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Karachov Kazak, Southern Central Caucasian, 5' 8" x 7' 2" 3rd Quarter, 19th Century.
By Jan David Winitz
OAKLAND, CA.- Last month, Art Daily and Jan David Winitz, founder/president of Claremont Rug Company, began a series of first person narratives and interviews that will discuss a wide range of topics related to the selecting, evaluating and collecting antique Oriental rugs from the Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving, ca. 1800 to ca. 1910. This is the second of a two-part series about the magnificent rugs produced in the Caucasus Mountain region where intricacies and harshness of tribal life were significant factors in the design and meaning of the rugs. In the first installment, I remembered reminiscences and insights into the culturally rich world of Caucasian rugs that were produced by 85 distinct weaving groups in an area that is characterized by tribespeople who spoke over 100 languages. Here, I look more closely at how the reality of day-to-day life impacted the rugs and how they reflected the lives of the weavers. Out of necessity, ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day «Amuse-bouche. The Taste of Art» is the third art experiment at Museum Tinguely, entering the world of the human senses. Installation view with works by Damien Hirst, Chicken, 1999; Mushroom, 1999; Dumpling, 1999 (from: The Last Supper, 1999); Opavivará!, Aguardente, 2019 (left) © 2020 Museum Tinguely, Basel; photo: Gina Folly
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 | | Christie's announces the 7 online auctions comprising Classic Week | | Kurt Cobain's "MTV Unplugged" guitar to headline Julien's Auctions Music Icons June 19-20 | | Works by women artists and Washington Color School highlight Doyle's May 20 auction of Important Paintings | 
An Egyptian painted linen mummy shroud with a portrait of a woman. Roman Period. Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D. Estimate: $200,000-300,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies announced that Classic Week, a marquee series of sales featuring 19th-century European Art, Old Master paintings and sculpture, Antiquities, and Books and Manuscripts, will be offered across seven online sales. Bidding opens on June 2 and will close in rolling order from June 16-19. Several distinguished private collections will be offered this season including Ancient Art from the James and Marilyn Alsdorf Collection, Ancient Engraved Gems formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection Part II, and Selections from the Library of Lorenzo H. Zambrano: Latin Americana, Science, and Literature. Standout objects across the sales include a Greek Bronze Corinthian Helmet, a rare first newspaper printing of the Star-Spangled Banner, the original art for Led Zeppelin's debut LP by George Hardie, a painting by Corot once owned by Renoir, ... More | | 
Kurt Cobain played this 1959 Martin D-18E in what would become Nirvanas most legendary performance.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Juliens Auctions has announced that the guitar played by Kurt Cobain during Nirvanas acclaimed MTV Unplugged in New York performance will be sold at their Music Icons event taking place on Friday, June 19th and Saturday, June 20th, 2020 live in Beverly Hills and online at juliensauctions.com. Kurt Cobain played this 1959 Martin D-18E in what would become Nirvanas most legendary performance. In a live taping for the popular MTV Unplugged series on November 18th, 1993, approximately five months before his death, Cobain chose this guitar to paint what Rolling Stone called "his last self-portrait". Nirvanas acoustic performance that night produced one of the greatest live albums of all time, MTV Unplugged in New York. Cuts from the album, released seven months after Cobains death, would go on to become the most celebrated and defining versions of Nirvanas songs, "About ... More | | 
Louise Bourgeois, French/American, 1911-2010, untitled, 1968 (detail). The Estate of Richard and Carole Rifkind. Est. $100,000-150,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- Doyles auction of Important Paintings on Wednesday, May 20 at 11am will showcase fine European, American, Asian and Latin American paintings, drawings and sculpture from the late 19th through the early 21st centuries. The offerings span Academic and Barbizon art through Impressionism and Post-Impressionism to Modernism and on to Contemporary and Street Art.
Among the highlights of the sale are several notable groups of artwork, including property from the Estate of Richard and Carole Rifkind, a collection of Washington Color School art from the Collection of Gilbert and Sandra Oken, and a stellar group of works by women artists. The art world is embracing a long-overdue sea change: the work of incredibly gifted women artists are finally beginning to receive the credit and adulation they have always deserved. With major museums and institutions ... More |
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| | Christie's offers European and English furniture, silver, ceramics, gold boxes and works of art | | Apollo 17-Flown Silver Robbins Medallion once owned by last moonwalker could bring $50K in Heritage Space Exploration | | Bonhams launches Australia Jewels 'Behind Closed Doors' auction | 
A late Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Sycamore, Tulipwood, Satinwood, Amaranth and Fruitwood Marquetry Secretaire showcasing excellent marquetry. Estimate:£15,000 - 25,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
LONDON.- Christies unveil The Collector: Online, bringing centuries of artisan craftsmanship into your home, encompassing European and English furniture, silver, ceramics, gold boxes and works of art ranging from the 17th to the 19th century. The 264 lot sale, with estimates ranging from £20035,000, includes notable designers and makers John Linnell, Thomas Chippendale, Jean-Baptiste Gourdin, Alfred Beurdeley, William Pitts and Christofle amongst others. From an antique bureau for your study or office, to statement lighting designed to enhance any room, our specially commissioned series of four virtual vignettes showcase highlights from the sale to inspire. The auction is now open for browsing and bidding online until 1 June. Paul Gallois, Head of Sale, comments: Following the very successful New York Collector Sale which closed last week, for the first ... More | | 
Apollo 17 Flown MS68 NGC Silver Robbins Medallion, Serial Number 159, originally from the personal collection of Mission Commander Gene Cernan, initialed as Flown on original case and with signed letter of certification, belonged to the commander of Apollo 17, who spent roughly 22 hours walking on the lunar surface. Estimate: $50,000+.
DALLAS, TX.- One of approximately 80 Silver Robbins Medallions that flew on Apollo 17, which once belonged to the last man to walk on the moon, could bring $50,000 or more in Heritage Auctions Space Exploration Auction June 5 in Dallas, Texas. Apollo 17 Flown MS68 NGC Silver Robbins Medallion, Serial Number 159, Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Commander Gene Cernan, Initialed as Flown on Original Case and with Signed Letter of Certification (estimate: $50,000+) belonged to the commander of Apollo 17, who spent roughly 22 hours walking on the lunar surface. Anything that went on a lunar mission is in extremely high demand, Heritage Auctions Space Exploration Director Michael Riley said. That this belonged to Gene ... More | | 
A diamond 'Love' bangle, by Cartier. Estimate AU$20,000-30,000. Photo: Bonhams.
SYDNEY.- Bonhams Australia announces its forthcoming Australia Jewels hybrid auction on Wednesday 27 May at 6pm. This will be the first in a series of jewellery auctions designed to adapt to the current restrictions. The auction will appeal to jewellery lovers with exquisite pieces from the great houses of Cartier, Van Cleef and Arpels, Tiffany and Piaget together with Australian jewellery houses Paspaley, Cerrone and Tony White. Highlights include a Cartier diamond love bangle, a Cartier diamond Trinity ring, and a Tony White emerald and diamond ring. There are jewels that remind us of our mothers and grandmothers at their most glamorous, including a large aquamarine cocktail ring, rings with pyramids of diamonds and gems, bold and bright brooches and sweet Art Deco style rings. This follows the current trend for nostalgic jewels, older pieces of jewellery that are reminiscent of happy youthful ... More |
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| | Artcurial auction will showcase the biggest names in the 9th art from the classic and modern eras | | Gladstone Gallery Brussels reopens its doors to the public starting on Tuesday, May 12 | | Reflex Amsterdam opens an exhibition of works by British artist Helen Beard | 
Jean-Claude Mezieres, Valérian - Tome 17. LOrphelin des astres. Gouache and India ink 36.70 x 28.30 cm. Estimate 40,000 - 45,000
PARIS.- On 27 June 2020, the Comic Strips department of Artcurial will auction more than 200 lots showcasing the 9th art. Classic Franco-Belgian comic strips will be especially well represented, with rare works by André Franquin, Hergé, Morris, Gotlib, Albert Uderzo and Jijé going under the hammer. A rare selection of classic boards by Macherot, Hubinon and Vance will also be on offer, and collectors will have the opportunity to discover several drawings by Jean-Jacques Sempé. Modern comic strips will have their share of the limelight, too, with drawings by the greatest and most desirable contemporary authors: Enki Bilal, Jean-Claude Mézières, Moebius and Nicolas de Crécy, taking centre-stage. Belgian author André Franquin will feature in the 27 June sale. A selection of his best boards, including La Pirogue, an India ink drawing created for the cover of the ... More | | 
Installation view, Carroll Dunhamat, Gladstone Gallery, Brussels, 2020. Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels. Photo: Fabrice Schneider.
BRUSSELS.- Gladstone Gallery presents an exhibition of new works by Carroll Dunham. This show focuses on the artists monotypes, a core component of his multidisciplinary approach to artmaking. Using the themes and visual language prominent throughout his most recent series of male wrestlers, the works on view demonstrate Dunhams interest in experimentation and his seamless ability to depict forms in space with the visual language he has mastered throughout his decades-long career. Dunhams newest wrestlers, all made in 2019 and 2020, are shown engaging in a variety of intense actions situated in vibrant and isolated landscapes. The environments where these men fight are almost completely barren with only a few decipherable trees and horizon lines depicted in the distance. Rendered with saturated purple, ... More | | 
Helen Beard, Illicit Kisses, 2020 (detail). Courtesy Reflex Amsterdam.
AMSTERDAM.- Visually exciting bright, dynamic and voyeuristic the work of British artist Helen Beard wields colour, texture and abstraction as tools to take back ownership of sexual imagery from the predominantly male gaze. Beards work explores themes relating to gender, sexual psychology and eroticism, forever unapologetic in her depictions of female desire. Reflex Amsterdam announced the artists first solo exhibition at the gallery. While Beards artistic practice encompasses different mediums, including collage, sculpture, ceramics and needlepoint, The Desire Path focuses on her painting and features work in a diversity of sizes, ranging from small studies to large-scale canvasses. The artists small acrylic on board works function as preliminary studies for her oil on canvas paintings, in which she instinctively chooses the colours for her compositions. Situated between abstraction ... More |
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| | Jerry Stiller, comedian with enduring appeal, is dead at 92 | | Exhibition at Die Photographische Sammlung presents the work of Berenice Abbott | | Dazzling array of 19th- and early 20th-century paintings offered in Heritage Fine European Art auction | 
Jerry Stiller in Riverside Park in New York on Dec. 23, 2011. Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times.
by Peter Keepnews
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- Jerry Stiller, a classically trained actor who became a comedy star twice in the 1960s in partnership with his wife, Anne Meara, and in the 1990s with a memorable recurring role on Seinfeld has died. He was 92. His death was announced Monday on Twitter by his son, actor Ben Stiller, who did not specify the cause or say where he died. Stillers accomplishments as an actor were considerable. He appeared on Broadway in Terrence McNallys frantic farce The Ritz in 1975 and David Rabes dark drama Hurlyburly in 1984. Off Broadway, he was in The Threepenny Opera; in Central Park, he played Shakespearean clowns for Joseph Papp; onscreen, he was seen as, among other things, a police detective in The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three (1974) and Divines husband in John Waters Hairspray (1988). But he was best known as a comedian. The team of Stiller and Meara ... More | | 
Berenice Abbott: Triborough Bridge (East 125th Street Approach), 1937. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Photography Collection; The New York Public Library, Astor, Lennox and Tilden Foundations © Getty Images / Berenice Abbott.
COLOGNE.- The exhibition presents the work of the noted American photographer Berenice Abbott (18981991) based on 174 original photographs, flanked by extensive archive and display-case material. Arranged in several thematic chapters, the show focuses on the photographers diverse achievements, her varied forms of expression, and the signs of modern times found in her work beginning in the 1920s and 30s. A striking example is Abbotts documentation of the urban structures of New York in her famous project Changing New York which she started in 1929. Here, we experience multiple facets of the microcosm and macrocosm of the dynamically developing metropolis, including its darker sides. Photographs of high-rises that turn streets into dark canyons, along with images of the everyday and cultural settings ... More | | 
Henri Eugène Le Sidaner (French, 1862-1939), La balustrade, Londres, 1908 (detail). Oil on canvas, 25-3/4 x 32 inches.
DALLAS, TX.- Heritage Auctions May 29 Fine European Art Auction in Dallas, Texas, brings together an exceptionally fine selection of 19th-century genre and academic painting, drawings and paintings by important early 20th-century European Modernists and a rich cache of Old Master prints by Dürer and Rembrandt. Drawn almost exclusively from private collections, many of the works have been off the market for two decades or more. The star of the auction, Henri Le Sidaners ethereral La balustrade (Hampton Court), comes from the noted Chicago collectors of European Modernism, Elaine and Perry Snyderman. Le Sidaners La balustrade (estimate: $150,000-250,000) belongs to a series of 11 canvases which the French artist developed from life studies he painted in England in 1907, completed in the studio early in 1908, and first exhibited at Goupil Gallery in London, in March 1908. The exhibition created a wide critical stir, both in England and ... More |
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 Museum Tinguely reopens with "Amuse-bouche. The Taste of Art" exhibitionBASEL.- «Amuse-bouche. The Taste of Art» is the third art experiment at Museum Tinguely, entering the world of the human senses. These play an essential role in the experience of art. Our perception is always multi-sensory and strongly influenced by indivual emotions and memories. Especially regarding the sense of taste, it often cannot be separated from the sense of smell or the sense of sight. «Amuse-bouche» focuses on the sense of taste and poses the question: Does art taste sweet, sour, bitter, salty, or even umami? What role does our sense of taste play as an artistic material and in our social interactions? In traditional accounts of the senses, taste is predicated on direct physical contact. We perceive the world around us in all its diversity through the physical sensation of taste in the mouth and on the tongue. The exhibition at Museum Tinguely ... More Michaan's May auction delivers glamorous art, estate jewels and rare books of the Old WestALAMEDA, CA.- No matter where you are during this unforgettable season, Spring 2020, the fabulous finds at Michaans Auctions are within reach! Feed your soul with beautiful things from around the world. The May 15 Gallery Auction, offered for online and absentee bidding only, is a collection of earthly delights curated with care by Michaans specialists. Glamorous Art Deco etchings, fine Chinese porcelains, diamonds and rare books are among the highlights. Also on Michaans calendar of coming events: the Summer Fine Sale, scheduled for June 12, followed by the June Gallery Auction on June 13. The etchings of Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950) epitomize the depiction of women during the Art Deco period. Whether seductive or pensive, Icarts women have the lush, stylized allure that makes Art Deco art and illustrations so striking. ... More The Gwangju Biennale Foundation announces the postponement of the 13th Gwangju Biennale to 2021GWANGJU.- As a result of the global struggle with COVID-19, Sunjung Kim, President of the Gwangju Biennale Foundation, has today announced that the 13th Gwangju Biennale, originally scheduled to take place from September 4 to November 29, 2020, has been postponed and will now be held from February 26 to May 9, 2021. With the postponement of the Biennale, a decision taken in close consultation with Artistic Directors Defne Ayas and Natasha Ginwala, the Foundation joins the global community in its efforts to overcome and recover from the COVID-19 outbreak. The decision prioritizes the safety of the artists and other participants, while also addressing concerns regarding the production of new site-specific commissions particular to the Gwangju Biennale, as well as issues surrounding the transportation of artworks and international travel. President ... More Face masks and slippers: Museums preserve lockdown lifeLONDON (AFP).- Would you put your slippers on display? The global coronavirus pandemic is still raging but museums are already gathering testimony and objects to remember life under lockdown. "It's such an extraordinary experience," Beatrice Behlen, senior curator at the Museum of London, told AFP. "When we knew there was going to be a lockdown, we started straight away talking about what we needed to collect something for the future." The museum, dedicated to the history of the British capital, launched an appeal for Londoners to donate items that reflect their lives during the COVID-19 outbreak. "It could be something that gives you comfort -- one example mentioned often is maybe your favourite slippers, and you've been wearing them every day," she said. It might also be evidence of a new skill someone has picked up, whether knitting ... More Daylight Books publishes 'The Salton Sea' by Debbie BentleyNEW YORK, NY.- The Salton Sea by Debbie Bentley (Daylight, June 2020) documents the last days of a dying California lake located just south of Palm Springs and north of the Mexican border. The lake was accidentally created in 1905 when the Colorado River breached its levees and flooded into the Salton Sink. For almost two years, an abundance of water from the Colorado River kept pouring into the sink resulting in the creation of California's largest inland fresh-water lake. The Sea would become an oasis for migrating birds and birders and a sportfishing paradise for anglers. In the 1950s, the Salton Sea was transformed into a popular vacation destination boldly branded "The Salton Riviera." The lake attracted millions of visitors, including Hollywood celebrities, who flocked there for its water sports, swimming, and fishing. However, by the 1970s, ... More The 32nd Edition of La Biennale Paris will be postponed to September 2021PARIS.- Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the health risks associated with the organization of an international event, La Biennale Paris today announces the postponement of its 32nd edition to September 2021. Georges De Jonckheere, President of La Biennale Paris, explains: Together with Anisabelle Berès-Montanari, President of the Syndicat National des Antiquaires and all the members of the Board of Directors, we have made this difficult decision by recognizing that the health situation will not allow the organization of a major international event such as La Biennale Paris and the gathering of thousands of dealers, collectors, professionals and visitors as is done each year. La Biennale brings together dealers, collectors, professionals and art enthusiasts from all over the world. More than 85 dealers had already confirmed their participation this year. Our priority ... More A drive-by art show turns lawns and garages into galleriesNEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- No one was supposed to get too close to each other over the weekend during a drive-by exhibition of works by 52 artists on the South Fork of Long Island a dose of culture amid the sterile isolation imposed by the pandemic. But some people couldnt help themselves. At least this one looks like art, said one man, as he stepped out of a convertible BMW onto the driveway of a rustic home in Sag Harbor on Saturday. He and two others examined the paintings, a cheeky homage to old masters by Darius Yektai that were affixed to two-by-fours nailed to trees. Not like the other stuff, the man said. The other stuff was on display on the lawns, porches, driveways and garage doors at properties from Hampton Bays to Montauk, some from prominent artists and others by those lesser known. On a windy ... More Safety screening: Czech cinemas open with new virus rules in placePRAGUE (AFP).- After two months under a coronavirus lockdown in the Czech Republic, 16-year-old Tomas Fohler was eager to go to the movies -- a novel outing that now comes with new rules in a world gripped by a pandemic. "We wanted to see what it's like just to go and see a film with my friends again," the teen told AFP before settling in for a Czech film with two pals in Prague. "We'll sit further from each other, in a single row, and we'll probably shout at each other," he joked, wearing a face mask which is now required in all public places. The theatre -- which requires all guests to sit two metres (over six feet) apart -- is among the first to open in Europe, where strict lockdowns have hemmed in huge swathes of the population for weeks on end. The Czech Republic is joining several countries in easing some restrictions, allowing citizens out of the house ... More Coronavirus interrupts world's longest-running cartoonTOKYO (AFP).- Production of the world's longest-running cartoon and a mainstay of the Japanese weekend has been interrupted by the coronavirus, forcing the broadcast of re-runs for the first time in decades. "Sazae-san", which first aired in 1969, revolves around the life of Mrs Sazae, a cheerful but klutzy full-time housewife who lives with her parents, husband, son, brother and sister. The 30-minute episodes aired Sunday nights are very popular, and for many in Japan have come to denote the end of the weekend. But the cartoon, recognised as the longest-running animated TV series by Guinness World Records, has been hampered by the outbreak of the virus, with animation dubbing halted to keep staff safe, broadcaster Fuji Television Network said. "We will halt broadcast of new episodes of 'Sazae-san' for the time being fro ... More MassArt, City of Boston receive $1.2 million to support artists of colorBOSTON, MASS.- Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) and the City of Boston announced today that they received a $1.2 million award from the Surdna Foundation to support artists of color who live or work in Boston through the development of a new, three-year regranting program titled Radical Imagination for Racial Justice (RIRJ). MassArt, in partnership with the Mayors Office of Arts and Culture, will distribute funds to artists seeking to advance racial justice through collaborative projects in their communities. The award is part of a three-year artist regranting initiative through Surdnas Thriving Cultures program, which will support up to 260 projects by artists of color working with their communities around the country to imagine and practice racially just systems and structures. The RIRJ program has been conceptualized ... More Housatonic Museum of Art receives gift of more than 600 photographs ranging from iconic to everydayBRIDGEPORT, CT.- The Housatonic Museum of Art announced that it received a donation of 615 photographs by nine contemporary artists, including pieces by well-known sports photographer Walter Iooss Jr. and photojournalist Peter Turnley. With works ranging from historic photos of Yogi Berra and Michael Jordan that graced the cover of Sports Illustrated to a poignant moment at the funeral of Princess Diana, and images of iconic rock stars Mick Jagger, Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin, the staggering compilation gives us a front seat to history. Its absolutely thrilling to add these stunning photographs to the museums collection said Robbin Zella, the museums director. The works document famous athletes as well as exciting sports moments, significant political moments and our shared experiences. This gift provides opportunities ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, English painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti was born May 12, 1828. Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 - 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a British poet, illustrator, painter and translator. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. In this image: Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Mnemosyne, 1876. © Private collection c/o Christie's Images Ltd., 2010.
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