Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904) enjoyed the heights of artistic and commercial success in the second half of the 19th-century as a powerful academician and respected professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris; however, with the eventual triumph of Impressionism, post-Impressionism, and the [Read More]
Daily Archives: February 7, 2010
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The art of Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) transcended traditional borderlines and entered untrodden territory. On the centenary of his death, the Fondation Beyeler is devoting an exhibition to this pioneer of modernism. Open February 7 – May 9, 2010. Forty outstanding works provide [Read More]
Skinner, Inc., has announced strong results of its American & European Paintings & Prints auction, held on January 29th in its Boston gallery. The sale grossed over $2.5 million with a strong bidding audience in the room and high bid activity from [Read More]
Michael Werner Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by Swiss artist Félix Vallotton (Lausanne, 1865 – Paris, 1925). The exhibition features portraits of women, primarily nudes, and is the first gallery exhibition in New York devoted to the artist’s [Read More]
Saskatoon-born artist Luanne Martineau has made a name for herself with her virtually indescribable hybrid felt and wool sculptures. Human, animal and organic, all at once, they produce an experience that wavers between fascination and repulsion, the microscopic and the macroscopic. The [Read More]
Aperture Foundation, a non-profit arts institution dedicated to promoting photography in all its forms, and Instituto Cervantes, a non-profit organization that contributes to the cultural advancement of Spanish-speaking countries, have partnered to celebrate and interpret the art of flamenco through photography in [Read More]
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) has unveiled a dynamic 2010 exhibition program including an extensive contribution to the 17th Biennale of Sydney, as well as major solo exhibitions by internationally acclaimed artists Sylvie Blocher and Runa Islam. 2010 also promises to [Read More]
Pursuing its exploration of world-famous collections, the Fondation de l’Hermitage is privileged to present an exceptional selection of 100 masterpieces from the prestigious Städel Museum in Frankfurt, one of the oldest art museums in Germany founded in 1815 by merchant and banker [Read More]
San Francisco, CA -In May 2010, San Francisco will welcome the city’s first international Fine Art Fair in nearly a decade. This first edition of the SF Fine Art Fair, taking place May 21st – May 23rd at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion, [Read More]