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Paul Nash, Cumulus Head, 1944.
ARLES.- An English modernist, Paul Nash (1889-1946) combined a fascination for natural landscapes with his very personal vision of the real and imaginary worlds which surrounded him. This led him to create an extraordinary body of work, which sets him among the most important British artists of the 20th century. Centred around Paul Nashs unique perspective - inspired by nature, transformed by the two world wars he lived through and influenced by an increasing awareness of his mortality - this exhibition on the second floor of the Fondation features over thirty works painted during the period from 1918 to 1946. Paul Nashs work bears the influence of a multidisciplinary approach, as well as the artists interest in a wide range of subjects, from Christian Science to hot air ballooning, and the mystic poets through to archaeology, photography and design. Presented in reverse chronological order, the exhib ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Fresh consignments from seasoned private collections will take the spotlight on Thursday, August 30 as Artemis Gallery presents a 376-lot auction of fine antiquities, Asian and ethnographic art. In this image: Mayan Cylinder w/ Scribes + Kerr Rollout, ex-Sotheby's. Est: $7,500 - $11,250
| Christie's to offer the Elizabeth Stafford Collection | | For the first time in Asia, a concept will be auctioned as an artwork | | Christie's announces highlights from its Swiss Art Auction | 
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875). Landscape with Cows. Oil on canvas. Estimate: $150,000-250,000. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
NEW YORK, NY.- Following the record-setting sale of the Staffords exquisite Brancusi bronze La jeune fille sophistiquée (Portrait de Nancy Cunard), which sold for $71 million in May 2018, Christies announced a single-owner sale from the same estate with A Love Affair with France: The Elizabeth Stafford Collection. This dedicated collection sale of approximately 290 lots will offer superb French Furniture, Old Master paintings and drawings, decorative arts, and Sèvres porcelain on November 1 in New York. Additionally, several highlights from the collection will be offered across the fall sales of Old Masters, European Art and the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening, Day and Works on Paper sales featuring the artists Corot, Claude Lorrain, Monet, Pissarro and Sisley, among others. Highlights from the collection will tour to Christies Paris from September 6-10, during the Biennale in Paris, and to Hong Kong from September ... More | | 
Xu Zhen® Xuzhen Supermarket a certificate signed by Xu Zhen® conferring the exclusive right to commission physical recreations and enactments of Xuzhen Supermarket conceived in 2016, this work is unique ed. 1/1 with 3 Artist Proofs Estimate: HK$900,0001,500,000/ approx. US$115,000192,000. Courtesy Xu Zhen®.
HONG KONG.- A concept will be auctioned as an artwork for the first time in Asia when Sothebys Hong Kong will offer Xuzhen Supermarket (Est. HK$900,000 1,500,000 / US$115,000 192,000) at its Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 30 September 2018. Conceived by leading Chinese Contemporary artist Xu Zhen®, Xuzhen Supermarket is one of the artists most critically acclaimed works, which satirises consumerism and global capitalism. First exhibited in 2016, Xuzhen Supermarket evolved from its predecessor, the Shanghart Supermarket, which debuted at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2007 and was exhibited subsequently at numerous locations across the world. An installation will be open for public participation during the auction ... More | | 
Alberto Giacometti, Figurine de Londres I. Estimate: CHF 300'000-400'000. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
ZURICH.- The Swiss Art Auction on 18 September will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Christies Switzerland, along with celebrating the 40th anniversary of Christies Zurich office. On 7 June 1968 the first ever lot of any Christies auction in Switzerland was knocked-down in Geneva. Ten years later, the second Swiss representative office was established in Zurich, where the company held its first Swiss Art auction in 1991. The upcoming Swiss Art auction comprises 133 lots and will be led by 39 works from the private collection of Fred Tschanz (1929-2012). In 1962 Mr. Tschanz founded the Fred Tschanz Gastronomie, known for some of Zurichs most renowned bars, restaurants and hotels, including the Café Odeon. In 2017 Christies sold the guestbook from the legendary café, which was filled with dedications and illustrations by renowned Swiss artists, celebrities ... More |
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| Christie's to offer Qianlong's Precious Vessel: The Zuo Bao Yi Gui in a stand-alone sale | | Harry Ransom Center opens exhibition of Ed Ruscha's celebrated books, photographs, drawings and prints | | Photograph of the late Senator John S. McCain III by Steve Pyke on view at the National Portrait Gallery | 
Dating to the early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century BC, the Zuo Bao Yi Gui is prized for its unique form and exceptional provenance. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies announces the highlight of the September 2018 Asian Art Week in New York, Qianlongs Precious Vessel: The Zuo Bao Yi Gui (estimate: $4,000,000-6,000,000), which will be featured in a stand-alone sale on September 13, 2018. Dating to the early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century BC, the Zuo Bao Yi Gui is prized for its unique form and exceptional provenance. This ritual food vessel was once in the collection of the Emperor Qianlong, who reigned from 1736-1795, and was published in Xiqing gujian, the catalogue of bronzes in the imperial collection which was commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor and printed in 1755. Incredibly rare, only six other archaic bronzes from the Qianlong Emperors collection are known to be in private hands today. The reign of the Qianlong Emperor is celebrated as one of the golden ages in Chinese ... More | | 
Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937), Pool #2, from the portfolio Pools, 1968; printed 1997. Chromogenic color print, 40.4 x 40.7 cm (image). Edward Ruscha Papers and Art Collection, 2013.16.2 © Ed Ruscha. Courtesy Harry Ransom Center.
AUSTIN, TX.- The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin presents the exhibition "Ed Ruscha: Archaeology and Romance" from Aug. 11, 2018, through Jan. 6, 2019. One of today's most influential artists, Ruscha (b. 1937) is renowned for his category-defying synthesis of words and images, and for his deadpan renderings of the roadside landscapes, commercial signs and vernacular architecture of Los Angeles and the American West. Featuring more than 150 objects, this exhibition presents Ruscha's celebrated books, photographs, drawings and prints alongside unpublished archival production materials, layout sketches and studio notebooks, providing visitors an unprecedented look into Ruscha's creative process. At the core of "Ed Ruscha: Archaeology and Romance" are Ruscha's groundbreaking artist's ... More | | 
Sen. John S. McCain III by Steve Pyke, 2005 (detail), inkjet print. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. © 2005, Steve Pyke.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery recognizes the life and legacy of late Senator and former presidential nominee John S. McCain III with a photograph by the British-born photographer Steve Pyke. The portrait has been in the museums In Memoriam space on the first floor. McCain, who was born in 1936, was an established politician and Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. Before entering politics, he demonstrated great commitment to his country by enduring five-anda-half years as a prisoner of war after his plane was shot down during the Vietnam War. Following his release from prison in 1973, he later relocated to Arizona where he began a career in politics. A long-time Republican, McCain was the winner of the partys presidential nomination in 2008. His lifetime commitment to public service is marked by his two years in the House of Representatives and his work as a six-term e ... More |
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| Bertoia's Sept. 22 Fall Signature Sale features three all-time great antique toy collections | | Doyle to auction Asian works of art on September 10 | | New photographic book explores the provocative works of Rodin, Schiele and Picasso | 
Small Smith & Egge (American) Boston State House still bank. Est. $3,000-$4,000.
VINELAND, NJ.- Antique toy collectors know that every Bertoia auction is planned with quality, rarity and authenticity as its foundation, whether its a premium-level Signature Sale or a boutique-style online-only Bertoia Basics event. Bertoias sales often bring together outstanding, handpicked consignments from multiple collections, creating buying opportunities across many subcategories. But every so often, the family-owned New Jersey auction house is privileged to offer the toy community the crème de la crème of only a few esteemed collections in one big day of buying and selling. That will be the case on September 22, when Bertoias presents a Fall Signature Sale showcasing Benjamin Michels Marklin trains and stations, Douglas Jackmans still banks, and Frank Mohrs Martin and early American clockwork toys, and automata. We are so excited about this sale, said Bertoia Auctions owner, Jea ... More | | 
Pair of Chinese Jade Covered Vases, Qing Dynasty, Height of vase 10 inches. Estimate: $12,000-18,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- Doyles Asian Works of Art auction on Monday, September 10 at 10am will present the arts of China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia dating from the Neolithic Period through the 20th century. Showcased will be porcelains, pottery, jade, scholars objects, bronzes, screens, furniture and paintings from prominent collections and estates. Chinese porcelains feature a Yuan-Ming Dynasty covered jar was produced in the southern Chinese region of Longquan where some 500 kilns have been discovered. Such wares are prized for the crisp quality of carving and the consistency in color and thickness of the glaze. The jar is stunning for the even color of the glaze on both the lid and the body -- a perfect match (est. $10,000-15,000). Highlighting the selection of Chinese jades is a pair of beautiful Qing Dynasty covered vases carved in high relief with boats below swaying grasses and flying waterbirds, height 10 ... More | | 
The recklessly erotic works of Auguste Rodin, Egon Schiele and Pablo Picasso are subject of the photograph depictions for Erotic Masters.
NEW YORK, NY.- Nudity in art has been around for centuries in mediums like paintings and sculptures, with the interpretation represented as erotic works of art. What if the painting or sculpting is photography instead? Would it then called be erotic art or pornography? Erotic Masters: A Photographic Exploration of the Provocative Works of Rodin, Schiele and Picasso [August 6, 2018] by photographer Rowan Metzner, is a collection of photographic representations of erotic works inspired by modern masters Rodin, Schiele and Picasso. Each scene is photographed as if the original artists had done so themselves, inviting the viewer to contemplate the ultimate question: is photographed erotic art viewed as pornography? The recklessly erotic works of Auguste Rodin, Egon Schiele and Pablo Picasso are subject of the photograph depictions for Erotic Masters. ... More |
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| Minneapolis Institute of Art celebrates recent gifts of art from Chicago with special exhibition | | Unseen Mandela letter from Robben Island cell offered at Bonhams | | Christie's to offer South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art this September | 
Robert Barnes (American, born 1934) Ritual, 1982. Oil on canvas, 80 ½ x 68 ¾ in. Gift of Dennis Adrian in Honor of the artist 2017.21.3 © Robert Barnes.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- This summer, the Minneapolis Institute of Art celebrates the arrival of major works by artists working in Chicago primarily from the 1960s through the 1980s with the exhibition New to Mia: Art from Chicago. The presentation features approximately 30 recent gifts of paintings, drawings, photographs, and prints, including several from the late critic Dennis Adrian, champion of many generations of Chicago artists. Works on view are by artists Roger Brown, Leon Golub, Wadsworth Jarrell, Gladys Nilsson, Suellen Rocca, and Karl Wirsum, among others. Presented in Mias Cargill Gallery from August 25, 2018, through January 6, 2019, the exhibition is organized by Robert Cozzolino, PhD, Mias Patrick and Aimee Butler Curator of Paintings. The exhibition is presented as part of Art Design Chicago, an initiative of the Terra Foundation ... More | | 
Nelson Mandela, Autograph letter signed. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- A reflective and tender letter written by Nelson Mandela from his prison cell on Robben Island to the daughter of his friend and fellow anti-apartheid activist, Michael Harmel is to be offered at Bonhams South African Sale in London on 14 September. It is estimated at £50,000-100,000. The letter, which has never been published, is addressed to Barbara Lamb and sends condolences on the death of her father Michel Harmel, news of which had only recently reached Mandela. At the time October 1974 the future South African President (Prisoner 466/64) was ten years into a life sentence, following his conviction for sabotage at the Rivonia Trial in 1964. Mandela first met Harmel at a Communist Party meeting in the 1940s, and he writes movingly about his initial failure as a young college graduate to appreciate the older mans gifts: I was convinced that he did not deserve the honour of being placed ... More | | 
Tyeb Mehta (1925-2009), Diagonal XV. Oil on canvas, 66 x 51 in. (167.6 x 129.5 cm.) Painted in 1975. Estimate: $1,500,000-2,000,000. © Christies Images Limited 2018.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christies announced the September sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art taking place on September 12 during Asian Art Week New York, with a highlights exhibition in New York from September 7-12. The sale includes 89 lots and is expected to realize in excess of $7 million, featuring works by celebrated modern artists Tyeb Mehta, Akbar Padamsee, Francis Newton Souza, Manjit Bawa, and Syed Haider Raza, alongside works by artists Nasreen Mohamedi, Maqbool Fida Husain, Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, Ram Kumar and others. Leading the sale and the exhibition is a masterpiece by Tyeb Mehta, Diagonal XV, painted in 1975 (estimate: $1,500,000-2,000,000). Throughout his career, Mehta sought to express the struggles of man as a member of contemporary society and reflect his own disillusionment ... More |
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 Exhibition features works by candidates for the Korea Artist Prize 2018SEOUL.- The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea and SBS Culture Foundation present Korea Artist Prize 2018. On view until 25 November at MMCA Seoul, Galleries 1 and 2, this exhibition features works by candidates for the Korea Artist Prize 2018. Co-sponsored by MMCA and the SBS Culture Foundation, the Korea Artist Prize supports and fosters artists who are broadening the horizons of Korean contemporary art with new visions and original ideas. Now in its seventh edition, the Korea Artist Prize has become Koreas preeminent art prize, shedding light on major trends in Korean contemporary art and shaping the discourse around it. Deferred Archive by siren eun young jung is an archive of the artists research into the question of how the Korean all-female opera genre known as gukgeuk all but vanished from Korean society following ... More Taschen publishes 'Françoise Gilot's Travel Sketchbooks: Venice, India, Senegal'NEW YORK, NY.- French artist Françoise Gilot, born in 1921, can look back on a long history. As a painter of the Nouvelle Ãcole de Paris after the war, her work hovers between abstraction and figuration, drawing as much on nature and everyday life as on moods and imagination. She has published a number of books, not just her famous Life with Picasso, in which she recounts her experiences of 10 years at the side of the most famous artist of the 20th century, but also poetry and stories with her own illustrations. This fold-out box set presents a hardback facsimile edition of three sketchbooks made on Gilots travels between 1974 and 1981. Collecting direct impressions and abstract reflections, they are suffused with the distinct atmosphere of these places: Venice, India, and Senegal. Gilot t ... More Screen legend Judi Dench to get honorary award in SpainMADRID (AFP).- British screen legend Judi Dench, best known for her role as M in James Bond films, will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spain's famous San Sebastian film festival, organisers said Tuesday. The 83-year-old actress who won an Oscar in 1999 for her role as Queen Elizabeth I in "Shakespeare in Love" will get the Donostia Award on September 25, they said. Dench, a veteran star of the stage and screen, made her cinema debut in 1964 and has worked with directors as varied as Stephen Frears, Kenneth Branagh, Clint Eastwood and Sam Mendes. Her subtle portrayal of complex characters such as Queen Victoria in "Mrs Brown" or author Iris Murdoch in "Iris" have earned her critical acclaim. A seven-time Oscar nominee and the recipient of several Bafta awards, Dench is perhaps best known worldwide for playing M, the head of MI6, ... More Rumba, the dance of seduction running through Cubans' veinsHAVANA (AFP).- Born among black slaves on sugar plantations, Cuba's rumba has since become a national icon almost as renown as its cigars or amateur boxers and two years ago was designated by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage. Set to a five-stroke rhythm and the beat of hollow claves and African drums, Cubans take to the streets of Havana every year in August to celebrate their dance of seduction. And while rumba has expanded and traveled to grace the great dance halls of Europe, its essence is conserved in the blood of Cubans who keep the rhythm alive in their everyday movements. "It's an expression of the joy of life, created during the slavery period in the sugar plantations, in the neighborhoods, in the ports, on the railway lines," said Miguel Barnet, president of Cuba's writers and artists guild. "Wherever the slave worked, he ... More Rare campaign flag, timepiece from Titanic lead Heritage Auctions' Americana & Political AuctionDALLAS, TX.- A rare Polk & Dallas: Highly Significant Large 1844 Campaign Flag Banner sold for $81,250 and a Pocket Watch Owned by One of the Passengers on the R.M.S. Titanic drew $57,500, to lead Heritage Auctions Americana & Political auction Aug. 25-26 in Dallas, Texas. Sales from the event totaled $1,459,448. This auction featured items that really captured the fascination of collectors of all levels, Heritage Auctions Americana Auctions Director Tom Slater said. The 1844 campaign flag and the watch from the Titanic are lots that tell important stories, and will be key pieces in their new owners collections. Polk campaign items, especially display pieces, are rare, and the Polk & Dallas flag is one of the largest political flags ever made, measuring 49-1/2 by 30-1/2 inches, or 57 by 38 inches with the frame. This flag is one of perhaps six known. It formerly ... More The J. Paul Getty Museum announces appointment of Keishia Gu as Head of EducationLOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today the appointment of Keishia Gu as head of Education. Ms. Gu brings 20 years of K-12 and university teaching and administrative experience to the role. She will join the Museums Education department in early September. We are delighted to welcome Keishia to the Getty Museum, says Lisa Clements, assistant director, Education, Public Programs and Interpretive Content. Keishia excels at connecting high-level strategic planning, processes, and partnerships to very individual educational outcomes of access, inquiry, and growth. Her thoughtful approach is a good match for the quality and character of our educational programs, which span kindergarten through University institutional initiatives, teen programs, and on-site education for school groups and visitors. Most recently, Ms. Gu was ... More San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art announces new Curator/Director of Public ProgramsSAN JOSE, CA.- San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art welcomes Christine Koppes as their Curator and Director of Public Programs. Koppes comes to the ICA from Walnut Creeks Bedford Gallery, where she was the Assistant Curator for more than 5 years. At the Bedford Gallery Koppes worked on exhibitions with local, national, and international artists using a variety of media, from painting and sculpture to neon and inflatable art. She has experience with a wide range of exhibitions, including site-specific large-scale installations, group shows with over 200 artworks, and nationally traveling exhibitions. Christine Koppes also organized many public programs, most recently Frida Fest which celebrated the iconic artist Frida Kahlo and was attended by over 3,000 guests. Koppes also worked on Walnut Creeks public art projects, including an installation by Patrick ... More Solo exhibition by Thu-Van Tran on view at La Grande Place Musée du Cristal Saint-LouisMOSELLE.- This solo exhibition by the artist Thu-Van Tran at La Grande Place Musée du Cristal Saint-Louis, in Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche (Moselle, France) is produced by the Fondation dentreprise Hermès. It forms part of the Foundations continuing support for temporary exhibitions at the its own art spaces (in Brussels, Singapore, Seoul and Tokyo) and in collaboration with national art institutions (Formes simples at the Centre Pompidou-Metz, LEsprit du Bauhaus at the MAD, Paris). Each year, the Foundation presents two exhibitions of contemporary art at Saint-Louis, with a focus on artisanship and/or skilled expertise. Each season of three monographic or themed exhibitions is co-produced with a leading cultural institution in the Lorraine region, in association with the Cristallerie Saint-Louis and La Grande Place Musée du Cristal Saint-Louis. Following the inaugural and ... More Saint Louis Art Museum announces 25th Romare Bearden FellowST. LOUIS, MO.- Alexis Assam has joined the Saint Louis Art Museum as the 2018-2019 Romare Bearden Graduate Museum Fellow. The fellowship aims to expand the number of under-represented professionals working in art-related fields in museums, galleries, non-profit organizations and universities. Assam is a Florida native with graduate and undergraduate degrees in art history from Florida State University. She studied the art of the African diaspora, and her research interests include the behavior known as the tourist gaze, postcolonial discourses within the art of Anglophone Caribbean and artistic interconnectivity and exchange across the Atlantic. Before her fellowship at the museum, Assam worked as a museum assistant at the Gadsden Arts Center and Museum in Quincy, Fla. The Saint Louis Art Museum is committed to fostering ... More Thousands pay respects as Aretha Franklin lies in stateDETROIT (AFP).- Fans paid their respects en masse Tuesday to US music icon and "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, whose body lay in a golden casket while dressed in a red dress and matching stilettos in Detroit. The 76-year-old singer, beloved by millions around the world, died of cancer on August 16, closing the curtain on a glittering six-decade career that made her one of America's most celebrated artists. Thousands of people are expected to bid her farewell at the Charles H. Wright Museum for African American History on Tuesday and Wednesday, at her father's New Bethel Baptist Church on Thursday and a star-studded funeral on Friday. White-gloved, sharp-suited pallbearers escorted her casket into the museum for the first of two days of 9:00 am to 9:00 pm viewing, where she lay in state surrounded by enormous clouds of pink, white and purple roses. ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was born August 29, 1780. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (29 August 1780 - 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter. Although he considered himself to be a painter of history in the tradition of Nicolas Poussin and Jacques-Louis David, it is Ingres's portraits, both painted and drawn, that are recognized as his greatest legacy. In this image: The Envoys of Agamemnon, 1801, oil on canvas, Ãcole des Beaux Arts, Paris
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