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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Reported in Antiques & Fine Art Magazine, the $10 million robbery of the home of “The King of Bonds” Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive officer of DoubleLine Capital LP, on September 12 included pieces by Jasper Johns (b. 1930), Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) and Guy Rose (1867-1925). Gundlach, a well-known fine art connoisseur, is offering a $200,000 […]
“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. […]
The sort of find that powers indefatigable flea market enthusiasts, the painting above, believed to be Renoir’s “Paysage Bords de Seine,” was bought in a Virginia flea market for less than $50 as part of a box lot. The Potomack Company, based in Alexandria, VA is scheduled to auction off the small river scene on […]
Tomorrow, September 7, Flying Cranes Antiques Ltd is hosting an Opening Preview Exhibition & Sale entitled “19th Century Japanese Art in the 21st Century” from 10:30AM to 6PM at the Manhattan Art & Antiques Center, located at 1050 Second Avenue, Gallery 58. Here, you can see a small sample of the exquisite works of the […]
This Friday, Flying Cranes Antiques Gallery presents an Opening Preview of upcoming Exhibition and Sale: “19th Century Japanese Art in the 21st Century.” For over 30 years, Flying Cranes Antiques has specialized in exceptional Asian art, including the works of master artists of the influential Meiji Period (1868-1912). Located at the Manhattan Art & Antiques […]