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Workers from the Christie´s auction house handle the masterpiece "L'Ordre", ('Ordination'), painted around 1630 by French artist Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) in Paris November 9, 2010. Poussin's painting will go on auction in London on December 7 and is expected to be sold for between 15 - 20 million pounds ($24-32 million). REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes.
NEW YORK, NY.- On 7 December 2010 in London, Christie’s will offer a masterpiece from one of the most celebrated groups of paintings in European history. Ordination by Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) will highlight the Old Masters and 19th Century Art Evening Sale where it will be presented for sale for the first time in over 225 years by the Trustees of the Belvoir Estate. It is expected to realise £15 million to £20 million. Richard Knight, International Co-Head of Old Masters and 19th Century Art at Christie's, said: “We are honoured to have been entrusted with the sale of Nicolas Poussin's 'Ordination'. One of the Sacraments, 'Ordination' formed part of the set of seven, a commission to Poussin by one of Rome's most celebrated collectors. The pictures, for which there was no iconographical precedent, became a prize coveted by Popes and Kings. Poussin is without question one of the greatest of all French painters wh ... More |
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Social Realist Artist Jack Levine Dies on Monday at New York City Home at Age 95
Painter Jack Levine in New York in December 1988. AP Photo/DC Moore Gallery, Virginia Schendler.
By: Karen Matthews, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP).- The social realist artist Jack Levine, who skewered the rich and powerful in paintings that echoed Old Masters like Goya and El Greco stylistically, has died. He was 95. Levine's son-in-law, Leonard Fisher, said the artist died Monday at his New York City home. Levine's works are in the collections of major museums including the Art Institute of Chicago, New York's Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Born in Boston in 1915, Levine found work as a young man with the federal Works Progress Administration. He achieved wide recognition when his 1937 painting "The Feast of Pure Reason," a critique of political corruption, was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art. Levine's career was interrupted by a stint in the Army from 1942 to 1945. After the war he married artist Ruth Gikow and moved to New York. His 1946 painting "Welcome Home," a satire of military power, generated controversy when it was later sho ... More | | Schiele's 'Procession' Sells for euro4.4 Million at im Kinsky Kunst Auktionen GmbH Auction House
Visitors look at the painting titled "Procession" by Egon Schiele. AP Photo/Ronald Zak.
By: Veronika Oleksyn, Associated Press
VIENNA (AP).- A painting by Egon Schiele sold for euro4.4 million ($6.1 million) on Tuesday, a sizable sum but below estimates of its worth. "Procession" depicts three women in different stages of their lives and dates back to 1911, when the Austrian artist — known for his sexually provocative pictures — was just 21 years old. It belonged to an unidentified American art collector and was valued between euro3.5 million ($4.8 million) and euro7 million ($9.6 million) in the run-up to bidding in Vienna's packed im Kinsky Kunst Auktionen GmbH auction house. In the end, the hammer price — which excludes commission and taxes — was euro3.5 million. Bidding started at euro2 million ($2.8 million). Director Otto Hans Ressler said he was pleased with the sale, adding the market was healthy but that the painting was "great but difficult" to grasp. "It's, of course, a terrific success that we were able to sell the painting," Ressler told The Associated Press. "I was inc ... More | | Ground Broken on Frank Gehry's $81 Million Underground Utility Space at Philadelphia Art Museum
Architect Frank Gehry makes his way to a groundbreaking ceremony. AP Photo/Matt Rourke.
By: Joann Loviglio, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- It's not typical for a loading dock to be the celebrated subject of a groundbreaking ceremony, but Frank Gehry is not your typical architect. Gehry joined more than 100 dignitaries, philanthropists and art aficionados Tuesday at the The Philadelphia Museum of Art to mark the start of construction on his 68,000-square-foot, $81 million underground utility space. Museum officials said the new space will provide much needed improvements for the care and storage of art works and will make deliveries simpler — from food to fine art. More important to visitors, it will return a vaulted walkway that runs through the length of the museum — and has been used for shipping and receiving since the 1970s — to its original purpose as a street-level visitor entrance. The "loading dock" is expected to be completed in 2012. After that, planning will begin on a vast underground gallery, also designed by G ... More |
 | Playwright Spalding Gray's Archive Acquired by University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center
Playbill for Spalding Gray's show It's a Slippery Slope at the Lincoln Center Theatre at the Vivian Beaumont in New York City. Image courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center.
AUSTIN, TX.- The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the archive of writer and actor Spalding Gray (1941-2004). Spanning more than 40 years, the archive traces the author's career since the late 1970s, when Gray helped define a new era in theater where public and private life became an indivisible part of each new performance. Recognized for his critically acclaimed dramatic monologues in which he drew upon his experiences, Gray wrote and performed such works as "Swimming to Cambodia" (1985), "Monster in a Box" (1992), "Gray's Anatomy" (1994), "It's a Slippery Slope" (1997) and "Morning, Noon and Night" (1999). Gray died in New York of an apparent suicide in 2004. He had been working on another monologue, "Life Interrupted," about a near-fatal car accident he suffered in Ireland. ... More | | Andy Warhol's "Men in Her Life" Sells for Over $63,000,000 at Phillips de Pury & Company Sale
Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled” (Portrait of Marcel Brient), 1992, dimensions vary with installation. Estimate: $4,000,000-6,000,000. Sold: $4,562,500. ©Felix Gonzalez-Torres. Photo: Courtesy of Phillips de Pury & Company.
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company demonstrated renewed strength in the market delivering exceptional results this evening in the biggest ever sale of the company which totaled $137,028,00. The groundbreaking inaugural auction at 450 Park Avenue comprised 59 lots selling 92.08% by value and 88.14% by lot. Electric bidding in the room and on the telephones for Andy Warhol’s Men in Her Life, 1962, which sold for an outstanding $63,362,500. World records broken for Felix Gonzalez Torres “Untitled” (Portrait of Marcel Brient), 1992, sold for $4,562,500; Cindy Sherman Untitled #153 sold for $2,770,500 and spirited bidding for two other world records for Rudolf Stingel Untitled sold for $2,658,500 and Thomas Schütte Grosse Geist No. 16 sold for $4,114,500. ... More | | Grand Rapids Art Museum Marks 100th Anniversary with Exhibition Diana, A Celebration
Diana by Mario Testino.
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 Clubs, the Grand Rapids Art Museum has served the region by presenting original, authentic works of art. Past GRAM exhibitions have included Sculpture Off The Pedestal, Perugino, Master of the Italian Renaissance and Mathias Alten: Journey of An American Painter. In 2009, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the installation of La Grande Vitesse in downtown Grand Rapids, GRAM opened the Calder in the Collection exhibition to display the museum’s permanent and pledged collection of Calder works. “I can think of no better way to celebrate our past heritage and the contributions of the many important women to GRAM’s history than an exhibition that celebrates th ... More |
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Marianne Boesky Gallery Opens First Exhibition of the Works of Alighiero Boetti
Alighiero Boetti, Un'idea Brillante, 1992 (detail). Embroidery on linen, 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches 17.1 x 17.1 cm. Photo: Courtesy Marianne Boesky Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- Marianne Boesky Gallery presents its first exhibition of the works of Alighiero Boetti using as its centerpiece the 1975 drawing “Tracce del racconto” (Tracing the story) to illustrate the artist’s studio practice from idea to object. The loosely drawn pencil and ink work on paper appears almost as a scroll, extending more than 12 feet, mapping Boetti’s systematic constructions. Fresh from the critical success of his recent solo exhibition “Inanimate Life” at our Chelsea gallery, artist Jay Heikes engages in a contemporary dialogue with Boetti. “It’s all about knowing the rules of the game. Those who don’t know the rules will never recognize the order that governs things…. I am of the opinion that each thing also contains its opposite.” Boetti’s practice was governed by his own systems wherein rules extend to not only his visual vocabulary ... More | | Sotheby's Announces Sales of Russian Paintings, Icons, Fabergé and Works of Art
A Fabergé Enamel, Silver-Gilt And Seed Pearl Clock, Workmaster Victor Aarne, St. Petersburg, 1899-1908. Estimate: £80,000-120,000. Photo: Sotheby's.
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 paintings, works of art, Fabergé and icons, which are set to generate great excitement among the collecting community. Russian Paintings Part I and Russian Paintings Part II will take place on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 and Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons will follow the next day on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Combined, the three auctions are estimated to realise in excess of £12.2/$19.4 million. Commenting on the forthcoming series, Jo Vickery, Senior Director and Head of the Russian Art Department, Sotheby’s London, said: “With our London sales still to take place, Sotheby’s sales of Russian Art have already ... More | | Julien's Auctions Announces an Auction of "Icons & Idols" Memorabilia and Ephemera
John Lennon Jacket Worn in 1966 LIFE Photoshoot. Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000. Photo: Shaan Kokin/Julien’s Auctions.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Julien’s Auctions presents an auction of “Icons & Idols” memorabilia and ephemera on December 3rd and 4th, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. Never before has such an extensive collection of John Lennon/Beatles memorabilia ever come to public auction. This once in a lifetime auction includes handwritten working lyrics, drawings and clothing from legendary Beatle John Lennon. Lennon’s abundant creativity is showcased here in unusual self-portraits inscribed to friends, a collage created for Elton John’s 28th birthday (Est. $30,000/40,000), drawings and prose that appeared in Lennon’s 1965 book A Spaniard in the Works (Est. $2,000/4,000) and a jacket that was almost lost to the world were it not for the keen eye of a Salvation Army driver. The jacket, worn by Lennon in 1966 for a Life magazine photo shoot (Est. $150,000/200,000), is ... More |
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Sotheby's to Offer For Sale The Celebrated Collection of Stuart Cary Welch
Five Holy Men at Dal Lake. Attributed to the Mughal artist Govardhan. India, circa 1625-30. Gouache heightened with gold on paper (23.8 by 15.2cm.) Estimate: £200,000-300,000. Photo: Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that in 2011 it will offer for sale the outstanding and scholarly collection of Islamic and Indian Art assembled by the late Stuart Cary Welch. This celebrated collection, which is estimated to realise in excess of £6 million*, will be offered in London in two parts: Part I. The Stuart Cary Welch Collection: Arts of the Islamic World in April 2011, and Part II. The Stuart Cary Welch Collection: Arts of India in May 2011. Discussing the importance of The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Edward Gibbs, Senior Director and Head of Sotheby’s Middle East Department, commented: “This remarkable collection reflects the passion and taste of a true scholar-connoisseur: the special nature and quality of each object captures some aspect of the dedication and aesthetic sensibility of this gifted and renowned collector, Stuart ... More | | Andrew Gadd Further Develops His Themes of Isolation and Social Brutality at Agnew's Gallery
Andrew Gadd, The Day Begins, Oil on canvas, 120 x 108 in (305 x 274 cm). Photo: Courtesy Agnew's Gallery.
LONDON.- Agnew’s Gallery presents its fifth exhibition of the work of Andrew Gadd, The Day Begins. The exhibition sees Gadd further developing his themes of isolation and social brutality, yet it also presents an exploration of new subject matter. A quartet of religious pictures, for instance, was developed out of a commission from the Churches Advertising Network to produce an image that appeared in bus shelters across the country in 2008. The resulting composition, Gadd’s hauntingly beautiful Bus Stop Nativity which depicts the Holy Family huddled in a bus shelter, serves as an appropriately bleak twenty-first century urban alternative to the traditional ‘stable’ narrative. The Day Begins also includes several Cubist-inspired meditations on cityscapes and abstract concepts. This is Gadd engaging with a very different pictorial language, and represents a significant stylistic departure for the artis ... More | | Sotheby's to Offer a Rare Interior of Furniture by French Art Deco Atelier Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, “Egyptien” Sécretaire. Est. $300/500,000. Photo: Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- On 16 December in New York, Sotheby’s will hold a dedicated sale of an interior of furniture by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, the legendary French Art Deco atelier. The nine masterworks were commissioned by an American family, and this auction represents the first time in over ten years that such a complete interior of works by Ruhlmann will be offered at auction. Even more remarkable is the archive of documents preserved by the family that outlines the history of the commission. Correspondence with the atelier traces the customizing of each work, bills of sale and original certificates signed by Ruhlmann. The works have been in storage for nearly a quarter of a century, and present an extremely rare opportunity for collectors. The interior will be on exhibition at Sotheby’s New York galleries beginning 11 December, alongside the sale of Important 20th Century Design. “Seeing these works in person for ... More |
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Fire Damages Neil Young Memorabilia
SAN CARLOS (AP).- A fire at a San Francisco Bay area warehouse early Tuesday damaged a vintage car and other memorabilia belonging to singer Neil Young, authorities said. The 10,000-square-foot building in San Carlos contained only items belonging to Young and his family, including six vintage cars and paintings and what appears to be cases of musical equipment, said Belmont-San Carlos Fire Chief Doug Fry. Some of the memorabilia was removed as the fire burned, but it's not clear how much was salvaged, Fry said. No one was injured. Calls to representatives for Young were not immediately returned. The cause of the blaze is under investigation although it did not appear to be suspicious, officials said. The 64-year-old Canadian-born singer and songwriter was a member of Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills before embarking on a solo career that produced such hits such as "Heart of Gold" and "Southern Man." He has also played with Crosby, Stills and Nash. ... More
French Design Phenom Patrick Jouin Makes His American Museum Debut at Museum of Arts & Design
NEW YORK, NY.- In the latest edition of MADProjects, which explores emerging trends and innovations in the design world, the Museum of Arts and Design will present Patrick Jouin: From Kitchen to Table, the first solo exhibition at an American museum of the work of this prolific 42-year-old French designer. The show will open on November 9, 2010 and run through February 6, 2011. A protégé of Philippe Starck, Jouin established his own studio in 1999. Since then, the Paris-based designer’s career ascent has been meteoric, with projects spanning quite literally from the spoon—Zermatt flatware for Puiforcat—to the city—street furniture for Paris, including a self-cleaning lavatory. His technical wizardry has made him a master of material transformation, as perhaps best exemplified by his revolutionary 2005 Solid polyurethane and resin chair series, produced through ... More
Robert Wilson, Co-Founder of Jupiter Artland, Becomes Chair of Edinburgh Art Festival
EDINBURGH.- Robert Wilson is to be the new Chair of the Trustees of Edinburgh Art Festival it was announced today, Tuesday 9 November 2010. Chairman and owner of Nelsons, the UK’s largest Natural Medicine manufacturer, Robert Wilson and his wife Nicola established the remarkable sculpture park, Jupiter Artland, at Bonnington, just outside Edinburgh in 2008. Wilson takes over as the Edinburgh Art Festival celebrates one of most its successful editions to date. Highlights of 2010 EAF, which has seen visitor numbers pass the 500,000 mark, included critically acclaimed exhibitions by leading international artists such as Joan Mitchell, Martin Creed, Iran do Espirito Santo, Julie Roberts, Edward Weston and Hito Steryl; a hugely popular exhibition, Impressionist Gardens, at the National Gallery on the Mound; installations in public spaces such as Gayfield Square Gardens (Atsuo Okomoto) and Portobello Beach (Miles Thurlow), and a wide range of work by new and emerging talent. A k ... More
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 couple’s gift of works on paper, they have donated their entire collection of books, exhibition catalogues and research materials to the Museum’s Richardson Memorial Library. Since 1988, Charles and Rosalyn Lowenhaupt have collected Japanese works of art from the Meiji period (1868–1912), focusing on color woodblock prints that depict scenes from the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). Both conflicts were fought and won by a rapidly modernizing Japan over its neighbors China and Russia. “The Museum is honored to be the recipient of the distinguished Lowenhaupt Collection. Charles and Roz Lowenhaupt have set a laudable ... More
Portrait of Drury Lane's Best Known Lady Macbeth to Be Offered at Bonhams
LONDON.- A portrait miniature by Horace Hone of Sarah Siddons (1755 – 1825), a British actress who found fame on Drury Lane for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth and became the best known tragedienne of the 18th century, will be offered by Bonhams in the Fine Portrait Miniature sale taking place in Knightsbridge on November 24th. The portrait is estimated to sell for £6,000 – 8,000. Born in Brecon, Wales, Sarah Siddons was the eldest daughter of an actor-manager, whose travelling company included most members of his family. In 1774, Siddons' performance as Belvidera in Thomas Otway's 'Venice Preserved' brought her to the attention of David Garrick, who asked her to appear at Drury Lane. However, her first appearances were not well received and from 1777, she worked in provincial companies, gradually building up her reputation. Her next Drury Lane appearance in 1782 could not have been more different. She was an immediat ... More
Guercino's "King David" and "The Cumaean Sibyl with Putto" Displayed Together at the National Gallery
LONDON.- Guercino's King David (1651) has come to the National Gallery to join Guercino’'s The Cumaean Sibyl with a Putto (1651) on display from November 5 2010 until November 21 2010. This is the first time the pair have been seen together since they left Guercino'’s studio more than 300 years ago. 'King David' belongs to a private collection and is normally displayed at Spencer House. Both paintings will be on show in Room 32 of the National Gallery in celebration of Sir Denis Mahon’'s 100th birthday. 'The Cumaean Sibyl with a Putto' is one of Guercino'’s finest late works - imposing in composition, rich in colour and dignified in pose and gesture. It represents one of the 12 pagan sibyls, or seers, who were reputed to have foretold the coming of Christ. The Cumaean Sibyl predicted that Christ would be born of a virgin in a stable at Bethlehem. The painting was commissioned in 1651 by Gioseffo ... More
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