| | Roman Imperial Marble Bust Sells for a Staggering $23.8 Million at Sotheby's
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Sale of antiquities from The Collection of Clarence Day totals $ 36,769,250, four times the high estimate. Photo: Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- Tonight at Sotheby’s, A Marble Portrait Bust of the Deified Antinous, Roman Imperial, Reign of Hadrian, Circa A.D. 130-138 sold for $23,826,500, many multiples of the high estimate (est. $2/3million).* The bust led the auction of Antiquities from the Collection of the Late Clarence Day, known as one of the finest private collections of Antiquities in the United States. The ‘white glove’ sale achieved a total of $36,769,250, far exceeding the high estimate (overall est. $5.7/8.6 million). Proceeds from the sale will benefit the charitable foundation established by Mr. Day. The Marble Portrait Bust of the Deified Antinous is the only known Classical representation of Antinous, outside of his coin portraits, to be identified by an inscription. Auctioneer Hugh Hildesley opened the bidding at $900,000 and two clients in the room and one on the phone began to battle. The winning bidder, a European coll ... More |
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Archaeologists Discover Two More Human Skeletons Accompanied by a Rich Offering
The finding of the multiple burial was made at Mound 11 of Chiapa de Corzo Archaeological Zone. Photo: Emiliano Gallaga/INAH.
MEXICO CITY.- After discovering a 2,700 year old tomb, probably the earliest in Mesoamerica, the team of specialists of the Chiapa de Corzo Archaeological Project discovered another multiple burial that probably dates from 500 BC, which was accompanied by an offering where a necklace with an Olmeca-style pendant stands out. Also found at Mound 11 of Chiapa de Corzo Archaeological Zone, this second discovery consists in 2 osseous remains of male adults, located in a corner of the excavation area of the hill. Due to the hard-to-reach place where they were found, and the poor conservation state the remains present, the burial was explored partially. The Chiapa de Corzo Archaeological Project is conducted by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the Brigham Young University (BYU), and the National Autonomous University of Mexico ... More | | Photographs of Adolf Hitler are Expected to Fetch a Six-figure Sum at J.P. Humbert Auctioneers
1934 'Party Day' Nuremburg.
LONDON.- Hundreds of photographs of Adolf Hitler are expected to fetch a six-figure sum when they go under the hammer, an auctioneer said. The photographs, along with negatives, were taken by the Nazi leader's personal photographer Heinrich Hoffmann during the party's rise to powers before the Second World War. Believed to have been passed on by the photographer himself, they will go under the hammer at a sale in January. Auctioneer Jonathan Humbert, of J.P.Humbert Auctioneers, said they were a previously-unseen view of Hitler during his rise to power. "We've got somewhere around 800 negatives and maybe 600 stills, some from these negatives and other stills that don't have a negative that they were developed from," he said. "They were all taken by Hitler's personal photographer Heinrich Hoffmann, who was part of the Nazi propaganda machine." He said the photos are all pre-Second World War, wit ... More | | Three Early Paintings by Johannes Vermeer Reunited at the National Galleries of Scotland
Johannes Vermeer, Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, c.1654-55. Canvas, 158.5 x 141.5 cm. National Gallery of Scotland.
EDINBURG.- Three early paintings by Johannes Vermeer will be reunited in a rare display at the National Galleries of Scotland this December. The Young Vermeer will present a unique opportunity to see three magnificent works by this much loved artist and discover how he became one of the most iconic painters of the Dutch Golden Age. This is the first exhibition in Scotland devoted to the artist and the only UK showing of this exhibition. Johannes Vermeer (1632-75) is world-renowned for his meticulous paintings of Dutch interiors. Considering his current popularity, surprisingly little is known about his early career. He was born the son of an innkeeper and art dealer in 1632 in Delft. Nothing is known for certain about his training but he obviously was familiar with the latest trends in Dutch and Flemish painting. He produced few works during his career ... More |
 | Spectacular Installation by Eva Schlegel Deals with the Theme of Flying and Falling
Austrian artist Eva Schlegel walks in front of her installation with balloons 'Untitled' during a preview of her exhibition. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner.
VIENNA.- A spectacular installation dealing with the theme of flying and falling between success and failure, at the very edge of that which is possible, stands at the center of the exhibition Eva Schlegel. In Between, is open at the MAK Exhibition Hall. This installation represents an attempt to capture visually that which is fleeting, but will nonetheless be in the truest sense palpable and audible, confronting the viewer directly with projected images, image disturbances and wind sounds, and taking up the entire airspace (of the MAK). This personal showing devoted to the multifaceted artist Eva Schlegel, who has attracted much notice in Austria and abroad, brings together new works created specifically for the MAK with a retrospective of earlier works. For quite some time now, Schlegel has been fascinated both by the act of overcoming gravity and by the quality of detachedness as a metaphor for the risk of unsecured falling or ... More | | Andrew Wyeth Portrait Nets $2.4 Million at Auction for Maine's Farnsworth Art Museum
The 1969 painting "Portrait of Andrew Wyeth," by his son Jamie Wyeth. AP Photo/Farnsworth Art Museum.
By: Clarke Canfield, Associated Press
PORTLAND; ME (AP).- A Jamie Wyeth portrait of his late father has sold for $2.4 million at an auction to benefit a museum that is devoted to the Maine-related artworks of three generations of Wyeths. The 1969 oil painting, "Portrait of Andrew Wyeth," was among 12 pieces that sold Nov. 29 at the Adelson Galleries in New York City as part of the Farnsworth Art Museum's endowment campaign to sustain the artistic legacy of Andrew Wyeth, David Troup, spokesman for the Rockland museum, said Tuesday. It was a record amount for a Jamie Wyeth painting. The auction raised about $4 million for the campaign. In all, $9 million has been raised toward the $12 million goal. The sale began online Nov. 8, and final bids were made in person and by phone at the Adelson Galleries. The auctioned pieces were donated by artists, collectors and philanthropists with an interest in sustaining the museum's mission. ... More | | New Installation Features Cabinets and Caskets from Metropolitan Museum's Collection
Nécessaire by James Cox (ca. 1723–1800) English, ca. 1770–72. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Florence Schlubach, 1957 (57.128a–o)
NEW YORK, NY.- Thinking Outside the Box: European Cabinets, Caskets, and Cases from the Permanent Collection (1500–1900)—on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on December 7, 2010— features 100 works selected from the Museum's Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts. The objects featured in this installation range from strongboxes to travel cases and from containers for tea or tobacco to storage boxes for toiletries or silverware. These lidded pieces, some of which have not been on display for many years, are made in a large variety of shapes and sizes, and of many different materials, and were created by mostly unknown artists, craftsmen, and amateurs. Viewed together, these works reflect changes in social customs as well as the evolution of styles over four centuries. Many are precious works of art that were collected in their own right. The objects in Thinking Outside the Box ... More |
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National Museums of Liverpool Confirm the Origins of Bed-In for Peace Bedspread
All You Need Is Love bedspread © National Museums Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL.- The origins of one of the world’s most symbolic bedspreads has, for the last 40 years, been affiliated to the wrong person. The handcrafted ‘All You Need Is Love’ bedspread, presented to John Lennon and Yoko Ono in May 1969 during their Bed-In at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, is now in National Museums Liverpool’s collections. For a long time, the bedspread was believed to have been presented to John and Yoko by a local Hare Krishna chapter. However, National Museums Liverpool curators were approached last year by a lady in Toronto who expressed to have made the bedspread herself; a claim which has only recently been confirmed. Paul Gallagher, curator of contemporary collecting at National Museums Liverpool said: “We acquired the bedspread in 2005 to add to our collection for the new Museum of Liverpool, which opens next year. “We bought the bedspread at auction, w ... More | | Collection of Russian Imperial Correspondence Sold for $410,000 in Geneva
Exceptional Collection of over 2,000 Intimate Letters, Postcards, Photographs and Documents from the Siblings of Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias was auctioned on Monday.
GENEVA.- Geneva based auctioneers Hôtel des Ventes sold a highly important and unique collection of extensive correspondence, photographs and drawings exchanged between H.I.H Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, H.I.H Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, H.I.H Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich and H.I.H Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna and their private tutor Mr Ferdinand Thormeyer of Switzerland. The auction room was overcrowded leaving standing room only. The two most prominent buyers were Swiss private collectors. Russian buyers were active both in the room and by telephone as well as a select few American clients. The total sale price reaching 390,000 Swiss francs, the collection fetched almost four times its high estimate. Bernard Piguet, Director and Principal Auctioneers of Hôtel ... More | | Audubon's "Birds of America" Fetches $10 Million Establishing a New World Record
A man looks at a volume of a copy of Audubon's 'Birds of America'. AP Photo/Matt Dunham.
By: Gregory Katz, Associated Press
LONDON (AP).- It's quite a nest egg. John James Audubon's "Birds of America," a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, fetched more than $10 million at auction on Tuesday, making it the world's most expensive published book. With its 435 hand-colored illustrations of birds drawn to size, the volume is one of the best preserved editions of Audubon's 19th-century masterpiece. The sale at Sotheby's auction house had been anticipated for months by wealthy collectors. The book sold for $10,270,000 (6.5 million pounds) to an anonymous collector bidding by telephone, the auction house said. Because each picture is so valuable, there have been fears the volume will be broken up and sold as separate works of art. However, experts believe that's unlikely. The tome is probably more valuable ... More |
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Late Night Opening for James Turrell Show this Thursday at Gagosian Gallery in London
James Turrel, Dhatu, 2010.
LONDON.- As the result of overwhelming popular demand, the exhibition of light installations by leading American artist, James Turrell at Gagosian Gallery, Britannia Street will open until midnight on Thursday 9 December 2010, marking the final week of the exhibition. The immersive work, Bindu Shards, 2010 which has been fully booked since the first day of the exhibition, will be open for visitors to experience on a first come, first served basis. No booking required. The major light installation, Dhatu, 2010 will also be on view all evening as well as prints, models, holograms and the work, Knowing Light 2007. James Turrell was born in 1943 in Los Angeles. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in experimental psychology at Pomona College at Claremont, California in 1965, followed by a Master’s degree in Art from Claremont Graduate School in 1973. His work is represented in numerous public collections including the Tate ... More | | Getty Museum Displays First Survey of Felice Beato's Long and Varied Photography Career
Felice Beato, The Flag of the Commander in Chief of the Korean Forces, June 1871. Albumen silver print. Image: 26.2 x 21.4 cm. Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- —On view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center, December 7, 2010—April 24, 2011, Felice Beato: A Photographer on the Eastern Road will present the first survey of Felice Beato’s (British, born Italy, 1832–1909) long and varied photography career which covered a wide geographical area—from the Middle East to Southeast Asia. This exhibition will run concurrently with Photography from the New China. “In 2007, the Getty Museum acquired a substantial collection of more than 800 photographs by Beato, a partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography. This important acquisition is the impetus and foundation for this exhibition, which covers Beato’s entire career from his war photography to his commercial studio work,” said Judith Keller, ... More | | More than 70 Photography Galleries will Be Present at the AIPAD Photography Show
Annie Leibovitz, Michael Jordan, New York City, 1991. Gelatin silver print, 20 x 24 inches. Courtesy Peter Fetterman Gallery.
NEW YORK, NY.- One of the most important international photography events, The AIPAD Photography Show New York, will be presented by the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) from March 17 through 20, 2011. More than 70 of the world’s leading fine art photography galleries will present a wide range of museum-quality work including contemporary, modern and 19th century photographs, as well as photo-based art, video and new media, at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. The 31st edition of The AIPAD Photography Show New York will open with a Gala Preview on March 16 to benefit the John Szarkowski Fund, an endowment for photography acquisitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The AIPAD Photography Show New York is the longest running and foremost exhibition ... More |
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SMU'S Meadows School of the Arts Announces Recipients of Second Annual Meadows Prize
DALLAS, TX.- The Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University has selected two recipients for the second annual 2010 Meadows Prize arts residency: playwright and performer Will Power and choreographer Shen Wei. Inaugurated in October 2009, the Meadows Prize is presented each fall to up to two pioneering artists. It includes support for a four-to-eight-week residency in Dallas, in addition to a $25,000 stipend. In return, recipients are expected to interact in a substantive way with Meadows students and collaborating arts organizations, and to leave a lasting legacy in Dallas, such as a work of art that remains in the community, a composition or piece of dramatic writing that would be performed locally, or a new way of teaching in a particular discipline. A veteran of theatre, film and television, Will Power has won multiple awards for his work, which bridges the g ... More
Three Preeminent Russian Non-Conformist Artists Exhibit at London's Aktis Gallery
LONDON.- Three preeminent Russian non-conformist artists appeared in public and spoke about their art together for the first time to mark the opening of the latest exhibition at London's Aktis Gallery. On 26th November, the gallery hosted a unique round-table discussion that included Oscar Rabin (b.1928), Oleg Tselkov (b.1934) and Vladimir Yankilevsky (b.1938). United in their pursuit of artistic integrity under a hostile regime in USSR during the 1960s and 1970s, but following quite different artistic directions, this is the first time that they have taken part in such an event. The discussion marked the opening of 'Squaring the Circle,' an exhibition which celebrates the distinctive routes that these artists, together with Dmitry Krasnopevtsev (1925-1995), have taken in the pursuit of their art. D. Krasnopevtsev, O. Rabin, O. Tselkov and V.Yankilevsky are from a similar generation, born between 1925 and ... More
Art Miami Achieves Strong Finish with Record Crowds and Major Seven Figure Sale
MIAMI, FL.- Art Miami, Miami’s longest running contemporary art fair and anchor fair to the city of Miami, closed the show on Sunday announcing a total record crowd of 41,000 attendees throughout the week and continued strong sales, including a seven figure sale by Galerie Terminus for an important Gerhard Richter abstract painting. Distinguished for its depth, diversity and quality, Art Miami presents an incredible showcase of works from over 100 internationally renowned modern and contemporary art galleries. Highlights from Sunday’s sales included: • Galerie Terminus sold a Gerhard Richter abstract painting for $1.1million, and a Heiner Meyer Mickey Mouse sculpture for $80,000 • Scott White Contemporary Art sold a Robert Indiana sculpture titled Hope for $190,000, a Tim Bavington for $25,000, and a Kyungmi Shin • Arcature Fine Art sold a large Roy ... More
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Announces the Appointment of Charles Waldheim as Consulting Curator of Landscape
BOSTON, MA.- Anne Hawley, Norma Jean Calderwood Director, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum announced the appointment of landscape scholar and educator Charles Waldheim, principal, Urban Agency as the Museum’s new consulting Curator of Landscape, effective January 2011. Rooted in the Gardner Museum’s connections to the urban landscape and building upon the accomplishments of the first Curator of Landscape Patrick Chassé, the appointment of Charles Waldheim/Urban Agency will further highlight and expand the importance of landscape scholarship at the Gardner and to elevate the Gardner as a center for discussion of contemporary issues related to landscape and community. The Curator of Landscape position is unique among cultural institutions and museums like the Gardner . Waldheim will join the Gardner Museum as its new consulting Curator of Landscape in January 2011—about one year before the expected opening ... More
Roundhouse Announces Appointment of Christopher Satterthwaite as New Chairman
LONDON.- The Roundhouse announced the appointment of Christopher Satterthwaite as Chairman of the Board of the Roundhouse Trust. Marcus Davey, Chief Executive & Artistic Director, said: ‘I’m delighted that Chris has agreed to be our new Chairman. I greatly value his commercial and creative expertise, and am looking forward to working closely with him to continue developing the Roundhouse’s artistic output and work with young people’. Christopher Satterthwaite commented: ‘The Roundhouse is an inspirational place, not just for the performances it creates, but for the help it gives to thousands of young people every year to develop their creative potential. It’s a very exciting place and I’m very excited to become Chair of Trustees’. Christopher Satterthwaite began his commercial career as a graduate trainee at HJ Heinz. He’s been part of three different kinds of marketing com ... More
Sotheby's to Exhibit 12 Masterpieces by Eduardo Chillida at Isleworth
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s announce the Estate of Eduardo Chillida is bringing a selection of the late artist’s monumental works to market for the first time since the Spanish sculptor’s death in 2002. Twelve large-scale pieces conceived for the outdoors will be offered for sale from January through April through a single-artist exhibition of monumental sculptures at Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Windermere, Florida. The natural splendor of Isleworth makes the community an ideal venue to showcase the works of Chillida who used natural surroundings as integral and inextricable elements of his sculptures. Alma Luxembourg, European Director of Private Sales, Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s says, “It is a real honor to present to the market this fantastic group of works by Eduardo Chillida. It is the second single-artist selling exhibition Sotheby’s holds at Isleworth, following the resounding success ... More
Who Would Want to Harm the Plastic, Pink Snails of Miami Beach?
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- Police are investigating the vandalism of several of the 45 giant art pieces displayed around South Beach as part of an international art fair. So far, at least eight have been targeted, including one that was thrown into Biscayne Bay. Several others were tagged with graffiti. Galleria Ca' d'Oro and the Cracking Art Group brought the snails to town ahead of last week's Art Basel Miami Beach fair, and they'll stay on display until Jan. 3. They're made of recycled plastic and meant to make people think about the environment. Gallery co-owner Glorida Porcella says the snails have previously been on exhibit in Rome and Paris. She says there has never been a situation like the one in Miami Beach. ... More
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