Painting
On May 20 & 21, 2017, Clars Auction Gallery hosted an important sale that featured exceptional works in fine art from prominent artists around the world. The art world took note of this sale and…
Le Cirque, a rare, complete portfolio of 38 lithographs by the Russian/French artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) sold for £149,000 at Bonhams Prints and Multiple Sale…
William Larkin's Portrait of Thomas Pope, later 3rd Earl of Downe, sold in the room for a remarkable £449,000, ten times its estimate of £40,000-60,000, at Bonhams Old…
Los Angeles− On August 1, Bonhams California and Western Paintings and Sculpture sale will offer a selection of over 150 works spanning the late 19th through mid-20th…
This fall, The Frick Collection will present Veronese in Murano: Two Venetian Renaissance Masterpieces Restored, a focused exhibition on two recently conserved and rarely seen paintings by the…
The Charles Dickens Museum in London reported that it discovered an original portrait of Catherine Dickens, wife of Charles Dickens. In a curious twist, the painting was discovered by X-ray…
"The power and energy of water have long been an alluring subject for artists. The museum’s collection is featured in this conceptual collage set to the introductory chapter of Herman Melville’s Moby…
"Phillips Director and exhibition curator Dorothy Kosinski introduces Markus Lüpertz, on view at The Phillips Collection May 27 through September 3, 2017."
Credit: The Phillips Collection
"In this video, Bill Ham discusses his "kinetic paintings," which involve the unique use of a transparent overhead projector deployed as a tool for direct spontaneous abstract painting in improvised…
"Special guests Lonnie Holley, Danny Glover, Paul Arnett, and Delroy Lindo comment on de Young's special exhibition, Revelations: Art from the African American South, on view through April 1, 2018…
"LACMA’s Artists on Art videos offer insights into works in the museum’s encyclopedic collection that have inspired and informed artists working today. Looking at art through their eyes, we hear…
"LACMA’s Artists on Art videos offer insights into works in the museum’s encyclopedic collection that have inspired and informed artists working today. Looking at art through their eyes, we hear…
"An introductory video for the exhibition 'Van Dyck, The Anatomy of Portraiture,' on view at The Frick Collection from March 2, 2016, through June 5, 2016."
Credit: The Frick Collection
"Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), nineteenth-century Britain’s greatest land- and seascape artist, depicted ports throughout his career, both in monumental oil paintings and in watercolors…
"Joanna Sheers Seidenstein, Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow, introduces the exhibition, "Divine Encounter: Rembrandt's 'Abraham and the Angels," on view at The Frick Collection from May 30,…
