The late Grace Hartigan, a celebrated Abstract Expressionist painter who served as director of MICA’s Hoffberger School of Painting since its inception in 1965, has left more than $1 million in paintings combined to the College and Maryland Art Place (MAP), according [Read More]
Jocelyn Phillips has been appointed Head of Bonhams new Photographic Department to be based in London. A Cambridge Classics graduate she also has an MA in Cultural Heritage Studies from University College London (Institute of Archeology). The thesis for her Masters degree [Read More]
“Citrus are composed of various fruits joined to form an apparently simple fruit.” – pg.346, Healthy Foods by George D. Pamplona-Roger, MD In the same way that a citrus fruit is a collection of smaller fruits storing a cocktail of nutrients, a [Read More]
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced they will host an exhibition of fine art from Canada that is scheduled to run from October 2, 2009 through October 23, 2009. Canadian artist Paul Kelley’s works are portraits of nostalgia as well as studies in beauty, [Read More]
The Palace of Versailles ranks among the most famous world heritage sites, and is the most beautiful and the most comprehensive achievement of French art in the 17th century. The palace is paying homage to its famous builder, Louis XIV, with the [Read More]
A major event at the Louvre: powerful canvases by the greatest Venetian painters of the sixteenth century are presented side by side in Napoleon Hall in an exhibition allowing visitors to observe the play of inspiration and admiration between these geniuses as [Read More]
To coincide with Frieze Week in October 2009, Christie’s announces a series of exhibitions and auctions dedicated to Post-War and Contemporary Art. The leading highlights which will be on public view at Christie’s include significant works by Peter Doig, Martin Kippenberger, Lucio [Read More]
Art Connects New York (ACNY), a not-for-profit organization devoted to using the transformative power of art to enrich the lives of New Yorkers, will soon open an exhibition space called Spattered Columns in lower Manhattan. The 1,000-square-foot exhibition space with 12-foot high [Read More]
It’s Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary and SANRIO is celebrating in a big way. In addition to launching a variety of special, limited edition products, SANRIO will introduce Three Apples, a multi-dimensional exhibition and celebration of all things Hello Kitty running from October [Read More]
Also featuring Myths, Omens and Misunderstandings – Ver Mar in The Vault. Reception for the artists October 9th at 7 p.m. After his last solo show at Strychnin Gallery Berlin in November 2008, American artist David Hochbaum returns with new works – [Read More]
Six additional paintings have joined the permanent Frida Kahlo exhibition “Pain and Passion” in Baden-Baden. The exhibition, which opened on February 2009 in Kunstmuseum Gehrke-Remund, shows the most complete collection of Frida Kahlo paintings ever. “Very ugly” is among the newly arrived [Read More]
A stunning collection of Southern Africa’s varied landscapes and peoples glow in Bonhams autumn sale of South African Art on October 14. Landscapes by Jacob Pierneef, Maggie Laubser, Irma Stern, Hugo Naude, Frans Oerder,Gregoire Boonzaier and John Meyer among others, offer visitors [Read More]
Early Furniture by George Nakashima, 1936-1956 – The Architect Designs, the much-anticipated historic exhibit of early works by legendary furniture craftsman George Nakashima (1905-1990), opens Friday, October 9 and continues through December 24, 2009 at Moderne Gallery. The Early Nakashima Furniture exhibit [Read More]
The Bluette H. Kirchhoff Collection of Netsuke and Sagemono drew global attention to Bonhams’ New York galleries. The collection was presented as the first of two sales; the second being Fine Japanese Works of Art. With nearly 400 lots auctioned throughout the [Read More]