NEW YORK, NY.- A photograph sent to Christie's online Request an Auction Estimate portal by an unsuspecting owner has resulted in a major discovery: a previously unknown study by Michelangelo for perhaps his most famous work, the frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. A Specialist in Christie's Old Master Drawings Department, Giada Damen, identified the powerful study in red chalk as an original drawing by Michelangelo, done in preparation for the right foot of the monumental figure of the Libyan Sibyl, at the far east end of the Sistine ceiling. • This newly identified drawing is the first unrecorded study for the Sistine ceiling ever to come to auction. • It is one of only about 10 Michelangelo drawings known to be in private hands. • Of the roughly 600 sheets by Michelangelo that survive today – only a fraction of the thousands of drawings he must have produced – this is one of just around 50 studies relating to the Sistine Chapel. Christie's will offer this piece on Feb ... More
Circa-1902 Bing (Germany) live-steam vis-à-vis known as ‘Bing’s Dog Cart.’ Estimate: $7,000-$11,000.
VINELAND, NJ.- For 60 years, the late Martin “Marty” Maloy and his wife, Deborah, wholeheartedly embraced the antique toy hobby and became fixtures at high-profile shows, auctions and club events on both sides of the Atlantic. The couple’s gracious northern New Jersey residence became known to their fellow members of the Antique Toy Collectors of America as a haven for exquisite European tin toys, autos and boats; British figural biscuit tins, both European and American trains and accessories; airplanes, wind-ups and many other wonderful rarities. On December 13, 2025, it will be the Bertoia family’s honor and pleasure to auction Part I of the Maloy collection at a live gallery event with all forms of remote bidding available. The auction’s flagship toy, a fabulous antique hand-painted musical carousel, is one of many Marklin treasures in the collection. It holds special meaning for Bertoia’s president and principal auctioneer, Michael ... More
Carved Pala Period Blackstone stele relief, Indian,. Sold for $58,500.
GLEN COVE, NY.-Roland Auctions NY’s November 15th, 2025 estates auction featured a spectacular rare collection with three areas of focus; Fine Art, Chinese and Asian art, and silver, including antique sculpture and decorative arts, all being the Property of and benefiting Columbia University in New York City. Also offered in the collection was Silverplate by Puiforcat & Christofle, Jade, Baccarat and others. A series of top sellers, all from the collection from Columbia University, include the top seller of the day, a Carved Pala Period Blackstone Stele Relief, Carved Pala Period Blackstone stele relief, Indian, depicting Shiva and Uma surrounded by figural decoration and seated on a lotus form base, with a Yaksha to lower, mounted on a wooden base. [Excluding base: 30" H x 16" W x 6" D], which sold for $58,500, an Indian Carved Sandstone Figure of Dancing Ganesha, an Indian carved sandstone figure of a dancing Ganesha, ... More
Canadian 1930s double-sided porcelain sign for GM Products / Parts / Service (“Pontiac / McLaughlin Buick / G.M.C. Trucks”), unmarked, 31 ¼ inches by 26 inches (CA$31,860).
NEW HAMBURG.- A Canadian 1930s Service Station Equipment Company “ClearVision Model 700” double visible gas pump climbed to $42,480 and two Canadian 1930s single-sided porcelain back-to-back Ford V8 Dealer signs sold as one lot for $28,450 in a Gas, Oil & General Store Advertising auction held November 15th by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. All prices quoted in this report are in Canadian dollars and include an 18 percent buyer’s premium. The two-session, online-only Gas, Oil & General Store Advertising auction featured the outstanding Jason Patzer Collection with a morning session at 9am and an evening session at 6pm (Eastern time). A total of 437 lots came up for bid across the two sessions. Mr. Patzer was a successful home builder but still found time to build such a collection. He took it seriously, sourcing the rare variations. ... More
Jasper Johns, False Start, 1959. Oil on canvas, 67 ½ × 53 in. (171.5 × 134.7 cm). Courtesy Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- This December, Sotheby’s will present Icons: Back to Madison, a first-of-its-kind exhibition bringing together some of the most iconic works ever sold under our banner—just one month after opening its new worldwide headquarters at the historic Breuer building. From 13 – 21 December, New York will welcome a remarkable gathering of masterpieces from both private and museum collections, many of which will be on public view for the first time in decades. Prior to its New York debut, Icons will be presented from 2 – 6 December as part of the inaugural Collectors’ Week in Abu Dhabi—a dynamic new program of exhibitions, auctions, and events celebrating the city’s emergence as a global hub for art and culture. The Abu Dhabi presentation will feature a carefully curated selection of highlights in dialogue with the New York exhibition. Some works will be showcased in both cities, while others will be exhibited exclusively in one location, offering visitors uni ... More
Daniel H. Weiss, George D. Widener Director and CEO of the Philadelphia Art Museum.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Art Museum announced the appointment of Daniel H. Weiss as the George D. Widener Director and CEO, effective December 1, 2025. Weiss, an accomplished museum executive with extensive leadership experience at major educational and cultural institutions, will guide the art museum through at least 2028, providing stability for staff, stakeholders, and the community. "We are extraordinarily fortunate to have someone of Dan Weiss's caliber and experience step into this critical role," said Ellen Caplan, Chair of the Board of Trustees. "Dan's proven track record of museum leadership, his deep understanding of the field, and his ability to navigate complex institutional challenges make him ideally suited to provide stability and strategic direction during this critical period for the art museum." Weiss brings decades of distinguished service in museum and educational leadership. Most recently, he served as President ... More
Anton Raphael Mengs, Self-portrait, Oil on canvas, c. 1760–61. 134 × 96 cm. Madrid, Fundación Casa de Alba, Palacio de Liria, P.260.
MADRID.- The exhibition “Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779)” is organised by the Museo Nacional del Prado with the exclusive sponsorship of Fundación BBVA. Curated by Andrés Úbeda de los Cobos, Head of the 18th-century Painting Collection and Goya at the Museo del Prado, and Javier Jordán de Urríes y de la Colina, Curator of 18th- century painting at Patrimonio Nacional, it offers a complete overview of the figure of Mengs, his work and artistic thought. Considered one of the great innovators of 18th-century European painting, Mengs was the driving force behind the movement that would later be known as Neoclassicism, understood at the time as a true “restoration of the arts.” The exhibition is structured into ten thematic sections that combine a biographical survey of this cosmopolitan artist with areas devoted to specific aspects of his work and thought. Visitors will learn more about ... More
i8 represented Guðmundsson since its founding in 1995 and he had seven solo exhibitions at the gallery.
REYKJAVÍK.- i8 Gallery shared the passing of Kristján Guðmundsson, who died on Friday, November 21 at his home in Reykjavík. Guðmundsson’s lifelong practice explored the boundaries and essence of artistic mediums, as well as tested the nature and limits of our ideas about time and space. His immense contributions to the course of art history internationally are significant; within Iceland in particular, Guðmundsson’s impact on visual culture is vast. He was a vital member of SÚM gallery, an artist-run space organised by a group of artists in Iceland influenced by Fluxus and Art Povera. SÚM broke with artistic tradition and ignited a shift in the Icelandic art world in the mid-1960s. Guðmundsson acted as the head of the gallery its first year before he moved to Amsterdam in 1970, where he lived for the next decade before returning to Iceland. Guðmundsson is one of Iceland's best-known representatives of Conceptual Art, and he was chosen, along with his brother ... More
Emperor Nicholas II: An Imperial Fabergé Gilt Silver and Translucent Pink Guilloché Enameled Picture Frame.
DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions presents Imperial Fabergé & Russian Works of Art, to be held Dec. 17, showcasing masterworks of Russian Imperial-period fine and decorative arts. Following Heritage’s December 16 auction of Imperial Porcelain & Russian Works of Art from the Collection of A La Vieille Russie, this second sale continues a historic week devoted to the legacy of Russian art, design and cultural heritage. “This auction reflects the full scope of Russian artistic imagination across several centuries; from the opulence of Fabergé and the Imperial Porcelain Factory to the daring modernism of Grigoriev,” says Nick Nicholson, Heritage’s Director of Russian Works of Art. “Seen together, these works illuminate the many transformations of Russian art and its continual renewal in response to cultural change, marked by its enduring brilliance.” The auction juxtaposes rediscovered paintings by Boris Grigoriev and Dmitry Levitsky with extraordinary Fabergé creations of ro ... More
Chief Conservator Babette Hartwieg during varnish removal, Photo: National Museums in Berlin.
BERLIN.- Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie has opened a landmark exhibition celebrating the Venetian Renaissance master Vittore Carpaccio, centered around the newly restored Preparation for the Entombment of Christ. On view from November 20, 2025 through April 6, 2026, the exhibition offers visitors an in-depth look at Venice around 1500 through one of the era’s most enigmatic paintings and a carefully curated selection of related works. The presentation marks the first time the painting has been shown in its full restored brilliance. Over the past several years, the large-scale canvas underwent a meticulous conservation project led by Babette Hartwieg, the museum’s former chief conservator. Discolored varnishes and old retouchings, some dating back generations, had significantly dulled Carpaccio’s luminous palette. Their removal, along with detailed technical research carried out together with the Rathgen Research Laboratory, has revealed a vividness and compositional ... More
PRAGUE.- A new permanent exhibition presents a selection of approximately 520 works of art from the National Gallery Prague’s rich Collection of Asian Art. Artefacts from Asia and the Islamic world created over a period of 5,000 years are contextualised with cultural links to Central Europe. The exhibition also includes information about the acquisition of the works and tells the stories of important collectors. The exhibition is accompanied by an audio guide, an extensive catalogue and a children’s book. More demanding visitors and researchers can also take advantage of a printed guide to the exhibition. Younger visitors can enjoy the Children’s Circuit and the Studio, an interactive space for play, creativity and meditation. Since the Collection of Asian Art relocated to the Salm Palace in 2020, a site-specific libretto tailored to the intricacies of its historic interior has gradually taken shape. Across ... More
Monira Al Qadiri, BENZENE FLOAT (Hexa-Benzene), 2023. Photo: Anders Sune Berg.
ISHØJ.- ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art opened Kuwaiti artist Monira Al Qadiri’s largest exhibition to date in Scandinavia. Seeking to understand the profound changes brought about by the oil industry – not only in her homeland but for all human beings – Al Qadiri scrutinises the fossil fuel business and petro-culture. With wry humour, a poetic sensibility and a keenly honed critical eye, she takes us deep into the world of oil, into the geometric patterns of its molecules and the changes it causes in marine life. With her sculptures and installations, she reminds us that even gleaming, seductive surfaces may well conceal dark truths. In ARKEN’s new exhibition Chameleon, the internationally acclaimed artist Monira Al Qadiri invites visitors to enter a richly sensuous and thought-provoking world where oil, technology and mythology merge in shimmering, playful sculptures and installations. As curator Jenny Lund says: ‘This exhibition is seductive and unsettling in equal ... More
Matthew Weinstein. Photo: Ian Tong.
NEW YORK, NY.- The Tibor de Nagy Gallery announced the representation of artist Matthew Weinstein. The gallery will host a solo exhibition of his recent paintings in the spring of 2026 and present his work at this year's Art Basel Miami Beach. Matthew Weinstein has been working and exhibiting in New York and Europe widely since the late 1980s. He is known for his multi-disciplinary approach to art making. His mediums range from painting and sculpture to innovative computer animation. His practice is philosophical and idea-driven, as well as committed to a deep exploration of form. Weinstein blends technology, mythology, and pop culture, to create hypnotic and uncanny works. His most recent paintings translate memories, emotions, and sense impressions into fields of color. Focusing on an abstraction of the sun and the horizon, each painting represents a lost and then recalled place and time, revealing the complexity of memory. With careful craftsmanship, Weinstein layers precise daubs of oil paint tha ... More
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Peh Family Collection Pattern dollars take center stage at Heritage's HKINF World & Ancient Coins Auction DALLAS, TX.- Numerous Pattern Dollars from one of the world’s premier numismatic collections are expected to claim many of the top results in Heritage’s HKINF World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session® and Signature®Auction Dec. 6-9. A Republic Chang Tso-lin silver Specimen Pattern Dollar Year 16 (1927) SP63 PCGS, from the Peh Family Collection, Part III, is a spectacular example of a coin that has become among the most sought-after and record-breaking items in all of Chinese numismatics. Only four official dollar designs were minted across the Mukden Tiger’s brief hold over Tientsin and Beijing from 1926-28, but they were not released into circulation and are currently available to collectors only in Pattern format. “This is a spectacular coin — one of only two known across PCGS and NGC — from one of the most important private collections in Chinese numismatics,” ... More
Mai 36 Galerie revives the singular vision of Christian Lindow in new exhibition "1980s" ZURICH.- Mai 36 Galerie is presenting 1980s, a solo exhibition by German artist Christian Lindow (1945-1990). After remaining in near-oblivion for more than two decades, Lindow’s work re-emerges as one of the most singular voices in postwar German art. Born in Mannheim in 1945 and initially trained as a sculptor, he died prematurely in 1990 at the age of forty-five. Lindow forged a path that, while in dialogue with his contemporaries, resisted the dominant tendencies of his time, leaving behind a fierce, physical, and lucid artistic practice. His trajectory unfolds at the heart of a pivotal moment in European art, during which German painting underwent a profound redefinition. While many artists aligned themselves with the Neue Wilde and Neo-Expressionism, reclaiming emotion and the heroic subjectivity of painting, Lindow followed a quieter and more rigorous path. He ... More
Hamburger Bahnhof unveils major Annika Kahrs survey exploring music, space, and social rituals BERLIN.- Hamburger Bahnhof presents the Berlin-based artist Annika Kahrs with the most extensive selection of her works to date at the intersection of art and music. Kahrs explores the cultural and social functions of music: in an abandoned church in Lyon, during the parade of an intergenerational orchestra in an Italian village, or in Berlin department stores. The video “A Cashier’s Opera” (2025), created for the exhibition, the sound installations “My Favorite Music” (2020) in the historical passageways, and the live performance “For Two To Play On One” (2012) in the Forum Hamburger Bahnhof create resonant spaces that repeatedly surprise visitors as they move through the museum. More than ten video works, sound installations, and performances from 15 years are presented at Hamburger Bahnhof, the Musikinstrumenten-Museum, and in a projection ... More
"Haunting: 40 Years of the Museum of Decorative Arts" opens at Berlin's Kulturforum BERLIN.- The Museum of Decorative Arts (Kunstgewerbemuseum, KGM) at Berlin’s Kulturforum has opened a deeply reflective and boldly experimental exhibition marking its 40th anniversary. Titled “Heimsuchung: 40 Years KGM at the Kulturforum,” the show invites visitors not into a simple retrospective, but into what the museum calls a kind of cultural séance—a space where the echoes of the past meet the questions of the future. Opened on November 14, 2025, the exhibition unfolds across multiple galleries and positions the museum’s complex history not as a completed narrative, but as an open field of possibilities. Instead of celebrating its anniversary with nostalgia, the KGM asks visitors to listen—to the institution’s past, to its present, and to the “unwritten futures” that will shape the next decades of its existence. Founded originally as an institution dedicated to shaping ... More
New Romani art, culture & heritage display opens at London Museum Docklands LONDON.- By Appointment Only: Romani art, culture and heritage opens in The Reflections Room at London Museum Docklands on Tuesday 25 November 2025. Co-curated by exhibiting artist Corrina Eastwood, it showcases the work of three British Romani artists, who share their identity and experiences through Romani visual activism. Inspired by the trade and industry of London’s Docklands, the artworks on display honour the livelihoods, creativity and craft of Romani communities, and their contribution to British society. Steeped in personal memory, the display seeks to challenge stereotypes and present a timeline of British Romani history – offering an invitation to foster better understanding and connection. Artist, activist and writer Eastwood draws on her experience as a British Romani woman to highlight marginalised voices. In this deeply personal piece, ... More
Iman Issa redefines the art object in new exhibition at Lenbachhaus Munich MUNICH.- In work that is both playful and formally precise, Iman Issa addresses the perennial questions of art: What is a work of art? How does an object or an image relate to the concerns of its time? What role do artists play in their respective present? For Issa (b. 1979, Cairo), the well-considered question is as much a medium as wood, metal, or photography. Once a question has been raised or a hypothesis outlined, its validity is tested through the creation of artistic works. This often results in entire series that carry on until the question has been exhausted. Issa’s works allude to the art of others, to monuments, literature, paintings, and photographs, spanning centuries and extending beyond national borders. After studying philosophy and political science, photography was her primary medium. Today, her works mostly take the form of installations. Her "displays", ... More
AI, memory, and inheritance collide in Mykolas Valantinas' dual exhibitions in Vilnius VILNIUS.- Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) in Vilnius, together with its branch Sapieha Palace, presents two projects featuring the artist Mykolas Valantinas, curated by Povilas Gumbis. Vilnius-based artist Mykolas Valantinas works in video, photography, and installation. A graduate of Vilnius University and ECAL, he has exhibited internationally and received the JCDecaux Prize Audience Award in 2023. The starting point for the artist’s first solo presentation is the archive of drawings and prints by his father, artist Rytis Valantinas, which the son transforms using artificial intelligence. The filter of new technologies brings to the surface the contradictory dynamics between father and son: a mixture of adoration and a ‘desire’ to appropriate or ‘take over’ his father’s work. AI-generated interpolations of the archive are presented alongside another essential offshoot of the father’s creative ... More
START Museum unveils Safwan Dahoul's first major solo exhibition in Asia SHANGHAI.- START Museum presents Syrian artist Safwan Dahoul’s first museum solo exhibition in Asia. The exhibition features a comprehensive overview of the artist’s sustained creative practice alongside an experimental medium that the artist has been working on for the past two years. The exhibition features over 40 of Dahoul’s works, including many of his iconic large scale black-and-white portraits, as well as a series of experimental small-scale figurative works from his recent practice. This exhibition marks the artist’s first museum-level solo exhibition in China, as well as, the 20th case study of the museum’s ongoing Genealogy Study of Artists project. Safwan Dahoul, one of the few internationally acclaimed contemporary artists from Syria, is also one of the most important and distinguished artists in the Arab world. He excels at using contrasts of light and shadow ... More
Michael Hoppen Gallery presents A Reality: Albarrán Cabrera's new large-format works LONDON.- Michael Hoppen Gallery presents Albarrán Cabrera: A Reality, a new exhibition by the gallery’s celebrated artists. Bringing together 30 works, the exhibition explores their distinctive approach and refined technique in print making. For the second exhibition with the artists, the gallery presents newly created large format works. The exhibition title reflects the artists’ philosophical approach: a photograph is not reality itself, but a highly subjective and personal representation: "Using photography we might not be able to answer the big questions about time, reality or space, but we are interested in exploring how a photographic image can make people think about their reality. Being aware is not just an important part of life, it is life as we know it. Using photography, we want the viewers to increase empathy and arouse interest towards their reality." Through evocative imagery, ... More
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery presents Tầm Trần Lương: Soaked in the Long Rain NEW PLYMOUTH.- Tầm Tã—Soaked in the Long Rain is the first international survey exhibition of Vietnamese contemporary artist Trần Lương, and the foremost presentation of the artist’s work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Spanning painting, installation, performance, community engagement and institution-making, the exhibition makes clear how this artist who, over his life time, has played a significant role in supporting critical contemporary art in Vietnam—a context with little public infrastructure for artmaking and display, and continued limits on artistic expression. From his early career as a painter in the 1980s, the exhibition traces Trần’s shift towards performance and conceptual art, following the opening up of Vietnam’s economy to global trade, as well as his subsequent efforts to work collaboratively with communities. Throughout, Lương has worked ... More
Séance: illustrated catalogue of the 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale SEOUL.- This richly illustrated publication documents, contextualizes, and expands upon the 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale, Séance: Technology of the Spirit. Curated by Anton Vidokle, Hallie Ayres, and Lukas Brasiskis, the exhibition explores the entanglement of art and spiritual practice from the dawn of modernity to the present, connecting the mystics and mediums who prefigured the emergence of modern and abstract art to contemporary artists from around the world. Comprising 340 color pages across 650 in total, this bilingual English–Korean publication presents a map of that complex historical relationship. Eleven newly commissioned texts reflect on the influence of marginalized belief systems on the development of modern and contemporary art, collectively proposing an alternative—or complement—to the prevailing formalist, social, or materialist ... More
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