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A museum staff member presents a previously unknown work by the 17th century Flemish Baroque artist Anthony van Dyck 'The Virgin and Child with Repentant Sinners' circa 1625, which the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid discovered in one of its warehouses where the painting had been listed as a copy, in Madrid, Spain, 18 March 2011. EPA/CHEMA MOYA.
MADRID.- "The Virgin and Child with Repentant Sinners" was not a copy of Van Dyck and did not deserve to be in the basement of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid. This is a genuine Van Dyck from 1625, the institution took it out of storage today after many years. The work was included in the 1964 inventory of the Academy as "an old copy of Van Dyck. "Once the painting was cleaned and restored, the authenticity of the work of art has been confirmed according to a press release from the institution released today. The director of the Academy, Antonio Bonet Correa, appeared before the press to present the work with the teacher and researcher of History of Art and former curator of the Museo del Prado, Matías Díaz Padrón. The attribution to Van Dyck is "no longer in doubt”, said the Royal Academy. ... More |
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Sylvie Fleury Brings Luxury and Glamour to the Contemporary Art Center of Málaga
General view of Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury's first exhibition held at Malaga's Centre of Contemporary Art. EPA/DANIEL PEREZ.
MALAGA.- The Contemporary Art Center of Málaga, in collaboration with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, is presenting the first exhibition in Spain of the Swiss artist, Sylvie Fleury. It comprises a survey of her output over the last 20 years and will allow the visitor to see some of her most important works through which she offers an ironic vision of consumer culture and the angst that prevails in contemporary society. Sculptures, murals, videos and neons constitute the key pieces in a comprehensive display of works which demonstrates that nothing is what it seems while revealing the most destructive side of present-day aspirations. The artist guides the viewer through the world of fashion, luxury and leading brand names, using the vehicle of art to criticise the superficiality of a capricious, dissatisfied world. The prevailing angst in contemporary society, which arises from a popular culture that primarily focuses on mat ... More | | Regional Unrest Inspires Artists at Dubai's Four-Day Contemporary Art Show
Visitors are reflected as they inspect an artwork at L' Atelier 21 Morocco section by Moroccan artist Mohamed El-Baz. EPA/ALI HAIDER.
By: Catherine Ngai
DUBAI (REUTERS).- Stirring canvasses inspired by the unrest sweeping the Arab world feature in a four-day contemporary art show, Art Dubai, running this week through Saturday. Most of the artists from Artspace Gallery in the Dubai International Financial Center were in Egypt during the uprising that brought down veteran ruler Hosni Mubarak and many had been unsure if their pieces would be completed in time. Their work is a testament to freedom of expression and the spirit of revolution, said the gallery's Sossy Dikijian. "In the Middle East, there's a lot of censorship in art. There's not a sense of freedom, and we felt we needed to put a statement out there," he said. "We had to do something that really reflected 'now.'" This, the fifth annual fair, is the most geographically diverse yet. The number of galleries ... More | | Robert De Niro Testifies in Gallery Owner Lawrence Salander-Related Art Fraud Trial
Actor Robert De Niro, center, exits New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. AP Photo/David Karp.
NEW YORK (AP).- It's a role that moviegoers might not know Robert De Niro plays: overseeing his painter father's estate. The Academy Award-winning actor served as a star witness Friday in an art-fraud trial, testifying against a former gallery director accused of selling some of the late Robert De Niro Sr.'s works without paying his family its share. Seeming as self-assured on the witness stand as his characters are on screen, De Niro told jurors about his family's dealings with the now-shuttered Salander-O'Reilly Galleries LLC, giving detailed answers and drawing laughs at times from a courtroom packed with reporters and onlookers. But overall, he told a story of coming to doubt an art dealer he'd trusted and considered a friend. "I wasn't watching as carefully as I probably should have" early in the estate's involvement with gallery owner Lawrence Salander," De Niro said. But "I trusted Larry implicitly. I thought that anything that he did, it was going to be good. ... More |
 | Christie's in New York to Sell Photographs from the Consolidated Freightways Collection
Robert Frank, US 285, New Mexico, 1956. Estimate: $50,000-70,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- This spring, Christie's will offer an insightful coast-to-coast look at the 20th Century American landscape with Crossing America: Photographs from the Consolidated Freightways Collection. The highly anticipated sale has more than 250 lots and will be offered in two parts, beginning on April 7, 2011, followed by a second auction to take place in the fall, at Christie’s Rockefeller Center. The collection, hailing from the freight transportation giant, has been lauded by photography cognoscenti since its inception in the 1980s. Featuring an exhilarating array of photographs of the American Landscape that span from the 1920's to the 1990's, the group offers a poignant narrative of the American life from vast, seemingly endless highways to the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Crossing America: Photographs from the Consolidated Freightways Collection is expected to realize upwards of $1.5 million. Of ... More | | Saatchi Online Revamped as Social Marketplace for the Discovery and Purchase of Art from Emerging Artists
Charles Saatchi, who originally conceived of the site, remains a major shareholder along with Balderton Capital.
LOS ANGELES, Ca.- Saatchi Online, which re-launched in beta five months ago, now begins connecting its 100,000+ artists with potential buyers who have been visiting the site in growing numbers since October 2010. On March 16, 2011, Saatchi Online started selling pieces of artwork from emerging artists. Saatchi Online offers the highest earnings in the industry, giving 70 percent to the artist. Saatchi Online manages all aspects of transactions and logistics from artists to buyers. The site even offers a seven-day money back guarantee, no matter the initial cost of the piece. Other unique features of Saatchi Online include... Charles Saatchi, who originally conceived of the site, remains a major shareholder along with Balderton Capital. The site has been completely reconceived under the direction of former iStockphoto founder and CEO, Bruce Livingstone. The new social marketplace quickly attracted 100,000 new artists bec ... More | | Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Presents Jeff Koons: Artist Rooms Exhibition
Jeff Koons, Caterpillar (with chains), 2003. Polychromed aluminium and rubber coated steel: 45.70 x 195.60 x 106.70 cm. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008 © Jeff Koons.
EDINBURGH.- One of the most highly acclaimed and internationally successful artists working today is the focus of a new display at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art this spring. ARTIST ROOMS: Jeff Koons brings together a selection of 18 major works charting the American artist’s career from the early 1980s until 2003. The works on display will be taken from ARTIST ROOMS, a collection of modern and contemporary art held by Tate and National Galleries of Scotland for the nation. Following the successes of 2009 and 2010, 21 museums and galleries across the UK (including 17 venues outside of London and Edinburgh) in 2011 will be showing ARTIST ROOMS exhibitions and displays from the collection assembled by the art collector and curator, Anthony d’Offay. ARTIST ROOMS is owned jointly ... More |
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Saffronart Launches New Mobile Website; Offers Easy Mobile Access to Buyers of Art
The Saffronart mobile website places an emphasis on expanding access to the information that collectors want, while improving the ease and speed of their online experience.
MUMBAI.- Saffronart, the world’s largest fine-art online auction house announced a new mobile version of its website that allows for easy viewing of artworks, jewelry and prime properties from any internet-enabled mobile device. Users can now enjoy optimized mobile access to www.saffronart.com, including viewing of art, jewelry and real estate catalogues, images of lots, real-time auction results, and more. The mobile website launch coincided with the run up to Saffronart’s Spring Online Auction of Modern and Contemporary Indian Art which took place on March 16 - 17, 2011. The Saffronart mobile website places an emphasis on expanding access to the information that collectors want, while improving the ease and speed of their online experience. The advances in technology and the proliferation of feature-rich smartphones have cultivated a savvy online ... More | | Sonia Delaunay Textiles On View at Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
A 1946 oil painting, "Colored Rhythm," by the artist and textile designer Sonia Delaunay. AP Photo/Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
By: Ann Levin, Associated Press
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP).- A century ago, Sonia Delaunay and her husband, Robert, were brash young innovators in the avant-garde art world of Paris, exploring the idea that contrasting colors could be used to create a sense of movement and rhythm in art. Sonia, who was intent on merging art and everyday life, applied this principle of "simultaneity" (color suggesting motion) to clothing, which naturally moves and flows with the body. She says she realized the potential of fabric in 1911, when she made a patchwork quilt for her newborn son and saw that it evoked the abstract patterns of cubist art. In the next decade, she began making dresses in bold, geometric patterns that expressed the artistic ideas her husband was working out in paint on canvas. Her unusual ability to merge fine art with fashion marked the ... More | | A Very Rare Rhinoceros Horn Cup From China, Sold at Hotel des Ventes in Geneva for a Record Price
Estimated conservatively at CHF 10,000 to CHF 15,000 by the specialists, this cup changed ownership for the sum of CHF 365,000, over 30 times its estimate.
GENEVA.- The Hôtel des Ventes auction house has sold a Chinese libation cup made from a rhinoceros horn carved in high relief with 5 chilongs and dating from the Qing period between the 17th and 18th centuries, as part of their extensive spring sale which has just come to an end. Estimated conservatively at CHF 10,000 to CHF 15,000 by the specialists, this cup (lot 769) changed ownership for the sum of CHF 365,000, over 30 times its estimate, after a fierce battle between the multitude of Chinese collectors present in the room and anonymous telephone bidders. After minutes of intense competition, the hammer finally went down for the winning bid of the representative in the room of a Chinese client. This sale constitutes a record price unmatched in Switzerland for the auction of an Asian object of this sort and figures in the list of the 10 highest sale prices in Europe for a similar object. Bernard Piguet, Director an ... More |
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Nest Egg's April 16 Auction Features Photographic Nudes, Fine Art and Cameras
Alfred Cheney Johnston (American, 1884-1971), photographic portrait of Ziegfeld Follies Girl Dorothy Graves, 11 by 14 inches, A.C. Johnston and Ziegfeld backstamps, estimate $500-$1,000. Nest Egg Auctions image.
MERIDEN, CT.- An extraordinary archive of Alfred “Cheney” Johnston (1884-1971) glamour photos of Jazz Age beauties, as well as important artworks from the renowned Ziegfield Follies photographer’s personal collection, will be auctioned on April 16, 2011 at Nest Egg Auctions’ gallery in Meriden, Connecticut. Johnston’s personal photo archive, which was bequeathed to a neighbor 40 years ago and has remained in the same family ever since, includes dozens of beautiful nudes that were considered very daring for their time. Johnston was a trailblazer in celebrity photography and rose to the top of his profession with his stunning pictures of showgirls, film stars and rising starlets – among them Barbara Stanwyck, Clara Bow, Paulette Goddard, Gloria Swanson and Julie “Catwoman” Newmar. Johnston’s ... More | | A Collection of Gladys Knight's Dresses to Be Sold at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
"These dresses are as exciting as any we've handled from a prominent collection," said Auctioneer Leslie Hindman. "It's an honor to be handling a part of music history."
CHICAGO, IL.- During a special evening session of the house's Vintage Couture and Accessories auction on April 11, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will offer a collection of garments owned by Gladys Knight, a seven-time Grammy Award winner known to her fans as "the Empress of Soul." Ms. Knight, who began her illustrious career as lead vocalist of Gladys Knight & The Pips, wore the 57 dazzling outfits throughout her storied career at performances and award ceremonies. Her collection depicts the evolution of her personal style across more than four decades. Gladys Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 28, 1944. Her first taste of stardom came at the age of seven, when she won Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour contest. The following year, she, her brother Merald, sister Brenda, and cousins William and Eleanor Guest formed a group called “The Pips,” after another cousin, James "Pip" Woods. By 1960 The Pips began to ... More | | Christie's Presents a Range of Luxury Items at Second Series of Elegance Sales
The sales will take place on 25 and 26 May 2011. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
LONDON.- This May, Christie's will hold their second series of „Elegance‟ auctions – presenting a range of luxury items from stunning jewels and classic watches through to exotic Hermès handbags and even dog accessories, as well as highly sought after Lalique glass mascots and vessels. The sales will take place on 25 and 26 May 2011, and provide collectors and savvy fashionistas with the perfect opportunity to indulge in the rarest and most beautiful examples by their favourite designers. The distinctive assortment of traditional and contemporary jewellery designs on offer will comprise over 200 lots, with everything from rings and necklaces, to bracelets and brooches, as well as over twenty of the most stylish men’s watches. Prices range from £800 to £25,000, and sale highlights include a diamond-set stainless steel five time zone quartz wristwatch, by Jacob & Co. (estimate: £2,000-3,000); a diamond, ro ... More |
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 The American Institute of Architects Select 18 Recipients for the 2011 Housing AwardsWASHINGTON, D.C.- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 18 recipients of the 2011 Housing Awards. The AIA’s Housing Awards Program, now in its 11th year, was established to recognize the best in housing design and promote the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit and a valuable national resource. The jury for the 2011 Housing Awards includes: Katherine Austin (jury chair), AIA, Katherine Austin Architect; Claire Conroy, Residential Architecture Magazine, Editorial Director; Mike Jackson, FAIA, Historical Preservation Agency, State of Illinois; Luis Jauregui, AIA, Jaurequi, Inc. and Marilys Nepomechie, FAIA, Florida International University Miami. The jury recognized projects in four award categories: One/Two Family Custom Housing, One/Two Family Production Housing, Multifamily Housing and Special Housing. The architects were tasked with ... More Bidder Pays $460K for Roughly 8-Pound Gold Nugget SACRAMENTO (AP).- A bidder has paid $460,000 for a roughly 8-pound gold nugget found in Northern California's Gold Rush country. Spectrum Numismatics came away with the nugget on Wednesday after a feverish two minutes of bidding at the Golden West Auction in Sacramento. The company was bidding on behalf of an anonymous buyer. What may be the biggest California gold nugget in existence was found in the unincorporated town of Washington in Nevada County last March with a metal detector. At current gold prices, the nugget would have fetched less than $138,000. But auctioneers say its connection to the 19th century Gold Rush helped boost its value. Auctioneer Don Kagin says the person who found the nugget also plans to auction the 180 acres where it was discovered. ... More School of the Museum of Fine Arts Announces 16th Annual Medal Award RecipientBOSTON, MA.- On May 23, 2011, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (SMFA), will honor Susan W. Paine with the SMFA Medal Award, which is presented annually to individuals who have made a significant and lasting impact on the art world. Susan, with her late husband Stephen D. Paine, has been instrumental in promoting contemporary art in Boston. Susan is dedicated to supporting arts education through her involvement with numerous Boston-area institutions and is a friend and ally to artists, students and to the many arts professionals who work to ensure a vital cultural life for all. The gala event—which includes cocktails, dinner award presentation and a silent auction of student work—will be held in the Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Family Courtyard at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Proceeds benefit scholarship and additional educational opportunities for SMFA students. The Medal Award is endowed through ... More Bubble Trouble Spoils China's "Art Shares" PartyBEIJING (REUTERS).- China's maiden "art stock exchange" has halted trade in its top two paintings after their share prices soared 1,700 percent and ignited concerns that a new bubble was bursting. Just two months after the Tianjin Cultural Artwork Exchange listed shares in two Chinese paintings, the bourse said it was pulling the paintings from trade to "reduce investment risks and protect investor rights." Wild asset price swings are not uncommon in China, where markets are often dominated by ordinary people who have few viable investment channels and earn little, if any, interest on bank deposits. In the past three years alone, items as varied as garlic, mung beans and ant-based aphrodisiacs have all experienced investment frenzies. The Chinese art market was also seen by many critics as a bubble in 2008 when auction prices soared. But the boom in art shares was something entirely new. The Tianjin art exchange, which opened in January, operates by listing works of art and then ... MoreAppalachian Cultural Museum a Victim of Hard TimesBOONE, NC (AP).- A North Carolina museum devoted to telling the hardscrabble story of Appalachia is the latest victim of budget cuts that have hit almost every state in the nation. The Appalachian Cultural Museum in Boone is closing because of deep budget cuts to higher education that hurt its affiliated school, Appalachian State University. The North Carolina university system suffered $170 million in budget cuts last year and more cuts are expected in the next fiscal year. The museum's annual budget was about $200,000. Now university officials are trying to find homes for many of the museum's artifacts, which include Native American arrowheads, quilts, looms, a moonshine still and race cars. ... More Chinese Seal Believed to Be from Imperial Summer Palace Sacked in 1860, for Sale at BonhamsLONDON.- A rare jadeite double-square seal believed to have been an Imperial seal of the Jiaqing Emperor, taken from the Summer Palace during Britain’s second Opium War with China in 1860, and brought to Britain by Liverpool born medical missionary, William Lockhart, will be sold on May 12th in London at Bonhams auction of fine Chinese Art. The seal which measures under an inch square, is estimated to sell for £40,000 to £60,000. It is being sold with William Lockhart’s fan which is printed with a map of China on one side and a map of Beijing on the other. The location of Lockhart’s hospital in Beijing is marked with an X. The seal inscription reads Jiaqing Chen Han ('Jiaqing Emperor's Literary and Artistic Work') and Ji Xia Yi Qing ('When does one have the leisure to delight the heart?' Asaph Hyman, a Specialist in Bonhams Chinese Art Department, says: “The provenance of the present seal, the presence of t ... More |
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