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Stations of the Cross XIV: Jesus is Laid in the Sepulchre by Chris Gollon (2008) on view at The Church of St John on Bethnal Green, London this Easter. Photo: ©Guy Lockwood Photography.
LONDON.- After a two-year hiatus, The Church of St John on Bethnal Green, designed by Sir John Soane, opens its doors for the Good Friday service. Once again, visitors may view Chris Gollons acclaimed Fourteen Stations of the Cross, a fine example of contemporary sacred art. The Church of St John on Bethnal Green is a Grade I-listed church designed by Sir John Soane from 1826-28, and one of the East Ends most admired buildings. In 2000, Father Alan Green commissioned leading British, and London-born, artist Chris Gollon (1953-2017) to create 14 Stations of the Cross paintings for the church. The sequence of paintings took eight years to complete. Father Alan Green, as Rector of the church, collaborated with Gollon on the project. Gollon used his son as the model for Jesus, and his daughter as Mary; he cast Father Alan as Nicodemus. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Inspired! The Guildhall Art Gallery. Photo: Paul Clarke Photography.
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| Picasso's striking portrait of his lover, Dora Maar, to star in Sotheby's Modern Evening Auction in Hong Kong | | Rediscovered Old Masters shine in spring auctions at Koller | | Painting by Picasso from the estate of Sir Sean Connery will lead Christie's Hong Kong sale |
Marking the first time a Dora Maar portrait by the artist has come to auction in Asia. Estimate in excess of HK$138m / US$17.6m. Courtesy Sotheby's.
HONG KONG.- This April in Hong Kong, Sothebys will offer a compelling portrait by Pablo Picasso of his lover, Dora Maar, from a hugely important period in the artists life. The appearance of the work not only marks the first time a Dora Maar portrait by the artist has come to auction in Asia, it also comes at a moment when demand for Picasso in the region is at an all-time high hot on the heels of two consecutive auction records achieved for the artist in Asia by Sothebys last year across the spring and autumn sales seasons. Painted in 1939, when the European continent was on the brink of war, the portrait is particularly alluring, and unusual in its calm elegance, given that many of Picassos portraits of Dora Maar show her face in anguish and fractured into a cubist treatment of her features. Estimated in excess of HK$138 million / $17.6 million, Dora Maar will be offered as part of Sothebys ... More | |
'Harbour scene with fish market' by Jan Brueghel the Elder more than doubled its pre-sale estimate to fetch CHF 741 000.
ZURICH.- Numerous works in the 1 April auction sold for multiples of their estimates, witness to continued strength in the Old Masters market. 'Harbour scene with fish market' by Jan Brueghel the Elder, rediscovered by Koller's Old Masters specialist during an insurance appraisal, more than doubled its pre-sale estimate to fetch CHF 741 000 (lot 3039. 'The Alchemist' by David Teniers the Younger, long thought to be by a follower and forgotten in a Swiss family collection until research by Koller's Old Master specialists proved it to be by the hand of the Master, sold for more than three times its estimate at CHF 256 000 (lot 3032). Bidding for an anonymous North Italian portrait of a lady, circa 1510-20, rose from CHF 10 000 to CHF 78 000 (lot 3019), and a portrait of Dante by a follower of Pontormo had a similar trajectory, from an estimate of CHF 12 000, it fetched CHF 59 000 (lot 3011). ... More | |
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Buste dhomme dans un cadre, signed Picasso (upper left); dated 29.3.69 (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm. (36 ¼ x 28 ¾ in.) Painted in Mougins on 29 March 1969. Estimate on Request. © Christie's Images Ltd 2022.
HONG KONG.- Christies announced Pablo Picassos Buste dhomme dans un cadre from the Estate of Sir Sean Connery, as a leading highlight of the 20th and 21st Century Art Evening Sale to take place on 26 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (estimate on request; in the region of HK$150 million/ US$19 million). Offered fresh to the market and extraordinary among Picassos late works for its orderly composition, graceful, decisive lines, and intensity of expression, this seminal canvas is one of the finest and most striking of the artists paintings from the last decade of his life. Stephane Connery, son of Sir Sean Connery, remarked, Sean had an extraordinary sense of aesthetics, composition and movement honed by his career in a visual medium as well as his long marriage to ... More |
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| Northern Renaissance masterpieces on long term loan go on display at The Holburne Museum | | Major Matisse exhibition coming to Philadelphia | | Christie's Hong Kong Chinese Paintings Department presents exemplary works from the Classical Period |
Portrait of Duke Henry the Devout (The Pious) of Saxony (1473-1553), small bust-length, wearing a fur coat. Lucas Cranach the Elder © Schroder collection.
BATH.- The Holburne Museum announced the opening of a new display of masterpieces of Northern Renaissance painting, on loan for twenty years from the Estate of Bruno Schroder, who died in 2019. Such is the importance of the long loan of these works that a new gallery has been created from what was the Directors office, especially to accommodate them. Though small, this collection consists of paintings of international standing, including major works by artists such as Lucas Cranach the Elder, Hans Holbein the Elder and Ulrich Apt. Perhaps the most important painting of the group is Hans Burgkmeiers 1498 portrait of Jakob Fugger and his bride Sybilla Artzt (TOP LEFT). Known as Fugger the Rich, Jakob Fugger was an Augsburg merchant and banker who was the major financial force behind the Habsburg dynasty. As well as the nine important paintings, the display includes a rare complete set of Albrecht Dürers ... More | |
Henri Matisse "Woman with a Veil" 1927. 24 1/4 à 19 3/4 inches (61.6 à 50.2 cm). Oil on canvas Museum of Modern Art, New York: The William S. Paley Collection, SPC22.1990. © 2022 Succession H. Matisse/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- In 1930, Albert Barnes, the art collector and founder of the Barnes Foundation, did something a bit audacious: He asked Henri Matisse, who was visiting the United States as a juror for the Carnegie International exhibition in Pittsburgh, to create an enormous painting. Matisse, then 60, had not completed any paintings during the previous year. Lucky for Barnes and, it turns out, for Matisse. The result, a 45-foot-long, three-part representation of dancing figures that Matisse completed in France, called The Dance (1932-33), reinvigorated his career, leading him to return to easel painting with new techniques, including the use of pre-colored papers that he cut to plan his compositions. The innovative decade that followed is the subject of a new exhibition, Matisse in the 1930s, which is slated to open in October at the Philadelphia ... More | |
The leading highlight of the season is the magnificent Washing Horses by Zhao Mengfu as catalogued in Shiqu Baoji.
HONG KONG.- This spring, Christies will offer an outstanding collection of coveted masterpieces in the Fine Chinese Classical Paintings And Calligraphy sale on 28 May. These masterworks represent pivotal moments in Chinese art history. The leading highlight of the season is the magnificent Washing Horses by Zhao Mengfu as catalogued in Shiqu Baoji. One of the best known horse painters in ancient China, Zhao Mengfu depicted steeds individually and in large numbers. Zhaos horse paintings derived from studying works by the Tang master Han Gan (706-783) and the Song master Li Gonglin (1049-1106), not only their techniques of outlining and colouring the animals forms but also to depict their spirit. One of the thirty-eight beloved paintings and calligraphy collected by Hongli (1711-1799)―the crowned prince who later became Emperor Qianlong (r. 17351796)―Washing Horses by Zhao Mengfu as catalogued in Shiqu Baoji i ... More |
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| The Collection Jacqueline Matisse Monnier achieves $44,1M at Christie's | | Jerry Uelsmann, surreal image-maker, dies at 87 | | David Zwirner to represent Huma Bhabha |
Cécile Verdier, President of Christies France, selling Henri Matisse, Nymphe et faune rouge, 1939. Price realised: 5,185,500, against an estimate of 1,800,0002,200,000. Top lot of the sale. © Christie's Images Ltd 2022.
PARIS.- On 13 April 2022, the Collection Jacqueline Matisse Monnier auction realised a total of 40,488,048 / £33,613,996 / $44,053,020, almost 3 times the presale estimate and selling 96% by value and 94% by lot. The collection, illustrating a lifetime spent amongst some of the worlds leading artistic figures, attracted bidders from all over the world (registered bidders from 21 countries). This sale achieved a new auction record for a silkscreen by Henri Matisse as well a new auction record in France for Yves Klein. Among this exceptional collection, thirteen lots were sold above 1 million euros. Jacqueline Jackie Matisse, daughter of the prominent art dealer Pierre Matisse and Alexina Teeny Matisse-Duchamp, granddaughter of Henri Matisse and stepdaughter of Marcel Duchamp, evolved in a remarkable milieu of creative thought and innovation. This collection, ... More | |
Jerry Uelsmann (born 1934) Mechanical Man #2, 1959 Gelatin silver print 12 5/8 x 5 1/2 in (32.1 x 14.1cm) © Jerry Uelsmann.
NEW YORK, NY.- Jerry Uelsmann, a photographer who ingeniously used darkroom techniques to manipulate his black-and-white pictures into surreal montages that anticipated by many years the digital image-editing revolutionized by Adobe Photoshop, died April 4 in Gainesville, Florida. He was 87. The cause was complications of a stroke, said his son, Andrew. Uelsmanns dreamlike imagery seems to ignore the laws of gravity and rationality, much as the paintings of Rene Magritte did. In Uelsmanns imaginative alternate universe, boats float above clouds and waterfalls. Hands that morph from a tree trunk gently hold a birds nest. Five empty chairs situated magically on a pond face a fifth chair, as if theyre holding a meeting. A young nude woman whose lower body is only a foggy mist hovers over mountains. The primary creative gesture for most photographers used to be when they clicked the shutter, Uelsmann told Smithsonian magazine in 2013. But I realized that the dark ... More | |
The Pakistani-born artist Huma Bhabha in her studio in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Feb. 9, 2018. Babha is the next artist to be featured in the popular roof-installation series at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Lauren Lancaster/The New York Times.
NEW YORK, NY.- David Zwirner announced the representation of Huma Bhabha. The gallery will present new work by the artist in New York in 2024. Bhabha will continue to work on special projects with Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, and will continue to be represented by David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles and Xavier Hufkens in Brussels. Since the 1990s, Bhabha has become known for layered and nuanced work that centers on a reinvention of the figure and its expressive possibilities. In her formally inventive practice, which encompasses sculpture, drawings, and photography, Bhabha draws from a wide range of references, from those that span the history of artincluding Egyptian reliquaries, African sculpture, Greek kouroi, Gandharan Buddhas, as well as the work of such modern and contemporary artists as Joseph Beuys, Louise Bourgeois, Alberto Giacometti, Robert Rauschenberg, and Franz West, ... More |
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| Vancouver Art Gallery launches three new exhibitions | | National Gallery acquires Jeffrey Smart work ahead of final weeks of exhibition | | Exhibition of new and historical sculpture by Larry Bell opens at Dia Beacon |
Jonah Samson, Untitled, 2015, 2 Van Dyke prints, Gift of Claudia Beck and Andrew Gruft.
VANCOUVER, BC.- Traditional Coast Salish Lands including the Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm), Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Ãxwumixw) and Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ) Nations The Vancouver Art Gallery announced today its line-up of new exhibitions. Drawing from a wide range of works, the Gallery presents unique ways to experience its permanent collection through amplifying kids voices; highlighting the diversity of the collection that tell multiple histories of our time; and through the lens of an important collector and donation. Kids Take Over vividly captures the perspectives of elementary and high school students from Metro Vancouver, who were asked to respond to artworks by a range of artists from the Gallerys collection, including Pitseolak Ashoona, Guud San Glans Robert Davidson, Gathie Falk, Chantal Gibson, Evan Lee, Ken Lum, Annie Pootoogook, Evelyn Roth, B ... More | |
Co-curators Dr Rebecca Edwards and Dr Deborah Hart with Jeffrey Smart, Near Knossos, 1973, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased in celebration of the National Gallery of Australias 40th anniversary, 2022, © The Estate of Jeffrey Smart.
CANBERRA.- With only weeks left to go before Jeffrey Smart closes, the National Gallery of Australias collection of his work has grown with the acquisition of Near Knossos. Acquired in celebration of the Gallerys upcoming 40th anniversary, Near Knossos is a key example of the late artists work and an exciting addition to the national collection. Currently on display in Jeffrey Smart, the painting shows Smarts meticulous and realistic painting style. Near Knossos depicts a single male figure upon a rooftop who stares out towards the viewer, surveying two busses which pass by each other in the foreground. Compositionally the painting is highly unusual and highlights Smarts profound understanding of design and formal arrangement. Although the ... More | |
Larry Bell, installation view, 2022 Dia Beacon, Beacon, New York. 2022. © Photo: Don Stahl.
BEACON, NY.- Dia is presenting a new display of sculpture by Larry Bell opening at Dia Beacon. Since the early 1960s Bell has explored the interplay between light, color, and volume through the medium of glass. As a leading figure of Southern Californias Light and Space movement, Bell has used new materials and techniques to investigate how the perceptual experience of a sculpture in its environment unfolds for the spectator. Seen in these naturally litgalleries designed by Bells friend and contemporary in Los Angeles, Robert Irwin, these sculptures offer insight into Bells unique and groundbreaking understanding of the potential of glass as a medium, said Jessica Morgan, Dias Nathalie de Gunzburg Director. We also see the arc of his practice, from some of his earliest works utilizing cutting-edge technology in the 1960s to his expansive exploration of color today. Bells earliest sculptures wer ... More |
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'To My Girls,' a toast to millennial 'instagays'
NEW YORK, NY.- They dont seem to like one another very much, these three gay besties weekending together at a tacky Airbnb in Palm Springs, California. Castor, an Asian American writer scraping by as a shift supervisor at a Starbucks in Sherman Oaks, California, doesnt want to room with Leo, a Black Queen of Queer Theory with whom, on previous vacations, hes had fights about marriage equality. He and Leo do agree, though, that Curtis, a hookup hound with cheese grater abs, is an irredeemable narcissist, unable to curb his buff white privilege for more than 30 seconds no matter how many times hes called out for it. Curtis just wants everyone to have a good time, as long as its on his own terms. He treats Leo as a good-luck charm and Castor as a throw pillow: comforting and disposable. His ... More
Mimi Reinhard, who typed up Schindler's List, dies at 107
NEW YORK, NY.- She wasnt much of a typist, but she knew shorthand and spoke flawless German. And so Mimi Reinhard, an Austrian Jew who was being held in a Nazi labor camp near Krakow, Poland, during World War II, was given an office job. In that capacity, she would play a small but important role in one of the great heroic stories to emerge from the Holocaust, one in which the Nazis were outwitted and the lives of more than 1,100 Jews, including hers, were saved. The unlikely hero was Oskar Schindler, a Nazi intelligence officer and war profiteer who ran an enamelware factory near Krakow. A womanizer and heavy drinker who was often bribing German authorities to have his way, he initially exploited the Jews as a source of cheap labor. But as he witnessed the horrors of the murderous Nazi regime, he risked ... More
Solo exhibition of ceramic artist Casey Whittier's work on view at Staenberg Gallery
ST. LOUIS, MO.- Craft Alliance is presenting Other Ways of Knowing, a solo exhibition with Kansas City-based ceramic artist Casey Whittier. The exhibition runs in the Staenberg Gallery, April 8-May 21, 2022 with a closing reception on Friday, May 20, 2022. Like so many of us, during the pandemic Whittier spent a great deal of time at home. Objects from home began to collide with objects from work; domestic spaces altered; and so did her relationship with those objects. Other Ways of Knowing considers these household objects and their importance in our lives, as carries of memories and metaphors for the human experience. The exhibition was designed especially for the space at Craft Alliance to recreate the interior of a house, but one that is just a little bit strange. Towels, t-shirts, and brooms have been meticulously ... More
Items from horse racing's first Triple Crown winner will be auctioned May 5th
LYNBROOK, NY.- What are believed to be the saddle, three race-worn saddle cloths, jockeys helmet and trainers hat from Sir Barton horse racings first Triple Crown winner, from 1919 will headline an online-only auction planned for Thursday, May 5th, by Weiss Auctions. The auction will be held two days in advance of this years Kentucky Derby, slated for May 7th. We are thrilled to offer what might be considered one of the most, if not the most, single important historic find in race horse history, said Philip Weiss of Weiss Auctions. This is an archive for the true race horse historian, horse owner or museum curator. Its the expected top lot in a massive, 500-lot auction of sports memorabilia, Disney collectibles and animation art. Also offered in the sale will be extremely rare early 20th century boxing card uncut proof sheets, a collection ... More
Heritage Auctions to offer treasures from renowned collector and philanthropist Melvin 'Pete' Mark
DALLAS, TX.- It began with a framed letter from Franklin Delano Roosevelt gifted to Melvin Pete Mark Jr. by his mother-in-law in 1962. At that moment, or close enough, history became Dads passion, says Petes son Jim. It became Dads life. At the time, Pete Mark was in his mid-30s; living in Portland, Ore., with his wife Mary and three children, Linda, Cindy and Jim; and working as managing partner in his fathers real estate company. Not long after, the man named Melvin (for his father) but called Pete (first by his sister, who said he didnt look like a Melvin) would become what the local newspapers called a prominent Portland real estate executive upon his death in 2017; and, one of the city's most-prominent philanthropists, wrote the Portland Business Journal. Mark also became one of the countrys preeminent collectors ... More
At Swann Galleries April 28: Newly discovered Rembrandt drawing, early Picasso print & more
NEW YORK, NY.- The Thursday, April 28 offering of Old Master Through Modern Prints at Swann Galleries will feature iconic images from the late fifteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. The Old Masters selection is anchored by a newly discovered, recently attributed drawing by Rembrandt van Rijn ($30,000-50,000). The drawingStudy for a Prophet or Apostle (St. Peter), pen and ink and wash on blue laid paper, circa 1634is now thought to be the original version of another drawing of the same subject previously catalogued several decades earlier as a drawing by the artist by scholar Otto Benesch. The rich assortment of Old Master prints includes lifetime impressions by Albrecht Dürer, Giovanni B. Piranesi, Francisco José de Goya, as well as Rembrandt, alongside an array of fine examples by artists such as Pieter ... More
Stephenson's to host April 22 Superheroes, Comic Books, Sports Memorabilia & Posters Auction
SOUTHAMPTON, PA.- On Friday, April 22nd, superheroes and comic-character favorites will converge on Stephensons auction gallery in suburban Philadelphia for an exciting 302-lot sale of collectibles, memorabilia, comic books and posters. All forms of bidding will be available, including live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers. The fun begins with superhero comic books. There are dozens of group-lots containing titles such as Spider-Man, Batman, Star Wars, Spawn, Fantastic Four, X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, and so many others. Some of the group-lots consist of generous mixed offerings from a single publisher, e.g., DC Comics, Marvel, ICB, Image Comics, Vertigo, etc. Estimates are very reasonable, with excellent-quality books available at estimated prices to please every pocketbook. Among the top comic book lots ... More
Catalina Museum for Art & History announces Sheila Bergman as Executive Director
AVALON, CALIF.- Catalina Museum for Art & History announces Sheila Bergman, PhD as the museums new Executive Director, beginning April 18. Prior to joining the museum, Bergman served as the Executive Director of UCR ARTS, the University of California, Riversides (UCR) internationally recognized arts center. After almost a year of searching for the perfect match to serve as our new Executive Director, we are happy to welcome Sheila to the Catalina Museum team, said Ron Bevins, Catalina Museum Board Chair. Her extensive background in the museum field, development skills and educational experience aligns with the museums goals and mission of providing acclaimed art and history exhibitions, as well as enlightening opportunities for Catalina locals and visitors alike. Under the direction of Bergman, UCR ARTS ... More
Christie's announces new management team for Christie's Middle East
DUBAI.- Christies announced two key appointments to its senior management team in the Middle East: Dr. Ridha Moumni has been promoted to the role of Deputy Chairman, Christies Middle East & North Africa, effective immediately, and Meagan Kelly Horsman has been named Managing Director, Christies Middle East, joining the company on 23 May 2022. Anthea Peers, Christies new President for Europe, Middle East and Africa, has identified the Middle East market as a strategic priority for the company, and these two important executive announcements underscore Christies commitment to deepening its investment in this area. In his new role as Deputy Chairman, Middle East & North Africa, Ridha Moumni will assume responsibility for business strategy across the region, with a strong focus on the Gulf and North Africa amongst ... More
Gabriel Barcia-Colombo joins C24 Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Celebrated multi-media artist Gabriel Barcia-Colombo has joined the growing roster of represented artists at C24 Gallery. He is known for creating immersive, interactive projects that combine technology and light, either through video, projections or most recently, neon. With roots in filmmaking and influenced by the rise of social media programs, Barcia-Colombos work ranges from small sculptures to large-scale, interactive, public installations that focus on memorialization, and the digital and cultural imprints we leave behind for future generations. C24 Gallery first exhibited Barcia-Colombos work as part of our 2019 group exhibition, Transfigured, where he presented a series of sculptures incorporating videos of people inside glass tubes set into fire boxes and an enormous ceramic egg, and on top of televisions ... More
In 'Harmony,' a band's success collides with history
NEW YORK, NY.- For many people, especially those of a certain generation, the name Barry Manilow immediately summons innocuous marshmallow-soft rock. Regardless of whether you interpret that description as comforting or saccharine, it is not necessarily a style you would associate with a show about a Weimar-era vocal group split apart by the rise of Nazism. And yet here is Harmony: A New Musical, a project Manilow and his longtime collaborator Bruce Sussman have been nursing for over 25 years. It opened Wednesday at the Museum of Jewish Heritage A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, a location bearing the weight of history that adds an extra layer of poignancy to an imperfect but very affecting show. Those skeptical of the fact that the men behind Copacabana could tackle serious matters should perhaps listen closely ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 - 2 May 1519), more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. In this image: Agents speak on their phones with their clients while bidding on at the auction of Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" during the Post-War and Contemporary Art evening sale at Christie's on November 15, 2017 in New York City. The rediscovered masterpiece by the Renaissance master sells for an historic $450,312,500, obliterating the prevous world record for the most expensive work of art at auction. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images/AFP.
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