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Conversation and activity groupings are created with the use of a series of vintage Persian carpets of different styles. A small, room-size Kashan rug holds the seating area under the silkscreen by American photorealist Chuck Close, echoing its colors and even its detail work.
OAKLAND, CA.- In this first segment of a two-part series, Jan David Winitz, president and founder of Claremont Rug Company, recalls one of his fondest memories. It was a telephone call that he received from a client after having placed a series of antique Oriental rugs in a run up to a seminal oil painting that graced the wall of a substantial mid-1800s century residence in Greenwich Village. The lady, an avid art collector, had acquired more than a dozen rugs to set off a multi-million dollar signature painting. She called to tell me that a sum cost significantly less than the artwork, the rugs brought her even more enjoyment than the painting itself, Winitz said, She definitely wanted me to know that. Claremonts trove of rugs, some 2500 in number, is entirely from the Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving, ca. 1800 to ca. 1910. ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Taiwanese artist Wu Kuan-Te observes former French president Francois Hollande and artologist Guillaume Levy-Lambert in conversation in front of his masterpiece "Share the moonlight a rotating painting 240 cm in diameter, exhibited at the Art Central fair. Photo courtesy Art Porters Gallery.
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| | | Long-lost treasure of Russian aristocrats displayed for first time | | Paris tomb of US artist Man Ray desecrated | | Sackler donations rebuffed amid opioid crisis |
A view of pieces of the treasure that once belonged to the Narshykin aristocratic family. OLGA MALTSEVA / AFP.
SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP).- Thousands of pieces of antique silver that a Russian aristocratic family hid from the Bolsheviks have gone on public display for the first time in the former imperial capital of Saint Petersburg after being found by builders. More than 2,000 silver items made by Russia's finest jewellers and valued at more than $2 million (about 1.8 million euros) are being shown at the Tsarskoye Selo palace, one of the former residences of the tsars that is now a museum. The trove of silver -- including a tea set, ornamental figures, trays and cutlery -- once belonged to the aristocratic Narshykin family, one of the country's richest, who were forced to flee abroad after the 1917 Revolution. For more than a century, the silver lay hidden in a mansion in Saint Petersburg that had once belonged to the family. "A discovery of this sort is extremely rare: a treasure trove that is complete, that all belonged to the same family and is very well preserved. It's unique," said Olga Taratynova, the head of the ... More | |
A picture shows the vandalised grave of US photographer and artist Man Ray and his wife US dancer and model Juliet Man Ray at the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris on March 27, 2019. Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP.
PARIS (AFP).- A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the apparent desecration of surrealist artist Man Ray's tomb in the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris, a municipal official said. An AFP photographer noticed Wednesday that the gravestone appeared to have been wrenched off Ray's tomb, and a portrait of the American artist and his wife smashed. Man Ray -- who has been called the "first Jewish avant-garde artist" -- spent most of his life in the French capital, and was a major figure in the Dada and Surrealist movements, as well as a huge influence on fashion photography. He died in Paris in 1976 and is buried not far from Nobel prize-winning Irish playwright Samuel Beckett. A gravestone bearing the inscription: "Unconcerned but not indifferent", had been knocked over, as was a headstone added after the death of Ray's wife, the dancer Juliet Browner, in 1991, on which was inscribed: "Together again". ... More | |
A visitor to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery looks at portrait of China's Empress Dowager Cixi in Washington, DC on March 26, 2019. MANDEL NGAN / AFP.
NEW YORK (AFP).- Large museums are rejecting funds from the Sackler family, underscoring the growing unease with the main source of the philanthropic dynasty's riches: the painkiller at the center of the US opioid crisis. With net worth estimated at more than $13 billion, the Sacklers are among the world's richest families, according to Forbes. And they have used their wealth to become significant funders of the arts and education. Their story is the epitome of the American dream: three brothers -- Arthur, Mortimer and Raymond -- born in Brooklyn to Jewish immigrants who arrived in New York after World War I, become psychiatrists, and then built Purdue Pharma after buying a struggling New York drug company in 1952. Purdue became a dominant force in the pharmaceutical industry, largely due to the blockbuster painkiller OxyContin, the highly addictive drug now subject to more than 1,000 lawsuits over its role in the opioid crisis. The company's success helped the brothers amass enough wealth to become ma ... More |
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| | | Asia Week New York rings up $150.5M in sales | | Christie's to offer masterpieces from the Collection of S.I. Newhouse | | Album with previously unknown photo of young Harriet Tubman goes on public view for the first time |
Eikō Ikeda (1901-92), Young Girl with a German Shepherd Dog. Two-panel screen; ink, mineral and metallic colors, and gofun on silk, Showa era (1926-1989), 1934. H 68¾ à W 81½ in. (174.7 à 207.3 cm). Photo: Erik Thomsen.
NEW YORK, NY.- The 10th anniversary celebration of Asia Week New York-the Asian art extravaganza-which concluded on March 23, 2019- reported that combined sales totaled $150,544,501. At press time, this figure includes 43 out of 48 galleries and the five six auction houses: Bonhams, Christie's, Doyle, Heritage Auctions and Sotheby's. (iGavel's online sale continues through April 16). To mark the 10- year milestone, a champagne reception was held in the Patrons Lounge at The Metropolitan Museum of Art to honor a group of ten distinguished collectors, museum professionals and dealers, who have made significant contributions to advancing Asian art in North America. The honorees included Diane and Arthur Abbey, Dr. Julia and John Curtis, Maxwell "Mike" Hearn, Elizabeth ... More | |
Jeff Koons, Rabbit, 1986, Stainless Steel. Estimate: $50-70 million. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
NEW YORK, NY.- This May, Christies will present 11 extraordinary works from the esteemed Collection of S.I. Newhouse. The selection will be sold across Christies New York Evening Sales of Impressionist and Modern Art on May 13, and Post-War and Contemporary Art on May 15. Representing Newhouses globally renowned taste and unfailing instinct for quality and historical significance, these works together trace key developments in the evolution of modern art, from the exceptional compositional inventiveness of Cézannes Bouilloire et fruits, 1888-1890 (estimate in the region of $40 million) to the quintessential image from Andy Warhols incomparable Death and Disaster Series, Little Electric Chair, 1964-1965 (estimate: $6-8 million). However, no work is more emblematic of Newhouses intuition for the revolutionary and sublime than Jeff Koons earth-shattering 1986 sculpture, Rabbit (estimate: $50-70 million). The ... More | |
A previously unknown portrait of abolitionist and Underground Railroad-conductor Harriet Tubman. Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonians National Museum of African American History and Culture is displayingfor the first timethe Emily Howland photography album containing a previously unknown portrait of abolitionist and Underground Railroad-conductor Harriet Tubman. The Howland album is the museums first acquisition to be displayed in Heritage Hall, the museums main entry hall. It is on exhibit Monday, March 25, through Sunday, March 31, and then relocated to the Slavery and Freedom exhibition on the C3 Level in the museums History Gallery. A recently announced visitation policy allowing for walk-up entry without passes Monday through Friday starting at 1 p.m. will provide visitors access to viewing the Tubman photograph. Two years ago, the National Museum ... More |
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| | | Lark Mason Associates offers over 500 works of Asian art | | Christie's to offer a historic Aquamarine and diamond tiara by Fabergé | | Wangechi Mutu, Judith Linhares and Zanele Muholi included in more than 100 works added to PAFA's collection |
Chinese Celadon Jade Ruyi Scepter, incised with a poem written by the Qianlong Emperor (1736-1795).
NEW YORK, NY.- Bidding is now open for over 500 works of Asian art at the Lark Mason Associates Asian sale, at iGavelAuctions.com through April 16. This diverse sale includes a selection of Indian sculpture, Korean porcelain, Japanese works of art, and Chinese art from the Shang Dynasty to the Republic Period. There are some real gems in this sale, says Lark Mason. Asian art is hitting its stride as evidenced by the $150.5M in total sales taken in during Asia Week New York. This sale offers a buying opportunity for anyone interested in Asian art. The highlights include an important Chinese Zitan Cabinet with Dragon Carved Panels, dating to the 18th century with later additions. Estimated at $80,000-120,000, the cabinet incorporates side panels and drawers depicting the four seasons, with a magnificent pair of dragon doors. The cabinet was purchased by Eliza Scidmorethe sister of the American Consul to Shangha ... More | |
A Rare Aquamarine and Diamond Tiara, Fabergé, 1904, Estimate: CHF 230,000340,000 / © Christies Images Limited 2019.
GENEVA.- Made in 1904 as a wedding gift from Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882-1945) to his bride Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland (1882-1963), this Fabergé tiara is of symbolic design with forget-me-not flowers tied with ribbon bows, signifying true and eternal love, pierced by arrows representing cupid, a token of endearment, attraction and affection. Composed of nine graduated pear-shaped aquamarines, old, cushion and rose-cut diamonds, this historic tiara will be offered at auction for the first time in the upcoming Magnificent Jewels sale on 15 May in Geneva, and is offered with a pre-sale estimate of CHF 230,000340,000 / $ 230,000-340,000). The Grand Dukes mother, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, was a keen Fabergé collector, and encouraged him to order his wedding present at ... More | |
William J. Glackens (1870 - 1938), Page featuring a study for The Soda Fountain from Sketchbook, n.d. Pastel and charcoal on paper, 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts announced the addition of 130 historic, modern and contemporary works to its permanent collection of American art at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on March 7, 2019. Seventy-eight of the works are paintings, works on paper and sculptures primarily by African American artists gifted to PAFA from the collection of prominent American educator, civic leader and arts advocate Dr. Constance E. Clayton (b. 1933). The museum is thrilled with these new additions to the permanent collection, which illustrate our relationships with both patrons and artists, said Brooke Davis Anderson, Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Museum. The newest acquisitions and gifts -- many of them by women, artists of color, and artists not frequently seen in museums -- include The Annunciation, undated, a painting ... More |
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| | | Christie's to offer miniature engraved gems formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection | | 4,500 years of miniature books on view at the Grolier Club | | Andrew Jones Auctions to hold back to back auctions this April |
A Roman Onyx Cameo with a Draped Bust of a Julio-Claudian Prince, circa early 1st Century A.D. Estimate: USD 150,000 USD 250,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies announced Masterpieces in Miniature: Ancient Engraved Gems Formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection on April 29, 2019, during the Classic Week series of sales. Spanning the Classical world from the 16th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D., the sale comprises 40 lots of the most sought-after and captivating gems still in a private collection. Enchanting collectors and connoisseurs alike, this is one of the most important of private collections in history, this sale offers timeless artifacts that unlock a window into the early 20th century. Giorgio Sangiorgi (1887-1965) was a renowned collector, dealer, and scholar in ancient, medieval, and Renaissance Art. He amassed most of his collection in early to middle years of the 20th century. The entire collection was recently published by the renowned gem scholar Sir John Boardman and ... More | |
(Francois) de la Rochefoucauld, Maximes et réflexions morales. Binding: 67 x 43 x 10 mm. Book Block: 65 x. 39 mm. Paris: Didot the Younger, 1827. Collection of Patricia J. Pistner.
NEW YORK, NY.- Thousands of years before books were contained within a hand-held technological tablet or phone, there were cuneiform tablets no bigger than the size of a quarter. On view from March 5 through May 19, 2019 in the second floor gallery of the Grolier Club are 275 rare diminutive texts and bindings from around the world that have been created over the span of 4,500 years. Size matters: these tiny tomes range in size from a maximum of four inches to less than one millimeter. Drawn from the collection of Patricia J. Pistner, the exhibition represents the history of the book in miniature form. A Matter of Size: Miniature Bindings & Texts from the Collection of Patricia J. Pistner includes cuneiform tablets and other antiquities, medieval manuscripts and early printed materials, books and bindings by women, imprints of Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln, as well as ... More | |
Steinway walnut reproducer player grand piano, Model OR, circa 1922 ($2,000-$3,000).
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Andrew Jones Auctions will burst into spring with a special two-day event of amazing back-to-back sales for savvy buyers, collectors and decorators looking for a new way to acquire great pieces. Both sales, on April 6th and 7th, will be held in Andrew Jones Auctions spacious downtown Los Angeles gallery, located at 2221 Main Street. The Sunday, April 7th DTLA Collections and Estates auction is where folks will find different, fun, quirky and out-of-the-ordinary accessories and furnishings, as well as luxe décor and statement pieces for the home, loft, gallery and retail space. Or, they can even re-design an entire room in an affordable, sustainable way. The sale will start promptly at 10:30 am Pacific time. The day before, on Saturday, April 6th, will see an Inaugural Unreserved on Main Street auction, featuring over 200 lots of uncatalogued and unphotographed merchandise, offered without reserve to in-room clients ... More |
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Nils Stærk opens the first solo exhibition by Gert & Uwe Tobias in Scandinavia
COPENHAGEN.- Large-scaled woodcuts on canvases occupy the space together with fragments of body parts, made in ceramic and installed on pedestals. The fragmented placement of a leg, a foot and a head on the floor echoes the figurative imagery shown on the walls. Scattered through space like a puzzle creating a physical demand on the viewer to move through the space in order to reconstruct a narrative. Drawing on such diverse sources as pop culture, folk art and historical movements and here mainly Surrealism, their canvases and ceramics are both playful and haunting. Despite using rather classical media, their work is highly contemporary in scale and in the way they engage ones own sense of reality. Working like scientists, Gert & Uwe Tobias alchemically filter traditional techniques and media through a twenty-first century mindset, in constant ... More
Exhibition reflects on perspectival shifts in geopolitical, cultural, social, religious, and natural spheres
SINGAPORE.- NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore is presenting Arus Balik From below the wind to above the wind and back again, an exhibition project that initiated from a conversation between Belgian curator Philippe Pirotte and Jakarta-based artist Ade Darmawan. Reconsidering Indonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toers epic book Arus Balik (1995), which could be translated into English as a turning of the tide, the eponymous exhibition takes the novel as a starting point to reflect on perspectival shifts in geopolitical, cultural, social, religious, and natural spheres. In his fictional account, Pramoedya elaborates on the weakening of the maritime culture of Javanese kingdoms in the early 16th century, the progressive Islamisation, and the beginning of Portuguese occupation on parts of the now Malay and Indonesian peninsula and archipelago. Important ... More
George R. Kravis II Collection, Frank Lloyd Wright drawings among top offerings in Heritage Auctions sale
DALLAS, TX.- Collections from a prominent Tulsa, Oklahoma collector and a large group of 22 sets of drawings by Frank Lloyd Wright, among the great architects of the 20th century, will be among the highlights in Heritage Auctions Design auction April 15 in Dallas. George R. Kravis II, a lifetime resident of Tulsa, supported many local initiatives through the Raymond and Bessie Kravis Foundation. He contributed to several Oklahoma cultural institutions and was honored with the Oklahoma Governors Arts Award in 2010 as a significant contributor to the arts. In 2014, he established the Kravis Design Center in Tulsa, a 14,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility to house and study roughly 4,000 objects of design. One of the preeminent collectors of his generation, George Kravis was a delightfully constant presence in the field of 20th century design for several ... More
As conflict drags on, Ukrainians spurn Russian culture
KIEV (AFP).- Five years ago Oleksandr Medvedev, like the vast majority of Ukrainians, would watch Russian movies and TV programmes and listen to Russian music. But for him that changed after Moscow's annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of a Kremlin-backed insurgency in the east of the former Soviet republic. "I went cold turkey on it," says the Kiev-based Russian-speaker Medvedev, 45, who is now more likely to consume cultural offerings from his own country. Medvedev's decision and the choices of many like him have given a boost to Ukrainian culture, from cinema to literature and television. This weekend the country will vote in the first round of an unpredictable presidential election. The favourite, Volodymyr Zelensky, is an actor whose only political experience is playing the head of state in a TV show. Whoever wins the vote -- Zelensky, ... More
FRAC Lorraine exhibits works from the 49 Nord 6 Est collection
METZ.- From Athens to Forbach and Neufchâteau, by way of San Francisco, the works in the 49 Nord 6 Est collection have confronted a wide range of sensibilities over the past thirty years. As a whole, they have shaped an exhibition in which the faraway is right here, without discriminating among places, artworks, or their interpretations. Constituted initially in order to be showcased throughout Lorraine, the scope of the 49 Nord 6 Est collection has been redefined over time, and new acquisitions have come to reflect specific artistic disciplines. Loans of art to other institutions and the expansion of the projects boundaries have broadened the geography of the collection. As works of art have circulated both within and beyond the region, this exhibition follows the itineraries of several items from the collection. Exhibited in libraries, schools, and private residences, ... More
Yorkshire Sculpture Park x Selfridges partnership continues with Marco Miehling
LONDON.- Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Selfridges present a new commission by German artist Marco Miehling for the London stores Art Block, from 25 March until September 2019. Miehling, the Art Blocks third resident artist, explores the merging of man-made spaces with the unspoiled space of nature through his installation, A Tree is a Big Plant with a stick up in the Middle (2019). Exposing a tree trunk from Hyde Park, London in a transitional state positioned on an inclined ramp the artworks components create an ongoing opposing condition of movement and resistance, forming a hermetically-closed construction, which holds itself temporarily together. The tree trunk, removed as a result of contracting a fatal disease, is held in place by ropes bolted to the plinth, creating a perpetual state of tension. In this context, the plinth becomes a functional part ... More
Drawings worth up to £3M for sale at the world's top drawing event
PARIS.- The eagerly anticipated Salon du dessin takes place again this spring under the vaulted roof of Pariss Palais Brongniart and once again features a selection of outstanding works on paper, some of them well in excess of £1m. It is the place where the highest density of collectors, connoisseurs and museum curators to be found. Now a ritual for 20 years, Drawing week, a highly popular off-site event organized in partnership with over 20 museums and institutions, offers access to graphic arts collections that are usually off-limits to the public. Among the 39 exhibitors from around the world are four handpicked new galleries and two that are returning after an absence of a few years. Among the treasures on display is a rare drawing by Egon Schiele (1,900,000), which has been exhibited at Louis Vuittons Foundation exhibition Basquiat/Schiele in Paris, ... More
'Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss: Vivid Scenes 1964-1984' opens at Moderna Museet in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM.- Her whole life was spent in the arts, and she was there when modern history was being written. Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss artistic career began in stage design but branched out in many directions. Now Moderna Museet is showing a selection of her drawings, sketches and models. Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss was born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1928 and grew up in Vienna and Rotterdam before moving to Sweden while the Second World War raged in Europe. She studied at Tekniska skolan (now Konstfack) in Stockholm, the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, and the Ãcole national supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, before embarking in 1952 on a long and successful collaboration with her partner, the artist Peter Weiss. Beginning with joint film production, she moved on in 1963 to work mainly with theatre. Together, the two ... More
New endowment campaign for American Folk Art Museum
NEW YORK, NY.- The American Folk Art Museum today is announcing the creation of the 30/60 Anniversary Endowment Campaign, chaired by Trustees and folk art collectors Lucy Danziger and Karin Fielding. Funds raised from the 30/60 Campaign will ensure support of the museums future activities for generations of visitors. During the initial, quiet phase of the endowment campaign, the museum raised $4.5 million in gifts and pledges and an additional $2.5 million in bequests, bringing the total commitment of $7 million to the museum. This financial support includes leadership gifts from Karin and Jonathan Fielding, Laura and Richard Parsons, and Lucy and Mike Danziger. The Endowment Campaign comes as the museum is celebrating thirty years at its space at 2 Lincoln Square on Manhattans Upper West Side, which it has used for major ... More
Work signed by Native American artist T.C. Cannon brings $12,500 at Holabird's 5-day Wigwam Auction
RENO, NEV.- A spectacular lithograph on paper signed by the important Native American artist Tommy Wayne (T.C.) Cannon (1946-1978), titled Waiting for the Bus, Andarko Princess, sold for $12,500 at a five-day Wigwam Auction a celebration of the countrys Great Basin Native American heritage held March 7th-11th by Holabird Western Americana Collections in Reno. The auction was conducted in Holabirds gallery located at 3555 Airway Drive (Suite #308) in Reno, as well as online via iCollector.com and Invaluable.com. Headlining the event was the Moe and Mary Royels Great Basin Wigwam Collection. The items in the Royels collections reflect the rich history the state of Nevada enjoys in the unique place known as the Great Basin. The Wigwam Collection is a fantastic array of Native American collectibles, art and artifacts. A number of items ... More
Wizard of Oz half sheet leads Heritage Auctions' Movie Posters Auction
DALLAS, TX.- Numerous collectors drove the final result for a The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) Half Sheet Style A to $108,000, well beyond its high pre-auction estimate, to help lead Heritage Auctions Movie Posters auction beyond the $2 million plateau. The sale, held March 23-24 in Dallas, realized a final total of $2,037,626, and boasted sell-through rates of 98.7 percent by value and 97.1 percent by lots sold. The top lot is one of seven posters in the sale commemorating the legendary musical fantasy film that was produced on a total budget of approximately $2.7 million (in Depression-era dollars), but earned just over $3 million at the box office a paltry return on the investment. It wasnt until it was shown on television in 1956 that the film enjoyed renewed popularity and became one of the most popular films of all time and, not coincidentally, became one of the ... More
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Flashback On a day like today, Italian painter and architect Raphael was born March 28, 1483. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (March 28 or April 6, 1483 - April 6, 1520), known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period. In this image: Raphael, Self-Portrait, 1506 (detail) © Galleria degli Uffizi Florenz, Gabinetto Fotografico delle Gallerie degli Uffizi.
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