Bonhams 20th Century British Art department in London is delighted to announce that as a highlight of the 18th November auction they will be offering for sale an important Frank Auerbach oil painting, dating to 1976. Frank Auerbach (German, born 1931) Portrait of J.Y.M. Seated oil on board 40.6 x 33 cm. (16 x 13 in.) Painted in 1976 Estimate: £100,000 – 150,000, €110,000 – 160,000 Two years following execution, this work was included in the first major retrospective on ... Read More

The Storm King Art Center, in Mountainville, New York, Shows Storm King Wavefield, the largest site-specific earthwork created to date by acclaimed artist and environmentalist Maya Lin. Open through November 15, 2009. Occupying an eleven-acre site that was a gravel pit until Ms. Lin reclaimed it for the work, the ambitious Storm King Wavefield comprises seven rows—each over 300 feet long—of carefully scaled, undulating hills that give the appearance of ocean waves. The fouracre work ... Read More

Christie’s sale of Old Master Prints on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in London will offer outstanding examples of printmaking, dating from the 15th to the 18th-century. Consisting of around ninety lots, the sale showcases rare and iconic prints from continental Europe by the masters of the medium, including Francisco de Goya, Rembrandt, Albrecht Dürer and others; estimates range from £2,000 to £200,000. Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, “The Bulls of Bordeaux”, 1825. ... Read More

Sotheby’s fall auction of Russian Art in New York, comprising fine and applied works of art, will be held on Monday November 2, 2009. The sale is largely drawn from esteemed private collections and estates, offering collectors works that are extremely fresh to the market. Among the highlights is a selection of paintings from the Schreiber Collection, one of the finest groupings of modern and avant-garde Russian art assembled in the United States, which includes works by Natalia ... Read More

Root Division is to present a November Second Saturday event, an exhibition of new Bay Area sculpture and installation, guest-curated by local artist and curator John K. Melvin. The work in RAW has a distinct materiality, and each of the artists is uniquely aware of its presence. Whether assembled from found objects or crafted from items not typically associated with fine art, the sculptures and installations featured in this show work to declaim the fundamental appeal of ... Read More

The Art Gallery of Alberta’s (AGA) Executive Director Gilles Hébert announced today the exciting exhibition line-up for the grand opening of the new AGA on January 31, 2010. The nearly doubled AGA gallery space will showcase three floors of exceptional exhibitions. Opening shows will include major works by the famous EDGAR DEGAS, celebrated Canadian photographer YOUSUF KARSH and internationally renowned Canadian artists JANET CARDIFF and GEORGES BURES MILLER. “I am thrilled to start ... Read More

Knoedler & Company today announced the resignation of Ann Freedman and the appointment of Frank Del Deo as President and Director. Ann Freedman joined Knoedler in 1978. During her 31 years with Knoedler, she served as the Director of Contemporary Art, and since 1994, as President and Director of Knoedler. Frank Del Deo has been with Knoedler since 1999 and has served in the capacities of Associate Director and Senior Vice President. Before joining Knoedler, he was Director of ... Read More

Peter Blum is pleased to announce the exhibition Helmut Federle: Scratching Away at the Surface, opening on October 29th at 99 Wooster Street, New York. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, October 29th, from 6 to 8 p.m. This is Helmut Federle’s fourth exhibition with the gallery. Scratching Away at the Surface brings together five paintings that are part of a cycle of nine works that Helmut Federle produced between January and March 2009. These small-scale works—each ... Read More

The Kunstmuseum Bern will be showing, together with the Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, a retrospective of Giovanni Giacometti’s painted works. This artist produced paintings that emanate a powerful coloristic force. Around a hundred works of outstanding quality were carefully selected for the exhibition, revealing his brilliant artistic stature. The focus of this exhibition is Giovanni Giacometti’s (1868–1933) treatment of light. Be it luminous daylight, obscure twilight, or the dark ... Read More

Spence Gallery artist Opal Dunbar Adams has been gaining popularity among lovers of portraiture. Most recently she appeared on a new Canadian Bravo! TV series called “Star Portraits.” Opal was selected as one of three artists to paint a portrait of opera diva Measha Bruggergossman. Ms. Bruggergossman declared that Opal’s painting was the one she “would most like to have in her home.” To celebrate this accomplishment, Spence Gallery is holding an exhibit of new works by Opal. In ... Read More

On November 17 and 18, Christie’s will offer an exceptional selection of works by leading artists representing 15 countries in its Latin American Sale. Rich in offerings from private collections, the two-day auction offers works by leading Latin American artists such as Fernando Botero, Claudio Bravo, Joaquín Torres-García, Wifredo Lam, Matta, and Rufino Tamayo, among others. Featuring over 250 works, the sale is expected to realize in excess of $15 million. Fernando Botero is ... Read More

On December 5, 2009 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., The Heckscher Museum of Art will offer guests attending its annual benefit and live art auction being held in the Museum the opportunity to purchase works of art by many prominent artists, among them Helen Frankenthaler, Mark Tobey and April Gornik who are featured in museum collections worldwide. Titled “Celebrate Achievement,” this year’s benefit honors Frank Olt, artist, teacher and advocate of the arts, and is being chaired by ... Read More

Opening Thursday, October 29, 2009, from 6-8pm. Qi Zhilong will be present at this inaugural reception – This exhibit coincides with Carnegie Hall’s citywide festival “Ancient Paths, Modern Voices” celebrating Chinese culture AW Asia presents an exhibition of eight new large paintings by contemporary Chinese artist Qi Zhilong. The show includes a series of portraits presented alongside a selection of original Chinese propaganda works from the Cultural Revolution period. ... Read More

First major museum exhibition of Neel´s work in a decade is organized by the MFAH; show tours to London and Malmö for the first international presentation of Neel´s iconic paintings 68 paintings by Alice Neel, the indomitable 20th-century portrait painter who captured the character of her time and the gamut of New York life over seven decades, will be on view in Alice Neel: Painted Truths at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, starting March 21, 2010. Committed to portraiture throughout ... Read More

Photo MIAMI, returns this December with an international roster of galleries from Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Spain, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom and the U.S. Coinciding again with Art Basel Miami Beach, the fair, themed A Year of Magical Thinking, welcomes a premiere group of returning exhibitors, as well as a number of first-time participants. Sean Higgins, “Raga Jog”, 2009. Courtesy of Sean Higgins and Collette Blanchard Gallery Stephen Cohen, who established the ... Read More