Daily Archives: November 10, 2009

In a packed saleroom in New Bond Street last Thursday, Bonhams Fine Japanese Art sale delivered some spectacular prices which culminated in a sale total of over £1,700,000. With well over 80% of the lots sold by value, the auction not only […]

In addition to the Mary and Geroge Bloch Collection of Lin Fengmian paintings, the sale of Fine Chinese Paintings and Contemporary Asian Art offer 77 lots. Highlights are two oil paintings from Lin Fengmian from the Chinese Opera Series- Female Warrior of […]

Jason McCoy Inc. is pleased to present a multi-media installation by Rachel Hovnanian. This ambitious presentation expands Hovnanian’s ongoing exploration of the seductive quality of memories and deep stereotypes as they pertain to beauty. It also reflects the artist’s lifelong struggle to […]

Born in 1927 in Berlin, Arno Fischer is one of the most important German photographers. In the 1950s he worked in East Berlin, reflecting like no other the situation of the divided city. Working as a fashion photographer, he produced highly influential […]

From November 11, 2009 through February 12, 2010, Hines, the international real estate firm, is sponsoring “The Altered Landscape,” an environmentally themed art exhibition, in the Lobby Gallery at 499 Park Avenue, New York City, the 28 story, Energy Star rated, office […]

Velázquez Rediscovered, a special exhibition opening November 17 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will feature a newly identified painting by Velázquez, Portrait of a Man, formerly ascribed by the Museum to the workshop of Velázquez and recently reattributed to the master […]

This winter, the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania hosts a major travelling exhibition featuring the work and life of Edward Weston (1886-1958), one of the great American photographers. Edward Weston: Life Work is on view in the Museum’s new […]

Offered for Auction for the First Time at Bonhams and Goodman in Melbourne ‘As one might expect, this chess game of a painting can be played and understood on many levels: firstly, the immemorial chess structure that underlies the conception of the […]

Christie’s announced the sale of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe on November 24, which will include over 450 treasures from the 16th to the 19th centuries. With a range of estimates, the sale offers superb private and institutional collections such as carpets […]

As part of London’s Kazakh Art Festival, which will provide the Kazakh community in London with the opportunity to convene and share Kazakhstan’s cultural heritage with the London’s fast-growing international community, Sotheby’s announced that it will host an exhibition of 30 artworks […]