Gustave Caillebotte (1848-94), Laundry Drying on the Bank of the Seine, c. 1892. Oil on canvas, 105.5 x 150.5 cm. Wallraf-Richartz Museum & Fondation Corboud, Cologne.
FLORENCE, ITALY.- An exhibition of major works by Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masters reveals the secrets behind some of the world’s best-loved paintings. Painting Light: The hidden techniques of the Impressionists will be staged at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence from 11 July to 28 September 2008. The exhibition comprises over sixty works including masterpieces by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Caillebotte and Signac which will be shown alongside such evocative objects as one of Monet’s palettes as well as technological images of the pictures themselves. This juxtaposition of art and extensive research produces a fascinating insight that will take visitors by surprise. The majority of paintings come from the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud which has the most comprehensive collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings in Germany . Other major works have been loaned by German, French and Swiss museums as well as the Tat ... More
Sotheby´s Expert Emmanuel Didonna Explains
"The Three Sails" Painted by Joaquín Sorolla
NEW YORK. May 7 (EFE).- The painting "Las Tres Velas" (The Three
Sails), painted by Joaquín Sorolla in 1903 and which for almost a
century was not viewed in public sold for 4,521,000 USD at Sotheby´s
Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale last night four years after
the previous owner bought it in London. The painting shows three
women walking on the beach and three sailboats in the horizon and
illustrates the sensibility with which Sorolla (1863-1923) represents
colors and light in a marine environment. Sotheby´s expert Emmanuel
Didonna is shown in this video explaining the painting. EFE TV,
Images: Víctor Martín.
Quote Art that is not in the present will never be. Pablo Picasso
LONDON.-A charming and personal selection of works by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) from the collection of Lucia Bosé, the beautiful Italian movie star, is a highlight of Christie’s London sales of Impressionist and Modern Art in June 2008. The collection consists of 40 lots including works on paper, prints and ceramics by Picasso, all of which were gifts from the artist to the movie star and her family. ... More
French artist Gustave Caillebotte's "Apple Tree in Bloom," circa 1885, is an oil on canvas. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
RICHMOND, VA.-The Impressionist landscapes exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has been extended for two weeks. The last day to see the show is now Sunday, May 25. “Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism” presents a dazzling array of 40 French and American paintings by the most popular Impressionist artists – ... More
Grayson Perry (b.1960), Queen’s Bitter 2007-08, Ceramic, Copyright the artist, 2008. Courtesy the Artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London.
LONDON.-Two specially created works by Turner prize winner Grayson Perry, for a new Hayward Touring show, challenges the celebrity culture of contemporary Britain. The exhibition Unpopular Culture: Grayson Perry Selects from the Arts Council Collection opens on Saturday 10 May at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea before embarking on a national tour. The exhibition focuses on the ... More
AMSTERDAM.- Sotheby’s just held the Old Master Paintings sale at Sotheby’s Amsterdam. Highlight of the sale was the hitherto unrecorded set of four landscapes representing ‘The Four Seasons’, by the Flemish master Sebastaen Vrancx (1578-1647) selling for €1.2 million - a world auction record for the artist and the second highest price ever fetched by an Old Master Painting in the ... More
Jeffrey Kronsnoble, 2006 Abstract (detail), 2006. Courtesy of the artist.
AUGUSTA, GA.- Notes on the 19th, 20th, and 21st Centuries: Paintings by Jeffrey Kronsnoble opens to the public on Saturday, June 7, and remains on view through Sunday, August 10, at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Georgia. Organized by Morris Museum of Art curator Jay Williams, the exhibition includes forty paintings and mixed-media constructions by artist Jeffrey Kronsnoble. ... More
LONDON.- The annual Irish Sale at Christie’s Lonfon realised £2,591,588 and was 73% sold by value. The top lot was Nathaniel Hone, R.A (1718-1784), Double portrait of Lieutenant-General the Hon. Philip Sherard and Captain William Tiffin, at the Battle of Brücke-Mühle… which realised £294,500. Bernard Williams, International Director of Irish Art at Christie’s and Claire Bailey- ... More
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Important European Furniture, Ceramics, and Carpets at Christie's New York NEW YORK.- Christie’s New York will present an exceptional sale of Important European Furniture, Ceramics, and Carpets on May 20, which will include approximately 390 lots from the 15th through the 19th centuries. Works from private collections offer important reflections of collectors’ exquisite taste and connoisseurship, such as a magnificent lacquer bureau plat from the Viennese ... More
Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection To Open at BAM/PFA BERKELEY, CA.- The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) announces a major exhibition of contemporary Chinese art that will open at the museum in fall 2008. Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection is drawn from the collection of Uli Sigg, a Swiss collector whose close links with China since the late 1970s have enabled him ... More
The Cartier Award 2008: Winner Announced: Cuban Artist Wilfredo Prieto LONDON.- Frieze Art Fair announced that the winner of The Cartier Award 2008 is Cuban artist, Wilfredo Prieto. Prieto, based in Barcelona, is a talented young conceptual artist whose works often take the form of site-specific installations. His winning proposal was chosen from over 400 applications submitted by artists across the world. ... More
Moscow Museum of Modern Art Presents Citizens! Please Mind Yourselves! Dmitry A. Prigov MOSCOW.-The Moscow Museum of Modern Art presents Citizens! Please Mind Yourselves! Dmitry A. Prigov (1940-2007) - Works on paper, installations, books, performance, opera, and declamation, on view through June 15, 2008. “Citizens! Don’t be afraid of the quiet, and don’t scream so loud! Everyone all over the world can hear you!”
“Citizens! The second we appear, everything around us starts to sing and glow!” ... More
Vija Celmins and Apichatpong Weerasethakul Win Carnegie Prize and Fine Prize PITTSBURGH, PA.- The Latvian-born New York-based artist Vija Celmins and Apichatpong Weerasethakul from Bangkok, Thailand, were awarded prizes at the opening ceremonies of Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International. Celmins received the Carnegie Prize for work including her Night Sky series of paintings, a selection of which are on view in the exhibition. The Carnegie Prize ... More
SPACE NOW Fortieth Anniversary Exhibition LONDON.-Forty years on, founder Bridget Riley returns to SPACE to join artists Mark Wallinger, Chila Burman, Hew Locke, Saskia Olde Walbers, John Frankland, and many others in an exciting new exhibition and fundraiser to celebrate four decades of supporting art at its source. Revealing the extraordinary diversity and vibrancy of the East London arts scene, ... More
Exhibitions at Two Jewish Museums Honored By The American Association of Museums NEW YORK, NY.- In an announcement made yesterday at the annual meeting held in Denver, Colorado, Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust and Noah’s Ark were named as two of the four national honorees of the Excellence in Exhibition Competition organized by the American Association of Museums. Citing the exhibition’s content, the judges felt that the Daring to Resist ... More
Free Museum Admission for Bank of America Cardholders TACOMA, WA.- Tacoma Art Museum is one of seventy museums across the country participating in Bank of America’s Museums on Us™ program, which offers free admission to Bank of America credit, check and ATM cardholders during the first Saturday and Sunday of every month. The offer is valid May 2008 through May 2009. Tacoma Art Museum is one of only three museums in Washington ... More
