Superlative Masterpieces From Around The World Resurface At Sotheby’s Annual Irish Sale

LONDON.- Sotheby’s Seventeenth Annual Irish Sale in London, to take place on Tuesday, 29 March, 2011, brings together exceptional masterpieces by eminent Irish artists. The group of works, many never before offered on the market, boasts superb and rare pictures by John Lavery, Roderic O’Conor and Mary Swanzy. Louis le Brocquy is represented with thirteen works that span his career, and a selection by today’s most sought after Irish artists, including Basil Blackshaw, John Shinnors, William Scott, Colin Middleton and [...]

New Faces Join Third Master Paintings Week to Be Held During July in London

LONDON.- Now in its third year and established as one of the key art events in the summer calendar, Master Paintings Weekis a collaboration between twenty-three leading galleries and three auction houses and will take place from 1 to 8 July 2011. This week of exhibitions and events offers a wonderful selection of predominantly European paintings, dating from the 15th to the 19th centuries, coinciding with the Old Master Sales at Bonhams (6 July), Christie’s (5 and 6 July) and Sotheby’s [...]

Museo Picasso Málaga Presents The Kippenberger Meets Picasso Exhibition

MAGALA.- The Kippenberger Meets Picasso exhibition at Museo Picasso Málaga is showing a total of 55 artworks – large-format paintings, drawings and sculptures – alongside 48 books and 73 posters and invitation cards that were produced by the German artist throughout his career. It also brings together a range of video images, commentary and interviews made between 1979 and 1997, which serve to document the works on display from 22nd February – 29th May 2011. The exhibition is an opportunity both [...]

Rare Painting of Doomed WW2 Bomb Store that was Covered Up for Years, Offered at Bonhams

LONDON.- A powerful painting of a Staffordshire bomb store by the artist David Bomberg will be offered by Bonhams in the 20th Century British Art sale on March 9th. The painting is estimated to sell for £80,000 – 120,000. As World War II broke out in Europe, Bomberg felt a pressing need to contribute in some way and repeatedly suggested that artists be employed to depict and document the historic events. To his satisfaction, in 1939 it was announced that a [...]

Walker Art Gallery Acquires Important Watercolour: “Goodbye on the Mersey” by James Tissot

LIVERPOOL.- The Walker Art Gallery has acquired a striking watercolour study of 19th century emigration by the French artist, James Tissot with help from the Art Fund, the UK’s national fundraising charity for works of art. Goodbye on the Mersey is a detailed observation of a middle class family saying goodbye to relatives bound for America on an imposing transatlantic liner. It was bought at auction with help from a 100% grant from the Art Fund, totalling at £58,850. James [...]

Unknown Painting by Walter Sickert Re-Surfaces After 80 Years to Sell at Bonhams

LONDON.- A previously unknown painting by Walter Sickert, entitled The Blind Sea Captain, is one of the highlights of the 20th Century British Art Sale in New Bond Street on the 9th March. The painting, which is estimated to sell for £40,000 – 60,000, is from a private collection, inherited by the vendor from her grandfather. The art historian Wendy Baron, who has devoted her life to studying the works of Walter Sickert, was astounded to find a painting by [...]

Bishopsgate Institute, Designed by Charles Harrison Townsend, to Unveil £7 Million Refurbishment

LONDON.- A remarkable architectural gem that sits between the City of London and Spitalfields will be unveiled in June this year, restored to its former glory. Built in 1895, Bishopsgate Institute was designed by Charles Harrison Townsend who went on to design the Whitechapel Gallery and the Horniman Museum. The Institute’s extensive refurbishment includes the complete restoration of the grade II* listed building’s spaces including the Great Hall and the building’s façade, and the creation of a new cafe. This follows on from [...]

Guggenheim Presents Chaos and Classicism: Art in France, Italy, Germany, and Spain

BILBAO.- Chaos and Classicism: Art in France, Italy, Germany, and Spain, 1918–1936 is an exhibition that focuses on the vast transformation in European culture between the world wars. Sponsored by Fundación BBVA, the exhibition is on view at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao from February 22 through May 15, 2011. Rising from the horror of the war, European artists sought a return to order and an embrace of rational organization and enduring values, in contrast with the prewar emphasis on innovation by all [...]

Vintage style photos by Ana Dias

A Photo project by the Portuguese photographer Ana Dias, in collaboration with hairdresser Clarisse Fernandes and makeup artist Bárbara Brandão. Shot in a vintage style featuring models like Elizaveta Egorova, Laila Pires and Alexandra Nefedova.

Photography by Arianna Biasini

Arianna is a Edmonton, Canada-based photographer and photo retoucher. Her images have been published internationally, both online and in print, and have won runner-up in two photography contests, one local (through McBain Camera) and one national (through Vistek).

Most Important Peploe Ever to Come to Auction Leads Scottish Colourist Paintings at Christie’s

LONDON.- Christie’s announce a group of superb Scottish Colourist paintings to be offered in the 20th Century British Art sale on 26 May 2011, led by the most important work by Samuel John Peploe, R.S.A. (1871-1935) ever to come to auction, The Coffee Pot, 1905 (estimate: £800,000-1.2million). One of five works which together constitute Peploe’s most famous images, this magnificent painting illustrates the impact of Edouard Manet on the artist during his time in Paris. This canvas exemplifies the artistic [...]

Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris

RICHMOND, VA.- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents a landmark exhibition in honor of its 75th anniversary, Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris. VMFA is the only East Coast venue for the exhibition’s seven-city international tour. The exhibition, which will be on view from February 19 through May 15, 2011, is co-organized by the Musée National Picasso, Paris and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Drawn from the collection of the Musée National Picasso in Paris, the [...]

Italian-Born Painter Marco Casentini Opens “Family Rooms” at Gilman Contemporary

KETCHUM, ID.- Italian-born painter Marco Casentini presents his first solo exhibition with Gilman Contemporary, but his 50th exhibition worldwide. The exhibition, titled Family Rooms, will run through February. Casentini’s paintings echo urban architecture, natural landscapes and personal environs. Family Rooms explores the more intimate nature of our homes and the emotional nature with which we choose to surround ourselves. Working in his signature geometric shapes, Casentini continues to explore how the environment can be represented soley through color and texture. His [...]

German Artist Susanne Kuhn’s First Exhibition with Haunch of Venison Opens in London

LONDON.- German artist Susanne Kuhn’s first exhibition with Haunch of Venison introduces the artist’s innovative blend of realistic light effects, fantastic architecture and figuration. Opening in February 2011, the exhibition will feature new work including paintings of landscapes and unsettling domestic interiors. Having studied at the renowned Hochschule fur Grafik und Buchkunst (Academy of Visual Arts) in Leipzig where she received classical training in painting and drawing, Kuhn moved to the US shortly after her graduation. She completed postgraduate studies at [...]

Exhibition of Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico Opens at the de Young

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Considered the “mother culture” of Mesoamerica and recognized as America’s oldest civilization, the people known today as the Olmec developed an iconic and sophisticated artistic style as early as the second millennium BC. The Olmec are best known for the creation of colossal heads carved from giant boulders that have fascinated the public and archaeologists alike since they were discovered in the mid-19th century. The monumental heads remain among ancient America’s most awe-inspiring and beautiful masterpieces today. [...]