Eight landscapes by George Inness given to the Clark by Frank and Katherine Martucci will go on display June 9 with two Inness paintings collected by the museum's founders. The exhibition examines the artist’s late work when Inness had moved away from plein-air painting and naturalistic portrayals of landscapes towards a more conceptual approach to … Continue reading Gifts of Inner Life Celebrated at the Clark
A special 60th anniversary exhibition at the Shanghai Museum that opened this month to enormous crowds and much praise includes works from American museums including the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and The Cleveland Museum of Art. The special exhibition, Masterpieces of Early … Continue reading Chinese Landscapes from American Museums on View in Shanghai
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has acquired the painting Man at His Bath (1884), regarded as one of the greatest works by artist Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894). This important canvas represents the first Impressionist nude to enter the Museum's collection of paintings. The almost life-size work, which has been on loan at the MFA … Continue reading Museum of Fine Arts Boston De-accesses European Works to Purchase of Man at His Bath by Caillebotte
A presentation on art theft. In an art museum. Why not, I thought. Last night Late Night at the DMA hosted a full room in the auditorium for a presentation by Art Detective Robert Wittman. That was followed by two films, Stolen, a film about the 1995 heist at the Gardner Museum in Boston and … Continue reading Finding Rembrandt at the Dallas Museum of Art
And it's a song you've heard before. I was watching a carpet on LiveAuctioneers and New Orleans Auction Galleries today and couldn't help notice the traditional/classical looking furniture wasn't bringing much. When you compare it to paper items like maps and samplers- the price per ounce would seem pretty unreal. Small items like curtain rods … Continue reading Furniture Sells for a Song
Changing locations is usually difficult for well established antiques events and event organizers always prefer to remain in their established venue and hope, if they must move, that the cloud will have a silver lining. But for this year’s New York Ceramics Fair, loosing the lovely surroundings of the National Academy Museum on 5th Avenue … Continue reading New York Ceramics Fair Releases Numbers
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