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"Untitled" Mark Rothko (American (born in Russia), 1903–1970 1949 Oil and mixed media on canvas *National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1986.43.158 * © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Seeking Stillness at the MFA, Boston

September 24, 2017

News-weary? The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, offers a respite in Seeking Stillness (through July 1, 2018). This series of new installations in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art leads ...

Tole Tray Depicting the Death of General Wolfe.

Historic Objects from Prominent Collectors Featured at Schwenke Auctioneers

September 22, 2017

On Wednesday, September 27th Schwenke Auctioneers will conduct its Annual Fall Connecticut Fine Estates Auction with a remarkable offering of over 750 lots of select estate property from several ...

“Western Days and Cowboy Ways” Art Exhibit Opens October 7

Solvang Antiques
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September 1, 2017

In conjunction with Solvang Antiques, the Judith Hale Gallery announces the opening of their new exhibit “Western Days and Cowboy Ways.” Artists with new works for the show include Bill Churchill, ...

Friends of Florence restores six Renaissance masterpieces featured in major exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi

Friends of Florence
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September 21, 2017

SIX RENAISSANCE MASTERPIECES RESTORED THANKS TO FRIENDS OF FLORENCE FEATURED IN MAJOR EXHIBITION AT PALAZZO STROZZI, FLORENCE The Cinquecento in Florence from Michelangelo and Pontormo to ...

Important early 18th century Connecticut sunflower chest, attributed to Peter Blinn (1640-1725) and made circa 1703-1704.

Early and important Connecticut sunflower chest, circa 1703-1704, will be auctioned Oct. 21st

Nadeau's Auction Gallery
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September 22, 2017

WINDSOR, Conn. – An important early 18th century sunflower chest attributed to Peter Blinn (1640-1725), a colonial-era artisan who moved to Wethersfield, Conn., in the late 17th century, is an ...

Designers from Cutting Edge Homes Architects + Builders to Participate in 2017 Designer Show House

Cutting Edge Homes
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September 21, 2017

Anu Shah, Chief Designer and COO, and Laura Custodie, Interior Designer of Cutting Edge Homes Architects + Builders of Ashland are excited to announce they have been selected to participate in the ...

Philanthropist Bonnie Ann Larson Donates $5 Million to Detroit Institute of Arts

September 21, 2017

Bonnie Ann Larson, a Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) board member and longtime supporter of the museum, has made a $5 million donation to the DIA’s operating endowment. In recognition of her gift, ...

Joseph Highmore, The Angel of Mercy, c1746. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Artist Whose Radical Works Disrupted Georgian Society Featured in London Exhibition

September 21, 2017

Curated by Dr Jacqueline Riding, Basic Instincts at the Foundling Museum in London (Sept. 29, 2017 to January 7, 2018) explores Georgian attitudes to love, desire and female respectability through ...

Lot 204: Bob Kuhn (1920–2007),Closing the Distance, 1977, acrylic on masonite, 24 x 48 in, Sold: $409,500

Jackson Hole Art Auction Announces 2017 Results

Jackson Hole Art Auction
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September 21, 2017

Jackson, Wyoming – The eleventh annual Jackson Hole Art Auction was held on September 15th and 16th in Jackson, WY. Hosted by Trailside Galleries and the Gerald Peters Gallery, 77% percent of the ...

Spring Rain, 1912. John Sloan (1871–1951). Oil on canvas, 20 1/4 × 26 1/4 inches. Delaware Art Museum, Gift of John Sloan Memorial Foundation, 1986. © Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Major Retrospective of Ashcan School Artist John Sloan at Delaware Art Museum

September 21, 2017

American realist painter John Sloan (1871–1951) is best known for his images of New York during the early 20th century and as one of the pioneers of the Ashcan School. The Delaware Art Museum holds ...

© Kees van Dongen, The blue dress, 1911, Van Gogh Museum.

'The Dutch in Paris 1789 – 1914' Exhibition Illuminates Artistic Cross-Currents

September 21, 2017

Paris, with all its creative hotspots, exhibitions and training opportunities, exerted a magical attraction throughout the nineteenth century on artists from all corners of the world. New ...

One of a pair of French enamel on copper round portrait plaques, this one of a Renaissance man, the other of a woman.

Enamel plaques, Newcomb Pottery, Daum Nancy, French Sevres all at Woody Auction, Oct. 7

Woody Auction
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September 21, 2017

DOUGLASS, Kan. – A large and ambitious auction packed with 400 lots of antiques and collectibles in a variety of categories – to include art glass, antique clocks, Newcomb Pottery pieces, Chinese ...

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880–81. Oil on canvas, 51 1/4 x 69 1/8 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1923

DC's Phillips Collection Presents 'Renoir and Friends'

September 20, 2017

Opening this fall on October 7, The Phillips Collection presents an exceptional exhibition inspired by the museum’s celebrated Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880–81) by Pierre Auguste Renoir. ...

Andy Warhol’s 1984 portrait of Michael Jackson. DETAIL

Michael Jackson's Influence on Art Explored in London Exhibition

September 20, 2017

Landmark exhibition will explore the influence of Michael Jackson on some of the leading names in contemporary art from Andy Warhol to Isa Genzken Touring to The Grand Palais, Paris (November ...

Aria, 2016, Oil on Panel, 20 x 16 inches

Christopher Clamp: Stories In Stillness

Jerald Melberg Gallery
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September 20, 2017

On view through October 28, 2017 Jerald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by Christopher Clamp. This body of work continues the artist's previous explorations ...

GIFFORD BEAL (1879---- 1956) View from the Studio [27 W. 67th Street], circa 1930 Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches, Estate of the Artist

'Our Metropolis: Paintings of New York City by American Artists' at Hawthorne Fine Art

September 20, 2017

Hawthorne Fine Art will present a group of New York City scenes that span over a hundred years of artistic output in an exhibition titled Our Metropolis (by appointment in their Manhattan showroom) ...

Yvette Gellis, Oil, Earth, Fire, Wind and Water, 2017. Oil, acrylic, graphite, and canvas on canvas; triptych; 83 x 51 1/2 inches. Courtesy of the artist

Five Los Angeles-based Female Artists Redefine Sublime in PMCA's 'The Feminine Sublime'

September 19, 2017

The Feminine Sublime, an exhibition on view at the Pasadena Museum of California Art from January 21–June 3, 2018, formulates an alternative and more inclusive contemporary reading of the ...

2018 Loan Exhibition Highlight Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch, active in France, 1853-1890) Daisies, Arles, 1888 Oil on canvas Framed: 20 1/2 × 23 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (52.07 × 60.33 × 5.72 cm) Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 2014.207 Image © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

The Winter Antiques Show Celebrates 64 years as America’s Leading Art, Antiques and Design Fair

September 19, 2017

WHAT: The Winter Antiques Show is the leading art, antiques and design fair in America, featuring 70 of the world's top experts in the fine and decorative arts. Now in its 64th year, the ...

Edmond Lachenal, Bamboo Embrace, Glazed Earthenware, 12.80h x 9.50w in.

First Important European Art Pottery from the Collection of Jason Jacques offered at Heritage Auctions’ Design Sale

September 19, 2017

For the first time, Jason Jacques is pleased to announce that selections from his renowned collection of European Art Pottery will be available to collectors in the Heritage Auctions’ Design sale ...

At $81,250 (hammer price), J.K. Rowling’s "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone" set the world record for the highest price paid for an unsigned work of fiction published in the last 50 years.

First-Edition Harry Potter Fetches World Record Price at Heritage Auctions

September 19, 2017

A rare, first-edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – one of just 500 original copies, of which 300 were destined for British libraries – set a world record when it sold for ...

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