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Works Offered at Christies by Christopher Wool and Francois-Xavier Lalanne.
NEW YORK, NY.- To open the new year, ARTBnk reviewed 29 Evening and Day Sales at Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips that took place in November and December to measure the current performance of the market as we begin 2021. For the purposes of this analysis we focused on the 1,228 lots that our system currently provides ARTBnk Values for, or 36% of all Evening Sale and 39% of all Day Sale lots. In this analysis, we will show the performance of the low, middle, and high value segments of the market. This report is generated by utilizing presale fair market valuesARTBnk Valuefor each individual work of art which is determined through ARTBnk's unique AI valuation methodology which combines thousands of quantitative and qualitative data points with systemic regression analysis. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Singers and musicians from the Santa Cecilia academy perform on February 1, 2021 at Rome's landmark Colosseum as it reopens amid an easing of coronavirus restrictions, with all but five Italian regions put in the low-risk "yellow" category from today. Vincenzo PINTO / AFP
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| Jewish artists of L'Ecole de Paris offered at Bonhams | | Sistine Chapel free of crowds as Vatican Museums reopen | | Sir Winston Churchill's only wartime painting to be offered in Christie's Modern British Art Evening Sale |
Nature morte au pichet by Moïse Kisling. Estimate: £30,000-35,000. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- Paris in the first decades of the 20th century was the undisputed international capital of art. Painters and sculptors, pursuing dreams of greatness and eager to experience the zeitgeist, flocked there from all over Europe and America. Among them was Polish-born Moïse Kisling (1891-1953), one of many Jewish émigré artists who made Paris their home at this time. Kislings Nature morte au pichet from 1917 a rare and early Cubist still life by the artist leads L Ecole de Paris 1905-1939: The Jewish Artists sale at Bonhams London on Wednesday 3 March 2021. The work is estimated at £30,000-35,000. The collection has been put together by the Nieszawer & Princ family, whose book Artistes Juifs de lEcole de Paris 1905-1939 (2015) is the definitive work on Jewish artists in Paris during this period. Nadine Nieszawer said: From the turn of the 20th century to the outbreak of World War II, Paris was a magne ... More | |
A man visits the Sistine Chapel on the reopening day of the Vatican museum on February 1, 2021. Andreas SOLARO / AFP.
by Alexandria Sage
VATICAN CITY (AFP).- Gone were the crowds -- but the lucky few who ventured to the reopened Vatican Museums on Monday were treated to centuries' worth of sumptuous artworks, including inside the Sistine Chapel. After closing for 88 days since November due to coronavirus restrictions, the collection of museums -- spread over seven kilometres (4.3 miles) within the Vatican -- opened its doors to a mostly local public, capitalising on the empty galleries and a dearth of tourists. "Today is a celebration," said Director Barbara Jatta, who welcomed photographers and television crews inside. Jatta had expressed much the same sentiment in June, however, when the museums reopened after being shuttered in March as the pandemic struck Italy before engulfing the rest of Europe. As the heavy museum ... More | |
Sir Winston Churchill, Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque (detail), oil on canvas, 45.7 x 61 cm, Painted in January 1943, Estimate: £1,500,000-2,500,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021.
LONDON.- Christies Modern British Art Evening Sale on 1 March 2021 will be led by Sir Winston Churchills Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque (1943, estimate: £1,500,000-2,500,000), which is being offered from The Jolie Family Collection. The painting is the only work that Churchill created during the Second World War, executing the painting in Marrakech following the Casablanca Conference in January 1943. Churchill invited Franklin D. Roosevelt to join him in Marrakech the day after the conference concluded, motivated by his desire to share the views of the city and the light at sunset, which he so revered, with Roosevelt. The view impressed Roosevelt so much that Churchill decided to capture the scene for him as a memento of their excursion. This act was seen not only as an indication of their friendship ... More |
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| MFAH Photography Study Center has been named for Anne Wilkes Tucker, founding curator of photography | | This ammonite was fossilized outside its shell | | Miles McEnery Gallery welcomes Peter Luke Colon as Managing Director, expands to third Chelsea location |
View of the Anne Wilkes Tucker Photography Study Center at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Photos by Will Michels. Photograph © The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
HOUSTON, TX.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, announced today the naming of the Anne Wilkes Tucker Photography Study Center, a gift of Joan and Stanford Alexander in honor of the Museums founding curator of photography. The renovated and expanded facility on the mezzanine of the Audrey Jones Beck Building offers artists, researchers, students, and the public access to the Museums renowned collection of some 35,000 photographs as well as its collection of prints and drawings. We are enormously grateful to Joan and Stanford Alexander, whose generosity in honor of curator emerita Anne Wilkes Tucker has allowed us to create an exceptionally spacious and well-appointed study room for the close examination of photographic works of art. I know of no other that can rival it, said Gary Tinterow, Director, the Margaret ... More | |
This reconstruction shows how the soft parts of the ammonite could have been separated from its shell. Klug et al., Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, 2021 via The New York Times
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- If anxious humans have nightmares of being naked in public, an anxious ammonite may have dreamed about swimming around without its shell, its soft body exposed to the elements and the leering eyes of predators. For one unfortunate ammonite in the Late Jurassic, this was no dream but a harsh reality. The animal died utterly unclad, outside its whorled shell, and was buried this way. According to a study published recently in the Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, the ammonites death made it an extraordinary fossil one of very few records of soft tissue in a creature that is most often immortalized as a shell. We know millions and millions of ammonites that have been preserved from their shell, so something exceptional had to happen here, said Thomas Clements, a paleobiologist at ... More | |
Miles McEnery Gallery, 511 & 525 West 22nd Street, New York, NY.
NEW YORK, NY.- Miles McEnery Gallery announced Peter Luke Colon is joining the gallery as Managing Director beginning this month. Colon will be based in the gallerys newly expanded third Chelsea location at 511 West 22nd Street. Colon joins the gallery during an exciting time of tremendous growth and expansion, both physically and conceptually, building on its rich history. In his role, Colon will assist with all facets of the day-to-day operations of the gallery. Additionally, his focus will include liaising with artists, client services, sales, institutional and museum relations, and working closely with private and public collections globally. I have had the great fortune of knowing Peter both professionally and personally for what is now well over a decade, comments Miles McEnery, I have incredible respect and admiration for him, his achievements, and his impressive level of involvement across the art industry. I ... More |
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| Lauren Halsey Awarded the 2021 Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize by Seattle Art Museum | | Al Hirschfeld Foundation presents online exhibition celebrating Black History Month | | Legendary singer Tony Bennett reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis |
Lauren Halsey, land of the sunshine wherever we go, 2020, mixed media on foil-insulated foam and wood, 97 x 52 x 49 inches, Courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles. Photo by Allen Chen.
SEATTLE, WA.- The Seattle Art Museum announced the selection of artist Lauren Halsey as the recipient of the 2021 Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize. Major funding for the prize is provided by the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation. Halsey will receive a $10,000 award, and her work will be featured in a solo exhibition in SAMs Gwendolyn Knight & Jacob Lawrence Gallery opening winter 2021 (dates TBA). Awarded biannually since 2009 to an early career Black artistdefined loosely as an artist in the first decade of their careerthe Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize recognizes artists who have already contributed significantly to contemporary artistic practice and whose prominence is on the rise. Previous recipients of the prize are now leaders in the field; they include Titus Kaphar (2009), Theaster Gates ... More | |
Katherine Dunham, 1943.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Al Hirschfeld Foundation celebrates Black History Month with its latest online exhibition, Amplified Dignity: Black Dancers Drawn by Hirschfeld. Now live at AlHirschfeldFoundation.org/exhibitions though March 13, the exhibition features Hirschfeld's reflections of legendary 20th Century artists including Sammy Davis Jr., Josephine Baker, Nicholas Brothers, Bunny Briggs, Judith Jamison, Hinton Battle, Maurice Hines, and Honi Coles. "To be rendered by Hirschfeld is to be immortalized in the fraternity of American popular art," says dance educator, choreographer and dramaturg Melanie George, who has curated Amplified Dignity. "These drawings encapsulate a history of individual and collective opportunity and excellence, as well as disenfranchisement and marginalization. The exhibit contains a mix of well and lesser-known artists, and nameless groups of dancers, who have contributed to the history of dance in America. The images demonstrate reverence for the people and ... More | |
In this file photo taken on August 08, 2019 US singer Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) performs on stage during an invitation only concert at the newly opened Encore Boston Harbor Casino in Everett, Massachusetts. Joseph Prezioso / AFP.
NEW YORK (AFP).- American crooner Tony Bennett has revealed he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016 but kept his condition quiet as he continued to work and tour. The 94-year-old went public in a lengthy feature story published Monday in AARP The Magazine, the widely circulated periodical of the American Association of Retired People. "Life is a gift -- even with Alzheimer's," Bennett tweeted, linking to the article. The hitmaker with a cheery smile has had a particularly strong past decade career-wise despite his condition, becoming the oldest person ever to reach number one on the US album sales chart with his collection of duets with Lady Gaga. The AARP article said a follow-up album with the pop star is set for release this spring. "Singing is everything to him. Everything," said Susan Benedetto, Bennett's wife. "It has ... More |
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| National Gallery of Art announces Franklin Kelly to return to full-time curatorial work | | Italy eases coronavirus measures, Colosseum reopens | | Longtime Winterthur leaders honored with Emeritus Status |
Franklin Kelly, Christiane Ellis Valone Curator of American Paintings, National Gallery of Art.
WASHINGTON, DC.- Today the National Gallery of Art announced that Franklin Kelly will return to full-time curatorial work as the museum's Christiane Ellis Valone Curator of American Paintings. Since 2008, Kelly has served with distinction in administrative roles as an executive officer, first as deputy director and chief curator (20082019) and, most recently, in the combined position of chief curator and Christiane Ellis Valone Curator of American Paintings. In this newly expanded role, Kelly will undertake a variety of scholarly projects, including researching the preeminent collection of American paintings he has been so instrumental in building and producing a comprehensive history of the place of American art at the National Gallery since its founding in 1941. The transition will also permit Kelly's greater participation as a popular speaker about art in general and the National Gallery in particular, as well as in the ... More | |
A woman visits Rome's landmark Colosseum on February 1, 2021 as it reopens amid an easing of coronavirus restrictions, with all but five Italian regions put in the low-risk "yellow" category from today. Vincenzo PINTO / AFP.
ROME (AFP).- Italy on Monday relaxed coronavirus restrictions in most of its regions, allowing greater freedom to travel and the daytime reopening of bars, restaurants and museums. The government announced an easing of restrictions on Friday, even after the World Health Organization (WHO) and other experts warned that the move may be premature. Sixteen regions are now under the lower-risk "yellow" category, while five -- Sicily, Sardinia and Puglia in the south, Umbria in the centre and South Tyrol in the north -- are still "orange." In Rome, which is in the "yellow" region of Lazio, the Colosseum and other tourist landmarks such as the Pantheon and the Borghese Gallery reopened their doors. The Vatican also eased coronavirus restrictions, allowing visitors ... More | |
Du Pont Dining Room. Courtesy of Winterthur.
WINTERTHUR, DE.- The Board of Trustees of Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library recently voted unanimously to honor two longtime leaders with emeriti status in honor of their remarkable careers. Linda Eaton has been named Senior Curator Emerita of Textiles in recognition of her leadership at the institution, her great curatorial experience, and her vast knowledge of textile history. Eaton retired as the John L. and Marjorie P. McGraw Director of Collections and Senior Curator of Textiles on December 31, 2020, after 30 years at Winterthur. Gregory Landrey has been named Senior Conservator Emeritus of Furniture in recognition of his leadership at the institution, his experience as a conservator and professor, and his international influence on the field of conservation. Landrey retired as Dwight and Lorri Lanmon Director of Academic Affairs on January 23, 2021, after 41 years at Winterthur. After so many years of devoted service to Winterthur an ... More |
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GWS Auctions announces Lunar New Year Royal Family Auction
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Kruse GWS Auctions, the world-record-breaking auction house specializing in entertainment memorabilia, fine jewelry, iconic fashion accessories and Royal artifacts has announced the Lunar New Year Royal Family Auction on Saturday, February 6, starting at 10:00am PST. Dame Brigitte Kruse, lead auctioneer and founder of Kruse GWS Auctions has curated a once in a lifetime collection of jewels and treasures in advance of the Lunar New Year. From extraordinary Dynasties, Emperors, and Treasures recovered from a Shipwreck, to the finest Jewelry & Watches from the worlds most sought-after European designers, the collection spans space and time, appealing to Historical Collectors and those fulfilling Bling Empire dreams alike. Some of the Chinese & Vietnamese Treasures Include: Song Dynasty Celadon Qing Dynasty Cloisonne Tang Dynasty ... More
Kenny Scharf opens his second solo show at Almine Rech
PARIS.- Due to the pandemic, Kenny Scharf was not present for his second solo show at Almine Rech. However, as he continued to produce art in his Los Angeles studio in the middle of December, he said he was happy with the freshness of his new paintings. It's always very exciting for me to show work thats so recent, and even though I cant be there, the viewers will see how new it is, he said. Since the early 1980s, Kenny Scharf has been extremely productive and loves working on his art. Without thinking of subject matter ahead of time or restricted narrations, he develops a vocabulary that combines the influence of 1960s cartoons particularly the Flintstones and the Jetsons and psychedelic shapes resembling cells, bacteria, or even viruses (an interpretation that seems especially apt at the current time). During his first show at Almine ... More
New traveling exhibition explores the history of Latinos and baseball
WASHINGTON, DC.- ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues / En los barrios y las grandes ligas, a new bilingual exhibition showcasing the history and culture of Latinos through the lens of baseball, will launch its national tour Jan. 23 at the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History. The exhibition is organized by the National Museum of American History in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). It received support from the Cordoba Corporation and federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. The traveling version of the exhibition will visit 15 cities through 2025, allowing host organizations to highlight local stories through the inclusion of objects from their collections. A full version of the exhibition featuring objects, artifacts and photos is expected to open ... More
Hall of Fame-worthy history and holy grails are on deck in Heritage Auctions' sports event
DALLAS, TX.- "Do you know what my favorite part of the game is?" Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Singletary once asked. "The opportunity to play." Heritage Auctions feels precisely the same way, which is why the auction house is thrilled to follow December's $22-million Sports Collectibles auction with a February Platinum Night event that could top its record-shattering predecessor. Every Heritage Sports auction is an all-star-studded event. But the Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction, which closes Feb. 27-28, is an especially significant occasion headlined by some of the most coveted memorabilia in sports history beginning with a T206 Honus Wagner owned by the family of former ballplayer and longtime Today show co-host Joe Garagiola, who long ago traded his final uniform for the card known as The Card. That is but the tip of the top of the mountain ... More
Winter offering of vintage posters at Swann Galleries
NEW YORK, NY.- The winter offering of Vintage Posters at Swann Galleries comes across the block on Thursday, February 18. The sale features a selection of scarce designs from various prolific movements in the genre, and exceptional works from top designers. The sale is led by Orazi Manuels La Maison Moderne, 1900, designed for the prestigious Parisian art and home décor store dedicated to Art Nouveau. The affiche, from the height of the belle époque, is expected to bring $40,000 to $60,000. Additional highlights of the era include a run of works by Alphonse Mucha, notably a trio of posters dedicated to actresses of the time: Tragique Histoire dHamlet / Sarah Bernhardt, 1899 ($15,000-20,000), Medee / Sarah Bernhardt, 1898 ($12,000-18,000), and Leslie Carter, 1908 ($12,000-18,000). Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is present with ... More
Holabird Western Americana Collections kicks off 2021 with a Sweetheart Express Auction
RENO, NEV.- Already famous for its five-day monster auctions that feature thousands of lots in a rainbow of collecting categories, Holabird Western Americana Collections will up the ante with a Sweetheart Express Auction, also five days, from February 11th-15th, online and live in the Reno gallery located at 3555 Airway Drive. The sale is bursting with nearly 4,000 premier lots. The first sale of 2021 promises to be our best sale in several years across the board in every category, said Fred Holabird, president and owner of Holabird Western Americana Collections. Weve been fortunate to receive many key collections to offer some of the best material to be sold in years. It may be the best cross-section of collectibles since the big market crash of 2008. Start times all five days are 8 am Pacific time, with Internet bidding available ... More
Ramón Rivera-Servera appointed Dean of UT Austin's College of Fine Arts
AUSTIN, TX.- The University of Texas at Austin has named alumnus Ramón H. Rivera-Servera as the next dean of the College of Fine Arts. His appointment will begin July 1. Rivera-Servera comes to UT Austin from Northwestern University, where he chaired the Department of Performance Studies and the Department of Theatre in the School of Communication. He was the first graduate of the Performance as Public Practice Ph.D. program in UT Austins Department of Theatre and Dance, and he will be the first Latino dean of the UT College of Fine Arts. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Rivera-Servera is an interdisciplinary scholar with a focus on creative ethnography, new work development in performance and other ephemeral art forms and Black and Latinx arts and cultures in North America and the Caribbean. For more than 20 years, Rivera-Serveras ... More
Clocks chime success at auction
HELE.- There was the sound of success at a sale of Antiques, General & Mid-Century Furniture at Auction Antiques in Devon on January 21st, when a series of important automatons unexpectedly went sky high at auction. A continental automaton singing bird box in the manner of Karl Griesbaum, was a charming addition to the sale. It was in rectangular form, the body repousse with scrolling foliage and birds in flight. The box was button controlled to activate the feather singing bird above. Estimated to fetch £200-£400 it sold for £1, 600 (Hammer), £2,000 (with BP). A showcase of the sale was an early 20th century silver and enamel singing bird automaton and clock by Mersmann. The piece was marked 935 WW and featured a decorative oval lid. It sold for a huge £2,800 (Hammer) and £3,500 (with BP), against an estimate of £100- ... More
Berlin film fest retools competition for pandemic
BERLIN (AFP).- Berlin's international film festival, the first major European cinema showcase of the year, on Monday unveiled plans for a hybrid online and live competition in March in response to the pandemic. The Berlinale, as the event is known, said its jury will be made up of six previous winners of its prestigious Golden Bear who will watch this year's contenders in a large cinema together in the German capital. Critics and reporters will have access to the movies online during the March 1-5 competition. The films' stars, however, will be absent, dimming the event's usual glamour quotient. A second stage of the festival will roll out in June, with the filmmakers invited to attend screenings of its selected films for the general public at venues across the city. A gala awards ceremony will also take place then. Cinemas throughout Germany have been closed ... More
Monika Tilley, fashion designer and activewear pioneer, dies at 86
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Monika Tilley, a designer of racy swimsuits that glistened from the covers of Sports Illustrated magazine on models like Christie Brinkley and Cheryl Tiegs and a pioneer of activewear and loungewear, died Dec. 23 in Manhattan. She was 86. Her daughter, Mona Tilley, announced the death in January. She said her mother died in a hospital after having multiple strokes. Monika Tilley was not a name designer like Bill Blass or Calvin Klein; she was an industry talent known for her work for Anne Cole, Anne Klein, White Stag and other companies, designing what would become a uniquely American style of dressing. She created a line for Caitlyn Jenner when she was a track star in the 1970s, and collaborated with Brinkley on a line of swimwear in 1984. For the Winter Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, she designed ... More
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Mental Escapology, St. Moritz
TIM VAN LAERE GALLERY
Madelynn Green
Patrick Angus
Flashback On a day like today, Mexican illustrator José Guadalupe Posada was born February 02, 1853. José Guadalupe Posada (February 2, 1853 - January 20, 1913[1]) was a Mexican political printmaker and engraver whose work has influenced many Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement. He used skulls, calaveras, and bones to make political and cultural critiques. Among his famous works was La Catrina. In this image: José Guadalupe Posada, Calavera de la Catrina (Skull of the Female Dandy), from the portfolio 36 Grabados: José Guadalupe Posada, published by Arsacio Vanegas, Mexico City, Mexico, c. 1910, printed 1943, photo-relief etching with engraving, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the friends of Freda Radoff.
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