safdie is the most comprehensive retrospective of his work to date and celebrates over 40 years of his remarkable achievements and contributions to city skylines, civic buildings and personal habitats. Organized by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas and the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles (both designed by Moshe Safdie), and curated by Donald Albrecht, an independent curator and curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of the City of New York, this exhibition takes an unprecedented look at Safdie’s work and philosophy. It also illustrates his extraordinary career as a leading ... More | | Tracey Emin Work to Be Auctioned during Frieze in Aid of Margates Turner Contemporary
The money raised will help fund the new Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate.
LONDON.- An edition of Tracey Emin’s striking pink neon work I Never Stopped Loving You will be auctioned for Turner Contemporary at Phillips de Pury in London on Wednesday 13 October 2010. The money raised will help fund the new Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate. Designed by award-winning architect David Chipperfield and opening in spring 2011, it will be the largest art gallery in the south-east of England and serve as a catalyst for the regeneration of this historic sea-side town. Tracey Emin, one of Margate’s most famous residents and a great supporter of Turner Contemporary, said: “It’s a declaration of love for Margate from me, but also what I want in the summer – why go to Brighton for a dirty weekend – come to Margate. I want people to come off the train, I want them to walk along the seafront, I want them to hold hands and to have a snog and say ‘I never stopped lov ... More |
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Qing Dynasty Vase Smashes World Record in Glowing China Art Sales at Sotheby's
Hong Kong-based connoisseur Alice Cheng holds a vase that she bought at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong. REUTERS/Sotheby's.
HONG KONG (REUTERS).- A Chinese Qing dynasty vase sold for HK$253 million (20.2 million pounds) in a Sotheby's sale in Hong Kong on Thursday, a world record at auction for any Chinese porcelain. "This is definitely a milestone," Nicolas Chow, the Deputy Chairman of Sotheby's Asia told Reuters. "Chinese works of art took their place on the world auction stage today." While segments of the Chinese art market cooled substantially during the financial crisis, especially once white-hot Chinese contemporary art, older paintings and imperial antiques continued to generate solid demand and prices, though fewer quality works surfaced as sellers stayed away on still fragile sentiment. In Sotheby's current autumn sales, however, a selection of rare works from four major private collections and a flood of free-spending Chinese millionaires, contributed to what many called one of the best sales of Chinese ceramics ... More | | Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris Exhibition by Larry Clark Barred to Minors
Larry Clark, Jonathan Velasquez, 2004. Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York and Simon Lee Gallery, London.
By: Angela Doland, Associated Press Writer
PARIS (AP).- Paris City Hall has come under fire for barring minors from a museum exhibit of works by U.S. photographer Larry Clark, a show that includes sexually explicit shots of teenagers. Critics said the move was akin to censorship, with the French Human Rights League calling the decision "backward and reactionary." The Socialist-run mayor's office has expressed fears about legal challenges if it lets minors into the exhibit by Clark, who is also a filmmaker best known for the 1995 film "Kids," that caused a scandal for its raw portrayal of teens, sex and drugs. A 2007 French law forbids showing pornographic images to minors under 18 and is punishable with up to 3 years in prison and a fine of euro75,000 ($104,760). Yet Paris City Hall's cautious interpretation of the law ... More | | European Auction Record for an Allosauraus Dinosaur, the T-Rex of the Jurassic Period
A rare complete skeleton of a European prehistoric bear. EPA/SOTHEBY'S PARIS.
PARIS.- The Galerie Charpentier was the setting for a landmark event this evening: Sotheby’s first Natural History sale in Paris. After a five-day viewing that pulled in 4000 visitors, enthusiasm for all the natural marvels, skeletons and fossils on offer was confirmed throughout the sale. Skeletons of prehistoric animals fetched the top prices, led by a complete, skeleton of a 33-foot Allosaurus (the ‘T-Rex’ of Jurassic Period) from Wyoming. The carnivorus dinosaur soared to €1,296,750 – a record in Europe for a dinosaur skeleton. The dimensions of this 70% complete specimen suggest it was a female. In the words of sale expert/consultant Eric Mickeler: ‘A star is born! The Sotheby’s Allosaurus today became part of human history. What will it become known as? We can’t say yet, but I congratulate the buyer for blending excellent taste with daring bidding, in front of a packed saleroom.&# ... More |
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The Crosby Garrett Helmet, Found by a Metal Detectorist, Sells for $3.6 Million at Christie's
The Crosby Garrett Helmet was sold for $3,629,469) at Christie's Antiquities auction in London. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010.
LONDON.- The Crosby Garrett Helmet sold today at the auction of Antiquities at Christie’s South Kensington for £2,281,250 / $3,629,469 / €2,593,781 (estimate: £200,000 to £300,000). An exceptional survival from Roman Britain, the helmet was discovered by a metal detectorist in Cumbria in May 2010 and dates from the late 1st-2nd Century A.D. It was bought by an anonymous telephone bidder. Georgiana Aitken, Head of Antiquities at Christie’s, London: “When the helmet was first brought to Christie’s and I saw it first hand, I could scarcely believe my eyes. This is an exceptional object – an extraordinary and haunting face from the past – and it has captured the imagination and the enthusiasm of everyone who has come to Christie’s to admire it over the past few weeks. The universal appeal of the helmet saw it draw interest from a diverse group of bidders at today’s auction – coll ... More | | Important Works by Andy Warhol from the Shapazian Collection Go to the Huntington
Andy Warhol, Small Crushed Campbell’s Soup Can (Beef Noodle), 1962. 20 x 16 in. Casein and pencil on linen. © 2010 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Art/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
SAN MARINO, CA.- A gift of important works by Andy Warhol will come to The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens from the estate of Los Angeles gallery director Robert Shapazian, who died earlier this year. One of the pieces is Small Crushed Campbell’s Soup Can (Beef Noodle), a painting made in 1962 as a unique, early variant of the famous series. Another is Brillo Box, constructed in 1964 at the time of the artist’s first sculpture exhibition; and rounding out the gift is a group of nine unlicensed copies of Brillo Box commissioned in 1990 by art collector and international museum director Pontus Hulten (1924–2006). The works will come to The Huntington later this fall. “Robert was absolutely brilliant and extremely generous,” said Jessica Todd Smith, Virginia Steele ... More | | Two Outstanding Beach Scenes by Sorolla are the Highlights of Sotheby's 19th Century European Paintings Sale
Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923), El Pescador. Estimate: £2,000,000-3,000,000. Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that the Spanish section of the 19th Century European Paintings sale on 23 November will be headed by two outstanding oil paintings by Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923). Depicting children by the sea, both works were painted over the same summer of 1904 on Cabañal beach, Valencia, a favourite location of the painter. Both works featured in Sorolla’s first major international exhibition of his work at Galerie Georges Petit in Paris in 1906, and have remained in two private collections for more than a century. El Pescador is dominated by the striking profile of a boy carrying a basket of fish as he walks along the shore. Behind him, in the distance, a group of younger children frolic in the sea. In Niños en la Playa two young boys sprawl at the water’s edge as they concentrate their attention on a toy sailing boat. Both scenes are bathed in the warmth of the Valencian sun. The bright Medite ... More |
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Swedish Museum Unaware of Theft of Munch Painting
STOCKHOLM (AP).- A Swedish museum says it was not aware that three of its paintings, including a $1.5 million artwork by Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch, had been stolen until police stumbled on the canvases during another investigation. Goran Christenson, head of the Malmo Art Museum, says police found the canvases on Wednesday and the southern Swedish museum only became aware of the theft when police contacted them. Christenson says Munch's "Two Friends" and two paintings by Swedish artists had been taken down two weeks ago and placed in temporary storage. It is not clear how and when the theft occurred. Swedish media say the Munch painting is estimated to be worth $1.5 million. ... More
Christie's Announces Sale of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design, Autumn 2010
LONDON.- As the warmth of summer becomes a distant memory, Christie’s autumn sale of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design on Tuesday 26 October features a particularly strong array of lamps and glass inspired by the beauty of nature, which can be enjoyed in any season from the comfort of home. The top lot of the sale is a Tiffany Studios Peony Shade, circa 1900 (estimate: £70,000-90,000). Other stellar examples by masters of the media range from works by Emile Gallé, Daum Frères and Argy-Rousseau and include a single owner London collection, formed in the 1960s with guidance from legendary American collector-dealer Robert Walker. Reflecting the power of line, important design is led by the timeless chic of a Charles Rennie Mackintosh painted oak dresser from 1900 designed for Dunglass Castle, Bowling near Glasgow, which is offered to the market for the first time having passed by descent (estimate: £30,000-50,000). Span ... More
Controversial Artwork won't Be Returned to Display
LOVELAND, CO (AP).- A piece of artwork denounced as obscene by church members and allegedly ripped up by a Montana woman using a crowbar won't be returned to display because of safety concerns, city officials said Thursday. "The incident yesterday was very troubling and also very impactful on the city staff, volunteers and the public at the venue," said Rod Wensing, acting city manager. Kathleen Folden, 56, of Kalispell, Mont., was arrested Wednesday on a charge of criminal mischief. Witnesses told police that she used a crowbar to smash glass shielding the print at the Loveland Museum Gallery and then tore part of it up. Folden, a truck driver, told police that she drove from Montana and bought a crowbar in Loveland before going to the museum to destroy the artwork, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by The Coloradoan in Fort Collins. Police said the damaged part includes what critics say was a depiction of Jesus Christ engaged in a sex act. ... More
First NYC Museum Exhibition on the Tradition of Spanish Draftsmanship Opens at the Frick Collection
NEW YORK, NY.- Spanish drawings have been collected in New York and the surrounding area for more than a century. In fact, the exceptionally rich collections in The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Hispanic Society of America make New York second only to Madrid in the depth and quality of its holdings. Remarkably, The Spanish Manner: Drawings from Ribera to Goya is the first museum exhibition to be held in this city devoted to the broad tradition of Spanish draftsmanship. With generous loans from The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Hispanic Society of America, and extraordinary sheets from The Morgan Library & Museum, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and individual collectors, this exhibition of more than fifty works presents a sampling of the rich, diverse legacy of the Spanish draftsman from ... More
First Major United Kingdom Exhibition by Swedish Artist Klara Lidén at Serpentine Gallery
LONDON.- The Serpentine Gallery stages the first major UK exhibition by Swedish artist Klara Lidén. The exhibition, which is co-produced by the Serpentine Gallery and Moderna Museet, Sweden, includes a series of films showing the artist performing actions in both public and domestic spaces. The films are presented with newly commissioned architectural structures created by Lidén to respond to the context of the Serpentine Gallery. Lidén’s varied body of work has included building a house from discarded materials on the banks of the River Spree in Berlin, constructing paintings made from the accumulated layers of billboard posters, setting up an alternative free postal system in Stockholm and filming herself performing a wild dance amongst commuters on a train. Lidén’s films, which capture the actions she undertakes in public urban spaces, show her challenging the intended ... More
Gold and Gem Encrusted Tiger Head from Throne of Tipu Sultan Sells for £434,400 at Bonhams
LONDON.- A second gem-encrusted gold finial from the octagonal golden throne of Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, was sold at The Bonhams New Bond Street on October 7th in the Indian & Islamic Art sale for £434,400. This is the second such finial to pass through Bonhams Bond Street saleroom in 18 months. The first finial sold for £389,600 on 2nd April 2009. Both were at Bonhams recently, reuniting two parts of this fabled throne after 200 years, and offering Tipu scholars an extraordinary opportunity to appreciate the workmanship of these objects. These finials are among the most important Tipu items ever to appear at auction. The one sold today (7.10.10) was in the possession of the same Scottish family for the past years 200 years coming down to the present owner by direct descent. The first finial sold at Bonhams had lain in an English castle, for at least 100 years and then in a bank vault, unknown to Tipu enthusiasts and ... More
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