Bloomsbury Auctions is delighted to be assisting in supporting an event to raise funds towards the restoration of the 18th century church Santa Maria del Suffragio, in L’Aquila. One of Abruzzo’s most important and beautiful churches, it was damaged extensively by the [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2009
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Oscar Kokoschka’s magnificent riverscape, `London, Chelsea Reach’, a view from Lindsay House looking towards Battersea was done when the artist was 71 years old in 1957 having fled Prague in 1938 to escape Hitler’s invading army. Bonhams are selling this picture (estimate [Read More]
Ravenel Art, once again, has set the standard for auctions of modern and contemporary Asian art with outstanding results at its Taipei Spring auction on Sunday June 7, 2009. The total amount realized at the auction was 212, 804, 000 NT Dollars, [Read More]
The Art Institutes system of schools announced the opening of a new school: The Art Institute of Washington – Northern Virginia, a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, will hold its first day of classes on October 5, 2009. The new [Read More]
On view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, June 9 through August 16, 2009, Temptation and Salvation: The Psalms of King David features splendidly illuminated manuscripts and leaves from the Museum’s collection that reveal the importance of the Psalms in medieval devotion. [Read More]
The exhibition focuses on the work of Matisse between 1917 and 1941. These two important dates mark the start and finish of the central period within his career during which time Matisse developed his most individual and distinctive style but which has [Read More]
An Impossible Journey, the first major UK exhibition of Polish artist Tadeusz Kantor’s work for over 30 years, opened at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, on Tuesday 2 June and runs until Sunday 30 August. [Read More]
European and American furniture and decorative arts — featuring antiques and collectibles formerly within noted institutional and private collections — come to auction at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco on Monday, June 15, 2009. Strong international interest is expected for nearly [Read More]
Highlights include tours of private Santa Fe homes and art collections, curator-led museum exhibition and collections tours, a special dinner with featured SOFA WEST artists, and complimentary admission to SOFA WEST with exclusive VIP programming. Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fairs (SOFA) [Read More]
An exhibit of oil paintings titled I Can Sing a Song in Your Eyes by noted artist Gary Komarin will be featured June 20 – July 25 at The Morrison Gallery in the Old Barns section of this Litchfield County cultural center. [Read More]
Today freelance photographer, Ryan Shapiro, announced the book release of Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg, Remembering America’s Past through Images.
Over the past several years, Ryan Shapiro has professionally captured action packed images of this annual battle of Gettysburg civil war reenactment organized and hosted annually by the Gettysburg Anniversary Committee.
This year’s 145th Battle […]
Today, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Google are kicking-off the Design It: Shelter Competition, a global competition that will challenge users to design a simple shelter in 3D with Google SketchUp, give it a geographic location using Google Earth, and share [Read More]
Artfest International, Inc. (OTCBB: ARTI) is pleased to announce that the Company will be hosting its “Sizzling Summer Saturday” art extravaganza at the Company’s 52,000 square foot Expo Center in Dallas, Texas. The event will take place on June 13, 2009 from [Read More]
For the first time in Austria, MUMOK presents a retrospective of Cy Twombly’s work. Twombly, one of the most important artists of his generation (b.1928), has been based in Italy since the late 1950s. Cy Twombly, Sensations of the Moment. MUMOK Ausstellungsansicht [Read More]