Portrait Looted by the Nazi, is Returned at the Jewish Museum of Belgium

BRUSSELS.- A portrait of a child with her pet rabbit by Belgian artist, Antoine (Anto) Carte that was looted by the Nazis during the Belgian Occupation has been returned to its owner after the Art Loss Register (ALR) located it in the hands of an art dealer from Long Island, USA. ‘Jeune Fille a la Robe Bleue’ (1932) was the centrepiece of a hand-over ceremony at the Jewish Museum of Belgium on 1 December 2009. The Jewish child in the [...]

“Wisdom of the Mountain: Art of the Omie” at the National Gallery of Victoria

MELBOURNE.- The National Gallery of Victoria presents a beautiful selection of over thirty barkcloths in Wisdom of the Mountain: Art of the Ömie, the Gallery’s first exhibition of contemporary art from Papua New Guinea. The Ömie, a small tribe of less than 2000 people, live on the steep, south-eastern slopes of Mount Lamington, Oro Province in Papua New Guinea. The art of making barkcloths (nioge) is practised exclusively by Ömie women and is created from the inner bark of the [...]

Royal Society Launches New Interactive Timeline “Trailblazing”

LONDON.- The gruesome account of an early blood transfusion in 1666, Isaac Newton’s landmark paper on light and colour, Watson and Crick’s description of the evidence for the structure of DNA, and Stephen Hawking’s early writing on black holes in space are just some of the highlights of a new interactive timeline launched today to celebrate the 350th anniversary year of the Royal Society. Trailblazing will offer unprecedented public access to the most influential, inspiring and intriguing papers published by [...]

From Russia with Love: Bonhams Attracts 1.9 Million for Russian Art Sale

LONDON.- Russian art continues to go from strength to strength as Bonhams Russian Art sale fetches an impressive £1.9 million. The eminent names on sale included Aivazovsky and Fabergé. The top lot by Aivazovsky, whose career spanned almost the entire 19th century, named “The Morning Catch”, reached an outstanding £378,400 from an estimate of £150,000 to £250,000. Another major lot within the sale included Nikolai Fechin’s “Portrait of a young girl”, signed in Latin. Expected to fetch between £55,000-85,000, it [...]

Norman Rockwell Headlines December American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture Sale

NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams New York’s December 2nd American Paintings sale will be marked by the offering of a number of distinguished private collections as well as rare and exceptional paintings, many drawing their inspiration from the South. Of the over 100 lots to be presented, undoubtedly one of the most sought after will be a work by Norman Rockwell. Titled, The Crossword Puzzle (it is a quintessential Rockwell piece and clearly bears the hallmarks of the artist’s style. The [...]

Next “Art4Barter” to Open December 4 at Ven and Vaida Gallery

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Bartering may be the answer to bail us out of our current crisis. Although artists have historically been bartering as much as possible it is more relevant now than ever before. It can provide a solution to survival for so many of us and create a new vision for society. The artists that are participating are from diverse backgrounds and varied genres and will present their works for barter. No works shall be sold for money but rather [...]

Valencian Institute of Modern Art shows José Cendón’s Photos of War & Trauma

VALENCIA, SPAIN – José Cendón’s photographic exhibition “Fear in the Great Lakes” emerges from the collaboration between the Fundación por la Justicia and the IVAM. It gathers photographs that show the work of this Galician photographer in psychiatric hospitals in the African Great Lakes region. José Cendón tries to show to society the consequences of war in civil population by means of these photographies. He obtained the World Press Photo 2007 Award (category of Contemporary Issues) and the Pictures of [...]

VMFA Announces Exhibition Lineup to Follow Grand Opening in May

RICHMOND, VA.- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, VMFA,  has announced a lineup of exhibitions that will begin when the museum opens its new $150-million James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Wing May 1, 2010. This exhibition of more than 70 paintings, works on paper and sculptures – dating from the antebellum to the modern periods – is drawn from one of the finest private collections of historical American art in the country. Featured artists include George Bellows, Mary Cassatt, [...]

Ellen Harvey’s Solo Project “The Room of Sublime Wallpaper” to be Shown at NADA

MIAMI, FL.- Stephan Stoyanov Gallery presents “The Room of Sublime Wallpaper” (II), an installation by Ellen Harvey. Looking into the room, the viewer sees a room wallpapered in newspaper containing a salon-style hanging of glowing landscape paintings that seem to move as the viewer approaches them. It is only upon entering the room that it becomes apparent that the “paintings” are in fact angled mirrors reflecting the hidden painted walls of the room and the illusion is shattered by the [...]

Bonhams to Make Its Impression on the Recovering Art Market

LONDON.- Bonhams has announced an exciting line-up of works for its Impressionist and Modern Art sale to be held at New Bond Street on Thursday 3 December. Fighting for position as the sale’s most valuable lot is ‘Gladiatori nell’arena’ by Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978). An oil on canvas dated 1927, the painting is from Leonce Rosenberg’s hugely important collection of the artist’s Gladiator paintings which he housed in his Parisian apartment. Unsurprisingly, for such a significant piece, ‘Gladiatori nell’arena’ has [...]

Max Ernst Museum Presents 150 Works of Art by US Filmmaker David Lynch

BRUEHL.- “A cult film director from Los Angeles presenting his fine art works for the first time in a German museum. You cannot miss that!”, emphasizes Dr. Achim Sommer, director of the museum and co-curator of the exhibition “David Lynch – Dark Splendor”. Until 21st March 2010 the Max Ernst Museum Bruehl of the LVR presents a selection of 150 art works of the American film maker David Lynch. Some of his works have especially been created for the exhibition. [...]