Horace Pippin, Old King Cotton, 1944, Oil on canvas, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jaffe, parents of Judith Jaffe Silber (Class of 1957) 1956.27
WELLESLEY, MASS.- In spacious, newly-reinstalled galleries on the fifth floor of the Davis Museum at Wellesley College, the public is invited to see modern and contemporary works of art by well-known artists Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Daniela Rivera, Horace Pippin, and Judith Rothschild, among others, beginning Feb. 6. The galleries have been closed for several years, but now the 2,606-square-foot space will house some notable works as well as some never-before-seen works that are coming out of storage to hang in the larger galleries longterm. “To select works for the top floor installation, I reviewed over 900 works – mainly paintings and sculptures – in the permanent collection, created over the last century, emphasizing some classics and favorites, but also trying to bring forth things that had never been placed on view, like a fantastic and critical vision of the ... More
“50 for 50” emerged from a vision plan, drafted by Museum leadership and staff after the pandemic.
WASHINGTON, DC.-The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has announced “50 for 50,” a collection-sharing partnership with Art Bridges Foundation starting in 2026. The program will place significant American artworks from the Hirshhorn collection in art museums in all 50 states and Puerto Rico as three- to five-year loans. “50 for 50” is the largest lending project ever undertaken by an American museum, and together the Hirshhorn and Art Bridges will undertake the largest number of artwork loans, with the widest geographic reach, for both institutions to date. “‘50 for 50’ is a new model for the Hirshhorn’s touring exhibitions, and its reach fulfills our mission as the national museum of modern and contemporary art by being present in every state through long-term loans,” said Hirshhorn Director Melissa Chiu. “We are grateful for Art Bridges Foundation’s logistical and stra ... More
Circa-1890 English cameo art glass vase signed George Woodall, marked Thomas Webb and Sons, 8 ¼ inches tall, with a raisin-colored background and white cameo carved overlay. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000.
DOUGLASS, KAN.- Woody Auction will hold a Multi-Genre High-Quality Antique Auction on Saturday, March 21st, online and live in the Woody auction hall located at 130 East 3rd Street in Douglass, starting at 9:30am Central Time. More than 350 lots will be sold without reserves. “Seldom does an auction of this caliber come to market,” said Jason Woody of Woody Auction. “This exceptional sale brings together a remarkable diversity of fine antiques, decorative arts, and museum-quality pieces, each selected for their beauty, rarity, and craftsmanship.” Highlights include Weller Sicard and Rookwood pottery, an authentic Pablo Picasso ceramic, one of the finest selections of Wave Crest ever offered at auction, impressive Hunzinger and Horner furniture, some of the largest Bohemian covered urns ... More
Ragnar Kjartansson, Sunday Without Love, 2025. Single-channel video. Edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs. Duration: 19 minutes 14 seconds. Music by Davíð Þór Jónsson and Ragnar Kjartansson, based on lyrics and music by Rocko Schamoni. Video commissioned by Sigurður Gísli Pálmason, and original performance commissioned by TRANSART25
WINTER PARK, FL .-The Rollins Museum of Art announced the acquisition of Sunday Without Love, a single- channel video work by Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson, which first exhibited publicly in the fall of 2025 at Luhring Augustine in New York City. The work will appear concurrent with the inaugural exhibition in the Museum’s new building, a $29M, 32,000 sq. ft. project, which is scheduled to open in early 2028. Curated around a theme of “love,” the show explores the complexities and nuances of love and human connection. Sunday Without Love inspired the concept for the exhibition, which draws upon the depth and distinction of the Rollins Museum ... More
BRUSSELS.- Maruani Mercier announced the representation of the George Rickey Foundation. George Rickey’s artistic production spans more than five decades, from the 1950s until his death in 2002, tracing a singular and sustained inquiry into movement, time, and perception through his pioneering approach to kinetic sculpture. Employing increasingly complex mechanisms throughout his career, Rickey constructed precisely calibrated sculptural works that move with quiet, poetic deliberation. Often executed in stainless steel, the sculptures rotate, extend and pleat in the air, responding to subtle shifts in the surrounding environment and making visible the interrelating patterns of natural forces. Elegantly unfolding in space, Rickey’s works invite extended looking and pointing to the temporal dimension of aesthetic experience. As the artist remarked,“I think it’s important to make art that you have to wait for.” His work is included in the permanent collections of over 150 mu ... More
A circa 1910 “Peony” table lamp ($50,000-$75,000), having an 18-inch shade, will cross the block.
PITTSFIELD, MASS.-Fontaine's Auction Gallery will kick off the year with an important Fine and Decorative Arts Auction on Saturday, February 7, at 11 am, to include approximately 600 lots of 19th/20th Century lighting, Tiffany lamps, art glass, leaded glass windows, fine silver, porcelain, marble and bronze statuary, Asian items, paintings, American & European furniture, clocks and jewelry. This auction will feature an important and monumental Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company chandelier from the First Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, N.Y., a Tiffany Studios leaded and jeweled glass “Ornamental” window, and a rare bronze sculpture by Evgeny Lanceray titled “Crossing of the Balkans.” Expected to lead the sale will be 150 Tiffany Studios items, including examples of the Peony, Poppy, Daffodil, Dragonfly and Lotus. Preview by appointment only on February 5-6. Bidding is available via internet, phone and absentee. “Rare and ... More
Pablo de Valladolid Velázquez, Oil on canvas. Circa 1635 Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado.
MADRID.- One of the most radical and influential paintings in the history of art has quietly left the walls of the Museo del Prado. Velázquez’s Pablo de Valladolid (c. 1635), long admired for its daring simplicity and modern spirit, has been transferred from Gallery 15 to the museum’s conservation studios, where it will undergo a comprehensive technical study and restoration. The project is supported by the Fundación Iberdrola España, a long-standing partner of the Prado’s conservation programs. Before any visible intervention begins, specialists will carry out an in-depth analysis of the painting to better understand its materials, its creative process, and its current state of preservation. Painted during Velázquez’s early years at the court of Philip IV, Pablo de Valladolid stands apart even within the artist’s remarkable body of work. The sitter—documented as a court entertainer between 1632 and 1648—appears alone, ... More
BERLIN.- With the special exhibition “Building community. Göbeklitepe, Taş Tepeler, and life 12,000 years ago” the Vorderasiatisches Museum is focusing on art and sculptures from the first settled cultures in the south-east of present-day Türkiye. There, people erected monumental stone structures and populated them with spectacular stone sculptures. Curated in collaboration with Turkish archaeologists, the exhibition presents the sculptures, many of which are being shown abroad for the first time, together with architectural reconstructions, media, and photos by Spanish photo artist Isabel Muñoz. The sculptures bear witness to the complex spiritual world of early sedentary cultures. They contributed to the affirmation and order of communities in the context of rituals and festivals. A vibrant community was the key to the survival and resilience of early sedentary cultures. Recent research in Göbeklitepe and other sites of the “Taş Tepeler” project sheds new light o ... More
Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC NM 9.4 White pages.
DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions, in collaboration with SemperFi Comics, has completed one of the largest private comic transactions ever recorded, involving two comic books once purchased at the newsstand for 10 cents each: a Batman No. 1 CGC 9.4, the highest-graded known copy, for $6 million, alongside the second highest-graded copy of Superman No. 1, a CGC 8.5 Mile High pedigree copy, for $7 million. Following November’s record-setting $9.12 million auction sale of Superman No. 1 CGC 9.0, Heritage Consignment Director Nathan Howerton saw an opportunity to place two more historic treasures owned by a longtime Heritage client and personal friend. After several discussions between Howerton and the owner, the two agreed to explore whether both books could be sold together in a private transaction. “It was more than a transaction to me,” says Howerton. “It was a chance to help two friends, by placing two incredible pieces of history in a new home.” Instrumental in making the tr ... More
Honoré Daumier, The Print Collector, ca. 1860/1862, 31.2 x 25 cm, Oil on panel. Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.
VIENNA.- The political circumstances are unstable, a nefarious clique is abusing its power, the economy is in crisis, and the social situation is growing ever more complex and confused. Accounts describing the situation in France during the 19th century can seem oddly contemporary, and much the same holds true for the timelessly topical art of the great Honoré Daumier. Daumier held up a mirror to his era, denouncing abuses of power and social injustices with a sharp quill and incorruptible humor. In his merciless radicality, he often ran afoul of the censors and once even went to prison for the sake of art’s freedom. And as a keen observer, Daumier also depicted everyday life in the modern metropolis of Paris. This year, the ALBERTINA is presenting the first major Daumier exhibition in 90 years, and his art seems no less relevant today than it did when it was created. Now, with support ... More
ROME.- A powerful presence from the ancient world is making its Roman debut. For the first time ever, the monumental bronze Neptune of Lyon is on view in the Italian capital, marking a major international loan and one of the most significant archaeological exhibitions of the year. From February 6 to June 7, 2026, the statue will be displayed at the Museo di scultura antica Giovanni Barracco, offering visitors a rare encounter with one of the greatest bronze masterpieces to survive from Roman Gaul. Nearly life-size and striking in its presence, the statue depicts Neptune, god of the sea, emerging from the waters—his identity revealed by the distinctive “wet curls” of his hair. Discovered in 1859 in the waters of the Rhône River, the sculpture is the largest bronze representation of Neptune ever found in France and one of the most important surviving examples of Roman bronze statuary in the western provinces of the empire. The work was created in the 3rd century CE ... More
OBERLIN, OH.- June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart, a major retrospective of the acclaimed artist’s work, will be on view at the Allen Memorial Art Museum through May 24, 2026. This landmark exhibition is the first comprehensive presentation of Leaf’s work in more than 30 years and features nearly 100 works spanning seven decades in a wide range of media, including paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and collages. The presentation at the Allen is the final venue and marks the Chicago-native’s return to the Midwest. The exhibition debuted at the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachusetts (March–July 2025), traveled to the Grey Art Museum in New York City (September–December 2025), and opened at the Allen on January 27, 2026. Drawn from the artist’s archive as well as private and institutional collections, Shooting from the Heart traces Leaf’s prolific career from ... More
Circa 2,400-year-old rare Greek stele of a young woman takes centre stage at David Aaron’s 2026 TEFAF Maastricht presentation.
MAASTRICHT.- A remarkable example of a rare Greek stele will be the centrepiece of Mayfair antiquities gallery David Aaron’s TEFAF Maastricht exhibition this March. Dated circa 375-350 B.C., the stele is one of very few surviving examples dedicated to a Parthenos, a young Athenian woman of marriageable age who has not yet wed. The marble grave stele from the historic Attic region is exceptionally carved in high relief, depicting a young female figure with her right hand raised elegantly towards her shoulder. Titled Stele of Medeia, a single line of inscription in the architrave identifies the subject of the piece as a young girl called Medeia. The stele’s subject is recognisable due to her traditional chiton dress, a finely draped tunic belted around the waist with a back mantle fastened at the shoulders with large circular brooches, a distinctive marker for the attire worn by Parthenoi or unmarried young women. What makes this work extraordinary is its rarity. The ... More
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From missiles to melodies: Zhanna Kadyrova's Instrument debuts at Galleria Continua SAN GIMIGNANO.- Galleria Continua is presenting Instrument, an exhibition by Zhanna Kadyrova, a Ukrainian artist whose work explores themes of hope and resistance through an interweaving of time, space, and history. A messenger of an art that speaks to the present, Kadyrova examines her own personal experience, positioning herself as a witness to war and to everyday life in Ukraine, and invites a reflection on humanity. Established on the international art scene, in 2025 she received Ukraine’s Taras Shevchenko National Prize for Visual Arts and, in the same year, was awarded the Her Art Prize for international artists. With the exhibition Security Guarantees, the artist will represent Ukraine in the national pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition. Kadyrova translates into artistic form the ordinariness she is forced to live with and endure, ... More
Lahore Biennale Foundation announces next Curator LAHORE.- The Lahore Biennale Foundation announced the appointment of Nav Haq as Curator for the fourth edition of the Lahore Biennale (LB04), which is planned to open in Lahore, Pakistan, in Spring 2027. LB04 will present new commissions, large-scale installations, and discursive programming across a range of public, historical, and civic venues in the city. Nav Haq is a curator and writer based in Antwerp. He is currently Associate Director at M HKA — Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp — where he leads the artistic programme, and is an editor at Afterall journal. Haq has previously held curatorial positions at Arnolfini, Bristol, and Gasworks, London, and has organised many major monographic exhibitions. Most recently, he was part of the curatorial team for the itinerant Kyiv Biennial 2025 exhibitions at Museum of Modern Art Warsaw and M HKA respectively. ... More
Old Masters meet modern fashion at Berlin's Gemäldegalerie BERLIN.- From January 30 to May 31, 2026, the Gemäldegalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin becomes an unexpected runway. With two interconnected exhibitions—Gallery Looks. Fashion stagings in the Gemäldegalerie and FASHION X CRAFT: Echoes of Tomorrow—the museum opens a lively dialogue between centuries-old painting and contemporary fashion design. Rather than treating fashion as a guest in the gallery, the exhibitions invite it into direct conversation with the Old Masters. Paintings, garments, photographs, and films are woven together to show how gestures, colors, materials, and ideas travel across time—and how today’s designers continue to draw from visual traditions shaped hundreds of years ago. At the heart of Gallery Looks is a simple but powerful question: what happens when historical masterpieces are seen through the lens ... More
Eamonn Doyle's AS IF debuts at the International Centre for the Image DUBLIN.- PhotoIreland presents the premiere of internationally acclaimed photographer Eamonn Doyle, artist-designer Niall Sweeney and composer David Donohoe’s new and extensive interdisciplinary body work AS IF, at the International Centre for the Image. Eamonn Doyle’s practice has evolved rapidly over the last years from an acclaimed street photography approach towards intricate interdisciplinary and collaborative projects, frequently working with Niall Sweeney and David Donohoe. Their latest project, AS IF, presents an ambitious body of work that builds into a visceral and psychological articulation of the physical world and the psyche. It comprises silver gelatin prints, filmworks, montages, sound, music, painting, drawing and text. Shot and recorded between Ireland and Japan—in city locations, on constructed studio sets, and in the photographic darkroom— ... More
Towards Zero: Huang Dan's minimalist odyssey opens at Ora-Ora HONG KONG.- Ora-Ora opened a vibrant new solo show by Beijing-based artist Huang Dan. The title is Towards Zero, an allusion to the artist’s mesmerising journey into the heart of minimalism. Huang Dan’s work is a spirited celebration of the rhythm of life. For the artist, the act of painting becomes a visceral bodily rhythm, as the ebb and flow of breath and the cadence of her emotions imprints a vigorous, bodily rhythm onto the Xuan paper. The exhibition opened on February 5, 2026. Towards Zero is Ora-Ora’s first show of 2026, which commemorates 20 transformative years since Ora-Ora was founded in Hong Kong. It is also the first show of the forthcoming new year of the horse, associated with energy, independence and dynamism in the Chinese zodiac. Paintings on display are from largely from 2025 and 2026. Fittingly, Huang Dan has long investigated the horse ... More
A place of concealment: Ten artists explore the "irreducible surplus" of art ZURICH.- Galerie Urs Meile is presenting Anker Protocol 2.0 - A Place of Concealment, the second chapter of the gallery’s multi-part exhibition program, presented at its Zurich Ankerstrasse space. Continuing the gallery’s long-standing commitment to international artistic exchange and its more than three-decade engagement with contemporary Chinese art, the exhibition brings together ten artists working across painting, installation, and moving image. Curated by independent curator Yang Zi, the exhibition expands upon a thematic inquiry first introduced in A Place of Concealment (2022) at Galerie Urs Meile Beijing. While the 2022 iteration focused on the internal psychological mechanisms of artistic production, Anker Protocol 2.0 turns toward a moment of rupture: the instant when a sealed package is opened and unforeseen possibilities emerge. Conceived ... More
Heritage Auctions names Reyne Hirsch Vice President and Managing Director, Fine & Decorative Arts DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions announced that Reyne Hirsch, a nationally recognized authority on 20th-century design and a widely respected voice in the world of fine art and collecting, has joined the company as Vice President and Managing Director of Fine & Decorative Arts and Luxury, effective February 5. Hirsch brings a multifaceted career spanning scholarship, connoisseurship, entrepreneurship and media. For more than two decades, she has been a trusted appraiser and advisor to collectors, estates and investment firms, known for her ability to evaluate objects ranging from rare watches to museum-quality fine art valued in the tens of millions of dollars. “Reyne brings a rare combination of deep expertise, public credibility and genuine passion for collecting,” says Steve Ivy, CEO of Heritage Auctions. “She understands this business from every angle — as an appraiser, ... More
Tom Seaver collection among landmark attractions in Heritage's Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction DALLAS, TX.- Few people in any profession receive universal appreciation as the best in their field. One icon who enjoys such recognition is Tom Seaver, the legendary pitcher who took the hill for four franchises during his 20-year career in Major League Baseball. More than 12 seasons — and his best performances — came with the New York Mets. While playing in Queens, he piled up 198 of his 311 career victories and all three of his Cy Young Awards as the National League’s top pitcher, earning him widespread acclaim as the greatest player in franchise history. Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan, who played against Seaver before they played together in Cincinnati, stood in awe of the ace’s ability, as an opponent and as a teammate. “It is something to watch him pitch,” Morgan once said. “I always marveled at him when I was on the ... More
Historic Harley-Davidson Serial No. 1 offered in 100% charity auction supporting women's cancer care DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions partnered with the Promise Fund of Florida on a singular, one-lot charity auction offering a modern motorcycling milestone: the 2025 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide RR, Serial Number 1, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the Promise Fund’s mission to increase survivorship from breast and cervical cancer. Bidding is now open and concludes with a live auction on February 24. With only 131 examples produced worldwide, the CVO Road Glide RR ranks among the most exclusive race-inspired motorcycles ever built by Harley-Davidson. Yet within this already rarified company, Serial Number 1 stands alone. It’s the first motorcycle of its limited-edition run off the production line and the defining example of the model, a singular machine that will never be duplicated. “This is one of those rare moments when history, engineering and philanthropy align ... More
Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities opens April 25 OXFORD.- The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities in Oxford, launches its public programme on 25 April 2026 with a free day of events and performances. The new cultural centre provides a unique mix of exceptional performance and research spaces alongside academic teaching facilities. The opening programme includes the launch of the new 500-seat Sohmen Concert Hall, with performances by the Scottish Ensemble. Audiences can see the world premiere of 360 Vessels by artist Es Devlin and composer Nico Muhly with chamber choir Schola Cantorum, to be performed beneath the glass dome of the Great Hall. Artists Anna Ridler and Refik Anadol each present digital works that have been created using AI. Additional performances include ZooNation’s The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in the new theatre, along with a line-up ... More
Latvia unveils its vision for the 2026 Venice Biennale VENICE.- Titled Untamed Assembly: Backstage of Utopia, the exhibition for the Latvian Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale presents a new work by the interdisciplinary artist duo MAREUNROL’S—Rolands Pēterkops and Mārīte Mastiņa-Pēterkopa—in dialogue with alternative fashion designer Bruno Birmanis and the archives of the Untamed Fashion Assemblies (UFA), a series of experimental fashion, art, and performance events founded by Birmanis that took place in Riga between 1990 and 1999. Curated by Inga Lāce and Adomas Narkevičius, the exhibition links past and present, highlighting utopian thinking at moments of transition. It asks how collective imagination, desire, and visibility are produced as political and economic systems shift, and how futures and new forms of togetherness are rehearsed behind the scenes rather than on the main stage. The ... More
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On a day like today, Italian artist Piero Manzoni died
February 06, 1963. Piero Manzoni di Chiosca e Poggiolo (July 13, 1933 - February 6, 1963) was an Italian artist best known for his ironic approach to avant-garde art. Often compared to the work of Yves Klein, his own work anticipated, and directly influenced, the work of a generation of younger Italian artists brought together by the critic Germano Celant in the first Arte Povera exhibition held in Genoa, 1967. Manzoni is most famous for a series of artworks that call into question the nature of the art object, directly prefiguring Conceptual Art. In this image: Piero Manzoni, Achrome, ca. 1962. Package in package paper, 60 x 80 cm. Photo: Agostino Osio, Milan.
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