The Robin Symes Collection – an eclectic range of Old Masters, 20th Century American abstracts, architectural items, textiles and tribal pieces belonging to the renowned dealer – reached £500,000 when it was was sold, without reserve, by Bonhams in their Oxford saleroom […]
Monthly Archives: October 2009
The Ana Tzarev Gallery (http://www.anatzarev.com/) is featuring an exhibition of paintings based on the artist Ana Tzarev’s extensive travels throughout Africa. Ana Tzarev has spent time in numerous regions across the continent. Her interest in African history and culture is reflected in […]
Best known for her Washington Never More Collection, Lily Spandorf (1919-2000) produced beautiful gouache watercolors documenting the urban landscape of Washington D.C. and its’ historical buildings. On October 26, 2009, one of Spandorf’s historic DC paintings will be sold at Gateway Gallery […]
Today eco-friendly and sustainability are household words whether you live in the country, the city or somewhere in between. Many of us are concerned about our environment and looking for new ways to preserve its natural beauty and healing energy. Artists have […]
The Chinese artist Walasse Ting celebrates his 80th birthday on October 13th 2009. His birthday will be honored at Gallery Delaive with the exhibition titled Walasse Ting 80! Walasse Ting and Nico Delaive met in Amsterdam in 1985; they have been friends […]
Tobias Tovera’s work is now featured on the Plaza Level of 555 California Street, San Francisco through December. Tovera’s beautiful paintings are marked by richly saturated color dramatically suspended in pure white space, emphatically marking the study of time, or the current […]
The first solo exhibition of paintings by Roya Akhavan in New York City will be on view at Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller (LTMH) Gallery from October 14 through November 7, 2009. Roya Akhavan: Nexus will feature 13 new paintings and is accompanied by […]
Christie’s October 7 & 8 Photographs sales totaled $7,484,100. Four sales: The American Landscape: Color Photographs from the Bruce and Nancy Berman Collection, Photographs by Sally Mann from a Private Collection, Washington, D.C., The Miller-Plummer Collection of Photographs showcased the very finest […]
The National Galleries of Scotland will this week launch a unique fundraising initiative, in support of Portrait of the Nation, the ambitious project to refurbish and redefine the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Gallery of Stars will give the public the chance to […]
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced they will host an exhibition of fine art from Canada that is scheduled to run from October 2, 2009 through October 23, 2009. Beyond Borders is an exhibition of innovative and stunning Canadian Art. Works span the range […]
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery is pleased to present a four part collective exhibition through October 23, 2009. The journey of exploration into the elusive mysteries of the natural world is the creative motivation behind the artistic partnership of Paul Tappenden and Joanna Dickey. […]
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, presents Three Perspectives and a Short Scenario, the final installment of a multi-part exhibition project by four international art museums on the work of acclaimed British artist Liam Gillick, running through January 10, 2010. Gillick […]
Seoul Auction, Korea’s leading auction house, held its Modern and Contemporary Art sale in Hong Kong on October 7, 2009, and achieved a total of HK$53.1 million (US$6.9 million). “The Importance of Elsewhere –The Kingdom of Heaven” from the renowned British artist […]
Bonhams & Butterfields held its Fall auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts on September 29, 2009. The 400 lot sale offered a diverse group of high quality pieces spanning a century of design by well-known figures of the period. Featured works included […]