Yearly Archives: 2009

Open 28 November 2009 – 28 February 2010 With his exhibition and publication on oil, Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky has produced a masterpiece. On the basis of monumental and highly detailed color photographs about oil, its extraction and consumption, which Burtynsky has [Read More]

Christie’s New York have announced the sale of Photographs on December 7, this sale will conclude the Fall 2009 season for the category. With viewings open to the public from December 3-6, the sale presents a distinct array of themes varying from [Read More]

Native American art go’s to auction at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco on Monday, December 14, 2009 featuring several important collections which have never-before been offered publically. Fine Northwest Coast art is well represented by the Berthusen Collection from the Lynden [Read More]

Saffronart, India’s leading auction house for Modern and Contemporary Indian Art, will host its annual Winter Online Art Auction on December 9-10, 2009. Presenting 100 lots of exceptional quality and provenance by 51 leading modern and contemporary Indian artists, the sale will [Read More]

ArtSway has announced an exhibition of new work by Dave Lewis. Field Work will be exhibited 6 February – 28 March 2010. Dave Lewis is a photographer and film maker who is interested in the role of the individual within society, and [Read More]

The world’s leading fair for 19th Century, modern and contemporary photography, Paris Photo, closed on 22nd November with record numbers of visitors: 40,150, compared to 37,760 in 2008. The 2009 edition which brought together 102 exhibitors from 23 countries was held at [Read More]

Fundación MAPFRE and the Fotomuseum Winterthurpresent photography exhibition Graciela Iturbide, which will be on show through 8 th February at the Fotomuseum exhibition hall in Winterthur (Switzerland). With over 180 photographs, the show presents one of the most comprehensive anthologies of her [Read More]

Green Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of “Consolation”, a solo show for Turkish photographer Nazif Topcuoglu, marking the Istanbul-based artist’s first appearance in the Middle East. The exhibition will encompass new works in addition to those developed in his [Read More]

AXA Art, the worlds leading fine art insurance specialist and Cranbrook Academy of Art announced a creative collaboration. Under the terms of the relationship, AXA Art has commissioned the prestigious art academy to conceptualize, design and create a 21st Century experiential environment [Read More]

A record number of buyers showed up at Poster Auctions International on November 8, proving that the vintage poster market is as strong as ever! In its 49th semi-annual auction of rare posters, Poster Auctions International realized over $1,600,000 million – a [Read More]

Bonhams has announced an exciting line-up of works for its Impressionist and Modern Art sale to be held at New Bond Street on Thursday 3 December. Fighting for position as the sale’s most valuable lot is ‘Gladiatori nell’arena’ by Giorgio de Chirico [Read More]

Sotheby’s sale of 19th-Century European Paintings in London realised £7,168,400 / €7,937,589 – surpassing the pre-sale high estimate of £6,748,600/ €7,472,744, and obtaining sell through rates of 70.2% by lot and 88.4% by value. Public institutions pitted themselves against private collectors and [Read More]

The National Gallery is delighted to announce that Michael Landy has agreed to become the next Rootstein Hopkins Foundation Associate Artist. Michael Landy will be the eighth Associate Artist to work at the National Gallery. Born in London in 1963, Landy studied [Read More]

The Zucco Fine Art Gallery, an online American contemporary art gallery featuring a mixture of original oil paintings and Giclee’s of pastels, drawings, oil paintings, etchings and woodcuts, proudly announces a new exhibit of paintings from Artist Kitty Zucco’s 2009 Portfolio. This [Read More]