Archive for June, 2008

“Evolution of the Nude” Receives the 2008 Crystal Award

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

“Evolution of the Nude”, a short internet video by the Blue Rose Group Arts Cooperative, has received the 2008 Crystal Award, given annually to films and videos which inspire and educate in an artistic context.
In three and a half minutes, the video reprises 3000 years of artistic history, showing how depictions of the female form [...]

artnet Fine Photographs Auction

Friday, June 27th, 2008

artnet launches Photographic Portraits Sale featuring 20 photographs of Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, The Beatles, and other iconic figures by 15 renowned photographers including Allan Grant, Herman Leonard, Irving Penn, and Bill Ray
New York / Berlin – From June 20–30 artnet Online Auctions will feature a special sale of Photographic Portraits celebrating icons of film, [...]

WorthPoint Unveils New Consignment and Brokering Service for Art, Antiques and Collectibles

Friday, June 27th, 2008

ATLANTA - WorthPoint Corporation today unveiled a new service that will help its members determine the value of the art, antiques and collectibles they own and walk them through the evaluation and sales process.
With the WorthPoint Consignment and Brokerage Service, WorthPoint members can find out what their treasured items are worth and sell them through [...]

Bond & Bowery Enhances Fine Arts Offerings

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

New York, NY - Serving casual buyers and serious collectors alike, Bond & Bowery (www.bondandbowery.com) is enhancing its offerings of fine art through the virtual showrooms of art galleries as well as traditional antiques dealers. Bond & Bowery provides consumers with an easy-to-navigate resource, enabling consumers to search by artist, price, medium, period, subject and [...]

First Mughal Silver Exhibition to be staged in 100 years

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

SPECTACULAR MUGHAL SILVERGILT TUREEN TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT LONDON EXHIBITION
(First Mughal Silver Exhibition to be staged in 100 years)
Reflecting Power: Three Schools of Indian Silver, a selling exhibition curated by Wynyard R. T. Wilkinson opens at Indar Pasricha Fine Arts, 22 Connaught Street in London, 2nd-12th July.
A strikingly beautiful 18th century Mughal parcel gilt tureen [...]