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SOLD-OUT BALTIMORE SUMMER ANTIQUES SHOW TO CELEBRATE 31ST ANNIVERSARY YEAR AUGUST 25-28
Released: August 7, 2011Now celebrating its 31st year, the Baltimore Summer Antiques Show will make its annual return to the Baltimore Convention Center August 25-28 (the weekend prior to Labor Day, which was formerly the show’s annual date). The sold-out show will present the spectacular collections of more than 550 international exhibitors and will include a 70-dealer antiquarian book fair - making it Maryland’s largest antiques event and the largest indoor antiques show in the country. “This year marks a milestone of record-breaking dealer participation,” said Scott Diament, president and CEO of the Palm Beach...
PROPERTY FROM THE XU HANQING COLLECTION TO BE OFFERED AT CHRISTIE’S ASIAN ART WEEK
Released: August 3, 2011Christie’s is pleased to announce the single-owner sale of A Connoisseur’s Vision: Property from the Xu Hanqing Collection, which will be offered on September 15, 2011 during Christie's Asian Art Week. This elite group of 150 objects includes rare and important examples of ancient Chinese paintings, rare calligraphy, lustrous jades, an assortment of luxurious seals and other sophisticated scholar’s objects and is expected to realize in the region of $7 million. Xu Hanqing Xu Fubing (artistic name Hanqing and studio name Chunzhai) was born in 1883, in Yancheng, Jiangsu province and d...
BLOOMING IN THE SHADOWS: UNOFFICIAL CHINESE ART, 1974-1985
Released: August 3, 2011An exhibition of work by pioneering artists in China from the 1970s and 1980s, on view at China Institute Gallery from September 15 through December 11, 2011, will provide important clues to the development of contemporary Chinese art as we know it today. Blooming in the Shadows: Unofficial Chinese Art, 1974-1985 will offer a unique opportunity in the U.S. to witness the artwork created in China during the critical decade leading up to the Communist Party’s 1985 decision to allow modern artistic practices. A full-color catalogue will accompany the exhibition, which is organized by China I...
DALLAS INTERNATIONAL ART, ANTIQUE & JEWELRY SHOW SELECTS, TACA, DALLAS' PREMIER UMBRELLA ARTS ORGANIZATION, AS OPENING NIGHT CHARITY PARTNER
Released: July 27, 2011(Irving, TX) - The Palm Beach Show Group is pleased to announce that TACA (The Arts Community Alliance), Dallas' premier umbrella arts organization, has once again been selected as the charity partner for the prestigious opening night preview party for the DALLAS International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show. The preview party will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at the impressive, state-of-the-art Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, which opened its doors to the public this past January. Since 1966, TACA has promoted a diverse and vibrant North Texas arts scene by providing...
Heather James Fine Art is pleased to announce the exclusive offering of selections from Masterpieces of Chinese Lacquer from the Mike Healy Collection.
Released: July 22, 2011Heather James Fine Art is pleased to announce the exclusive offering of selections from Masterpieces of Chinese Lacquer from the Mike Healy Collection. The exquisite group of pieces represent the finest examples of carved red lacquerware from China’s Yuan and Ming dynasties. For more information about the lacquerware please contact Jim Carona at jim@heatherjames.com or call 307-200-6090. The techniques used in creating red carved lacquer motifs are exacting, cutting through several layers of lacquer that was dyed red with cinnabar. The skilled artisans fashioned elaborate designs of l...
Metropolitan Museum Announces 5.68 Million Attendance, Highest in 40 Years
Released: July 21, 2011The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Thursday that 5.68 million people visited the Met during the fiscal year that ended on June 30. The number, which includes attendance at The Cloisters museum and gardens, is the highest recorded in 40 years. The total was more than 400,000 greater than in Fiscal Year 2010. “We are delighted by this extraordinary response to our collections and programs, especially in the context of ongoing fiscal challenges faced by both the Museum and the public,” said Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO. “The Met is truly a museum of the world, and that scope ...
Gray's to auction Civil War painting
Released: July 22, 2011On July 28, Gray's Auctioneers will be selling lot 177, a rare Civil War painting from1865 entitled 'Our Flag is There'. The signature is indecipherable however the Gray's appraisal team has discovered a sketch by Thomas Nast which was featured on the cover of Harper's Weekly, February 13, 1864. The sketch is an exact study for the painting. Thomas Nast famously caricatured political figures of his day and was declared the father of the American cartoon for his work at Harpers. He is credited with the creation of the modern version of Santa Claus, and Uncle Sam, as well as the politica...
NEW CONTEMPORARY ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE ISSUES CALL FOR GALLERIES
Released: July 12, 2011SAN FRANCISCO ARTS OF PACIFIC ASIA SHOW PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON CONTEMPORARY & HISTORIC ASIAN ARTS AT FEBRUARY SHOW. The San Francisco Art of Pacific Asia Show (SFAPA) will debut a Contemporary Asian Art Initiative at the 2012 show. Pacific Asia Contemporary at the San Francisco Arts of Pacific Asia Show will spotlight the growing contributions of Asian artists to the Contemporary Art scene, providing an accessible and sophisticated environment for collectors to discover new artists and galleries. Thousands of collectors attend the SFAPA show annually, and more are expected with the add...
Landmark Auction for Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd.
Released: June 24, 2011Landmark Auction for Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. LLAES, Ltd. conducts first million dollar sale with their June 18th Summer Catalogue Auction. Gross sales hit 1.15 million dollars. Held at LLAES, Ltd.'s new auction gallery in Hillsborough, North Carolina, this record sale garnered an international audience and a packed house. Over 1000 bidders registered through Live Auctioneers, with a sell through rate of 24% for online bidders. 1350 bidders were pre-registered as telephone or absentee bidders. More than 200 bidders energized the house with traditional floo...
Art Antiques London consolidates success with strong sales and increased visitor numbers
Released: June 24, 2011Art Antiques London had much to celebrate when its doors closed on Wednesday 15th June after eight very busy days. The Fair acted as a magnet for collectors and connoisseurs with many established buyers visiting the Fair. Visitors commented on the light airy feel of the Fair and responded very well to the mix of disciplines and objects on display. Strong sales were reported across the board, the lecture series was universally praised and the restaurant, run by the Admirable Crichton, was an outstanding success. The final visitor figure was in excess of 15,500, and up just under 10% o...
23rd ANNUAL METRO ARTS EXPO To Feature Works From 100 Artists, A Children’s Workshop And Live Music November 4th – 5th. This Year Metro Arts’ EXPO Kicks Off With An Opening Preview Party On November 3rd To Raise Funds And Awareness For Arts Education And Programming.
Released: June 15, 2011(June, 2011 – Des Moines, IA) The 23rd annual Metro Arts EXPO will be Nov. 4th through the 5th at Capital Square downtown. This year’s juried event is more exciting than ever, featuring 100 local, regional and national artists showing and selling their works, plus kids’ hands-on art projects, musical entertainment, artist demonstrations.The Metro Arts Expo is free to the public and will still offer everything one comes to expect from this event: a jury-selected array of art created by 100 professional artists from across the United States, live music, demonstrations and a upbeat holi...
Clarke Auction - Antiques, Midcentury, Fine Art, Sculpture, Silver - 5:00 pm, Monday, June 13th
Released: June 7, 2011450 lots to include oils by Guy C Wiggins, Johann Berthelsen, David Burliuk; Judaic art, Chinese antique porcelains, Martino Gamber chairs, bronze putti, American Empire, 19th French antiques, Sterling, Livio Seguso, Persian carpets, Baccarat paperweight collection, estate jewelry, Civil War Diaries. Fine art in this auction includes five classic New York snow scenes by Guy C Wiggins and Johann Berthelsen, Judaic art by David Burliuk, Eugene Zak, Ernst Oppler, Boris Schatz, N. Cikovsky, Modechai Levanon and Abraham Walkowitz; European art by or attributed to PJ Leyendecker, Jules Pa...
MASSIVE QIANLONG LACQUER VASE HIGHLIGHTS JUNE AUCTION IN SAN FRANCISCO
Released: June 3, 2011Summer begins with a wealth of Chinese art at Bonhams & Butterfields, with fine objects in every collecting category going on the auction block June 21 at 10 a.m. A rare carved red, lacquer vase, Qianlong, discovered in an East Coast private collection, is a star lot and cover of the catalogue (est. $80,000-120,000). Carved with classic taotie masks, enclosed in stiff lappet bands on a ground of flower heads and volutes, it is a superb product of the Qing Imperial court interest, in combining archaic bronze forms with recently introduced Western Baroque elements in an object of imposi...
Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. to Hold Important Summer Catalogue Auction on June 18th
Released: June 2, 2011Over 700 lots of fine and decorative arts will be offered at LLAES Ltd.’s major Summer Catalogue Auction. Starting promptly at 9AM, the event will be held at the firm’s state of the art gallery in Hillsborough, NC. Representing several major estates, Leland Little states, “this is one of our finest offerings in a single catalogue auction to date.” The auction will feature national and international level silver, fine art, furniture, mid-century modern, Asian art, militaria, fine jewelry, and other choice decorative arts. Little elaborates, “with internet bidding by LiveAuctioneers.com a...
Qi Baishi Paintings Among the Chinese Art and Decorations at Hong Kong Auctions New York June 12 Sale
Released: June 1, 2011New York City summer specialty auctions often carry a broader variety of collections than at other times of year. Proof of this are the Qi Baishi paintings to be found among the antique and vintage Chinese collectibles in Hong Kong Auctions New York June 12 sale. A Qi Baishi inkwash recently set an auction record of $65.4 million on May 23. It will be interesting to see if the record sparks a run on the Hong Kong Auctions paintings. Lot 30 is Qi Baishi's "Ducks in a Lotus Pond" that carries a catalog high estimate of $120,000. Lot 60 is Qi Baishi's "Crow at Dusk." It is expected to top $80,...
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