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Piero at the Frick Collection

October 5, 2012 Alisha Art, Art News, Exhibitions, The New York Times Antiques Comments Off

It is a good season for firsts in the museum world. In addition to Picasso Black and White which is the first exhibit to focus on Picasso’s penchant for monochrome (opening today, Oct. 5, 2012, at the Guggenheim), the Frick Collection announces an exhibition of Renaissance master Piero della Francesca, the first to be on […]

"Picasso Black and White" at Guggenheim

October 5, 2012 Alisha Art, Art News Comments Off

The first exhibition to explore Picasso’s recurrent focus on black, white and gray motifs, Picasso Black and White will be on view at the Guggenheim, Oct. 5, 2012 – Jan. 23, 2012. Picasso is often examined through the lens of his bold experimentation in varied styles and subjects such as his Blue and Rose periods […]

$10 Goodwill Painting Sells for $27K

September 27, 2012 Alisha Art, Art News, Flea Market Comments Off

It has been a good month for unexpected art treasure. Earlier this month, we reported the dazzling discovery of a Renoir in a Virginia flea market and now from North Carolina, comes the story of Beth Feeback who bought the painting above for $9.99 at a Goodwill store and saw it sell at Sotheby’s last […]

"Another Mona Lisa" Unveiled

September 27, 2012 Alisha Art, Art History, Art News, Exhibitions Comments Off

Today in Geneva, the Mona Lisa Foundation unveils a younger Mona Lisa whose smile is distinctly happier and less enigmatic than the one the world knows so well. The Swiss consortium that owns the work theorizes the Isleworth Mona Lisa, above, is Leonardo da Vinci’s first attempt at the most famous portrait painted while the […]

"The Scream" Comes to MoMA

September 20, 2012 Alisha Art, Exhibitions, Paintings Comments Off

“I was walking along a road one evening – on one side lay the city, and below me was the fjord. The sun went down – the clouds were stained red, as if with blood. I felt as though the whole of nature was screaming – it seemed as though I could hear a scream. […]

Newfound Ancient Mural Redefines Mayan "Doomsday" Prophecy

July 9, 2012 Alisha Antiquities, Art Comments Off

Reported in the June issue of National Geographic, 1,200 year old paintings that redefine our understanding of Mayan culture have been discovered in the ancient city of Xultún. At just 6 square miles, the small city in the heart of the Guatemalan jungle was not expected to yield any artwork at all but to the […]

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