Art News Archive
Cy Twombly: Photographs 1951-2010 opens at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels
February 2, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Photography
BRUSSELS.- As a tribute to the recently deceased artist, the Centre for Fine Arts is turning the spotlight on a less familiar aspect of his oeuvre. The exhibition includes more than 100 dryprint Polaroid photographs (selected by Twombly himself), along with a selection of other works by Twombly and a film portrait by Tacita Dean. Cy Twombly (who was born in Lexington in 1928 and died in Rome in 2011) was one of the most important US artists of his generation. He made his name with large-scale abstract paintings whose free form and spontaneous dynamism recall calligraphy... [Full Article]
Earliest known copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa found at Spain’s Prado Museum
February 2, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Education & Research, Featured
MADRID (AP).- A “Mona Lisa” copy owned by Spain’s Prado Museum was almost certainly painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci’s apprentices alongside the master himself as he did the original, museum officials said Wednesday. The stunning find of what the Prado now says is probably the earliest known copy of La Gioconda will give art lovers and experts an idea of what the Mona Lisa looked like back in the 16th century, said Gabriele Finaldi, the museum’s deputy director collections. “It is as if we were in the same studio, standing at... [Full Article]
Sweden’s Nationalmuseum acquires Tradgardsinterior by artist Johan Krouthén
February 2, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Featured, Museums & Galleries
STOCKHOLM.- Nationalmuseum has acquired the painting Trädgårdsinteriör från Linköping by Swedish artist Johan Krouthén. The detailed painting depicts army surgeon Ernst Boman and his family and is dated 1887-1888. Nationalmuseum previously only owned one painting by Krouthén, and is thus pleased to be able to add this work from the artist’s best period. Johan Krouthén (1858-1932) was part of the generation of artists that broke through during the 1880s, when a French-oriented realism dominated Swedish painting. However, in contrast to many of his contemporaries,... [Full Article]
Hayward Gallery presents first major United Kingdom survey of works by David Shrigley
February 2, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions, Featured
LONDON.- This Hayward Gallery exhibition is the first major survey in the UK of works by David Shrigley. Spanning the upper galleries, David Shrigley: Brain Activity, covers the full range of Shrigley’s diverse practice from the past two decades of the artist’s career, including drawing, animation, painting, photography, taxidermy and sculpture. The exhibition features some 240 works, the majority of which are new or never before shown in the UK. David Shrigley is best known for his pared down drawings and animations that make witty and wry observations on a... [Full Article]
The Valencian Institute for Modern Art opens exhibition: Contemporary Indigenous Art in Australia
February 1, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions
VALENCIA.- The director of the IVAM, Consuelo Císcar, the curators of the exhibition Ian McLean and Erica Izett and artists Judy Watson and Christian Thompson presented the exhibition “Contemporary Indian Art Australia. Missana-Sordello Collection, which will run until April 16 . The exhibition draws primarily from the private collection of Marc Sordello & Francis Missana and brings together 71 works from 58 artists that are part of Western Desert, a movement that brings together indigenous artists from the communities of the almost desert of Western Australia... [Full Article]
Amon Carter Museum of American Art Announces New Interpretation Manager
February 1, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Artists & People
FORT WORTH, TX.- The Amon Carter Museum of American Art announced that Jenna Madison has joined its nationally recognized Education Department in the newly created position of Interpretation Manager. Over the last decade, the Amon Carter has developed programs to make its collection relevant to the museum’s diverse audiences. Interpretive resources such as audio tours and family guides have been widely used by guests of all ages, and Madison will continue to produce innovative methods that enhance how visitors connect with art. Madison has eight years of experience... [Full Article]
Art detective and leading art dealer Philip Mould is on the hunt for lost treasures
February 1, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Education & Research
LONDON.- Is there a chance you have an unknown Rembrandt or a forged Leonardo? The race is now on to discover unattributed treasures or counterfeits currently languishing in the dimly lit corridors of Britain. After securing high viewing figures for a programme of fine art in the first series, ‘Fake or Fortune?’ has been re-commissioned by BBC1 to set this crack art sleuthing duo on the trail of material to provide the perfect ‘Whodunnit’ art crime scene for next year. Last year the BBC1 programme instigated the discovery of a painting by Winslow Homer, found... [Full Article]
“A Portrait of a Young Lady in Pink” leads January Period Art & Design auction at Bonhams
February 1, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Art Market
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- A selection of paintings paved the way to success at Bonhams Period Art & Design auction, January 29, 2012 in San Francisco, which realized a sales total of $578,981. Leading the auction was A portrait of a young lady in pink, an oil on canvas by Tadé Styka, depicting a brunette woman in a sleeveless, eye-catching, pink gown sitting outside against a grey-blue sky. The piece, signed by Polish-born, portrait painter Styka (1889-1954), more than doubled its pre-sale estimate of $2,000-$4,000, bringing $9,375. Top sales of paintings in the... [Full Article]
National Gallery of Victoria corrects details of missing Bonington painting investigation
February 1, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Education & Research
MELBOURNE.- The National Gallery of Victoria outlined details of its investigations into the missing, now reported stolen, Richard Bonington painting Low Tide at Boulogne (1818-28). Media reports erroneously suggested that the NGV has done very little to recover the work during the last decade. Gerard Vaughan, Director NGV said: “All appropriate protocols and processes were followed as the Gallery sought to locate the work, including discussions with the Trustees and Arts Ministry from 2003 with further advice to the Government, police and media from 2003–2004. “Naturally... [Full Article]
Heather Gaudio Fine Art announces exhibition of select works by Robert Kushner & Cornelia Kubler Kavanagh
February 1, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions
NEW CANAAN, CT.- Heather Gaudio Fine Art, a contemporary art gallery featuring paintings, sculptures, photography, and works on paper is pleased to present their latest exhibition, Patterns and Forms, at their gallery located at 21 South Avenue in New Canaan, CT. The exhibition will feature a compelling apposition of paintings and sculpture. A series of richly textured and opulent paintings of flowers by Robert Kushner are paired with fluid and inspiring bronze sculptures by Cornelia Kubler Kavanagh. The exhibition will run from February 2, 2012 through March 22,... [Full Article]
Turner watercolour, lost from public view for 100 years, brought home to Brighton
February 1, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Museums & Galleries
BRIGHTON.- A painting of Brighton by JMW Turner which was lost from public view for 100 years has found a home at the city’s Royal Pavilion thanks to an Art Fund grant. Jenny Lund, Curator of Fine Art at the Royal Pavilion and Museums, said: “The watercolour The Chain Pier at Brighton will be a tremendous asset for the Royal Pavilion and Museums and its fine art collection.” The painting Painted around 1824-5, The Chain Pier at Brighton is the only picture Turner is known to have painted featuring the city’s iconic Royal Pavilion. Depicting... [Full Article]
Bonhams to sell Zulu heritage in London: German art training that gave new insights into Africa
February 1, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Art Market
LONDON.- When does a work of art become part of a country’s national heritage? Bonhams next sale of South African Art on 21st March 2012 in New Bond Street, London, may go some way towards answering that question when ‘Zulu Woman’ by Irma Stern goes under the hammer. Painted in 1935 at the height of her creative powers by South Africa’s leading artist, Irma Stern, it is estimated to sell for £400,000 to £600,00. As Irma Stern’s reputation is without equal in the field of South African art and the image is an iconic one of African womanhood from one of... [Full Article]
Special contributions allow Knoxville Museum of Art to acquire masterpiece by Catherine Wiley
February 1, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Museums & Galleries
KNOXVILLE, TN.- Thanks to an outpouring of generosity from the community, the Knoxville Museum of Art has acquired a landmark 1913 Impressionist painting by East Tennessee native Anna Catherine Wiley (1879-1958). The colorful scene of a woman and child in a sun-dappled meadow was purchased at auction at Case Antiques in Knoxville on January 28, 2012. “Catherine Wiley was not prolific, and her paintings rarely come on the market,” says KMA Curator Stephen Wicks. “This is one of her greatest works, from her best period, and shows why she is ranked among America’s... [Full Article]
Andy Warhol Museum announces Andy Warhol exhibition traveling throughout Asia
February 1, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions, Featured
PITTSBURGH, PA.- The Andy Warhol Museum announced its latest traveling exhibition Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal, opening March 17, 2012 at the ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal is the largest retrospective of Warhol’s artwork to travel to Asia, spanning his career from the 1940s to 1980s. The exhibition is arranged by decade and features more than 300 paintings, photographs, screen prints, drawings, and sculptures. Iconic works in the exhibition include Jackie (1964), Marilyn Monroe (1967), Silver Liz (1963), Mao... [Full Article]
Extensive survey show of works by the Cuban painter Carmen Herrera at Lisson Gallery
February 1, 2012 by All Art News - Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions
LONDON.- Lisson Gallery announces an extensive survey show of works by the Cuban painter Carmen Herrera. One of her most comprehensive exhibitions to date, this will include historic paintings from the 1940s through to the present day. Born in 1915 Herrera continues to draw and paint every day from her home in New York City. Recognition came late for Herrera; a story not uncommon among women of her generation. After seven decades of painting, her work was finally revealed to a wider audience through shows in New York and in the UK at IKON Gallery, Birmingham in 2009;... [Full Article]
