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A woman views the picture 'The 12-year-old Jesus in the temple' during a press tour of the German painter Max Liebermann (1847-1935) exhibition in Bonn, Germany, 20 April 2011. The exhibition 'Pioneer of Modernism' contains more than 100 pieces and will be open as of 11 September 2011 in the Federal Art and Exhibition Hall in Bonn. EPA/HORST OSSINGER.
BONN.- In cooperation with the Hamburg Kunsthalle, the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany is showing a comprehensive retrospective on Max Liebermann (1847–1935). Max Liebermann plays an outstanding role in the history of art and culture in Germany. Not only his artistic oeuvre but also his cultural and political activities make him one of the leading pioneers of modern German painting. Max Liebermann‟s unique position between the end of 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century continues to have an impact on current developments in painting. A selection of over 100 works which represent the artist‟s various phases of creative development is to add new aspects to the assessment of Liebermann‟s work. Over the past two decades, the focus was primarily on specific topics within his work (outdoor painting, Realism, Impressionism, garden pictures). However, in this exhibition ... More |
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Actor Ben Stiller and Renowned Gallerist David Zwirner Gather "Artists for Haiti"
File photo of actor Ben Stiller appearing on the "Today" show. AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer.
NEW YORK, NY.- Actor, director, and philanthropist Ben Stiller has joined together with gallerist and art dealer David Zwirner to organize Artists for Haiti, a major, high-profile art auction which will raise funds for education and health programs for children. Many of the most prominent artists working today have already committed to donating works, including Chuck Close, Marlene Dumas, Dan Flavin (estate), Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons, Paul McCarthy, Chris Ofili, Raymond Pettibon, Neo Rauch, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Luc Tuymans. The auction will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Christie’s, New York. “Over a year after the massive quake in Haiti there remains a huge need to rebuild and help the country,” said Ben Stiller. “With the generosity of Christie’s and the artists who have contributed pieces to the auction, David and I are working to help raise funds, so that the children of Haiti ... More | | Andy Warhol's Last Great Masterpiece to Be Sold at Christie's New York on May 11
Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait, 1986 (detail). Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas, 106-3/4 x 106-1/2 x 1-3/4 inches. Estimate: $30,000,000-40,000,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
NEW YORK, NY.- Andy Warhol’s last great Self-Portrait, 1986, will headline the Post-War and Contemporary Auction season in New York at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening sale on May 11, 2011. An art-historical landmark, the monumental painting is poignantly underscored with the theme of a fleeting lifetime, and is estimated to realize from $30,000,000 to $40,000,000. The painting is executed in the artist’s signature Pop Red— a color in which he rendered his most famous image of Marilyn Monroe, as well as his greatest Death and Disaster Painting, Red Explosion (Atomic Bomb), 1963. This powerful and contemplative painting is one of the largest self-portraits ever attempted by the artist, and was one of two giant works that were first exhibited in London in a seminal exhibition of new self-portraits at ... More | | Photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros Killed While Covering Battles in Libya
photographer Tim Hetherington, is shown at the Restrepo outpost in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. AP Photo/Outpost Films, Tim Hetherington.
By: Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- Tim Hetherington, the daring war photographer and Oscar-nominated co-director of the documentary "Restrepo" about a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, died Wednesday while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. He was 40. Hetherington was killed along with Getty Images photographer Chris Hondros in Misrata, the only rebel-held city in western Libya. Two other photojournalists were wounded in the attack. Misrata has come under weeks of relentless shelling by government troops. Hetherington had tweeted Tuesday: "In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO." "Tim was in Libya to continue his ongoing multimedia project to highlight humanitarian issues during ... More |
 | Poland's Most Precious Painting, "Lady with an Ermine" by Leonardo da Vinci to Hit the Road
Art conservators Janusz Czop, left, and Janusz Walek present to journalists the Leonardo da Vinci painting "Lady with an Ermine". AP Photo/Alik Keplicz.
By: Monika Scislowska, Associated Press
WARSAW (AP).- It's finally been decided: Poland's most precious painting, "Lady with an Ermine" by Leonardo da Vinci, will be allowed to travel to Spain, Germany and Britain. Wednesday's decision came after almost a year of discussion by art experts and Poland's Culture Ministry about whether the 15th-century masterpiece should be allowed to leave the country. Last week, art conservationists warned it could be damaged in transit. But Deputy Culture Minister Piotr Zuchowski said the government decided the masterpiece can travel. It will now be shown at three foreign sites for three months each: Madrid's Palacio Real starting in May, Berlin's Gemaeldegalerie, starting in August and London's National Gallery, starting in November. In February it will return to Krakow, where it has been for more ... More | | Museums Organize Exhibition Devoted to Rembrandt's Representation of Jesus
Head of Christ, c.1648‑54. Attributed to Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (active Leiden and Amsterdam), 1606 ‑ 1669. Oil on oak panel, Image: 9 5/8 x 8 3/8 inches (24.5 x 21.3 cm); Framed: 23 x 21 1/16 x 2 3/4 inches (58.4 x 53.5 x 7 cm). Detroit Institute of Arts.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- For Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), the greatest painter, draftsman and printmaker of the Dutch Golden Age, the portrayal of biblical themes was a central preoccupation and one to which the artist introduced challenging innovations. The boldest of these came in mid-career, when Rembrandt introduced a radical shift in the treatment of Jesus, whose image had been based on conventions that had been in place for over a millennium. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Musée du Louvre in Paris have organized Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus, an exhibition that examines this remarkable change through some 22 paintings, 17 drawings, and nine prints assembled from public and private collections in Europe and the United States. Included is a series ... More | | The BAT Artventure Collection Part Two Realises $ 4,198,489 at Sotheby's in Amsterdam
William Henderson, Brixton Music. Acrylic on canvas. Estimate 1.000 – 1.500 EUR. Sold for 42,750 EUR. Photo: Sotheby's.
AMSTERDAM.- The sale of the world-renowned BAT ArtVenture Collection, formerly known as The Peter Stuyvesant Collection, Part Two, realised a total of €2,941,725 / £2,582,732/ $4,198,489, a figure well above the pre-sale expectations of €1 million. Presale interest had been huge and more than 500 clients had registered to bid in tonight’s sale – either in person, by phone, online or by leaving absentee bids -- and the sale established sell-through rates of 95.4% by lot and 98.7% by value, set 43 new artist records and 25 benchmarks for artists new to auction. These notable results further build on the outstanding successes established by Sotheby’s Amsterdam with the sale of the first part of the collection on 8 March 2010. The toplot was Patrick Heron’s , Violet, Orange and Reds with Green Disc: March 1972-March 1974. No fewer than 14 bidders, both on the telephone as in the room, competed for t ... More |
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Sotheby's London to Offer Magnificent Nineteenth Century Life-Size Marble Sculptures
A superb bronze by Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824 – 1904) entitled Tanagra. Est. £100,000-150,000. Photo. Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Sotheby's London is to offer perhaps the most magnificent nineteenth-century sculpture to appear at auction in recent years. Chioma di Berenice (Berenice’s Tresses) by Ambrogio Borghi (Italian, 1849-1887) comes to the market from a Private Belgian Collection, and will spearhead Sotheby’s sale of 19th and 20th Century Sculpture on Tuesday, 17 May 2011. Estimated at £300,000-400,000, Berenice stands at just under three metres tall on her original, revolving base, and is in exceptional condition. Until recently, Borghi’s masterpiece was known to scholars only in the form of a lively clay bozzetto and a plaster model. The marble version has remained in a specially constructed alcove in a private Brussels residence for over one hundred years, following its purchase at a local auction in 1904. Chioma di Berenice was exhibited at Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1878, together with three other works by th ... More | | Photographs from the Heinz Hajek-Halke Estate to Be Sold at Sotheby's in Paris
Üble Nachrede, 1932. Vintage silver print on Agfa Brovira paper. Est. 8,000 – 10,000. Photo: Sotheby’s / ArtDigital Studio.
LONDON.- On 10 May 2011, Sotheby’s European Photographs department will hold two Photographs sales: L’Essentiel Heinz Hajek-Halke an auction which comprises the most compelling vintage prints from the 1920s to the 1950s of this German avant-garde photographer coming to auction directly from the artist’s estate, and Photographies a various owner sale offering an exceptional selection of works by the leading photographers of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Prior to the auction date the highlights from both sales are sent on a travelling exhibition to Sotheby’s New York and London in addition to the preview in Paris. The exhibition in London will be on show from 16 to 21 April and will focus on high quality material from the 19th century and early 20th century - the vintage era. A prime example is the work of the pioneering Czech master Joseph Sudek. In our last sale in Paris in November 2011 we have achi ... More | | Sotheby's Hong Kong to Sell Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien
An expert shows the painting "Children Playing under a Pomegranate Tree" by Chinese artist Zhang Daqian. AP Photo/Kin Cheung.
HONG KONG.- Following the success of the Spring 2011 Sale Series in April, Sotheby’s Hong Kong announces yet another important sale - The Mei Yun Tang Collection of Paintings by Chang Daichien - on 31 May 2011. The sale features 25 prominent paintings from this monumental Collection, and is expected to fetch in excess of HK$130 million / US$ 16.7 million*. This Collection is internationally recognised as the most preeminent and comprehensive private collection of Zhang Daqian’s paintings, assembled by the late Mr. Kao Ling-mei and his wife Jan Yun-bor since 1940s. Not only does it comprise works of superb artistic value, the Mei Yun Tang Collection also chronicles the stylistic evolution of Zhang Daqian and stands as testament to the unwavering four-decade friendship between Zhang and the Kao’s. All the works in this sale are offered on the market for the very first time. They are masterpieces from the 1940s t ... More |
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The American Institute of Architects Select Five Recipients for the 2011 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
Arkansas Studies Institute; Little Rock, AR. Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects. Photo: Timothy Hursley.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected five recipients to receive the 2011 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards. Biennially, representatives from the AIA and the American Library Association (ALA) gather to celebrate the finest examples of library design by architects licensed in the U.S. The 2011 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards honor five separate projects. The 2011 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards Jury includes: Marlon Blackwell, FAIA, (chair) Marlon Blackwell Architect; Anders Dahlgren, Library Planning Associates, Inc.; Drew Harrington, University of Portland, Dean of the Library; David Moore, AIA, Craig Gaulden and Davis, Inc.; Joanna Pestka, FAIA, NY Public Library; and Thomas Schneiter. The descriptions below give a brief summary of the projects. Arkansas Studies Institute; Little Rock, AR. Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects: The project combines three buildings of three different centuries and const ... More | | Rare, Important and Exceptional Works of Art Lead Christie's Hong Kong Spring 2011 Sale
Zhang Ruitu, Sutra in Cursive Script Calligraphy. Handscroll, ink on silk, 31 x 541 cm. Dated 1622. Estimate: HK$6,000,000 – 8,000,000, US$774,200 – 1,032,300.
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong will hold its Spring sales of Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy and Fine Chinese Modern Paintings on 31 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. These sales will showcase over 400 rare and exceptional works from the Chinese masters throughout history, valued in excess of HK$330 million (US$42 million). The forthcoming sales will comprise a number of important private collections from all over the world. Coming from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Brazil, USA, and other countries, these collections testify the widely travelled lives of the modern Chinese artists. The collectors were friends, students, or families and descendants of the artists, hence directly acquired or inherited the paintings from them. Many of these works have not been exhibited in public and are being brought to ... More | | The Cat that Got the Cream at Bonhams Hockney Ceramic Sale Makes £34,000
Bonhams' employee Kasia Sobucka from Poland poses for photographs with a David Hockney earthenware ceramic cat. AP Photo/Matt Dunham.
LONDON.- A rare earthenware ceramic cat made by David Hockney in 1955 sold for an astonishing £33,600 at Bonhams today (20 April) against a pre sale estimate of £5,000 -7,000. Although Hockney experimented with ceramics in his youth, the works rarely appear at auction and the subject matter – a rather startled looking cat – is in interesting contrast to the artist’s famous love of dogs. A rare, signed proof copy of the lithograph, ‘An Image of Celia’, in the original frame, hand painted by the artist, and dating from the mid-1980s sold for £66,000. The Picasso-like image of Hockney’s close friend, and muse, the textile designer Celia Birtwell, had an estimate of £60,000- 80,000. An early work, the lithograph ‘Fires of Furious Desire - The Most Beautiful Boy in the World’ of 1963 was sold for £14,260 (pre-sale estimate £6,000-8,000). ‘Moving Focus – Walking Past Two Chairs ... More |
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 London Butterfly House has the Kids All AflutterBy: Madeleine Cowley
LONDON (REUTERS).- Hundreds of butterflies are emerging from chrysalises, taking flight, sipping aphrodisiac and delighting children at London's Natural History Museum just in time for the Easter and summer school holidays. The "Sensational Butterflies" exhibition in a climate-controlled temporary home on the front lawn of the museum will be swirling with live butterflies and moths taken from around the world until September. Atlas -- the world's largest moth species, the noisy Cracker butterfly and the bright orange Julia butterfly from Brazil -- which has been spotted drinking the tears from the eyes of caimans -- can all be found fluttering about the hot, humid jungle-like interior of the museum's butterfly house. Inside, visitors are surrounded by butterflies and moths in all shapes, sizes and in a riot ... More Sotheby's Geneva 17th May sale of Magnificent & Noble Jewels To present An Important Pink DiamondGENEVA.- Sotheby's Geneva announces that it will present an important pink diamond, weighing 10.99 carats in its sale of Magnificent & Noble Jewels on 17 May 2011 six months after the record breaking sale of the ‘Graff Pink’ – the most expensive diamond and jewel ever sold at auction*. Commenting on the forthcoming sale, David Bennett, Chairman of Sotheby’s Jewellery Department for Europe and the Middle East said: “I do not remember the market for coloured diamonds to have ever been as strong as it is today. This was underlined by the unprecedented results of our last November sale and undoubtedly influenced the owner’s decision to sell this beautiful pink diamond which has not appeared on the market for over 30 years”. This superb stone, mounted as a ring, has been graded “fancy intense pink”, natural colour and VS1 clarity by the Gemological Institute of America. It has been fur ... More Rare Aston Martin DB2/4 Leads Bonhams Goodwood SaleLONDON.- A very rare and handsome 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 Cabriolet, which was previously owned by the legendary Grand Prix and sports-racing driver, Innes Ireland, is one of the highlights of Bonhams’ annual sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed on 1 July 2011. Recently restored to concours condition, it has attracted a pre-sale estimate of £500,000 – 700,000. One of two DB2/4s known to have been bodied in this style by Bertone, the famous Italian coachbuilder, it was delivered new to San Francisco resident, Mrs Edith Field, in 1954. Mrs Field is recorded as having exhibited the car at the 1955 Pebble Beach Concours d’elegance, where it achieved 3rd place in the two-seater sports car category. Field, who was described by a friend as a ‘wealthy eccentric’ with ‘panache found only in people of significant means’, owned a number of mo ... More Harris Museum Buys 19th Century "Puck" PaintingLONDON.- An important 19th century painting featuring Puck, the mischievous character from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, has been bought for the Harris Museum & Art Gallery in Preston. Puck by Victorian artist Richard Dadd is a mysterious painting with a fascinating back story. On loan to the Harris since June 2009, the popular work was in danger of being sold by its owners, the Finnis Scott Foundation. The Harris has now successfully raised all the money required to buy it for its permament collections. The work depicts Puck, a central character from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, sitting on a toadstool while smaller fairy figures dance around him in moonlight. Signed and dated 1841, the painting is circular in shape set in an ornate gilt frame. Puck is a key example of Victorian fairy painting, an artistic trend which flourished between the 1840s – 1870s. Richard Dadd is the most famous of the fairy painters. ... More Rare Enamel Piece with Local Links Added to Aberdeen Art CollectionLONDON.- A rare and exquisite portrait made of enamel on copper by Aberdeen-born artist James Cromar Watt has been bought by Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums with support from the Art Fund and the National Fund for Acquisitions. Portrait of a Young Woman is now on display at Aberdeen Art Gallery, Schoolhill. James Cromar Watt (1862 – 1940) was an architect, designer, jeweller and enameller who dedicated his life to the promotion of the arts in the North east of Scotland. The majority of his artistic output is associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement. Dated 1900, this early enamel portrait is a rare and significant addition to the gallery’s collection. Records show that as Cromar Watt’s career progressed he focused mainly on jewellery and occasionally on commissions for ecclesiastical silver and objects such as boxes. The work depicts a young woman shown in profile against a light blue background, a rose bush i ... More U.S. Bureau of Land Management Sites in Wyoming Added to Historic Register ROCK SPRINGS, WYO (AP).- Two cultural sites on U.S. Bureau of Land Management land in western Wyoming are being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One is an archaeological site north of Rock Springs. The site contains prehistoric projectile points dating to 9,000 years ago. The Finley site also contains the only evidence of Paleoindian bison hunting in southwest Wyoming. The other is the old JO Ranch, a sheep operation active from 1885 to the 1990s. The BLM acquired the ranch in 2004 through a land exchange. The site still has a complex of original buildings including ranch and bunk houses, barns and corrals. Properties on the register are eligible for funding for preservation work. ... More |
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