Matthew’s Galleries announces the discovery of one of the most dynamic plein air impressionist artists to emerge in years! The quality and sparkle of Jonathan Farley’s work has earned him the distinction of being one of the few living artists the gallery [Read More]
Daily Archives: July 10, 2010
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The National Portrait Gallery is appealing for support to acquire William Hoare’s compelling and moving portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo (1733), thus saving from export Britain’s earliest known portrait of a black African Muslim and a freed slave. Ayuba Suleiman Diallo is [Read More]
The J. Paul Getty Museum announced that it made a successful bid at auction on J.M.W Turner’s masterpiece painting Modern Rome — Campo Vaccino (1838-39). The auction took place at Sotheby’s in London on Wednesday, July 7. One of the greatest paintings [Read More]
Art lovers have a rare and limited opportunity to view a scroll considered a seminal work in the history of Chinese painting, Illustration to the Second Prose Poem on the Red Cliff. After August 1, the scroll will be taken off view [Read More]
As part of its 90th Anniversary Celebration, The Heckscher Museum of Art is presenting its inaugural Long Island Biennial. Open July 31 – September 26, 2010. This juried exhibition features 45 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and photographs by professional artists living on [Read More]
The Gibbes Museum of Art will present two new exhibitions from September 3 through December 5, 2010. Face Lift, organized by the Gibbes and on view in the Main Gallery, offers a fresh look at trends in American portraiture from the 18th [Read More]