In the 1860s and 1870s, long before the embrace of collage techniques by avant-garde artists of the early 20th century, aristocratic Victorian women were experimenting with photocollage. Playing with Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of […]
Daily Archives: February 5, 2010
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‘Christen Købke: Danish Master of Light’ is the first monographic exhibition of paintings by Christen Købke (1810–1848) ever to be shown outside Denmark. Købke is arguably one of the greatest talents of Denmark’s Golden Age, yet a solo exhibition of his work […]
Attracting both new and seasoned collectors alike, Christie’s First Open sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art will offer a stimulating selection of paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptures on March 11. Presenting an exciting mid-season collecting opportunity, First Open showcases works by some […]
Stephen Friedman Gallery is currently showing ‘Short Straw’, a body of new work by German painter, Cornelius Quabeck. This is the artist’s second solo exhibition at the gallery. Open through 6 March 2010. Quabeck combines process-led, intuitive painting with figurative compositions. His […]
On the first anniversary of the nation’s acquisition of Titian’s Diana and Actaeon, the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) and the National Gallery in London are delighted to announce a tour of the painting to three venues in Scotland in 2010. The […]
The exhibition Michelangelo: Anatomy as Architecture opens February 6, 2010 at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary (www.wm.edu/muscarelle). The Muscarelle Museum is the only venue in the United States for this exhibition, which consists of drawings, […]
On February 12th, Freeman’s Auctioneers will offer for sale at auction 374 lots of contemporary artworks of the former global financial services firm, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LBHI). The artworks are from the offices of the former global financial services firm and […]