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Mary Cassatt American, The Cup of Tea, ca. 1880-81 (detail). Oil on canvas. Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, From the Collection of James Stillman, Gift of Dr. Ernest G. Stillman, 1922.
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- This fall, McNay visitors have a special opportunity to view Mary Cassatts Impressionist masterpiece The Cup of Tea in the Museums newest exhibition Mary Cassatts Women. Joined by the McNays own rare suite of Cassatts well-known aquatints as well as other works on paper, The Cup of Tea is on loan exclusively to the McNay from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York for three months. Were very fortunate to have been founded by a woman artist and have gender parity in our DNA, said Richard Aste, McNay Director. "Thanks to Marion Koogler McNay, our collection begins with the art of Impressionists Camille Pissarro, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, and Mary Cassatt. This focused exhibition is a fitting tribute to her legacy. Cassatt received critical acclaim for The Cup of Tea in the 1881 Impressionist exhibition in Paris. She was also the only American artist to officially be incorporate ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day Artemis Gallery will hold an Ethnographic | Tribal | American Frontier sale on Thursday, Nov 14, 2019 9:00 AM CST. The sale features Pre-Columbian, Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, historical examples from the Spanish, Mexican, and American frontiers, fossils, and more. In this image: Fine Colima Redware Dog Effigy Vessel. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
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 | | Contemporary American Impressionist, Mark Daly, on view at Rehs Contemporary | | Magritte and Boccioni share the limelight in New York | | Results of research on Spanish masterpiece Lady in a Fur Wrap announced | 
Mark Daly, B. 1956. Rainy Day Flags, New York City, oil on panel, 24 x 18 inches.
NEW YORK, NY.- The temperature in New York City is plunging, but that doesnt mean you have to bundle up to see the concrete jungle under a sheet of snow. Rehs Contemporary Galleries, New York City, is displaying works by Contemporary American Impressionist artist Mark Daly through mid-December. Take a stroll in their cozy gallery, a cup of hot cocoa upon request, and imagine yourself peering out a frosted window overlooking Fifth Avenue, maybe downtown near Trinity Church, or even teleport yourself to warmer weather with Dalys Naples, Florida, beach scenes. One of the most fascinating elements of Dalys work, according to Alyssa Rehs, co-director and Vice President of Rehs Contemporary, is his ability to create movement in a static image. Since Mark is a plein-air painter, the view of many of his works are at street level giving you an impression that the scene is from your personal point of view. The way he paints falling snow, t ... More | | 
René Magritte (1898-1967), Le seize septembre, painted in 1957. Oil on canvas. 63¾ x 51½ in (162 x 130.2 cm). Sold for $19,570,000 on 11 November 2019 at Christies in New York.
NEW YORK, NY.- The 20th Century season in New York got off to a fast start with the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, which totalled $191,911,500. The auction of 58 lots was 90 per cent sold by lot and 96 per cent by value. The first four lots came from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, among 13 owned by the renowned Chicago collectors and philanthropists to be offered in the sale. They included the top lot of the night: René Magrittes Le seize septembre (1957), which cruised past its high estimate to sell for $19,570,000 (including buyers premium). While it did not quite take top billing, Umberto Boccionis Forme uniche della continuità nello spazio (Unique Forms of Continuity in Space) certainly made its presence felt. This was the first time in almost 50 years that a Boccioni cast had come to market, and a prolonged bidding battle ensued before the bronze ... More | | 
Alonso Sanchez Coello, Lady in a Fur Wrap, circa 1580-1588. © CGS CIC Glasgow Museums Collection.
GLASGOW.- Leading international specialists in the field of art history have released the initial findings of a four year collaborative research project centring around one of Glasgow Museums most famous paintings, the Lady in a Fur Wrap. For over 100 years scholars have been debating who painted the beautiful portrait Lady in a Fur Wrap, traditionally thought to be by El Greco (15411614). New research and closer analysis of the masterpiece has allowed experts to understand more about El Grecos style and that of other artists painting at this time. Technical examination, carried out by the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid and later by the University of Glasgow in partnership with Glasgow Museums, has led professionals to reattribute the Lady, renowned as one of the finest 16th century portraits in Europe, to Alonso Sánchez Coello (c.1531-1588). Lady in a Fur Wrap was purchased by Sir William Stirling Maxwell in 1853. I ... More |
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| | Art meets AI: computer-generated works set for New York sale | | Licensed to thrill: Bond author's steamy letters go on sale | | Xi Jinping urges Britain to return Parthenon Marbles to Greece | 
Obvious, La Baronne De Belamy, 2018. GANS algorithms Inkjet print on canvas, in artist's frame, 27 1/8 by 27 1/8 in. 68.9 by 68.9 cm. Courtesy Sotheby's.
NEW YORK (AFP).- Two paintings up for auction in New York highlight a growing interest in artificial intelligence-created works -- a technique that could transform how art is made and viewed but is also stirring up passionate debate. The art world was stunned last year when an AI painting sold for $432,500, and auctioneers are keen to further test demand for computer-generated works. "Art is a true reflection of what our society, what our environment responds to," said Max Moore of Sotheby's. "And so it's just a natural continuation of the progression of art," he added. Sotheby's will put two paintings by the French art collective Obvious up for sale on Thursday, including "La Baronne De Belamy." The European classic style portrait is part of the same series as "Portrait of Edmond Belamy", which sold for more than 60 times the lowest estimate at Christie's during the 2018 fall auctions. The paintings were mad ... More | | 
Ian Fleming Love Letter. Courtesy Sotheby's.
LONDON (AFP).- Sexually-charged letters between James Bond creator Ian Fleming and his wife Ann were put up for auction on Tuesday, part of a collection of correspondence that also charts the success of his 007 books. They couple first met in 1934, when Ann was married to her first husband, but they did not tie the knot until 1952 -- the year Fleming wrote "Casino Royale", his first novel about the fictional super spy. The letters reveal the intensity of their relationship, particularly before they married. In one, Ann wrote to ask Fleming to "put me in your bed with a raw cowhide whip in my hand so as I can keep you well behaved for forty years". The collection contains more than 160 letters written by both of them, estimated at £200,000-£300,000 (233,000-350,000 euros, $260,000-$385,000) ahead of the December 3-10 sale. Gabriel Heaton, books and manuscripts specialist at Sotheby's auction house, said the correspondence offered an "unmatched record" of Fleming's life and career. ... More | | 
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a joint press conference with the Greek Prime Minister following their meeting at the Maximos Mansion in Athens on November 11, 2019, as part of his two-day official visit to Greece. Aris MESSINIS / AFP.
ATHENS (AFP).- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Britain to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, wading into a decades-old dispute between the countries over the ownership of the sculptures. The ancient friezes, which include depictions of battles between mythical ancient Greeks and centaurs, were taken by British diplomat Lord Elgin in the early 19th century and are now on display at the British Museum in London. Britain has always refused to return the carvings -- often still known as the Elgin Marbles -- arguing that they were taken with the permission of local Ottoman rulers at the time. Xi toured the Acropolis Museum, built partly to house the Parthenon Marbles, during a three-day visit to Athens and told his hosts he agreed with them that the sculptures should be returned. "I assure you of our support, because ... More |
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| | 'Unspeakable Acts' revisits a pivotal moment in the art world's treatment of sexual violence | | Paul Holberton Publishing releases 'Giambologna: Court Sculptor to Ferdinando I' | | Booming sales at Paris Photo's 23rd edition | 
Unspeakable Acts: Women, Art, and Sexual Violence in the 1970s by Nancy Princenthal. Illustrated. 288 pages. Thames & Hudson. $34.95.
NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE ).- In Unspeakable Acts, a new book about how artists have made sense (or not) of sexual violence against women, Nancy Princenthal draws a subtle but crucial distinction: Just because an act was long deemed unspeakable didnt necessarily mean that it wasnt shown. In art as in life, abuse has been a constant; what changed in the 1970s, Princenthal says, is who depicted the experience and how it was consequently understood. No era or culture has lacked images of women in extremis, Princenthal writes, pointing to a canon replete with representations of sexual violence and coercion. In the 16th century, Titian painted the rape of Lucretia three times; a hundred years later, Rembrandt painted it twice. Although their styles diverged Titian depicted the moment of attack and Rembrandt her ensuing suicide they both turned rape into pure allegory, Princenthal writes. Violent and ... More | | 
Recently discovered documents show that Giambologna, the great sculptor at the court of the Medici whose bronzes delighted all Europe, made six large garden sculptures for King Henri IV of France, otherwise essentially unknown.
LONDON.- Ferdinando I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, built up his relationship with the French crown with numerous diplomatic gifts, including the creation of new gardens at St-German-en-Laye laid out for Henri IV by the engineer and designer Tommaso Francini, who had designed and built Ferdinandos own Pratolino gardens, and sculptures by Giambologna that would adorn them. This was in the years 15961600, and these and other initiatives would bear fruit in the marriage of Ferdinandos niece Maria to Henri IV in 1600. Using newly found documents that change our understanding of the Renaissance garden in France, Blanca Truyols describes the nature of Henri IVs beautiful gardens in the latest Mannerist style, using a host of materials (stone, shell, crystal) and rare plants, the extravagant water features in which Francini was a specialist, and an array ... More | | 
Marian Reismann, Untitled, 1966, Gelatin silver print - reprint, 30 x 30 cm, Marian Reismann - Magyarországi Pikler-Lóczy Társaság. TOBE.
PARIS.- The 23rd edition of Paris Photo, which closed its doors on Sunday 10 November and set a new attendance record with more than 70 000 visitors welcomed in 4 days at the Grand Palais. The leading international photography fair has been unanimously applauded for showcasing an exceptional standard of work and saw exceptional sales throughout the course of the event. Bringing together 213 exhibitors, including 33 publishers, from 31 countries, Paris Photo once again reinforced its position as the unrivalled meeting place for artists, institutions, collectors and amateurs from all over the world. Florence Bourgeois, Director, and Christoph Wiesner, artistic director commented: This year, more than ever, Paris Photo was the international meeting point for photography. Nearly half of our visitors, including public and private collectors, joined us from abroad. We received museums from all over the world and an important number of art ... More |
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| | Pace Gallery exhibits new works by Richard Tuttle | | Steady sales and a strong future for the 29th Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia | | The organizers of the Salon Du Dessin and Fine Arts Paris Fair announce an ambitious new development plan for 2020 | 
Richard Tuttle "Silhouette. Opportunity", 2019. Fir plywood, lattice strip. glue, nails, spray paints 83.8 cm à 76.2 cm à 5.1 cm. © Richard Tuttle.
NEW YORK, NY.- Pace announces an exhibition of new works by Richard Tuttle at 510 West 25th Street. Coinciding with Tuttles exhibition of ninety-four drawings from the 1970s on view at Paces neighboring headquarters at 540 West 25th Street, this exhibition features over twenty new works produced over the summer of 2019 at the artists new studio in Maine. Split into three series, Days, Muses, and Stars, these works explore the relationship between what is directly portrayed through picture making and the act of perception. Like all of Tuttles work, these new pieces reveal his continuous ability to create a unique visual language that defies categorization and blurs the boundaries between drawing, sculpture, and painting. Richard Tuttle: Days, Muses and Stars is on view from November 12 through ... More | | 
Pinpep Winter Art Antique.
LONDON.- Buyers at the 29th Winter Art & Antiques Fair were fast off the block with paintings being wrapped within moments of the fair's opening. Art dealer David Brooker Fine Art sold in the first five minutes while Walton House Antiques sold their star piece, a pair of bedside cabinets within the hour. Exhibitors generally commented on the overall opening night buzz and high calibre crowd and Paul Pfanner from Timewise Vintage Watches said it was 'well attended with visitors in a spending mood resulting in good sales both to the UK and internationally'. A visitor to Callaghan's of Shrewsbury's stand was delighted to find, at Olympia, the painting he had spent five years looking for. Antique furniture dealer Wakelin & Linfield sold a pair of red armchairs to an important UK decorator on day one. Art Deco specialist Jeroen Markies sold a nest of tables dated 1935 and went on to trade well. Furniture dealer, John Hansord commented ... More | | 
Fine Arts Paris fourth edition in the courtyard of the Dôme des Invalides on November 18-22, 2020. This new space will accommodate between 65 and 70 exhibitors.
PARIS.- Fine Arts Paris will hold its fourth edition in the courtyard of the Dôme des Invalides on November 18-22, 2020. This new space will accommodate between 65 and 70 exhibitors (as opposed to the current 46). The prestigious and museum-like character of the site corresponds perfectly to Fine Arts Paris classic, refined presentation and high standards in the choice of exhibitors. The larger space will also allow the fair to open up to new specialties such as furniture and decorative arts dating from Antiquity to the present. "Thanks to this new venue, Fine Arts Paris will be able to grow large enough to take its place in the calendar of major international fairs." Louis de Bayser, President of Fine Arts Paris and Salon du Dessin. This growth will be achieved with the support of ... More |
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 Victoria Miro opens an exhibition of new paintings on glass by Idris KhanVENICE.- Idris Khan is acclaimed for works in a variety of media that inhabit the space between abstraction and figuration, and speak to themes of history, cumulative experience and the metaphysical collapse of time into single, cohesive moments. For this latest body of work, Khan uses wood blocks, stamping oil-based ink on to the surface of panes of glass floating within an aluminium armature to create images of intense power and presence. To create these new works, Khan stamps texts on to each pane of glass. In doing so, he gradually builds up a surface where words and phrases a series of personal reflections by the artist often inspired by key philosophical and poetic texts begin to break down as textual information, remaining legible only at the very edges of the composition. The resulting abstract radial compositions evoke forces of great energy. ... More La Ménagerie Design Sale achieves $10.9 millionNEW YORK, NY.- Todays cross-category La Ménagerie auction totaled $10,915,250 selling 84% by lot and 93% by value. The top lot of the curated sale, which was offered by Christies Design and Impressionist and Modern Art departments as part of its marquee 20th Century Week, was a fully functional one-of-a-kind Unique 'Hippopotame I' Bathtub, 1969 by François-Xavier Lalanne, which sold for $4,335,000 against a pre-sale high estimate of $1,500,000. The sale included works of sculpture and design based on artists interpretations of animals and wildlife, which successfully attracted new clients to Christies and the Design category. Additional outstanding results were achieved for Rembrandt Bugattis Deux éléphants, l'un derrière l'autre, which realized $1,575,000 and achieved a top 10 auction record for the artist. Other top ten auction ... More Sought-after European and Asian works of art come to Olympia Auctions LONDON.- Matthew Bartons highly-regarded sale has become a well-known source for those wishing to enrich their collections with rarer European and Asian ceramics, silver, bronzes, textiles, miniatures and jewellery that are within realms of affordability. The auction houses low threshold offers such tempting opportunities. Among the European Works of Art, a collection of mainly 18th century Meissen belonging to Sir Thomas Dalmahoy Barlow, GBE (1883-1964), banker and industrialist, collector and historian and added to by his son Basil Stephen Barlow (1918-1991), includes a fine selection of Meissen animals, among them two pugs, estimated at 2,500-£3,500 each,. A leopard, sheep, a Danish hound, a hunting dog, horses and a donkey and foal are among the other Meissen animals. Among the figures, the Meissen Drinks Seller from their Cris ... More Baronian Xippas presents a series of new works by Vik MunizBRUSSELS.- Baronian Xippas presents a series of new works by the famous Brazilian artist, Vik Muniz. Vik Munizs artist practice spans three decades and the complexity of his photographic works grabs the attention of visitors. The use of unusual materials - chocolate, jam, sugar, pigments, dust, rubbish - to reconstruct works of art from art history and to reproduce emblematic scenes from popular culture has propelled him onto the international art scene. In this new series, titled Surfaces, Vik Muniz is once again reflecting upon the dichotomy between the object and its representation and exploring the nature of perception through art materials. He revisits the works of abstract painters like Josef Albers, Hans Arp or Milton Avery and re-appropriates their visual worlds through a hybrid process that combines collage, painting and high-resolution ... More Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU announces inaugural ICA Research Fellows and two staff promotionsRICHMOND, VA.- The Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University announced the creation of a Research Fellows program and two staff promotions, which together will enhance the scope and capacity of the ICAs programming. The ICA Research Fellows program, designed to create new opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration and study between the ICA and VCU, will launch with Paul Rucker and Nontsikelelo Mutiti as the two inaugural Fellows. The ICA also announced the appointment of Egbert Vongmalaithong, currently retail manager at the ICA, to the newly created position of Assistant Curator for Commerce and Publications, and the promotion of Amber Esseiva to Associate Curator. We are thrilled to welcome Paul, Nontsikelelo, Egbert, and Amber in their new roles at the ICA, said ... More How one of the Whitney Biennial protesting artists spends SundaysNEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE ).- Whether dousing himself with paint, petting crocodiles or transforming 85-foot boats into works of art, Thai artist Korakrit Arunanondchai is constantly pushing boundaries. This year, Arunanondchai was part of a group of artists who withdrew their pieces from the Whitney Biennial when it became known that the museums vice chair, Warren Kanders, was the owner of a company that distributes law-enforcement equipment, like tear gas canisters. (Kanders would later resign his position at the Whitney.) On Tuesday and Wednesday, Arunanondchai, 32, will present what he described as his most ambitious project to date. Together will be a live performance featuring more than a dozen people, including the artist himself, at the Harlem Parish as part of the Performa 19 Biennial. It feels really heavy and really ... More Poland says Netflix Holocaust documentary 'rewrites history'WARSAW (AFP).- Poland has complained to Netflix that a Holocaust documentary series on Nazi German death camps "rewrites history" by featuring an "incorrect" map. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called on the popular US streaming and production website to correct the "terrible mistake" that he believed had been "committed unintentionally". A Netflix consultant in Poland who only identified herself as Malgorzata told AFP on Tuesday the company was "treating the issue as a priority" and that its headquarters would soon issue an official statement. "Netflix did not intend to offend anyone or compromise any values," she added. The Auschwitz memorial museum also tweeted that historical and geographical information in the Netflix documentary about the locations of Nazi death camps was "simply wrong". A map featured in "The Devil Next ... More Exhibition retraces the path of the Ephrussi family and their voluntary and involuntary travelsVIENNA.- With the exhibition The Ephrussis. Travel in Time, the Jewish Museum Vienna follows the traces of Edmund de Waals bestseller The Hare with the Amber Eyes, and tells the story of the famous Ringstrasse family Ephrussi. The exhibition retraces the path of the Ephrussi family and their voluntary and involuntary travels between Russia, Austria, France, Great Britain, Spain, the USA, Mexico, Japan and other countries. On the basis of selected objects, documents and pictures, the economic and social development of a European-Jewish family, whose descendants now live scattered throughout the world as a result of flight and expulsion, is depicted. At the heart of the exhibition is the Ephrussi Family Archives, donated to the Jewish Museum Vienna by the De Waal family, as well as 157 netsukes provided by the family as a long-term loan ... More Cape Ann Museum appoints new Director of Development, Librarian/ArchivistGLOUCESTER, MASS.- Oliver Barker, Director of the Cape Ann Museum, announced today two new key appointments as part of an expanding team at the Museum. Diane Wortis has been appointed Director of Development and Trenton Carls will commence next month as Librarian/Archivist at the Cape Ann Museum. Both will report directly to Barker. We are especially excited to welcome both Diane and Trenton to the Cape Ann Museum said Barker. Diane and Trenton's stewardship of their respective areas is critical to the Museum's future success and our commitment to engaging the broader Cape Ann community, while serving greater audiences regionally, nationally and internationally in anticipation of the Museums 150th anniversary in 2023. Diane Wortis brings 30+ years of experience in fundraising, communication, and nonprofit management ... More Werewolf in London one sheet, Russian constructivist rarities highlight movie posters auctionDALLAS, TX.- A pair of rare Russian constructivist posters and an extraordinary Werewolf in London one sheet are capturing the attention of collectors in anticipation of Heritage Auctions Movie Posters Internet Auction Nov. 23-24 in Dallas, Texas. Werewolf of London (Universal, 1935) One Sheet (estimate: $60,000-120,000) is as rare as it gets, the only known one sheet from the horror classic in this style (two styles were created). Big paper from the film is exceptionally rare, adding to the demand for this 27-by-41-inch masterpiece. The Russian Constructivist posters are Battleship Potemkin (SovKino, R-1929) Russian Poster (estimate: $50,000-100,000) and October 1917 (Ten Days that Shook the World) (Sovkino, 1928) Russian Poster (estimate: $40,000-80,000). Constructivism is an artistic and architectural philosophy that ... More London's Pax Romana presents The Royal Sale, a Nov. 24 no-reserve auction of superior-quality ancient artLONDON.- Pax Romana, a premier British gallery and auction house specializing in expertly curated and authenticated ancient art, antiquities, weaponry and wearable jewellery, will conduct an exclusive one-day event, The Royal Sale, on Sunday, November 24. This no-reserve auction features an exceptional selection of ancient art from many regions and cultures worldwide from China through the Middle East to the Mediterranean region and North Sea. All auction items have low opening bids to allow all collectors, whether novice or advanced, to pursue beautiful ancient objects. Each lot will convey to its new owner with a professional Certificate of Authenticity signed by Pax Romanas owner/director, Dr Ivan Bonchev (PhD, University of Oxford). The auction catalogue is divided in four main categories: Ancient Wearable Jewellery, Ancient Weaponry, ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, French painter Camille Pissarro died November 13, 1903. Camille Pissarro (10 July 1830 - 13 November 1903) was a French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter born on the island of St Thomas (now in the US Virgin Islands, but then in the Danish West Indies). His importance resides in his contributions to both Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Pissarro studied from great forerunners, including Gustave Courbet and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. He later studied and worked alongside Georges Seurat and Paul Signac when he took on the Neo-Impressionist style at the age of 54. In this image: An unidentified visitor looks at the Impressionist painting by Camille Pissarro called the "Rue Saint-Honore apre-midi. Effet de Pluie (Rue Saint-Honore Afternoon, Rain Effect)," in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, Thursday May 12, 2005.
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