Yearly Archives: 2009

The Jan Krugier Gallery is pleased to present Stillness, an exhibition on view from November 6 through December 18, 2009. This exhibition explores dynamic and static notions of stillness, important to such artistic movements as pittura metafisica and Surrealism, but will also [Read More]

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Buchan as Chairman of the Board. Following in the footsteps of Sir Ian Wrigglesworth who held the position for four years, Peter Buchan was appointed Chairman with unanimous support [Read More]

Picturing New York comprises 145 masterworks from the photographic collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, covering the period from the 1880s to the present day. It celebrates the tradition of photographing New York, a tradition that frames and [Read More]

Sotheby’s Greek sale in London realized £3,925,175 (€4,380,882). Four new auction records were established (for works by Spyros Vassiliou, Georgios Zongolopoulos, Constantin Xenakis, and Konstantino Byzantios), with almost 37% of the works sold achieving prices in excess of high estimate. Constantine Frangos, [Read More]

Gene Shapiro Auctions LLC. has announced an Auction of Important Russian and American art to be held in New York on November 22nd, 2009, starting at 12:00 PM EST. The auction will be held at the Metropolitan Pavilion, located at 123 West [Read More]

Bonhams & Butterfields will hold its fall auction of Modern, Contemporary and Latin American Art on November 17, 2009 in Los Angeles. Simulcast to the firm’s San Francisco gallery, the over 200-lot sale should attract strong collector interest for its high quality [Read More]

An impressive array of high-profile works from the iconic Dover Street Arts Club went under the hammer at Bonhams Arts Club Sale this afternoon at Bonhams Knightsbridge. With 86% lots sold by value, the sale raised a total of £204,317 and included [Read More]

“This is Maroc”, is a reportage documenting recently emerging trends of contemporary and eclectic Moroccan music. The exhibition will include photographs representing the spirit of present day Morocco as well portraying cultural aspects that are not readily associated with the tourist image [Read More]

“La sagrada Familia”. Photo: Michael Thomas Jones A photographic essay of Barcelona’s Modernista buildings by Spain’s best-known architectural figure, Antoni Gaudi, and his contemporaries, Josep Puig i Cadafalch and Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Michael Thomas Jones has evocatively captured the details, occupants [Read More]

The Holburne has acquired for its Collection a painting by the celebrated 18th century artist William Hoare. The acquisition of a superb portrait The Pitt Family of Encombe has been made possible through a grant from independent charity The Art Fund, the [Read More]

On Tuesday 10th November, Bonhams hosted their hugely successful Greek sale, with a selection of works ranging from 19th Century classic art to high-profile modern and contemporary pieces, achieving world record prices. Across the entire sale, nearly 90% were sold by value. [Read More]

The National Galleries of Scotland announced a £2 million boost to its Portrait of the Nation project, the ambitious scheme that will transform the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (SNPG) over the next two years. News of this generous award, which has been [Read More]

Winnick Hall, the principal exhibition gallery at the Manhattan Center for Jewish History, will feature an extraordinary collection of historical, modern and contemporary artworks exploring the continuing relevance of the story of creation. In the Beginning: Artists Respond to Genesis will include [Read More]

The landmark sale of the Attenborough Collection, a selection of 50 works which offered a unique snapshot of British art during the mid-20th Century, charting the life and career of one of Britain’s most prolific actors, directors and producers. With multiple bidders [Read More]