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Paul Klee Kleinode, 1937, 214 (U 14) 57,6 x 76,5 x 2,1 cm Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, purchased 1960

Paul Klee Exhibit “100 x Paul Klee” in Düsseldorf Extended until April 21, 2013, Due to Popular Demand

Released: February 14, 2013

70,000 visitors so far have seen the Paul Klee exhibit at Düsseldorf’s K21 museum, home to the State of North Rhine Westphalia’s collection of modern art, including the 100 Klee works. The first showing of K21’s entire collection of 100 pieces by Paul Klee was one of the most highly anticipated art exhibits in Düsseldorf last Fall. About 70,000 have visited since it opened on September 29, 2012. Due to the high demand, the exhibit, called “100 x Paul Klee – Paintings and their Stories,” will be extended until April 21, 2013. The collection, which was started in 196...

Original oil painting by William Wendt (Calif./Ill., 1865-1946), titled Patriarchs of the Grove.

Cottone Auctions to Offer About 900 Lots of Fine Art, Americana, and More, March 22-23

Released: February 13, 2013

Approximately 900 quality lots of fine arts and antiques in an array of categories will be sold on Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23, at Cottone Auctions, in the firm’s spacious gallery located at 120 Court Street in Geneseo. Many items may be viewed online, at www.cottoneauctions.com. Internet bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com. The auction will feature original oil paintings (many by noted, listed artists), bronzes, Asian objects (to include jade, ivory and an outstanding collection of over 250 snuf...

Triumph of the Winter Queen: Allegory of the Just, 1636, Gerrit van Honthorst.

MONUMENTAL MASTERPIECE TRIUMPH OF THE WINTER QUEEN: ALLEGORY OF THE JUST TO BE UNVEILED AT MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON

Released: February 11, 2013

In celebration of a lifelong love affair that began with a royal wedding on February 14, 1613, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), will unveil Triumph of the Winter Queen: Allegory of the Just (1636) by Gerrit van Honthorst on Valentine’s Day. This will be the first opportunity for visitors to see the monumental Dutch painting (measuring 10 by 15 feet) at the museum, on view through July 21 in the installation Triumph of the Winter Queen. The recently conserved canvas, on loan to the MFA, depicts Frederick V and his beloved wife, Elizabeth Stuart, the King and Queen of Bohemia—known ...

"Shore Scene", Maurice G. Logan, Estimate: $30,000-50,000

MATTHEW'S GALLERIES - March 12th Fine Arts Auction

Released: February 7, 2013

Matthew's Galleries of Lake Oswego, Oregon, announces its Spring Fine Arts Auction, March 12, 2013, of American & European paintings, watercolors & fine prints. Highlighting the sale is "Shore Scene" by Maurice G. Logan (American, 1886-1977). The 20" x 24" oil on canvas is Logan at his best, with an estimate of $30,000-50,000. Also of note is "Bull Moose" by Carl Rungius (American, 1869-1959). Estimated at $25,000-35,000, it measures 14" x 18". Of interest to Northwest collectors are three paintings by William S. Parrott (American, 1843-1915), two by h...

Windows to Heaven

Released: February 7, 2013

Windows to Heaven Sandra Schawalder at Brick Lane Gallery Exhibition: ART IN MIND Exhibition Date: March 26 – April 8, 2013 ART IN MIND is the successful event of a series at Brick Lane Gallery London that features a broad variety of mediums such as painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, video and works on paper of international artists. The Brick Lane Gallery in London is a contemporary fine art gallery which exhibits an eclectic variety of contemporary art by British as well as international artists from all corners o...

Quarto Potere (Citizen Kane), 1948, R.K.O.

Brando, Bond and Citizen Kane Star in Weschler’s Vintage Film Posters Auction

Released: February 6, 2013

The international appeal of American cinema will be on display at Weschler’s Vintage Film Posters and Fine Art Auction on Friday, February 22nd at 10am. Classic films and iconic figures such as Citizen Kane and Charlie Chaplin feature prominently in this collection of framed posters from Scandinavia, France, Italy, Russia, and Germany. The collection, which comes from the Washington, DC office of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, includes posters released between 1910 and 1996. A rare French four-sheet for the film L’Espionne de Fort MacDonald (A Nation’s Peril) leads the auction with an estimat...

Scott Diament, CEO/President, Palm Beach Show Group & Audrey Gruss, Founder & Chairman, Hope For Depression Research Foundation

OPENING NIGHT OF THE 2013 PALM BEACH JEWELRY, ART & ANTIQUE SHOW UNVEILS A CHARITABLE, LUXURY TREASURE HUNT

Released: February 6, 2013

The Palm Beach Jewelry Art, & Antique Show, celebrating its 10th Anniversary, will kick off with a high-profile Opening Night Preview Party featuring the HOPE Silent Auction on Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Taking place on the show floor, every dollar raised through the Silent Auction will be used to directly fund innovative research leading to better diagnosis, new treatments, prevention and an ultimate cure for depression and its related mood and emotional disorders. “We are delighted to again partner with HDRF and remain dedicated...

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925), Madame Escudier, c. 1883. Oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. (73 x 59.7 cm). The Clark, 1955.581

THE CLARK’S SECOND uCURATE EXHIBITION, IN/VISIBLE: WOMEN OF TWO WORLDS, NOW ON VIEW

Released: February 5, 2013

The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute presents In/Visible: Women of Two Worlds, the second exhibition created through its interactive uCurate program. In/Visible, an intriguing look at the worlds of women, was created by clergywoman Ashley Smith of Stephentown, New York and is on view through March 10. The exhibition considers the different worlds and experiences of many of the women featured in works from the Clark’s permanent collection. One world is comprised of women of wealth and leisure who are dressed and prepared to be seen and admired; they have sought out the...

Gilles-Lambert Godecharle (1750-1835) Bust of Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), 1816-1817 Terracotta; height: 60 cm Tomasso Brothers at TEFAF 2013, Stand 165

TOMASSO BROTHERS TO OFFER IMPORTANT EUROPEAN SCULPTURE AT TEFAF, MAASTRICHT

Released: February 4, 2013

A terracotta bust of the renowned 16th century French philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) by the most important neoclassical Flemish sculptor of his time, Gilles-Lambert Godecharle (1750-1835), will be among the superb examples of European sculpture to be offered by Tomasso Brothers at TEFAF Maastricht. The fair, the world’s leading art and antiques event, takes place at the Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre (MECC) from 15 to 24 March 2013. Stand 165 This splendid terracotta is a documented work and the model for the stone bust now in the Musée d...

From California artist Arthur Frank Mathews (1860-1945) will be his oil on board entitled Afterglow at the Seashore that is being offered for $20,000 to $40,000.

IMPORTANT EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN PAINTINGS PLUS RARE SCULPTURES AT CLARS FEBRUARY ART AUCTION

Released: February 1, 2013

On Sunday, February 17, 2013, Clars Auction Gallery’s Fine Art Sale will offer a number of very important European and American paintings, prints, sculpture and photography. At the top of the impressive European offerings will be an oil on canvas by British artist Edward Seago (1910-1974) entitled Cottage by the Sea followed by The Return of the Calvary, an oil on canvas by Dutch artist George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923). Both of these works are being offered at $20,000 to $40,000. Autumn in Drome, an oil on canvas by Bernard Cathelin (French, 1919-2004), is being offered for ...

Israeli Auction House to exhibit 150 years of Impressionist and Modern Art in New York exhibition.

Mastart's Winter Impressionist and Modern Art Auction

Released: February 1, 2013

On February 19, 2013, Mastart will host its winter Impressionist and Modern Art Auction at the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv, with preview and sales available in our New York, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Paris galleries. The Impressionist and Modern Art sale features exceptional works including Eugene Louis Boudin’s Le Rivage a Plougastel, 1870; Raoul Dufy’s Arbre a Taormina, 1922-23; and Marc Chagall’s Bouquet de nuit, 1973. Each of these works represents a distinct moment within international art history and showcases the unique tensions within the evolving paradigm of modern art. Matsart’s f...

African American and American Abstraction to Headline at Clarke Auction February 3rd

Released: February 1, 2013

To kick off Black History Month, Clarke Auction’s upcoming sale will feature a generous selection of art by African American Artists on Super Bowl Sunday. Of the featured African American artists, the most interesting may be Keith Duncan. Duncan is known for his visual expression of important social and political issues in the United States. By utilizing a variety of mediums, from paintings to mixed media collages, he continues his artistic dialogue with the audience thro...

Custom Dining Table by Paul Evans, USA, 1967.

Winter Antiques Show Opens 10-Day Run with Strong Sales

Released: January 31, 2013

Show Runs Through February 3rd at Park Avenue Armory. The Winter Antiques Show opened its 10-day run at the Park Avenue Armory with strong sales, celebrity sightings, standing-room-only at the special lectures, and a 25% increase in daily visitors. Mayor Michael Bloomberg was among the first patrons to arrive at the Opening Night Party on January 24. Also shopping in the Show’s first days were Martha Stewart, Caroline Kennedy, Peter Brant, Bette Midler, Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman, Ric Ocasek, and David Rockefeller. Sales were robust across all disciplines, including Americana, ant...

The Old Art Collector discovers beautiful Art

Released: February 1, 2013

The Discovery of fine art is a venture on to itself that brings with it a level of excitement, as you almost resurrect the Artist, perhaps equaling the moment of its creation. Like many other collectors, it is in the discovery, where I find that moment of passion. I am The Old Art Collector. Whether it is a Picasso or Rembrandt all art has that touch of the Artist imbued within portrait at the very moment of its creation; that is what you are buying…the touch of the artist. My name is Ralph Paul DeLuca

New England Appraisers Association Core Corse for Appraisers

Released: January 30, 2013

INTRODUCING NEW ENGLAND APPRAISERS ASSOCIATION'S EDUCATIONAL CORE COURSE SEMINAR For Antiques, Art and Collectibles April 8-12 Class 8am-4:30pm Monday to Thursday - Friday ( 8:00am-12:00 noon) http://www.newenglandappraisers.org In a continuing effort to provide its members and non-members with an educational advantage that will increase their knowledge and enable them to serve their clients; the NEAA is off...