Chances are that among the homes you have visited, you haven't been in one with a cow painting. In an age where color and originality trump perfection, the cow is not a favorite subject for wall art. In the 19th Century, at the height of the cow painting craze, prices reflected the number of cows … Continue reading Howe Now Brown Cow: A Second Look at Cow Paintings
The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is bringing what it calls the most comprehensive survey to date for renowned German artist Günther Förg (1952-2013) to the city. Opening on October 21, 2018, and on view through January 27, 2019, the show will be the first American museum exhibition dedicated to the artist in nearly three … Continue reading Landmark Survey of Work by Günther Förg Coming to DMA
The age-old tradition of art collecting is highlighted in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s current exhibition- From Rembrandt to Parmigianino: Old Masters from Private Collections. On view now, this exhibition gives the public a rare chance to see treasured artworks from the private collections of regional residents, including several works from Wisconsin homes. During this exclusive … Continue reading Rarely-Seen Old Masters from Private Collections at Milwaukee Art Museum
A painting at the Clark Art Institute titled Man Reading is indeed by the Dutch Master Rembrandt, at least if the assessment of a leading scholar is correct. Ernst van de Wetering, long-time head of the Netherlands-based Rembrandt Research Project, unequivocally attributed it in a recent publication. However, even the affirmation won't end the debate over this … Continue reading Yes, It’s a Rembrandt, Probably
The Dallas Museum of Art was acquired in May "Frederiksborg Castle by Moonlight," 1817, by Danish artist Johan Christian Dahl (1788 – 1857). The museum says the painting is one of the most important works from the Copenhagen phase of Johan Christian Dahl’s career. Long missing, the work was rediscovered in 2000 after cleaning revealed … Continue reading Dallas Museum of Art Acquires Moonlit Scene by Johan Christian Dahl
The movie The Monuments Men tells the story of those assigned to protect the art treasures of Europe during World War II. Hitler is amassing the treasures of civilization all destined for a De Führer Museum. Modern works are of course not included in the treasure hunt. Works by Picasso and others are destroyed. While … Continue reading Of Monuments and Men
A new exhibit coming to two The Phillips Collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art will take a new look at the artistic process of Vincent van Gogh- and reunite several masterpieces. The museum's say the exhibition is the first to focus on van Gogh’s “repetitions”—a term the artist used to describe his practice of … Continue reading Van Gogh Repetitions Coming to Phillips then Cleveland Museum
It was through the current exhibit (on view through January 6) at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art that I learned more about the Phillips Collection and Duncan Phillips himself. An astute collector, Phillips didn't have the wealth to match Andrew Carnegie or Andrew Mellon, but never-the-less assembled one of the country's great collections. … Continue reading The Country Home of Mega-Collector Duncan Phillips
If it sounds too good to be true... That Renoir that made the feeds after being "found" at a flea market for $7 may be one previously stolen from the Baltimore Museum of Art. According to the Associated Press, a Washington Post reporter uncovered documents in the museum's library showing that the painting was on loan … Continue reading Flea Market Renoir May Have Been Stolen Decades Ago
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Dallas Museum of Art will bring together the works of art installed in the president’s suite at the Hotel Texas during his fateful trip to Texas in 1963. The original installation, orchestrated by a small group of Fort Worth art … Continue reading Exhibit Recreates Kennedy Suite in Hotel Texas
Urban Art & Antiques 