| Marilyn Monroe photos spark buzz ahead of Polish auction at Dom Aukcyjny Desa Unicum | | LACMA and the Academy present first Stanley Kubrick retrospective in the United States | | Works by Diego Rivera and Fernando Botero lead Christie's Latin American Sale | 
Photo gallery curator Anna Wolska presents a photo of Marylin Monroe and Arthur Miller by the late celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene. AP Photo/Alik Keplicz.
WARSAW (AFP).- Marilyn Monroe aficionados are flocking to a Warsaw auction house to see pictures of the American blonde bombshell and other Hollywood stars snapped by acclaimed celebrity photographer Milton Greene. Juliusz Windorbski, who heads the Dom Aukcyjny Desa Unicum auction house in the Polish capital, said a total of 240 photos were up for bid on November 8, making it the largest ever sale of Greene's photos. "Until now, Greene's photos were sold one by one or in lots of no more than a few, but never so many at once," Windorbski said. The sale will also be Poland's biggest ever art auction, he added. In the black-and-white pictures, Monroe is captured dressed in jeans, fixing her lipstick and hair, eating a meal and coyly chatting on the phone. Such images will have a fixed minimum price ranging from 120-3,300 euros ($156-3,498). "Prices will certainly spike on auction day, but I hope I'll be able to buy my favourite photo, one with ... More | | 
Stanley Kubrick during the filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey. ©Warner Bros, Entertainment Inc.
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (The Academy) are pleased to co-present the first U.S. retrospective of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, developed in collaboration with the Kubrick Estate and the Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt. The exhibition provides access to the director’s extraordinary vision and working methods while illuminating the network of influences and conditions that came together to make his films universally regarded as modern masterpieces. The Los Angeles presentation is made possible by a generous gift from Steve Tisch. “By featuring this legendary filmmaker and his oeuvre in his first retrospective within the context of an art museum, Stanley Kubrick will reevaluate how we define the artist in the twenty-first century, and simultaneously expand upon LACMA’s commitment to exploring the intersection of art and film,” said Mi ... More | | 
Diego Rivera, Portrait of Linda Christian. Oil on canvas, 44 x 35 ⅝ in. (111.7 x 90.5 cm.). Painted in 1947. Estimate: $250,000-350,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s Latin American Sale will take place on November 20 at 7:00 p.m. and November 21, at 10:00 a.m. This two-session sale of 300 lots total is led by significant works from some of the region’s best-known artists spanning colonial art to the present. The Evening Sale features 80 of the sale’s most important works, with an exceptional line-up of paintings and sculpture from celebrated Brazilian and Mexican artists, amongst many others. The following Day Sale presents over 200 additional works of art from the Spanish colonial era to the present. The combined sales are expected to realize in excess of $20 million. Madre con hijos by Diego Rivera, painted in 1926, (estimate: $500,000-800,000) reflects the artist’s interest in depicting Mexico’s indigenous people. Rivera spent the years of the Mexican Revolution abroad, returning only ... More |
| Christie's to sell 230 artworks from the legendary London restaurants Langan's Brasserie and Odin's | | Dalí self-portrait created for 'intimate friend' Federico Garcia Lorca smashes pre-sale estimate | | Winston Churchill at his darkest hour...favourite painting on loan to National Portrait Gallery | 
David Hockney, Portrait of Peter Langan with a glass of wine. Estimate: £20,000-30,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
LONDON.- Christie’s has been entrusted with selling the core collection of 230 artworks from the legendary London restaurants Langan’s Brasserie and Odin’s in December 2012. Ten works will be offered during the Modern British Art Evening Sale on 12 December and a dedicated sale Peter Langan: A Life with Art will present the main body of 220 works at Christie’s South Kensington on 18 December. The works - which have been part of Langan’s and Odin’s much loved mise-en-scene and the backdrop to many a memorable evening - are expected to realise a combined total in excess of £1 million. A name synonymous with the rocking roll-call of the music, movie, art and literature glitterati in the late 1970s and throughout the 80s, Langan’s Brasserie in London was opened in 1976 by Peter Langan (1941-1988) – also the owner of Odin’s a favourite restaurant with artists such as Patrick Procktor, ... More | | 
The portrait, drawn in black ink on the back of an invoice, reveals the intense relationship that existed between Dalí and the great writer. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- An unusual and personal self-portrait by subversive surrealist Salvador Dalí sold for £43,250 at Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art sale at Knightsbridge yesterday, 30th October, far exceeding its pre-sale estimate of £5,000 – 7,000. Bidders competed in a packed saleroom for the ‘Autoportrait, dédié à Federico García Lorca’, an intimate drawing of the great artist, created in 1928. It was among 61 lots which in total exceeded £445,000 with over 89 per cent sold by value. The portrait, drawn in black ink on the back of an invoice, reveals the intense relationship that existed between Dalí and the great writer. Lorca was passionately in love with the artist and expressed his feelings in ‘Oda a Salvador Dalí’ two years before the drawing was created. Lorca was one of the most significant European writers of the 20th century and the best known Spanish literary figure since Cervantes. The successfu ... More | | 
Winston Churchill by William Orpen, 1916, Lent by the Churchill Chattels Trust; Image © National Portrait Gallery, London.
LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery has been lent a major portrait of Winston Churchill, a rarely seen life-size painting by William Orpen, one of Britain’s most significant portrait painters and war artists. It goes on display at the Gallery from tomorrow, Thursday 1 November 2012. Painted in 1916, during the darkest moment in the statesman’s career, Churchill regarded it as the finest portrait of himself. Capturing a mood of uncertainty in this introspective portrait, Orpen spoke of the misery expressed in the face. Churchill told the artist, ‘It is not the picture of a man. It is the picture of a man’s soul.’ Throwing himself into military strategy in the First World War, Churchill’s level of involvement ran the risk of his being held personally responsible for failure, as turned out to be the case in the Battle of Gallipoli, 1915-16, fought in the Dardanelles Straits and the Gallipoli penins ... More |
| With between 10,000 to 30,000 tourists each day, Vatican may have to limit visitors to Sistine Chapel | | Julien's Auctions announces the highly anticipated Rock 'n' roll auction of the year | | China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts | 
In this April 16, 2005 file photo, tables and chairs line the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in preparation for the conclave. AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File.
By: Jean-Louis de la Vaissaire
VATICAN CITY (AFP).- As the Sistine Chapel celebrates its 500th anniversary, the Vatican said Wednesday it may have to limit the huge numbers of visitors because pollution is damaging Michelangelo's frescoes, one of the artistic wonders of the world. The scenes, including the moment in which God reaches out and gives life to Adam with the touch of his finger, are being damaged by the breath, sweat and heat of the 10,000 to 30,000 tourists who walk through the chapel every day. The Vatican had an air-conditioning system fitted during restorations in the chapel in the 1990s, but critics have warned that it is no longer sufficient to deal with the amount of dust and dirt being dragged in by today's visitors. Museums director Antonio Paolucci said a specialist company has been ... More | | 
An Elvis Presley owned and studio used microphone engraved "Elvis" on stem. Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Julien’s Auctions, the world’s premier entertainment and music auction house announced its highly anticipated Icons & Idols Rock n’ Roll Auction Event to take place at the Julien’s Auctions Beverly Hills Gallery on Saturday, December 1st, 2012 and Sunday, December 2nd, 2012. Music enthusiasts, collectors and the curious will have the opportunity to bid on iconic music memorabilia dating back from the1930s to modern day. From the fascinating world of Lady Gaga to the historic legacy of The Beatles, this auction will be the Rock n’ Roll auction of the year to watch. Although today’s generation will quickly remember Lady Gaga performing on stage in her now infamous “meat suit,” it was in 1966 that The Beatles were photographed by Roger Whitaker wearing butcher coats with meat and doll parts surrounding them. This became the cover image for the Beatles' Yesterday ... More | | 
Armoured Kneeling Archer, Qin dynasty (221–06 BCE). Terracotta, height 128cm, width 58cm, depth 57cm. Excavated from Pit 2, Qin Shihuang tomb complex, 1977. ©Photograph by Xia Juxian and Guo Yan.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- An exhibition of rare works of art from one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of our time arrived at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts this fall. “China’s Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor’s Legacy” features more than 120 astonishing objects excavated from the magnificent tomb complex of Qin Shihuang (259–210 BCE) and other sites, now housed in more than 13 Chinese museums. Chief among these works are ten examples of the “Ghost Warriors,” terracotta sculptures meant to protect the Emperor in the afterlife. In 1974, Chinese farmers were drilling a well in a location almost one mile from the First Emperor’s tomb mound in the present-day Shaanxi. They were astonished to discover fragments of terracotta figures. Shortly thereafter, Chinese archaeologists ... More |
| October's end brings strong results at Bonhams Furniture & Decorative Arts Auctions | | Christie's announces Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art Autumn 2012 Auctions on November 28 | | Linda Connor presents photographs from house made iconic through the paintings of Andrew Wyeth | 
Circle of Antonio Joli (Modena circa 1700-1777 Rome), Christ at the Pool of Bethesda. Oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 29 3/4in (100.3 x 75.6cm). Sold for $74,500; Est. $10,000-15,000. Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams celebrates its fall season with two successful furniture and decorative arts auctions under its belt: the sale of Fine European Furniture, Decorative Arts and Export Porcelain, Including the Estate of Gloria Lowengart, October 29, and The Ronald F. Antonioli Collection of Fine Continental Furniture, Decorative Arts & Paintings, October 30. The first sale, timed to coincide with the separately-occurring San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, was led by furniture & decorative arts highlights from various owners, including a fine, 18th century, Chinese 12-panel coromandel screen, sold for $52,500 (est. $15,000-25,000); a mid-18th century, George III mahogany silver table, in the manner of the "Gothik" taste, sold for $25,000 (est. $6,000-8,000); and, from a notable California residence designed by Michael Taylor, a large, 19th century, Venetian Baroque style mirror, sold for $22,500 (est. $6,000-9,000). The ... More | | 
A superb and very rare pair of large huanghuali square-corner display cabinets, liang’ge gui. Estimate: HK$2,400,000-4,000,000 / US$300,000-500,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
HONG KONG.- On November 28, 2012 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Christie’s Autumn sale of Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art will present approximately 380 lots, valued in excess of HK$400 million. Highlighting the sales are two prominent collections: Fine Chinese Furniture from Private American Collections, and Important Chinese Lacquer from the Lee Family Collection, Part III. Comprising over 50 lots of fine Chinese furniture, the furniture sale is estimated to realize in excess of HK$49 million/US$6 million. Sourced solely from a number of private American collectors, the works are being offered at auction in Asia for the first time. The sale of lacquer from the Lee Family Collection, one of the most researched and exhibited single-owner lacquer collections, will offer 29 lots, and is estimated to realize in excess of HK$25 million/US$3 million. Leading the collections are works of huanghuali, “ ... More | | 
Linda Connor, North Star and Meteor, from The Olson House, 2006. Archival Pigment Print (Printed 2012), 25 x 20 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Haines Gallery.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- From Two Worlds, Linda Connor's sixth solo exhibition with Haines Gallery, pairs two seemingly divergent perspectives. The first is The Olson House portfolio, in which she photographs the Olson House, a 200-year-old farmhouse made iconic through the paintings of Andrew Wyeth. She infuses this well-known site that is rife with Americana with her unique approach to the mystic and sacred. The second revisits Connor's well-known, pictures of spiritually charged sites, but these works are newly displayed as large-scale photographs, printed on silk bringing to bear a presentation that encourages an immersive reassessment of her content and intention. The Cincinnati Museum of Art commissioned Connor to photograph the Olson House in 2006 and subsequently displayed a selection of her images alongside watercolors and drawings by the American painter Andrew Wyeth. Wyeth chronicled the Olson House and its inhabit ... More |
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 Solo exhibtion of photography by David Chancellor opens at Jack Bell Gallery in London LONDON.- Jack Bell Gallery presents a solo exhibtion of photography by David Chancellor. Using medium format film, Chancellor documents the tourist trophy hunting industry in Africa today. Work from the same series, entitled ‘Hunters’, won the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize at National Portrait Gallery, London. The show is also accompanied by the launch of a new artist publication. In many parts of Africa the traditional landowners have switched from farming livestock to big game. The landowners become shareholders in these animals and by default become very effective game wardens, making poaching a difficult and risky pastime. Rural Zimbabweans, for example, now encourage foreign hunters onto their communal lands to hunt elephant in exchange for the meat, and a percentage of the revenue derived from these hunts. While a picture of a man who just shot a Leopard may ... More The Gallery at Norwich University College of the Arts opens "Colin Self: One Thousand Sketches" NORWICH.- The Gallery at NUCA reveals a unique and dazzling display of 1,000 sketch-based works by the internationally renowned pop artist, Colin Self. Self’s irreverent and obsessive production and collection of works include rapid sketches, mementoes, assemblage and collage which evoke feelings of restlessness and immersion within the mind of the viewer. Neil Powell, Assistant Principal (Student Experience), Norwich University College of the Arts, who has brought this exciting show to the Gallery at NUCA says: ‘After visiting the artist in his studio, one retains the indelible impression of a truly gifted artist and creative thinker; Self has that rare gift of insight which enables him to create exquisite images and objects from discarded remnants, recycled packaging and trivial artefacts. His unique capacity for adding value to things which have lost their meaning is extraordinary and ... More World War II gadgets manual from MI9 worthy of Bond uncovered at Bonhams LONDON.- An extraordinary MI9 catalogue containing top secret designs for covert equipment, worthy of James Bond’s gadgets will go under the hammer at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library sale on 30th January 2013. ‘Per Ardua Libertas’ is an extremely rare book made by MI9 in 1942, detailing items produced to aid prisoners and operatives during the Second World War. It is estimated to sell for £500 – 800. Among the most fascinating designs are coat buttons and gold teeth concealing compasses, hacksaws hidden in dart boards, maps printed on clothing and cameras disguised as cigarette lighters. Other ingenious designs include maps concealed in playing cards and music records. MI9, less well-known than MI6, was a secret department of the War Office formed in 1939 to handle covert operations and aid resistance fighters in enemy territories. It was instrumental in helping British ... More Japan collector puts Dali, Miro, Warhol on sale TOKYO (AFP).- A Japanese museum showcasing art created in countries on the 43rd parallel will sell off its 400-piece collection, including prints by Salvador Dali and Joan Miro, the owner said Wednesday. Masaru Miyata, 69, opened the N43 Degrees Museum in 1997, after a decade collecting the artworks as he travelled in Europe, North America, China and Mongolia, visiting countries lying on that line of latitude. The collector established the museum in Kushiro, a city also on N43, on Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido. "I wanted to compare and contrast the artworks created on the same latitude," Miyata said, telling AFP that he was planning to close the museum next month because of his age and health concerns. "I collected them as I backpacked the world over many years, so it is unbearable to let them go separately. I hope the entire collection will be acquired as a whole," he ... More Corning Museum of Glass unveils 2012 Rakow Commission by Danish artist Steffen Dam CORNING, NY.- The Corning Museum of Glass unveiled its 2012 Rakow Commission work: Flower Block by Danish artist Steffen Dam. The artist’s most ambitious work to date, Flower Block is a grouping of 24 glass blocks in the style of his well-known series of glass panels, each containing the artist’s interpretation of parts of a flower. Dam’s glass blocks, panels and jars invoke fossilized biological and botanical slides used in scientific research - but the function of the ambiguous specimens trapped in glass is aesthetic, not scholarly. The artist learned about the natural world from his paternal grandfather, whose library was filled with illustrated volumes on biology, natural sciences, and flora and fauna. Dam’s initial training as a toolmaker is obvious in the refined craftsmanship of his cut, drilled and polished glass works. “Dam’s work is very much about the exploration of process ... More 1959 lefty Les Paul 'burst brings $194,500 in Heritage's $1.24+ million Vintage Guitar event BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- A 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard Sunburst Left-Handed Solid Body Electric Guitar, Serial # 9 0136, one of only two 1959 left-handed ‘bursts ever made – and one of just four left-handed ‘bursts made out of 1,600 created between 1958 and 1960 – brought $194,500 on Saturday, Oct. 27, to lead Heritage Auctions’ $1.24+ million Vintage Guitars & Musical Instruments Signature® Auction. All prices include Buyer’s Premium. The guitar was part of a consignment of instruments and equipment from the United States Marshals Service, with profits from the sales benefiting victims of the Aspen Energy Oil and Gas Investment Scheme. The other top highlights from the U.S. Marshals Service grouping included an almost equally legendary 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard Sunburst Left Handed Solid Body Electric Guitar, Serial # 0 1475, just one of two known, with the other ... More |
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