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Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit (R) and Matthias Wemhoff, the head of the Berlin Museum for Prehistory and Early History, inspect a sculpture that was discovered during archaeological excavations in central Berlin and is now on display in the New Museum in Berlin November 8, 2010. The unidentified sculpture is one of 11 pieces of art that were found during archaeological excavations in Berlin and initially thought to be of ancient origin. Research revealed that the pieces were part of the 1937 travelling exhibition "Entartete Kunst" (Degenerate Art): a collection of art the Nazis deemed un-German or Jewish and which they displayed in a manner that derided the works and their authors. REUTERS/Thomas Peter.
By: Mary Lane, Associated Press
BERLIN (AP).- Nearly a dozen sculptures considered by the Nazis to be "degenerate" artwork and believed to have been lost or destroyed after World War II have been unearthed during construction near Berlin's city hall and were shown to reporters Monday. The terra-cotta and bronze statues were found during a dig to lay down a new subway line. They belonged to a collection of 15,000 works condemned by Hitler's regime for containing "deviant" sexual elements, anti-nationalistic themes or criticizing Nazi ideology. The sculptures mainly depict women — a woman holding grapes, a mother and her child, a full-figured woman stretching — the other three are of males. Ten of the pieces will go on display Tuesday in Berlin's Neues Museum. One, a male terra-cotta head, is too fragile for display. Construction workers found the art on the site of an office building that burned down in the summer of 1944, Museum Director Matthias Wemhoff told reporters Monday. The fire started in th ... More |
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Christie's Presents the Landmark Lowry Sale from the Collection of Selwyn Demmy
A Christie's employee holds a work by British artist L. S. Lowry entitled 'Playground 1945'. AP Photo/Alastair Grant.
LONDON.- Christie's presents the landmark sale of 21 works by the iconic British artist Laurence Stephen Lowry, R..A. (1887-1976) to be offered at auction on Thursday 11 November 2010 from the private collection of Selwyn Demmy (b. 1932), renowned bookmaking magnate, boxing organiser and club owner. Only the very best collections illustrate, as this one does, the true breadth and depth of a single artist’s oeuvre. Comprising drawings and paintings which span the 1920s to the 1960s, this Lowry collection is the most important and extensive to be offered at auction in recent memory, as it celebrates not only the artist’s world renowned industrial cityscapes, but his landscapes, seascapes and explorations of architecture. They are at times intense, often humorous and playful, many bustling with life and others distinctly quiet and poetic in tone. Each work reflects the different dynamics of line, colour, composition a ... More | | The Year of the Rabbit: From Dali to Marilyn Monroe, Playboy Auctions Art at Christie's
A 1970 oil painting by Herb Davidson of Hugh Hefner.
By: Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP).- Pamela Anderson and Marilyn Monroe may be names that come to mind when one thinks of the art of Playboy, but how about Salvador Dali? A Dali watercolor of a reclining nude that hung in Hugh Hefner's bedroom is among 125 artworks being auctioned by the magazine known for baring all for nearly 60 years. The Dec. 8 auction at Christie's is dubbed "The Year of the Rabbit." Founder and editor-in-chief Hefner said the magazine that has entertained, titillated and informed with its commissioned art has blurred the lines between fine and popular art. "Playboy helped to change the very direction of commercial art — breaking down the wall between fine art and commercial art," the 84-year-old Hefner told The Associated Press in an interview at his Los Angeles A Dali watercolor of a reclining nude that hung in Hugh Hefner's bedroom is among 125 artworks being auctioned by the magazine known for baring all for nearl ... More | | Retrospective Exhibition of the Work of Helmut Kolle at Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
A woman looks at the painting 'Wilhelm Uhde' by German artist Helmut Kolle. EPA/HENDRIK SCHMIDT.
CHEMNITZ.- The Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz – Museum Gunzenhauser are showing a retrospective exhibition entitled HELMUT KOLLE. Helmut Kolle. A German in Paris from 7 November 2010 to 1 May 2011. The 90 exhibits in the show will present the life and work of this extraordinary painter. Works on loan from private collections in Germany, France and Greece are complemented by others from the Centre Pompidou, Paris, the Musée d’Art et d’Archéologie, Senlis and the Musée de Grenoble. Helmut Kolle, who died at the untimely age of 32 in Chantilly near Paris, produced in just one decade an extensive oeuvre that unified the traditions of German and French painting while unfolding a highly independent position. Kolle’s art clearly mirrors the image of humanity that was prevalent in the 1920s. His figurative works, focussed on expressive portrayals of persons, readily address the viewers, ... More |
 | Large-Scale Museum-Quality Asian Contemporary Art Leads Christie's Fall Sales in November
Zeng Fanzhi (B. 1964), Mask Series, signed in Chinese; dated '96' (lower left), oil on canvas, 180 x 200 cm. Painted in 1996. Estimate: HK$12,000,000–18,000,000, US$1,538,500–2,307,700. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010.
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Evening and Day sales of Asian Contemporary Art on 27 and 28 November in Hong Kong will bring together the dynamic worlds of contemporary art from China, Japan and Korea. Christie’s continues to offer a platform showcasing the best in Asian contemporary and Chinese 20th Century art, and this season will present over 450 works with a pre-sale estimate in excess of HK$300 million (US$38 million) across three sales. Diverse in subject matter, styles and techniques, and yet distinctly Asian in artistic temperament, these works present a regional view of contemporary Asia. With the careful and expert selection of Christie’s global specialists, the works in this sale cater to the broad tastes of collectors from around the world. Among the leading ... More | | First N.Y. Exhibition of a Founder of Soviet Photo Reportage at Nailya Alexander Gallery
Arkady Shaikhet, Gasholder, 1938. Photo: Courtesy Nailya Alexander Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- Nailya Alexander Gallery presents “Arkady Shaikhet: Selected Photographs 1920s-1930s,” the first New York exhibition of one of the founders of Soviet photo reportage. Shaikhet [pronounced shai-HET] was an innovator, who helped create a new aesthetic to match the needs of the newly established Soviet State. The exhibition, featuring some forty vintage photographs from the family estate and a few private collections, runs through 15 January 2011 at the Nailya Alexander Gallery, in the Fuller Building at 41 E 57th Street, Suite 704. Gallery hours are 11am-5pm, Tuesday through Saturday, and by appointment. This exhibition has been made possible thanks to the knowledge and generous support of Maria Zhotikova, the granddaughter of Arkady Shaikhet. Arkady Shaikhet (1898-1959) was born in the city of Nikolaev (Ukraine) into a lower middle class Jewish family (his father was a wholesale ... More | | Sotheby's to Sell The Great Britain Philatelic Collections of the Late Lady Mairi Bury, FRPSL
1840 1d. Black Plate 1A Imprimatur from the Proof Sheet, est. £15,000‐18,000. Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- A private passion for stamps has long been the preserve of many an individual since the introduction of the first Penny Black in 1840. One of the most extraordinary figures to emerge in this field in the twentieth century was Lady Mairi Bury. This winter, Sothebyʹs London will bring to the market The Great Britain Philatelic Collections of Lady Mairi Bury, FRPSL, in a sale spanning three days from 24 to 26 November 2010. It is one of the finest Great British postage stamp collections to appear on the market in the last quarter of a century, both rare in content and in impeccable condition. The sale will afford serious collectors the opportunity to acquire sought‐after stamps from a renowned collection, several sections of which are of Gold Medal status. Complementing the stamps in the collection are early examples of printed envelopes and letters that chronicle some of the most extraordinary – and sen ... More |
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Christie's Hong Kong Presents Masterpieces of Chinese 20th Century Art in November
Eric Chang of auction house Christie's specialists introduces a painting by Chinese artist Sanyu (Chang Yu) entitled 'Potted Chrysanthemum in a Blue and White Jardiniere'. EPA/YM YIK.
HONG KONG.- Christie’s announced the Evening and Day Sales of Chinese 20th Century Art will be held on 27-28 November at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Together with the Asian contemporary art sales, over 450 highly sought-after pieces will be offered with a combined pre-sale estimate of HK$300 million (US$38 million). The market for Chinese 20th century is among the most robust. With strong prices and record results seen in Christie’s recent sales and a growing global appeal, the category stands as one of the driving forces behind the strong rebound of the auction market in Asia. Cultural communication between the East and the West had begun as early as the 17th century. By the 19th century, Western oil painting had been formally introduced into China. Chinese artists, poets and intellectuals faced the revelation of China’s ... More | | Fifteen Classic Prints by Eugène Atget and Weston/Modotti Mexico Ensemble at Sotheby's
Edward Weston (1886-1958), Nu ( Anita Brenner ), 1925. Tirage argentique d’époque (21,7 x 18,8 cm). Estimate: 150 000-200 000 €. Photo: Sotheby's.
PARIS.- On 19 November 2010, Sotheby’s Paris will offer for sale an exceptional ensemble of photographs by leading masters of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. This third photography sale in Paris, scheduled to coincide with the Paris Photo fair, demonstrates Sotheby’s committed presence on the Parisian, European and international market. The sale includes a superb selection of 152 works covering the history of photography, from vintage to contemporary, beginning with an extraordinary salt-paper print by one of the most gifted photographers of the 19th century – Gustave Le Gray (1820-84). The photograph depicts the Pont du Gard (1850/51), evoking Le Gray's crucial role in the 1851 Mission Héliographique – the nationwide photographic survey of historic monuments commissioned by the state (estimate €100,000-120,000*). Fifteen classic prints by Eugène Atget (1857-1927), the great chronicler of French ci ... More | | Property from the Portland Collection to Be Offered at Christie's in November
Portrait of a Senator of Antwerp, half-length, in senatorial robes, leaning on a plinth, by Sir Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp 1599-1641 London). Estimate: £1,000,000 -1,500,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010.
LONDON.- Christie’s announce an historic opportunity for connoisseurs around the globe in late November and early December, when a magnificent selection of jewellery, Fabergé, old master paintings and sculpture will be offered from collections of the Dukes of Portland, in a series of auctions in London. 22 lots will be showcased in four auctions over two weeks: Russian Art on Tuesday 29 November; Jewels: The London Sale on Wednesday 1st December; Old Masters & 19th Century Art on Tuesday 7th and 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe on Thursday 9th. Highlights are led by the re-appearance of The Combat between Carnival and Lent by Pieter Brueghel II (Brussels 1564-1637/8 Antwerp) (estimate: £2,000,000– 3,000,000), a sumptuous antique diamond and natural pearl brooch, with three ... More |
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Renowned Los Angeles Painter Ed Moses Opens a Solo Exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art
Ed Moses, Anima Kracker, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 42 inches. Photo: Courtesy Brian Gross Fine Art.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Renowned Los Angeles painter Ed Moses opened a solo exhibition, wic wack, at Brian Gross Fine Art. While Moses is known for his innovative, non-objective abstractions, the works on view explore pattern and figuration through fabric stencils, animal motifs, and face-like forms. The exhibition continues through December 23. These dynamic, textile-like paintings can be a shock to those who identify Moses as a purely abstract painter. Large, vivid compositions feature mysterious offset patterns and silhouettes of paired “talking heads.” In works such as Anima Kracker, exotic fauna such as zebras, tigers, and giraffes overlap and converge, like zoological quilts. Many animals sport their own patterns of stripes and spots, adding another layer of complexity to the designs. In some areas, patches of floral lace seem to cut through the canvas in dissolving—or perhaps solidifying—forms. ... More | | A Photographic Lovesong to the Modern Woman by Garry Winogrand at Camera Work
© Garry Winogrand. Women are Beautiful.
BERLIN.- Camera Work presents in the context of the fourth European Month of Photography the legendary series ‘Women are beautiful‘ from Garry Winogrand, Often regarded as the founder of ‘street photography’, the American Garry Winogrand took countless photographs of women in New York between 1960 and 1975. A final collection of 85 photos was put together by John Szarkowski, the legendary curator of the Museum of Modern Art, for a work published in 1975 under the title ‘Women are beautiful‘. For the most part taken on the street, Winogrand’s snapshots document the life of young and emancipated women of the period in a unique way. The photographer has created valuable documents illustrating the changes in women’s understanding of their own role – with self-confident female figures either enjoying themselves at parties or making their voices heard at political demonstrations. As a ... More | | MacDougall's Announces Top Lots of Its Russian Art Auctions to Be Held in December
Ivan Shishkin, View of Valaam Island. Kukko, 1860 (detail), oil on canvas, 104.5 by 141 cm, 900,000-1,200,000 GPB.
LONDON.- MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions in London on 1-2 December 2010 will present a superb selection of significant works by important Russian artists from the 19th and 20th centuries, including Natalia Goncharova, Robert Falk, Petr Konchalovsky, Nicholas Roerich, Ilya Repin, Ivan Shishkin and Ivan Aivazovsky. In total the three sales consist of over 600 lots, with a total estimate of over £17 million. Catherine MacDougall, Director, comments: “I believe the current auctions represent Russian art truly well: from Icons to Classic masterpieces of Aivazovsky and Shishkin to avant-garde artist Natalia Goncharova, to Works on Paper to Contemporary Russian art – all the periods and styles are represented and there is something for every collector’s taste.” MacDougall's Russian Classic and Contemporary Art Auction ... More |
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Rare Mark Twain Manuscript Headlines Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Book Auction
CHICAGO, IL.- Just in time for the long-anticipated re-release of Mark Twain’s edited autobiography, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers announced the November 18th sale of a fine collection of literary manuscripts by esteemed American authors, including Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) and Ernest Hemingway, which will undoubtedly arouse interest from collectors and enthusiasts alike. The highlight of the sale is an original manuscript chapter from Mark Twain’s A Tramp Abroad ($30-50,000). Finely bound in blue leather with a custom title page for the composer, Leo Kern, this rare offering comprises the complete 38-page chapter 42, pertaining to Twain’s travels in Switzerland, with corresponding pages from the printed edition bound at the rear. Twain made no attempts to reclaim the manuscript draft after publication, and it was subsequently broken up by the publishing company and dispersed. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is th ... More
Israeli Artists Boycott New Theater in Settlement
By: Karin Laub, Associated Press
ARIEL (AP).- An artists' boycott of a $11 million performing arts center opening Monday in the Jewish settlement of Ariel is giving a new twist to a pressing question — where should Israel's permanent borders run? Leading Israeli playwrights, actors and artists say they will not cross the "Green Line" — Israel's frontier before it captured the West Bank in 1967 — to perform in the new theater in Ariel, an Israeli enclave of 19,000 people. The artists wrote in a letter explaining the boycott that Ariel was built in the heart of a war-won land to prevent creation of a Palestinian state. Ariel's defenders say most Israelis want the settlement to be annexed to Israel in any future peace deal. In an angry backlash led by hawkish Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, they have threatened to strip the protesters of their government subsidies. The argument flared as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived Sunday in the U.S., wher ... More
Unseen for 100 Years: Georgios Jakobides' Peek-A-Boo Comes to Light at Bonhams
LONDON.- A Munich School masterpiece by the Greek painter, Georgios Jakobides (1852-1932), which has been hidden from the public eye for over a century, and was recently discovered in a private collection in Athens, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of The Greek Sale on 23 November 2010. Entitled Peek-a-boo, it has attracted a pre-sale estimate of £150,000 – 200,000. The painting, which was unexpectedly discovered on a normal house valuation, was last seen in public when it was exhibited at the prestigious Glaspalast in Munich in 1896 under the title Versteckspiel and shown at the Zappeion Hall in Athens three years later by the title Kryftoulaki. A review of the latter show in the 3 March 1989 edition of Embros stated: ‘Jakobides incorporates two distinct qualities - that of the realist who faithfully depicts the world of appearances and that of the idealist who glorifies it. This duality is readily ... More
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Excavation Crews Unearth a Spectacular Bison Skull and Horns at the Snowmass Village
SNOWMASS VILLAGE.- On Saturday afternoon, Denver Museum of Nature & Science excavation crews uncovered one of the most spectacular discoveries yet at the Ice Age fossil dig site near Snowmass Village -- the skull and horns of a gigantic Ice Age bison. As a Gould construction bulldozer carefully moved muddy silt near the bottom of the reservoir site, Dr. Ian Miller, the Museum's curator of paleontology and chair of the Earth Science Department, spotted an extremely large bison horn core exposed by the heavy machine operator. The horn was so large Miller initially mistook it for a mammoth or mastodon tusk. The bulldozer made one more careful pass through the area and exposed a second horn core, which led scientists to the spot where a gigantic bison skull was discovered. When both horns were repositioned with the skull, the span of the horns was greater than six feet. "I'm trying to think of a cooler fossil that I've ever seen in m ... More
Colorado Goodwill Auctions Purported Dali Print
GRAND JUNCTION (AP).- A Colorado Goodwill store is auctioning off a purported lithograph of a Salvador Dali work that it received from a mystery donor. But the Grand Junction shop says it doesn't plan to verify the work's authenticity. A customer at the store recently pointed out the signature on the print of "The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus," which was numbered 168 out of 300. Manager Bill Atwell told Denver's KMGH-TV he doesn't know who donated the piece. Atwell says the store is "here just to raise money for our programs," and it isn't going to pay an expert to determine if the work is authentic. He says the store will instead let people bid for the piece and determine its value on their own. As of Monday afternoon, bidding had climbed to $550. The original painting is in the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... More
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