Peacock Room at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art Peacock Room opens for the first time in 25 years The Freer Gallery of Art will… Read More »Whistler’s Peacock Room opened for the first time in 25 years
Herb Ritts Cindy Crawford, 1994 © Herb Ritts Foundation Getty Museum acquires 69 photographs by Herb Ritts The Getty Museum has announced the acquisition of… Read More »Getty Museum acquires 69 photographs by Herb Ritts
Constable’s “Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows” hanging next to Turner’s “Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino”, acquired one year ago by the Getty for $45 million.… Read More »Getty Museum: acquisitions for a new era
Gustav Klimt Litzlberg am Attersee (Litzlberg on the Attersee) Painted in 1914 Klimt’s Litzlberg on the Attersee to lead Sotheby’s sale The first star of… Read More »Gustav Klimt’s ‘Litzlberg on the Attersee’ to lead Sotheby’s sale
Albert Bierstadt Mount Rainier, 1890oil on canvas, 54 x 83 inches (137 x 211 cm.)Sold for $2,143,000 Albert Bierstadt leads Coeur d’Alene Art auction The… Read More »Albert Bierstadt leads Coeur d’Alene Art auction
Lucian Freud, works at the Centre Pompidou “Benefits Supervisor Sleeping” can be seen at the right Photo by Bonny van Sighem Famous artist Lucian Freud… Read More »Famous artist Lucian Freud dies at 88 years old
The “Salvator Mundi” attributed to Leonardo da Vinci Note the similarities between the face of the “Salvator” (center) and the famous one of Leonardo da… Read More »The ‘Salvator Mundi’: a long lost Leonardo da Vinci?
Codex Calixtinus, Folio 4 Codex Calixtinus stolen from Santiago Cathedral ‘Codex Calixtinus’, one of the most important medieval manuscripts in the world, has been stolen… Read More »Codex Calixtinus stolen from Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Francesco Guardi Venice, a view of the Rialto Bridge, Looking North, from the Fondamenta del Carbon sold for £26,697,250/ $42,865,105/ €29,834,146 Masterpiece by Francesco Guardi… Read More »Masterpiece by Francesco Guardi sells for $42,8 million
Cy Twombly: I am Thyrsis of Etna Photo by Tomislav Medak Famous artist Cy Twombly dies at 83 years old American painter Cy Twombly, famous… Read More »Famous artist Cy Twombly dies at 83 years old
