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In this file photo Yayoi Kusama's "Moment of Regeneration" is among the works exhibited at the Frieze Art Fair in London. Jonathan Player/The New York Times.
by Scott Reyburn
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE).- This Octobers Frieze London and Frieze Masters art fairs, the double-headed centerpiece of the British capitals busiest art market week, have been canceled in light of continued unprecedented challenges regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus), the organizers said Tuesday. Like the May edition of Frieze New York, which was also canceled because of the pandemic, the London fairs will revert to an online-only format. The in-person editions of Frieze London and Frieze Masters, which showcase international gallerists specializing in contemporary pieces and pre-21st-century art, had been scheduled to take place in their temporary structures in Regents Park from Oct. 8 to Oct. 11. Over the last six years, Frieze London has attracted some 60,000 visitors, according to the fairs website. The slickly presented events have been the main draw for international collectors during the hectic round of fairs, dealer shows, museum exhibitions and auctions that has become kno ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Artemis Gallery will hold its Ancient / Ethnographic Art Through The Ages sale on Thu, Jul 16, 2020 9:00 AM CDT. The sale features Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, and more. In this image: Aztec Basalt Quetzalcoatl w/ Von Winning Report. Estimate $12,000 - $16,000.
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 | | Sotheby's to offer art from The British Airways Collection | | Italy returns stolen Bataclan Banksy to France | | The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts terminates the contract of its Director General and Chief Curator | 
Bridget Riley, Cool Edge, 1982 (detail). Oil on linen, 142 x 120.6 cm, est. £800,000-1.2 million. Courtesy Sotheby's.
LONDON.- Sothebys will offer seventeen paintings, prints and works on paper from the British Airways Collection across two auctions in London later this month, including works by some of the very best talent to emerge from Britain in the second half of the last century. The offering will be led by pioneering British female artist, and subject of a recent critically acclaimed retrospective at Londons Hayward Gallery, Bridget Riley. Cool Edge from 1982 (est. £800,000-1.2 million), is one of the finest examples of the artists stripe paintings from the 1980s and will be a highlight of Sothebys London cross-category Evening Sale, Rembrandt to Richter, on July 28th. The painting belongs to the Egyptian Series which was celebrated in the artists aforementioned Hayward Gallery retrospective exhibition earlier this year. A trip to Egypt in 1979 led to a fascination with the dynamic ... More | | 
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte wearing a face mask is seen during a handover ceremony of the piece of art attributed to street artist Banksy, that was stolen at the Bataclan in Paris in 2019, and found in Italy, on July 14, 2020 at the French embassy in Rome. Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP.
by Gaël Branchereau
ROME (AFP).- Rome returned a stolen Banksy artwork to France on Tuesday after the famed street artist's homage to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks was found in Italy. The image of a young girl in mourning was painted with stencil and white paint on an emergency door of the Bataclan concert hall in Paris where Islamic State gunmen killed 90 people nearly five years ago. It was found in the attic of an abandoned farmhouse in the central Italian region of Abruzzo last month. The chief prosecutor of L'Aquila, the capital of Abruzzo, and the head of Italy's police in charge of cultural heritage handed over the work to France's ambassador Christian ... More | | 
Nathalie Bondil. Photo SGP Le Pigeon.
MONTREAL.- The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has announced that it is terminating Nathalie Bondils contract as Director General and Chief Curator of the Museum. This decision is effective as of today. In the past year, the Museum has seen the departure of several key employees and been made aware through disturbing accounts of employees, some of which were reported in the media in recent days, of a clear deterioration of the workplace environment. The issue was brought to the attention of the Museums Board of Trustees last October and the Board immediately engaged Cabinet RH, an external human resources management consultant, to examine the situation and conduct an independent workplace climate diagnosis in certain of the Museums departments. The report submitted by the firm revealed, in particular, a significant and multilayered deterioration of the workplace climate, described by some employees ... More |
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| | Daniel Arsham to release Brillo Box edition in collaboration with The Warhol | | Christie's to offer 111 lots from a magnificent château overlooking the Mediterranean | | Tintin and the mystery of the duelling mummies | 
Eroded Brillo Boxes, 2019 © Daniel Arsham / Sothebys.
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Daniel Arsham and The Andy Warhol Museum partnered on the release of Arshams interpretation of Andy Warhols famous 1964 work, Brillo Box, which was released for sale on the artists Instagram. Many artists have been influenced by Andy Warhols legacy, and Arshams work reinterprets Warhols legacy and his appropriation of contemporary pop-cultural icons as representations of the every day. A portion of the sale of Arshams edition, ERODED BRILLO BOX, will go to support programs and exhibitions at The Warhol. A talk between The Warhol and Arsham is scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 11 a.m. EDT time on the artists Instagram. The ERODED BRILLO BOX is an imagined sculpture found in a future archaeological dig site using Warhols iconic 1964 Brillo Box as its inspiration. In collaboration with The Andy Warhol Museum, Arsham has been granted access to the museums archives. The ... More | | 
A central Italian marquetry, ebonised, painted wood, burr-walnut and fruitwood striking table clock cabinet with alarm, mid-18th century, the movement signed Francesco Grasso and dated 1758, (estimate £15,00025,000).
LONDON.- Christies announces An Aristocratic Château on the Côte dAzur, a collection sale live online from 14 July 4 August, comprising 111 lots from a magnificent château overlooking the Mediterranean on the French Riviera, with estimates ranging from £200 to £40,000. The château was built in 1907 by Sir Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, Bt, 1st Baron Aberconway, PC, QC, JP (1850-1934), the Scottish jurist, industrialist and landowner, and Chairman of the ship-building company John Brown & Co., along with other significant companies. In 1877, McLaren had married Laura, the only daughter and heiress of Henry Pochin, an entrepreneur and Victorian scientist, businessman and politician whose vision shaped the famous gardens at Bodnant, which are nestled in the Conwy Valley in Snowdonia, Wales. The château, ... More | | 
A photo shows an Inca mummy at the Pairi Daiza animal park in Brugelette, Belgium, on July 13, 2020 which the zoo claims it allegedly inspired Belgian cartoonist Herge for his character Rascar Capac, hero of the Tintin album "The Seven Crystal Balls". JOHN THYS / AFP.
by Matthieu Demeestere
BRUSSELS (AFP).- The mummified corpse of Rascar Capac thrilled and terrified generations of young fans of the Tintin comic book story "The Seven Crystal Balls". Now, Herge's fictional Inca has sparked a row between rival Belgian tourist attractions, each of which displays a mummy they say inspired Tintin's creator. The very serious Art and History Museum is in Brussels' Jubilee Park, near where Herge used to live, and he was known to frequent its collections. The museum's Andean mummy, squatting upright with knees bent, appears similar to the haunting effigy in the author's illustrated tale of the be-quiffed reporter Tintin's adventure. Curators thought they had established ... More |
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| | V&A announces 6 August reopening date, and major exhibition and gallery openings | | Rare prayer bench by Antoni Gaudi to be sold at Bonhams New York | | American artist Merrill Wagner joins Pace Gallery | 
World of Goods. Photo: www.alanwilliamsphotography.com.
LONDON.- Following one of the most significant closures in the museums history, the V&A announced that it will reopen its doors to visitors on 6 August 2020. Initially opening Thursday to Sunday each week, the V&A will reopen in phases. From 6 August 2020, visitors will able to enjoy all of the ground floor collection galleries including the iconic Medieval & Renaissance Gallery, the monumental Cast Courts, the stunning artefacts of The Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art and the much-loved Fashion Gallery, as well as the Europe 16001815 galleries on lower ground floor. To coincide with the August Bank Holiday weekend, the first and second floor collection galleries will reopen on 27 August, including the ever-popular The William and Judith Bollinger Jewellery Gallery, Theatre & Performance Galleries, and the Photography Centre as well as our Paintings, Tapestries ... More | | 
Rare Prayer Bench, 1913-1914. Olive wood, wrought-iron for the Crypt of The Church of Colonia Güell, Santa Coloma de Cervello. Estimate: $200,000-300,000. Photo: Bonhams.
NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams sale of Modern Decorative Art + Design will be highlighted by a rare prayer bench by Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926), dating from 1913-1914. Fresh to the market, this bench is among the few remaining examples from the original commission of 20 for the crypt of the Colonia Güell church, located in Santa MarÃa de Cervelló (Barcelona). It is estimated at $200,000-300,000. Benjamin Walker, Bonhams Global Head of Design, comments: It is extraordinarily rare to offer any work of art from Antoni Gaudi especially with certification of authenticity. The fact that this bench was executed by one of the masters of 20th century design and has been in a private collection for more than four decades makes it even more remarkable. Gaudis works were ... More | | 
Merrill Wagner. Photo: Grace Roselli.
NEW YORK, NY.- Pace announced that New York-based artist Merrill Wagner has joined the gallerys international roster of leading artists. Pace has a long history of championing figures, such as Agnes Martin, Sol Lewitt, and Robert Mangold, among others, who have dared to expand the possibilities of abstract painting. Wagners unflagging dedication to redefining the abstract languages of Minimalism, Abstract Expressionism, and Post-Minimalism makes her a vital part of this history. Pace Gallery looks forward to promoting global awareness of Wagners exceptional artistic contribution and to enriching the critical discourse on her practice through exhibitions and publications. For the last six decades, Wagner has worked in a wide range of media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, books, and site-specific installation and intervention. Inspired by the great American landscape of the Pacific Northwest where she grew ... More |
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| | Exbury House Rothschild consignment expected to reach £100,000 zenith at Woolley & Wallis | | Sotheby's offers trove of historic documents chronicling African American history, from the Eric C. Caren Collection | | Fine books & manuscripts to be offered at Swann Galleries | 
A pair of Louis XVI ormolu and marble models of the Borghese vase. Provenance: Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918), Halton House, Buckinghamshire and by descent. £20,000-30,000. Image courtesy of Woolley & Wallis.
SALISBURY.- The Rothschild consignment from Exbury House reaches its zenith on August 11, when Woolley & Wallis will offer a selection of lots with combined expectations of up to £100,000. The auction comes on top of well over £100,000 worth of items sold in two previous sales, with pictures from the collection valued at tens of thousands of pounds to come in the Old Master Paintings sale on September 8. The entire consignment of pictures, works of art and furniture make up around 85 lots that have come to Woolley & Wallis thanks to a decision to rearrange parts of the interior at Exbury, a seat of the Rothschilds since 1919. Highlights in the Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks auction on August 11 include a pair of Louis XVI ormolu and marble models of the Borghese vase, a celebrated krater sculpted in 1st century BC Athens that now resides in the Louvre. Together the pair is ... More | | 
Five Manuscript Documents signed by some of the first African-Americans to fight for the American cause. Courtesy Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sothebys shared highlights from their Fine Books & Manuscripts online auction, currently open for bidding through 21 July, which features an exceptional selection of books, letters, archives, newspapers, broadsides, and other printed and manuscript artifacts from the Eric C. Caren Collection, illustrating How History Unfolds on Paper. The collection features a remarkable trove of documents that chronicles African American history across three centuries, from the American Revolution to the fight for abolition before the Civil War to the early Civil Rights Movement of the 20th century, and much more. Two of the major themes that run through these historical materials are the American Revolution and the contributions of African Americans to American history. These two topics are linked in a remarkable 1783 document (estimate $10/15,000) that brings together a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a free Black ... More | | 
Salvador DalÃ, Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, New York, 1969. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
NEW YORK, NY.- Fine Books & Manuscripts come to auction at Swann Galleries on Thursday, July 30. The sale includes an exceptional offering of autographs, including the Enrico Caruso Collection of Albert M. Bary, as well as early printed books with notable works in travel and medicine, nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, and art, press and illustrated books. A standout selection of autographs opens the sale, and features the Enrico Caruso Collection of Albert M. Bary. The extraordinary collection is led by an archive of 47 letters signed by Caruso to Sybil Seligman, the daughter of a wealthy London merchant who was friends with several notable authors and musicians. The letters date from 1906 to 1920 and carry an estimate of $7,000 to $10,000. Numerous caricatures of Caruso are underscored by an uncommonly large self-caricature signed and dated, 1905, with a large autograph musical quotation by Ruggero Leoncavallo of two bars from t ... More |
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 PrattMWP professor's works shine in museum exhibitionUTICA, NY.- Memoryscape, an exciting exhibition of new luminous works by Daniel Buckingham, Professor of Sculpture at PrattMWP College of Art and Design, is on view in the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art. The exhibition consists of two installations, Childhood Adventure and Hair Amulet, both constructed of paper over welded steel frames and illuminated by electric light. Buckingham describes his objects as drawings. I often reflect on Werner Herzogs documentary film Cave of Forgotten Dreams. This unique film was shot in an austere cave discovered in 1994 in Chauvet, France. The cave paintings span 35,000 years representing generations of work made during a period marked by a glacial-time-clock. Memoryscape are recent luminous drawings, constructed in the form of large snapping turtle shells. The shell is a fragmentation/ puzzle of smaller s ... 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More China Guardian Hong Kong's "Objects of Desire: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art" achieves US $1.28MHONG KONG.- China Guardian Hong Kong July Auction 2020 Objects of Desire: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art completed with outstanding results, achieving nearly HK$ 10 million, and received heated online and offline bidding. Mr. Wang Jing, General Manager of Ceramics and Works of Art of China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd, says, This is the first auction of China Guardian (Hong Kong) this year. We stood together to serve our clients who were not unable to attend our auctions in HK, by offering online and offline bidding for the very first time. We have received biddings online from around the world, which contributed to 20% of the sale aggregate. The sale was led with intense competition on Lot 267 A Famille RoseGold FishJardinière, which hammered down at HK$ 470,000 and sold for HK$ 554,600 (with premium) after 15 bids. ... 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Flashback On a day like today, Dutch painter and etcher Rembrandt was born July 15, 1606. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 - 4 October 1669) was a Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history. In this image: Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69), The Mill, 1645/1648 (detail). Oil on canvas, 87.6 x 105.6 cm. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA. Widener Collection.
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