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'Classic Beauties' Are Gathered for Major Exhibition in Amsterdam

June 19, 2018

Hermitage Amsterdam’s new exhibition (through Jan. 18), Classic Beauties. Artists, Italy and the Esthetic Ideals of the 18th Century, is a summer art highlight on the Continent. The show tells ...

Minneapolis Institute of Art Presents Exhibition Inspired by Philando Castile

June 19, 2018

This June, the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) presents “Art and Healing: In the Moment,” an exhibition of 15 works—including paintings, sculpture, video, posters, and textiles—by Twin Cities ...

Lot 200: Emilio Cruz, Floating Figures, oil on canvas. Sold June 14, 2018 for $17,500, a record for the artist

Swann Sets Record for Cuban-American Painter Emilio Cruz

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June 19, 2018

Swann Galleries’ auction of American Art on June 14 offered original works by bastions of the category including William Glackens and John Singer Sargent, as well as artists whose work has only ...

Loretta Kaufman to Exhibit at Chelsea’s First Street Gallery

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June 19, 2018

Loretta Kaufman’s acrylic painting “Sere Deconstructed II: Circle of Life Series” is one of 48 works selected from 1,900 entries in First Street Gallery’s 2018 National Juried Exhibition. The ...

Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937), Pool #2, from the portfolio Pools, 1968; printed 1997. Chromogenic color print, 40.4 x 40.7 cm (image). Edward Ruscha Papers and Art Collection, 2013.16.2 © Ed Ruscha. Courtesy Harry Ransom Center.

Ed Ruscha: Archaeology and Romance

June 19, 2018

The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin presents the exhibition “Ed Ruscha: Archaeology and Romance” from Aug. 11, 2018, through Jan. 6, 2019. One of today’s most influential ...

Arts & Collectibles Blockchain Codex Announces Whitelist Ahead of Impending Token Sale

June 19, 2018

Codex, a cryptocurrency and decentralized registry for unique assets focused on the $2 trillion dollar arts & collectibles (A&C) asset class, announces its highly-anticipated public sale ...

Signed by Sultan Ali Mashhadi (d. 1520), Afghanistan, Herat Timurid period, Page from the Diwan (collected works) of Sultan Husayn Mirza, circa 1490, with later additions, colored inks, and gold on blue paper, Cincinnati Art Museum; Gift of JoLynn M. and Bryon W. Gustin, 2016.372

Behold the beauty of script in Collecting Calligraphy: Arts of the Islamic World at the Cincinnati Art Museum starting Sept. 7

June 19, 2018

CINCINNATI— Explore the craftsmanship, skill, beauty and function of calligraphy from the ninth to the twentieth centuries in the special exhibition Collecting Calligraphy: Arts of the Islamic ...

The auction will feature a run of Drake's Plantation Bitters, including a green example and a purple variant, both in mint condition.

Antique bottles from coast to coast will be in American Bottle Auctions' online sale, June 29-July 8

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June 19, 2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – American Bottle Auctions’ next big sale – Auction 65, with bidding set to start on Friday, June 29th and end on Sunday, July 8th – will cater to collectors from coast to coast, ...

The Violin Player, 1623. Dirck van Baburen (Dutch, c. 1592/3–1624). Oil on canvas; 80.4 x 67.1 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Cleveland Museum of Art Acquisitions Range From a Jolly Dutch Portrait to a Cool 1970s Work by Emma Amos

June 18, 2018

Significant recent acquisitions by the Cleveland Museum of Art include The Violin Player, a 17th-century genre painting by Dirck van Baburen; a drawing by Johannes Stradanus, a Netherlandish artist ...

Lots To Discover in Clarke Auction's June 25 Storage Sale

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June 19, 2018

Clarke Auction is holding its fifth, online-only, no reserve, storage sale on Monday, June 25, 2018. The sale features approximately two hundred lots of fine art pulled from the ...

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863). Self-Portrait with Green Vest, ca. 1837. Oil on canvas, 25 9/16 x 21 7/16 in. (65 x 54.5 cm). Musée du Louvre, Paris. © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre) / Michel Urtado

Delacroix Opens at the Met This Fall

June 17, 2018

French painter Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) was one of the greatest creative figures of the 19th century. Through his choice of daring subjects and compositions, a vibrant palette, and bold ...

Joan Mitchell. Bracket. 1989. The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. © Estate of Joan Mitchell. Photo: Katherine Du Tiel.

Baltimore Museum of Art and SFMOMA Co-Organize Comprehensive Retrospective of Work by Acclaimed Artist Joan Mitchell

June 17, 2018

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) are co-organizing a comprehensive retrospective of American artist Joan Mitchell. The exhibition will bring ...

Extremely rare gold Hawaii statehood medal, number 20 of just 50 pieces struck in 1959, 7.05 troy ounces (est. $10,000-$15,000).

Rare coins and medals from Hawaii will be part of Holabird's June 22-26 mega-auction in Reno

Holabird Western Americana
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June 18, 2018

RENO, Nev. – Holabird Western Americana Collections’ upcoming five-day auction, June 22-26 – officially titled June Treasures from Pacific Shores – is loaded with nearly 3,600 lots covering many ...

"Götterfunken (film), at Götterfunken feuertrunken der Erlkönig: whiteout , Wünsdorf

New Site-Specific Installations by Artist Bettina WitteVeen in Berlin Explore the Influence of Historical Events in the Context of Current Political and Social Discourse

June 15, 2018

Artist and activist Bettina WitteVeen continues her decades-long exploration into war and the human condition in two site-specific installations in Berlin. Götterfunken feuertrunken der Erlkönig: ...

Chinese Coins, Antiques & Western Paintings Abound June 21 at 888 Auctions

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June 15, 2018

Richmond Hill, ON – As the temperatures continue to rise, the sell-through rates and hammer prices continue to steadily climb at 888 Auctions. The high sell-through rates have become an effective ...

Charles Sorlier limited edition color lithograph (#69/75) on Arches paper of an artwork after Marc Chagall (1887-1985), titled Roses et Mimosas (est. $10,000-$20,000).

Signed prints after Chagall, Picasso and other artists are just part of Ahlers & Ogletree's June 24th auction

Ahlers & Ogletree
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June 15, 2018

ATLANTA, Ga. – An important one-day auction featuring 583 lots of period antiques, fine art, modern art and furniture, Chinese decorative arts, rugs, lighting and more is planned for Sunday, June ...

"Button Yer Lip," Crash (John Matos), 1989, 40 x 30, watercolor on paper

Lawrence Fine Art to Show Work by Freilicher, Gilliam, Rivers, Price and Schatz at Art Market Hamptons, July 5-8

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June 15, 2018

Lawrence Fine Art will make its third appearance at Art Market Hamptons, in Bridgehampton, July 5-8, showing works by Jane Freilicher, Sam Gilliam, Larry Rivers and Howard Schatz, among others. The ...

Soyoung Lee Named Chief Curator at the Harvard Art Museums

June 14, 2018

The Harvard Art Museums has announced the appointment of Soyoung Lee as the institution’s new Chief Curator, effective September 24, 2018. Lee comes to the Harvard Art Museums from the ...

Louise Jones working on her 30-foot mural for

Crystal Bridges Museum Debuts Traveling Exhibition 'The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art'

June 14, 2018

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art presents the debut of The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art on view now through September 3, 2018. After the debut at Crystal Bridges, The ...

Lynn Dau. Toy Chest, 2016. Found objects.

Home | Maker: Reactions to Definement

June 13, 2018

Ryan Carrington and Lynn Dau Explore the Nuances of Domesticity and Labor in the Embark Gallery Exhibition, Home | Maker: Reactions to Definement, June 15 to July 14, 2018. In its second annual ...

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