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Visitors look at paintings by French painter Edouard Manet (1832-1883) during the media day at the exhibition "Manet, inventeur du moderne" (Manet, the Man who invented Modern Art) at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris April 4, 2011. The exhibition will run from April 5 to July 3, 2011. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier.
PARIS.- Musée d’Orsay presents Manet, the Man who invented Modernity, on view from April 5 through July 3, 2011. There has been no exhibition exclusively devoted to Manet in France since 1983, where Françoise Cachin and Charles S. Moffett produced a memorable retrospective. In the ensuing twenty-five years, however, there has been much valuable research and fruitful reflection. A rejection of formalism and a return to history, personal as well as collective, characterise the best of this work, whether documenting Manet’s life story or analysing his work, its exhibitions and perceptions. In the mean time, our understanding of French painting from the period 1840 to 1880 became more refined and freed from over-Manicheistic interpretations. From these two developments, in which the musée d’Orsay continues to be involved, a new image of Manet and his generation has appeared. This exhibition aims to demonstrate th ... More |
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Reconsidering Bouguereau: An Artistic Revolution at Hirschl & Adler Gallery in New York
Henri Gervex, (1852-1929), Young Woman with a Fan, 1888. Pastel, 45 1/8 x 31 1/4.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Hirschl & Adler Gallery presents Bouguereau & His Milieu, on view until April 30th, 2011. In the 1950s, the art establishment had a rather narrow view of art and art history. When abstract art was at its peak, Hudson River School paintings by Frederick Church and Albert Bierstadt were considered too realistic, too tightly painted and photographic and were often deacessioned by museums and largely ignored by collectors. Similarly, William Bouguereau was customarily derided in art-history lectures. Then along came an artistic revolution; starting with Pop Art and Andy Warhol—who owned a painting by Bouguereau—the canons of art started to broaden. In 1984 there was a large ground-breaking multinational Bouguereau exhibition, and recently the Virginia Museum of Art and the Musée d'OrsayMore | | In an Unusual Incident, Woman Attacks Paul Gauguin Painting at National Gallery in Washington
Paul Gauguin, Two Tahitian Women, 1899, oil on canvas, framed: 121.9 x 101.6 x 9.5 cm (48 x 40 x 3 3/4 in.), unframed: 94 x 75.4 cm (37 x 29 11/16 in.), Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of William Church Osborn, 1949.
By: Ben Nuckols, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP).- A woman accused of pounding on a painting by Paul Gauguin and trying to rip it from a wall at the National Gallery of Art told police the post-Impressionist artist was evil and the painting should be burned, court documents show. Susan Burns, 53, of Arlington, Va., has been charged with attempted second-degree theft and destruction of property following the attack Friday. She was being held without bail pending a mental health hearing Tuesday. The Gauguin painting, "Two Tahitian Women," valued at an estimated $80 million, was not damaged and will go back on view Tuesday, the National Gallery said in a statement ... More | | Giant, 35,000 Pound Yellow Teddy Bear by Artist Urs Fischer to Brighten New York City
Urs Fischer, Untitled (Lamp/Bear), 2005-6. Cast bronze, epoxy primer, urethane paint, acrylic polyurethane topcoat, acrylic glass, gas discharge lamp, stainless-steel framework, 275 5/8 x 255 7/8 x 295 1/4 in. © the Artist. Courtesy of the Artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich. Photo courtesy of Cary Whittier.
By: Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- London has Paddington Bear but New York now has a giant yellow teddy bear, a great sculptural masterpiece that could sell for more than $9 million at auction in May, Christie's said on Saturday. A 23-foot (7-meter) high, bronze teddy bear slumped under a black bedside lamp will be on display for five months in midtown Manhattan from next week and be a highlight of the Post-War & Contemporary sale on May 11. The 35,000 pound (15.8 metric tons) sculpture, Untitled (Lamp/Bear), is the work of New ... More |
 | Sotheby's Sales of Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Totals US$13.8 Million
Hendra Gunawan's Snake Dancer Sold for HK$16.3 Million / US$2.1 Million, and auction record for the artist. Photo: Sotheby's.
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Spring 2011 sale of Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings today fetched a stunning total of HK$108 million / US$13.8 million, tripling pre-sale estimate (HK$36 million / US$4.6 million*). The sale set the world record for any Contemporary Southeast Asian Painting at auction and for the artist, when the thought-provoking piece – Grayground by Filipino artist Ronald Ventura sold for HK$8.4 million / US$1.1 million. There was strong interest in important and top quality artworks, proved by active participation in the room and over the phone throughout the sale, which led to numerous artist records, including Hendra Gunawan, Andres Barrioquinto, Samsul Arifin, Nguyen Gia Tri and Indieguerillas. MOK Kim Chuan, Sotheby’s Head of Southeast Asian Paintings said, “Today’s total of HK$108 million set a record for a sale of Southeast Asian Paintings at Sotheby’s, establishe ... More | | Images of Passengers Traveling on the Paris Métro by Chris Marker at Peter Blum
PASSENGERS Untitled # 95, 2008-2010. Color photograph mounted on white Sintra, 13 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (33.7 x 46 cm). Printed 2011. Edition of 3.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Peter Blum presents the exhibition Chris Marker, PASSENGERS. This exhibition, opened on April 2, 2011, it is presented at both Peter Blum Soho (99 Wooster Street) and Peter Blum Chelsea (526 West 29th Street). This is Chris Marker’s third solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition is comprised of more than two hundred photographs taken by Marker between 2008 and 2010. The series, which is Marker’s first in color, are images of passengers traveling on the Paris Métro. PASSENGERS captures the many private actions and gestures that take place daily in the public sphere. Mothers cradling their children, couples whispering intimately, women wistfully staring out the window or into the middle distance, engrossed in their own personal thoughts. In several of the shots, we see whole train cars filled with similarly disengaged people. Taken as a complete body of work, this series very clearly il ... More | | Sotheby's To Offer Another Masterpiece by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra, 41 B.C. (detail) will lead Sotheby's sale of 19th Century European Art in New York on May 5. Photo: Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Following the record-shattering price of $35,922,500 achieved at Sotheby’s New York in November 2010 by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s The Finding of Moses (est. $3/5 million), Sotheby’s announces that the 5 May 2011 sale of 19th Century European Art in New York will be led by another masterpiece by the artist. In The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra, 41 B.C. Alma-Tadema draws inspiration from Shakespeare’s play in depicting the memory of Antony’s first encounter with Cleopatra (est. $3/5 million). Beautifully rendered in the artist’s distinctive style, the image took on an iconic status soon after its completion in 1883, and has since served as inspiration for theatrical and filmed versions of the famed story. In The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra, 41 B.C., Alma-Tadema depicts one of the most storied moments in Roman-Egyptian history. Rather than using translations of ancient texts a ... More |
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One of the World's Most Distinguished Sculpture Parks, Storm King Art Center, Now Open
Andy Goldsworthy, Five Men, Seventeen Days, Fifteen Boulders, One Wall, 2010. Fieldstone. 4-5’ x 309’ x 18-32”© Andy Goldsworthy. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York. Photo: Jerry L. Thompson.
MOUNTAINVILLE, N.Y.- Storm King Art Center, one of the world's most distinguished and best-loved sculpture parks, opened to the public for its 2011 season on April 1. Located about an hour north of New York City, in the Hudson Valley, Storm King encompasses over 500 pristine acres of rolling hills, fields, and woodlands. These provide space for more than 100 large-scale sculptures by some of the preeminent artists of our time, including Alexander Calder, Mark di Suvero, Andy Goldsworthy, Maya Lin, Louise Nevelson, Isamu Noguchi, Richard Serra, David Smith, and Ursula von Rydingsvard, among others. Highlights of Storm King’s 2011 season include two special exhibitions organized in honor of its fiftieth anniversary, on view for their second and final season. Other special offerings include: Zhang Huan’s ... More | | National Gallery of Victoria Presents Creative Responses to the Experience of Water
Max Dupain, At Newport 1952, (printed c. 1975), gelatin silver photograph, 39.8 x 44.7 cm. Purchased with assistance of the Visual Arts Board, 1976.
MELBOURNE.- On 4 April, the National Gallery of Victoria opened Deep Water, an exhibition that presents creative responses to the experience of water in the landscape and at sea. Drawn entirely from the NGV’s Photography Collection, Deep Water comprises 38 photographs presented in two sections, fresh water and salt water, and illustrates the cyclical path of water from the source to the sea. Dr Gerard Vaughan, Director, NGV said: “This is a particularly fascinating exhibition for our 150th anniversary year. Through an immensely powerful selection of photographs, Deep Water reminds us how beautiful and fragile the world around us is. It seems appropriate for an island continent historically short of fresh water.” Susan van Wyk, Curator of Photography, NGV said: “Water is vital for life but in contemplating its many forms, the photographers inclu- ... More | | Bonhams to Sell Outstanding Private Collection of Archibald Thorburn Paintings
Archibald Thorburn, Pair of Golden Eagles. Estimate: £15,000-20,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- An outstanding private collection of 15 works by Archibald Thorburn will feature in the next 19th Century Paintings auction at Bonhams New Bond Street on 13th July 2011. This follows on from the success of Bonhams 19th Century Paintings auction in January, where Covey at Daybreak – Partridges sold for £192,000 – the second highest price ever paid for a Thorburn painting at auction. The highlight in the collection is the magnificent Peacock and Peacock Butterfly which is estimated to fetch £80,000-120,000. At 87.5 x 111.5cm it is one of the largest of Thorburn’s paintings, and it shows a large peacock proudly displaying his extravagant plumage, in contrast to the delicate and beautifully detailed peacock butterfly in the foreground. Hugh Gladstone wrote in Thorburn’s obituary in the Scottish Naturalist, January 1936, “of all his pictures...the most daring was a gigantic one...of a peacock in ... More |
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Russian Artist Anatoly Pastyrev Spends a Small Fortune to Pay Tribute to Queen
Artist Anatoly Pastyrev prepares his painting for transportation at a city museum in the town of Nazarovo. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin.
By: Ilya Naymushin
KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIA (REUTERS).- A Russian artist in Siberia has spent a small personal fortune on over a thousand pearls for a religious painting he has made for the Queen. Clad in embroidered robes, Adam and Eve sit in thrones on a suspended Garden of Eden in Anatoly Pastyrev's painting, which is crowned by a Russian Orthodox icon and pearl-encrusted throughout. "The British monarchy in particular has been the bastion of modern civilisation which has centuries-old traditions coming from Christianity," Pastyrev told Reuters on Sunday at his home in the taiga forest encircling Krasnoyarsk, some 3,300 km (2,000 miles) east of Moscow. Pastyrev now wants to give the painting, called "Glorification of the Lord," to the British monarch as a tribute to her ... More | | Exhibition of Portraits of Designer and Icon Diane von Furstenberg at Pace Gallery in Beijing
Diane by Francesco Scavullo, 1969. Silver Gelatin Print © Diane von Furstenberg Studio.
BEIJING.- The Pace Gallery, Beijing presents an exhibition of portraits of designer, muse, collector, and icon Diane von Furstenberg by some of the most celebrated artists of the past four decades, along with a retrospective of DVF fashion spanning the last forty years. Featuring portraits by artists including Francesco Clemente, Chuck Close, Helmut Newton, Julian Opie, and Andy Warhol, as well as new works by major contemporary Chinese artists, Diane von Furstenberg: Journey of a Dress is the first exhibition at Pace Beijing to include Western art since Encounters, the gallery’s 2008 inaugural show, which juxtaposed portraits by Western and Chinese artists. Diane von Furstenberg: Journey of a Dress will be on view at The Pace Gallery, Beijing, located in the 798 District of the Chinese capital, through May 14, 2011. The exhibition features new portraits of Diane von Furstenberg by four leading figures in Chinese cont ... More | | Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida Names Steven V. Maklansky as New Director
Mr. Maklansky has served as the Executive Director at the Brevard Art Museum in Melbourne, Florida since 2009.
BOCA RATON, FL.- Today, the Boca Raton Museum of Art's Board of Trustees announced that Steven V. Maklansky has been chosen as the Museum's new Director. He will begin his position July 1, 2011. "The Boca Raton Museum of Art provides extraordinary artistic, cultural, and educational experiences, in an extraordinary setting, to an extraordinary community," Maklansky observed. "I look forward to building upon its established success as one of south Florida's leading cultural attractions, and reinforcing the Museum's position as an engaging and participatory platform where an exciting range of art and ideas is presented and explored." Mr. Maklansky has served as the Executive Director at the Brevard Art Museum in Melbourne, Florida since 2009 where he guided the institution to establish strong partnerships with local companies, schools, civic and ... More |
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 Swann Galleries' African Americana Auction was Best Sale of this Material to DateNEW YORK, NY.- On March 10, Swann Galleries conducted their most successful sale of Printed & Manuscript African Americana to date. The auction totaled just under $1 million. Institutions and private collectors competed for the majority of the top lots, setting some record prices along the way. Wyatt Houston Day, Swann’s African-Americana Specialist, who initiated these annual sales, said, “This auction succeeded for two very important reasons: it offered a diversity of fine, and in many cases unique material, and it attracted a number of very knowledgeable and aggressive bidders.” The auction’s top lot was an archive of Charles Harris Wesley's published and unpublished writings, correspondence, photographs, albums, pamphlets and ephemera, so large it was housed in 35 cartons. Wesley was a noted historian, scholar, educator, minister, and writer, a graduate of Fisk University who earned his Masters ... More Rare 1914 Brooklyn Oil Painting By Kentucky Impressionist to Be AuctionedMIDLAND PARK, NJ.- When a lovely painting by the mysterious American artist Paul Sawyier (1865-1917) turns up, it is usually a watercolor capturing the long lost history of rural Kentucky. However, just four years before his death, this talented artist, a student of the renowned American Impressionist William Merritt Chase at the Art Students League, began painting oils in Brooklyn, New York. Recently, New Jersey art brokers Les and Sue Fox discovered "Vale Of Cashmere, Prospect Park Brooklyn", a small gem in original, untouched condition, and they were surprised and delighted. "Vale Of Cashmere" was privately owned by a New Jersey family for decades and has not been seen by art enthusiasts for nearly a century. The painting is only 14 inches high by 17 inches wide, yet it is as beautiful and mysterious as the artist himself. It bears the distinctive signature of Paul Sawyier in the lower left corner, and is accompanied ... More Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Names Frank Raysor "Collector of the Year"RICHMOND, VA.- The Virginia Museum of Fine Art’s Collectors’ Circle named Richmond-raised Frank Raysor “Collector of the Year” at a gala last weekend. During the evening’s celebration, VMFA Director Alex Nyerges announced Raysor’s plans to bequeath more than $3 million to the museum. Raysor already has promised VMFA a gift of 10,000 prints that he has amassed throughout the past 35 years. In recognition of this unprecedented gift, the museum’s previous library is being named the “Frank Raysor Center for the Study of Works on Paper.” The center will house more than 15,000 works on paper and will provide the space and resources needed for the study of the history of western print-making, among other subjects. The study center will open after a complete renovation and refurbishment of the existing space. The gifted prints cover the history of print-making, spanning the 15th cen ... More Gold Rarities Highlight $20M+ Central States Event from Heritage AuctionsDALLAS, TX .- Glittering gold rarities, including elite proof specimens and a double eagle that survived the mass melting of its issue in the 1930s, are among the major highlights of Heritage Auctions’$20,000,000+ CSNS Signature® & Platinum Night U.S. Coin Auction, the official auction of the Central States Numismatic Society’s Annual Convention, April 27-30, in Rosemont, IL. “Our Central States auctions consistently rank among our best events each year,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage. “This time around should be no exception, thanks to an auction that is both broad and deep. More than 3,600 lots will be offered on the auction floor, and our special Platinum Night session on Thursday, April 29, contains the best of the best, more than 550 important rarities.” A small but important specimen is an 1859 three dollar gold piece graded PR66 Cameo by NGC. The 1859 is one of the earliest years in whi ... MoreEisenhower Presidential Museum Exhibits Rare Copy of Declaration of IndependenceABILENE, KS.- The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum announces an original copy of the Declaration of Independence will be on display April 26 and 27. To maximize the short window of opportunity, museum hours will be extended in an effort to allow as many visitors as possible to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view our Nation's birth certificate. The Museum will be open on April 26 and 27 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and offer reduced admission. Ages 18 and under will be free and others will be $5. Active duty military always receive free admission. The Dunlap broadside is one of 25 remaining original copies of the Declaration of Independence. After adopting the Declaration on the morning of July 4, 1776, the original was sent to a printer named John Dunlap. He typeset and printed about 200 copies that were carried by horseback out to the colonies' political and military leaders. The call ... More |
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