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Fine Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus lid, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 BCE, cedar with vibrant paint and gesso, profusely decorated with symbols and zoomorphic depictions, 74.375in high. Provenance: Hawaii private collection; a previous owner acquired it in Egypt in 1946 and imported to USA in 1948. Estimate: $125,000-$175,000.
BOULDER, COLO.- The increased fascination with ancient cultures, their lifestyles and traditions has driven interest in Artemis Gallerys auctions to an all-time high. Whether a collector is enamored with Ancient Egyptian relics, Viking silver or fossilized skulls from prehistoric mammals, sooner or later they discover the Colorado gallerys online Exceptional Auctions, which feature the finest authentic examples from these categories and many more. The next sale in the Exceptional Auction series, slated for Thursday, February 18, offers 363 outstanding lots, each fully guaranteed to be as described and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available via LiveAuctioneers. In 2014 Artemis Gallery made international headlines with its sale of a visually exciting circa 700-300 BCE Egyptian sarcophagus that had its own government-issued passport. The February 14 auction revisits the same gene ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Goya's Graphic Imagination on view at The Met explores how the artist's drawings and prints communicated his complex ideas and responded to the turbulent social and political changes occurring in the world around him. The exhibition features approximately 100 works, mainly from The Met collection---which houses one of the most outstanding groupings of Goya's drawings and prints outside Spain---with other works coming from New York, Boston, and Madrid's Museo Nacional del Prado and the Biblioteca Nacional.
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| Goya: The dreams, the visions, the nightmares | | Mourning jewellery belonging to Queen Victoria to be offered from the collection of her great-great-granddaughter | | Marie Selby Botanical Gardens showcases Pop Art icon Roy Lichtenstein's take on Monet's garden | 
Self-Portrait, ca. 179597. Brush and gray wash on laid paper. Sheet: 5 7/8 Ã 3 9/16 in. (15 Ã 9.1 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935 (35.103.1)
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- So much of our culture is bound in a straitjacket of our own fashioning: in a dull, uniform moralism, more occupied with saying the right thing than saying something well. Its rooted, Ive come to believe, in a fear of our own depths and of what wed have to admit about ourselves if we actually risked looking inward. What if you let your imagination roam? What if you just drew or wrote without fear of being wrong? What if you discovered that you are a great artist, but you yourself are not so perfect? Goyas Graphic Imagination, opening this week at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, offers a vital tonic from an artist with (to our eyes) all the right political commitments: horrified by violence, revolted by unearned privilege, standing up for freedom and knowledge and rights for all. Those commitments, though, were worth nothing on their own nothing without the free play of his unconscious, whose ... More | | 
Many of these pieces feature a lock of hair, testament to the Victorian belief that hair had a sacred and immortal quality, containing something of the essence of the person. Courtesy Sotheby's.
LONDON.- The tradition of wearing mourning jewellery dates to the 16th century, where macabre pieces would serve as a tangible reminder of death a physical embodiment of the concept of memento mori. However, by the 19th century, mourning had taken on a different tone, as the emphasis shifted to the individual and the celebration of love, sentimentality and remembrance. This new mood was inspired by the monarch herself, whose name has become synonymous with the act of mourning after she famously wore black every day for forty years after the death of her beloved husband Albert. Over the course of her long reign, Queen Victoria suffered many losses, spending decades mourning not only Albert, but also her mother and three of her children. During this time, she adorned herself in black crepe and wearable mementos of her loved ones. The Queen set the example for her court and was an admired public figure, and ... More | | 
Roy Lichtenstein. Water Lilies with Clouds, 1992. Screenprint on enamel on stainless steel, 65.41 x 44.76 in. Norton Museum of Art © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein.
SARASOTA, FLA.- Roy Lichtenstein made his name by applying his Pop Art interpretation to cultural icons like Mickey Mouse and images from American advertising. Yet he was also fascinated by landscapes and the popular art form of Impressionism. Starting in the 1960s, he paid homage to and radically reimagined Monets Impressionist works. On view exclusively at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Downtown Sarasota campus from Feb. 13-June 27, 2021, Roy Lichtenstein: Monets Garden Goes Pop! showcases the legendary Pop artists take on several staples of the public imagination: Claude Monets paintings of his garden and surroundings at Giverny, France. The display of these large-scale, rarely seen artworks is accompanied by a complete transformation of the Downtown Sarasota campuss 15 acres into Monets garden at Giverny as imagined through the aesthetic of Lichtenstein. It will be like ... More |
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| Auction offers Lincoln's hair and other presidential oddities | | Creator of much-mocked Romania statue accused of fraud | | Miles McEnery Gallery will open an exhibition of new paintings by Suzanne Caporael | 
Extremely rare large albumen portrait of President Lincoln and his son Tad, signed at the White House in June 1864.
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Robert Russell Crans Jr. is storing a bounty of items once owned and touched by President Abraham Lincoln and his family that represent a time in U.S. history and politics most can only read about in history books. Through hundreds of years, the Lincoln personal items have been passed down through generations of family members. Crans is adopted, but his mothers stepfather, Robert Lincoln Beckwith, was the last known blood relative of the Lincoln family. He said he was ready to part with the collection, mostly because of the financial strain of his medical bills and his need to refinance his home. So, hes taken some of these items to market, including a fan owned by the first lady, Mary Todd Lincoln, when she was in the White House; a sterling silver ladle from the wife of Robert Todd Lincoln, a son of the president and Mary Todd Lincoln; and a portrait of the first ladys half sister. Theyre ... More | | 
In this file picture taken on May 02, 2012, a child is pictured next to the statue of Roman Emperor Trajan in front of the National History Museum in Bucharest, Romania. Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP.
BUCHAREST (AFP).- A Romanian sculptor has been charged with fraud after a much-mocked sculpture of the Emperor Trajan -- and ten others -- turned out to be made of brass and not bronze as claimed, police said Monday. Ioan Bolborea, 65, is accused of selling the statues to the Bucharest municipality and thereby defrauding it of 3.7 million euros ($4.5 million), a police spokesman told AFP. One of the statues, a depiction of a nude Roman emperor Trajan holding a she-wolf in his arms, was widely mocked after its installation in front of Bucharest's National History Museum in 2012. The artwork, based on a model by the sculptor Vasile Gorduz (1931-2008), portrays the genesis of the Romanian people from the merging of the Romans and the Dacians, with the wolf as a symbolic animal. The strange posture and the nudity of the male character, as well as the appearance of ... More | | 
Suzanne Caporael, 755 (long love letter), 2020. Oil on linen, 66 x 54 inches, 167.6 x 137.2 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY.
NEW YORK, NY.- Miles McEnery Gallery will present an exhibition of new paintings by Suzanne Caporael. Book Eight, the artists eighth exhibition at the gallery, will open on 18 February at 520 West 21st Street and will remain on view through 27 March 2021. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated publication featuring an essay by art historian and philosopher David Carrier. In Book Eight, Caporael continues her profound exploration of the nature of color, surface, and aesthetics. Her calm, yet invigorating paintings, composed of multiple veiled layers of oil paint, employ an aesthetic inherent to the experience of the real world. The artists ongoing investigation of rich colors, decisive placement of shapes, and juxtaposing forms makes Book Eight endlessly inventive. The multiplicity of subjects in Caporaels recent paintings are a departure from her previous focus on a particular subject or theme. Created under the ... More |
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| Thames & Hudson to publish 'Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life' by Eleanor Clayton | | Mira Lapidot appointed Chief Curator of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art | | French court blocks city's museum openings, citing virus rules | 
Hepworth: Art & Life by Eleanor Clayton. Foreword by Ali Smith. Published by Thames & Hudson, 20 May 2021 £25.00 hardback, 178 illustrations, 24.00 x 16.5cm, 288pp.
LONDON.- Barbara Hepworth is now acknowledged as one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. This compelling new biography, published on the occasion of a major retrospective opening at The Hepworth Wakefield, offers new insights into the remarkable life, work and legacy of this singular artist, bringing together Hepworths expansive public statements with previously unpublished private correspondence. An essential player in the history of modernism: Barbara Hepworth (19031975) was born in Wakefield and trained in Leeds and London. She was at the forefront of several avant-garde movements in her early career; a proponent of direct carving from the 1920s, one of a handful of British artists to feature in the Paris-based Abstraction-Creation group in 1932-33, and central in the development of geometric abstraction later in the decade. At the outbreak of war she moved to St ... More | | 
Lapidot arrives at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art after 22 years at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, where she served as Chief Curator of the Arts, from 2012 to 2020. Photo: @ Nitay Parnas.
TEL AVIV.- Tel Aviv Museum of Art is pleased to announce that Mira Lapidot has been chosen as the Museum's new Chief Curator. She will take up her role in the coming weeks. Mira Lapidot (born 1971) holds a master's degree in Art History and a bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences and Art History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Lapidot arrives at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art after 22 years at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, where she served as Chief Curator of the Arts, from 2012 to 2020. During her tenure, Lapidot directed eleven curatorial departments of the Fine Arts Wing, also leading the Wings exhibition and acquisitions program; she oversaw close to a hundred exhibitions and special exhibits, as well as dozens of Museum publications, and managed thirty curatorial staff members. Under her guardianship, the museum vastly expanded and enriched its collections. She has cultivated relationships with donors in Israel ... More | | 
French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) mayor of Perpignan Louis Aliot (R) talks to the press after a hearing, in front of the Montpellier administrative court on February 15, 2021, after Perpignan's city hall authorised the opening of museums despite sanitary measures put in place in France to curb the spread of Covid-19. Pascal GUYOT / AFP.
MONTPELLIER (AFP).- A French court on Monday ordered the mayor of the southern city of Perpignan to shut four museums he opened in protest at the closure of cultural venues due to Covid-19 restrictions. Louis Aliot, who is also the vice president of the far-right National Rally, reopened the museums last week, saying sufficient precautions could be taken to allow limited numbers to visit safely. The move, a sign of growing impatience over shutdown measures, was immediately contested in court by the central government and judges agreed that Aliot could not override "on his own" a national decree. "We regret this decision, which will keep away our fellow citizens who are already suffering immensely during this health crisis," Aliot tweeted in response. "Culture is a fundamental need that asks ... More |
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| With Mardi Gras parades canceled, floats find a new home | | Richard Saltoun Gallery extends Women 2.1 virtual series of exhibitions spotlighting female artists | | UK's antiques trade looks to launch a new age of British Folk Art in the wake of Brexit | 
Jason Pierre installs decorations to transfom a home into a "house float". Annie Flanagan/The New York Times.
by Annie Flanagan and Akasha Rabut
NEW ORLEANS (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- The sunset streamed through the warehouse windows where René PÃerre carved float props out of plastic foam, carefully adding details to dozens of decorations for this years Mardi Gras celebration Tuesday. PÃerre owns Crescent City Artists and has worked as a Mardi Gras float artist for 34 years. But he needed to figure out a new way of doing things this time. Parades were canceled by the city to prevent large crowds from gathering, so he and other celebrants decided to build floats in front of peoples houses instead. It was mid-January, and with just weeks to go before the celebration, PÃerres clothes and hands were covered in paint. Two float artists he mentors and a veteran float carpenter worked alongside him. Im running on fumes now, Pierre said. PÃerre wasnt sure the celebration ... More | | 
Jacqueline Poncelet (1947 - ), Untitled, 1985 c. Clay, slip and glaze, 55.9 x 43.2 x 16.5 cm.
LONDON.- Part of Richard Saltoun Gallerys extended Women 2.1 virtual series of exhibitions spotlighting female artists outside the gallery roster, this two-part online presentation explores the work of leading female artists and ceramicists. Part 1 presents work by Lynda Benglis, Zoe Williams, Jacqueline Poncelet. The rise of feminist art theory and the recognition of widespread gender discrimination in the arts over the past 50 years has significantly focused on textile and fibre sculpture as a key media, with Roszika Parkers seminal 1984 publication The Subversive Stitch giving a public voice to the field. Removing textile from the domestic sphere, it is now a respected and popular art form, yet ceramics, textiles crafty counterpart, has yet to achieve the same status. A decade before Parkers publication, Miriam Shapiro coined the phrase central core imagery in her 1973 essay Female Imagery, published in Womanspace Journal. Shapiro ... More | | 
Lines Bros London Transport six-wheeler Omnibus by Tri-ang Toys. Estimate: £200-400.
WOKING.- As cross-border trade with the European Union becomes more difficult and expensive in the wake of Brexit, art and antiques businesses in the UK have started to turn their attention more to the domestic scene. What new areas will they seize on to build interest in collecting? One is toys, already a popular field, but now attracting greater interest because of its crossover potential as Folk Art. Traditionally, Folk Art is considered to be made up of idiosyncratic items, usually crafted by hand, that have emerged from individual cultures around the world, but the rise of retro chic means that its boundaries are gradually expanding. Typically, pieces that have outlived their original purpose but are striking in their colour and design, and elicit fond memories of better times gone by, fit the bill nicely, especially if they can be viewed as sculptural conversation pieces that bring focus and interest to an interior. There has been a lot of talk about looking for new ... More |
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 Galerie Cécile Fakhoury opens a solo exhibition of works by Dalila Dalléas BouzarPARIS.- Galerie Cécile Fakhoury is presenting Eden, a solo exhibition from Franco Algerian artist Dalila Dalléas Bouzar in its Parisian showroom, from 12 February to 19 March, 2021. The artworks in Eden pursue and amplify the research displayed during the 2020 Abidjan exhibition 2020 Innocente where the artist unveiled a series of works depicting the various ages of woman, among other subjects. In the series of paintings Sorcières (Witches) as in the monumental tapestry Adama, Dalila Dalléas Bouzar puts womens bodies at the center of a history made up of transmissions, knowledge, power and representations. While Dalila Dalléas Bouzars work will be exhibited in numerous French institutions at the beginning of this year, Galerie Cécile Fakhoury wishes to create links through her highly rich art, which lies at the intersection of very ... More  Galerie Philia opens a pop-up exhibition of art and design at Walker TowerNEW YORK, NY.- Galerie Philia is presenting an exceptional pop-up exhibition of art and design at Walker Tower, the iconic 1929 Art Deco building in the heart of Manhattan, running from 15 February until 30 June 2021. The Walker Tower project is part of a programme of global temporary exhibitions developed by the gallery to present the best of 21st century European design across a variety of prime locations. It seeks to introduce emerging and established designers to the US market, prompting dialogues and connections with a brand-new audience. Located at 212 West 18th Street in Chelsea, the exhibition space is set within Ralph Walkers architectural masterpiece and consists of an elegant two-floor loft-style apartment with breathtaking views over Downtown New York, providing the perfect backdrop for the gallerys outstanding collection ... More  Honoring Cicely Tyson, Harlem's 'trueborn queen'NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- The line began forming in the dark on Monday, hours before anyone would be allowed inside the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. One 86-year-old member of the church awoke at 4:30 a.m. to ensure that she would be one of the first people on the line. She was the third. As daylight broke and the cold persisted, the line grew around the block. Some people wore full-length, mahogany-hued furs; others wore sequined scarves and houndstooth checkered puffer coats. Only the best to see Cicely Tyson, whom they called their trueborn Harlem queen, one last time. Tyson, who died on Jan. 28 at 96, lay at rest in the sanctuary of the church, surrounded by purple orchids, lilac roses and hydrangeas. Fans from New York and far beyond, all inspired by her seven-decade acting career, waited their turn to say their last goodbye ... More  Her specialty is bringing headstrong women to life onscreenNEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- There is a scene in the new drama Two of Us in which an older woman played by Barbara Sukowa is so angry, so desperate and so determined that after someone terminates a conversation by closing a door on her, she breaks a window to make a statement. She wouldnt just let the door be shut: Shes going to do something, director Filippo Meneghetti recalled. He tweaked the script on set to suit his stars temperament, and you can see why: Sukowa, 71, has played a lot of headstrong women in her 40-year career, starting with an ambitious, social-climbing singer-slash-tart in her breakthrough, Rainer Werner Fassbinders biting satire Lola (1982). Some of the German actress signature parts have included a trilogy of sorts about passionate real-life intellectuals: the socialist activist ... More  A young pianist learns Liszt from listeningNEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- How do the great musicians prepare to play the great works? Each has his or her own methods, and tends to keep the strategy quiet, a secret key to success. One thing that distinguishes the subtle Benjamin Grosvenor, 28, from the rest of the pack of young star pianists is his extensive knowledge of historical recordings. This listening has paid off in a spellbinding Liszt recording coming out on Decca on Friday, crowned with a typically thoughtful account of the treacherous Sonata in B minor. I almost feel like you should know the notable recordings of a work like this, Grosvenor said of the sonata. More than anything, it helps you understand what works and what doesnt work. You react to some things positively and you react to some things negatively, and that fuels your imagination. Close listening ... More  Items signed by Lincoln, Jefferson, Einstein and more will be auctioned by University ArchivesWILTON, CONN.- An exceptional handwritten four-page presidential address signed by Thomas Jefferson and directed to the Cherokee Nation in 1806, a spectacular one-page document written and signed by Albert Einstein regarding his theories on gravity and relativity, and a two-page letter handwritten and signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 concerning the transportation of troops by rail during the Civil War are just a few of the expected top lots in University Archives online-only auction of rare manuscripts, autographs and books slated for Wednesday, March 3rd. The auction starts promptly at 10:30 am Eastern time. The catalog is up for viewing and bidding now, on the revamped University Archives website, as well as on LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be accepted. Its the first auction ... More  Intersect 21, a virtual art fair, goes live from February 16NEW YORK, NY.- Intersect 21, a virtual art fair featuring 21 galleries from Southern California, the Middle East, and North Africa, is live from February 16 through 22, 2021 at Intersect2021.com and on Artsy from February 16 through March 15, 2021. Intersect 21 presents a focused, curated platform for cultural exchange. Galleries included explore the notion of art and place, the creation of art in these specific regions, and the impact it has on their culture and society. As part of the ongoing events on the Intersect2021.com website, Special Project Cultural Partner Art DEgypte presents select artworks from the exhibition Technocrats as well as featured videos from past projects. Paula Crown debuts a new interactive installation, EMANARE (2021), on view through the windows of the new Paula Crown Atelier space on El Paseo in Palm Desert, and online ... More  Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers announces an online-only Fine Art & Antique auctionCRANSTON, RI.- An online-only Fine Art & Antique auction thats loaded with 345 lots of paintings, decorative arts, fine furniture, jewelry, silver, Asian arts and collectibles, pulled from prominent estates and collections all across New England, is scheduled for Thursday, February 25th, by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers. The auction has a start time of 6 pm Eastern time. This auction certainly offers a good mix for the eclectic collector, said Kevin Bruneau, the president of Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers. From mid-century modern furniture to life-size marble carvings, this sale has what youre looking for. Even with it being an online-only event, Im excited to see where the auction goes. People have been going collector crazy in quarantine. One of the more intriguing items up for bid is a rare, 18th century tiger maple drop-front desk on a stand, made in New ... More  Rivich to host Feb. 21 midcentury and postmodern design auctionCHICAGO, IL.- Auctions have always been entertaining, but Rebecca and Michael Rivich, co-owners of Chicagos Rivich Auction, hope to propel the fun factor to a whole new level on February 21st with its Shakedown 1979 sale. The 226-lot auction of affordable midcentury modern and postmodern design will take place online through LiveAuctioneers, with a live online feed and live bidding at Madame Zuzus Emporium in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The ultra-cool indoor/outdoor tearoom and retail establishment is owned by Grammy Award-winning Smashing Pumpkins founder Billy Corgan and his wife, Chloe Mendel. The auctions title an homage to Corgan is actually the opening line of the Smashing Pumpkins song 1979. Renowned for its rare and exclusive tea blends, scrumptious plant-based foods and abundant good ... More  Affordable art abounds in Whyte's spring online-only auctionDUBLIN.- Thought about dipping your toe into the art world? There has never been a better time to dive in and immerse yourself. With over 230 lots and guides from as low 100 to a top estimate of 2,000 this sale will encourage both cautious first-time buyers and those seasoned bidders to click and win in this tempting online-only offering. A bustling Dublin may seem a distant memory right now but Stephen Cullens colourful Sunny Day, Grafton Street, 2009 (lot 25, 800-1,200) will have bidders looking forward to a possible return to normality. More bright Dublin scenes on offer include Norman Teelings Flower Sellers, Grafton Street (lot 7, 700-1,000), Desmond Carricks Wet Sands at Booterstown (lot 19, 1,000-1,500) and others from Colin Gibson, Peter Pearson, and Tom Roche. Opening the sale is an enticing selection of works by John Francis ... More |
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Mental Escapology, St. Moritz 
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Flashback On a day like today, American painter and sculptor Kenneth Price was born February 16, 1935. Kenneth Price (February 16, 1935 - February 24, 2012) was an American artist who uncovered the surprising possibilities of ceramics as sculpture. He is best known for his abstract shapes constructed from fired clay. Typically, they are not glazed, but intricately painted with multiple layers of bright acrylic paint and then sanded down to reveal the colors beneath. In this image: Ken Price, Bubbles, 1995. Acrylic on fired ceramic, 55.9 x 74.9 x 55.9 cm / 22 x 29 1/2 x 22 in. © Estate of Ken Price, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen.
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