| Prado Museum exhibits Titian's Saint John the Baptist; Only work not originally in royal collection | | Uzbek museum unearths a long-forgotten collection of Pablo Picasso ceramics | | Sotheby's New York announces Latin American art sale to be held on 19 and 20 November | 
Saint John the Baptist, Titian. Oil on canvas, 195 x 127,5 cm, h. 1555, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado.
MADRID.- Saint John the Baptist is the only work by Titian in the Prado not to have originally been in the Spanish royal collections. Rather, it came via the Museo de la Trinidad, entering the Museum in 1872 as by an “anonymous Madrid School artist of the seventeenth century”. As such it was sent fourteen years later to the parish church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen in Cantoria in the province of Almeria. In the catalogue of the exhibition Titian, held at the Prado in 2003, Miguel Falomir, Head of the Department of Italian and French Painting (up to 1700) at the Museum and the exhibition’s curator, proposed that the present painting could be a copy of a now lost Baptist by Titian. In the light of this suggestion in 2007 the Museum embarked on a study of the work, reaching the conclusion that it was not a copy but an original by Titian. Technical characteristics such as the preparatory layer of white lead with ... More | | 
A woman looks at Picasso ceramics at the state art museum in Tashkent. AFP PHOTO / MUHAMMAD SHARIF.
TASHKENT (AFP).- Workers at a state art museum in ex-Soviet Uzbekistan have discovered a long-forgotten collection of Picasso ceramics in the archives and put them on display, more than four decades after the pieces were donated. The collection includes decorative and dessert plates and several jugs featuring favourite Picasso motifs including a dove, a woman's face and a bull's head. Art expert Gulchehra Akhunova, who helped put the exhibition together, said researchers found the works by chance. "We were looking for Russian porcelain items in the archives to fill up the museum's Russian avant-garde department last year. Then suddenly we came across the ceramic works by Picasso," she told AFP. Pablo Picasso branched out into ceramics in the 1940s and went on to create hundreds of works at a French pottery called Madoura. In June, Christie's auction ... More | | 
Mario Carreño, Cuarto Fambá. Gouache on heavy paper. Est. $80/100,000. Photo: Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s fall sale of Latin American Art in New York on 19 and 20 November 2012 will showcase a range of paintings and sculptures by the region’s most important artists and dating from Colonial times and the 19th Century to the Modern and Contemporary periods. Highlights are currently on view at our York Avenue headquarters in New York. Latin American Surrealist artists are strongly represented in this sale, highlighted by Matta’s Nada (est. $1.5/2 million, illustrated on the sale catalogue’s cover), coming from a private New York collection. Painted in 1943 during the darkest weeks of the Second World War, Nada is a breakthrough painting which marks a departure from the brilliant throbbing color and multi-dimensional spaces of Matta’s Mexican-inspired series. The uniqueness of this painting is in the way it signals not only a new direction in Matta’s work, but a change in conscio ... More |
| Over 300 works to be offered at Christie's Impressionist & Modern Works on Paper Day Sales | | Fondazione Marconi presents, for the first time in English, an unpublished novel 1944 by Man Ray | | Newly discovered works by Canadian historical and contemporary artists featured in auction | 
Wassily Kandinsky, Binz auf Rügen. Oil on canvas laid down on panel, 13 x 9 3/8 in. Painted in 1901. Estimate $400,000 - 600,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012.
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced highlights of its Fall 2012 Impressionist & Modern Works on Paper and Day sales on November 8, following its major Evening Sale on November 7. The two sales encompass a rich variety of works from exceptional private collections, including master works by Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Klee, and Barbara Hepworth, among others. In total, Christie’s will offer over 300 works between the two sales, with a combined total that is expected to realize in excess of $36 millon. David Kleiweg de Zwaan, Impressionist and Modern Specialist and Head of the Works on Paper Sale, noted, “In terms of both volume and value, this sale is larger than we have seen for several seasons, and is indicative of the enduring strength of this market. We are also pleased to ... More | | 
L’équivoque, 1943. Tempera su cartoncino, 35 x 28 cm. Courtesy Fondazione Marconi.
MILAN.- On Tuesday November, 6th at Fondazione Marconi, Antonio D’Orrico, Janus, Giorgio Marconi and Carlo Cambi present the unpublished novel 1944 by Man Ray. The novel is issued for the first time in English, an anastatic edition published by Carlo Cambi Editore. There is also a new italian translation (the first italian translation was published far away in 1981 in the volume Man Ray Tutti gli scritti, curated by Janus, Feltrinelli editore). 1944 was handwritten by Man Ray on a big bound book, on the back a little label drawn by the artist. On the first page there is a black ink stain, as if all the words of the novel originated from there. The novel, divided into three chapters, is introduced by a foreword by Man Ray, where he tries to define the nature of the words, and by a critical essay written by Janus, the most authoritative Man Ray scholar and a close friends of the artist. Man Ray left his book to J ... More | | 
Tom Thomson, River Scene, 1906.
TORONTO.- Rare and newly-discovered works of art from some of the country’s most renowned artists highlight the Joyner Waddington’s Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art, taking place on Monday, November 26, 2012, at 7:00 pm in Toronto. Highlighting the Post-War and Contemporary Canadian offerings in the November auction, the location of Chatterie, a 1957 masterwork by Paul-Emile Borduas, had remained unknown for over fifty years. During the summer of 1957, American art dealer Martha Jackson purchased three striking canvases from Borduas, the painter living in Paris, France. Jackson had bought several of works from Borduas during the previous year, 1957 finding the dealer far more selective and deciding on only a few important works from the artist. One of the three is now part of the permanent collection of Art Gallery of Ontario, the second remains in a private collection and Chatterie was recorded to have been sold ... More |
| Auction of the Collection of Karsten Klingbeil at Hermann Historica oHG in Munich achieves excellent results | | The Xian Incident: The papers of Hyland "Bud" Lyon at Bonhams in December | | Asian Art auctions at Koller Zurich: Record results thanks to the large demand from Chinese bidders | 
Armours from the Klingbeil Collection in the Munich Residenz. Photo: ©Hermann Historica oHG 2012.
MUNICH.- Bidders from all over the world came here to acquire objects from the unique Collection of Karsten Klingbeil. Offered in several parts, the first auction took place in December 2011 in conjunction with Pierre Bergé & Associés in Brussels. Now another 116 objects from the collection were up for sale within the autumn series of auctions at Hermann Historica’s, which took place at the firm’s premises in Munich from 14 to 23 October 2012. Amongst this selection were five complete armours and a selection of helmets and other detached elements of armour, together with edged weapons, polearms and antique firearms. The viewing preceding the auction of the collection was held in the dignified setting of the Munich Residenz and in its own right became treated as an addition to the city’s tour sights. Subsequently, with a full auction room and lively participation by telephone- and internet bidders, outstanding results were achieved for these historic objects, whic ... More | | 
Mao Zedong (1893-1976), & Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), Letter Signed in character and stamp by both, Est. $300,000 - 500,000. Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams presents its sale “The Xi’an Incident: The Papers of Hyland “Bud” Lyon,” December 11 in San Francisco. The Xi’an Incident (December 12-24, 1936) was a pivotal moment in modern Chinese history, when a brave Nationalist Chinese General, Zhang Xueliang [1901-2001], placed Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek under house arrest, in essence forcing him to negotiate with the Communist Chinese forces (led by Mao Zedong) to cease hostilities and join forces against the invading Japanese army. The Lyon papers include rare and important letters and documents signed by Mao Zedong and other high-ranking Chinese Communist Party officials that have never before been publicly exhibited. Hyland “Bud” Lyon was a Hollywood stunt man, racecar driver and auto mechanic who became an expert in airplane mechanics in Burbank, Calif., before following a showgirl to Shanghai in late 1934. On ... More | | 
A bronze figure of Tathagata Akshobya, made in the 14th century in West Nepal. Estimate: CHF 90 000. Sold for: CHF 629 500
ZURICH.- Koller Auctions concluded its two days of Asian Art auctions on 30/31 October with an outstanding turnover of CHF 7.5 million. Chinese art accounted for the lion’s share, including a gilt figure of the Buddhist Pancaraksha goddess from the 14/15th century, which sold to a Chinese telephone bidder for CHF 3.24 million – one of the highest results worldwide for a comparable Tibetan figure. In the auction of Indian, Japanese and South East Asian art, an Indian miniature proved to be the top lot with a sale price of CHF 204 000. At the auction of Chinese art on 30 October around 100 Chinese bidders could be made out in the auction room. They were prepared to bid very high for traditional artworks from their homeland. This increasing demand for Chinese art has been met with intensive involvement in the Chinese market on the part of Koller over the last two years. A ... More |
| Kathy Butterly is the 2012 winner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Contemporary Artist Award | | Complete set of Julian Opie's saucy dancers ignite Bonhams print sale on 27th November | | Director Danny Boyle opposes plan to sell valuable Henry Moore sculpture by council | 
Kathy Butterly is the 2012 winner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Contemporary Artist Award. Photo: Alan Wiener.
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Art Museum announced today that Kathy Butterly is the 2012 winner of its Contemporary Artist Award. Butterly was selected by an independent panel of jurors who recognized Butterly as “an inventive and independent sculptor whose work reflects the fading boundary between craft and contemporary art.” Butterly is the 10th winner of the $25,000 award, which recognizes an artist younger than 50 who has produced a significant body of work and consistently demonstrates exceptional creativity. It is intended to encourage the artist’s future development and experimentation. “This year’s winner is a bold choice; rewarding a ceramicist signals a welcome openness in today’s contemporary art world,” said Elizabeth Broun, The Margaret and Terry Stent Director ... More | | 
The series is estimated at £25,000 – 35,000 and is one of the top lots in the sale. Photo: Bonhams.
LONDON.- A complete set of five screenprints by leading British contemporary artist Julian Opie, who is best known for his stylised portrait of Blur on the cover of their 2000 “Best Of” album, will come under the hammer in Bonhams Print sale on 27th November at New Bond Street, London. The series is estimated at £25,000 – 35,000 and is one of the top lots in the sale, which is expected to make up to £1,000,000. Other key prints include Picasso’s 'Jacqueline Au Bandeau de Face', a linocut of his second wife estimated at £50,000-70,000 and ‘Gust of Wind’ by Ethel Spowers, estimated at £40,000-60,000. ‘This is Shahnoza 1 - 5’ shows a Soho stripper in various striking poses dancing around a pole. Opie wanted to create figures in the most dynamic poses, so he bought a pole over the internet and installed it in his studio, before visiting a strip club to find a dancer to pose for him. Each pri ... More | | 
File photo of director Danny Boyle posing for photos in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File.
By: Jill Lawless, Associated Press
LONDON (AP).- Director Danny Boyle has joined leading British arts figures urging a cash-strapped local authority not to sell off a valuable Henry Moore sculpture — arguing it should be erected in London's Olympic Park instead. "Draped Seated Woman" is owned by London's Tower Hamlets Council and stood for years on a public housing complex in the city's East End. Last month the council announced plans to sell the bronze artwork to offset funding cuts. Estimates of its value range from 5 million pounds to 20 million pounds ($8 million to $32 million). Tower Hamlets Mayor Luthur Rahman said the local authority faced a "stark choice" at a time of economic weakness and government austerity. Moore, who died in 1986, is one of Britain's best-known 20th-century artists, and his curved, semi- ... More |
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 Tug-of-war over king Richard III's bones LONDON (AFP).- A skeleton dug up in a car park has triggered a tug-of-war between two English cities, with the royals, the government and the Church involved -- because the bones are thought to be those of king Richard III. In September, archaeologists acting on historical records unearthed a skeleton which has clear similarities to descriptions of Richard, who ruled England from 1483 until his death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. It has a curved spine, with an arrowhead embedded in it, and a wound to the back of the skull. While everyone must wait till at least December for DNA evidence, the discovery has had officials everywhere scratching their heads -- what exactly should one do when you find a crowned monarch under a provincial car park? The debate is raging as to whether he should be reburied nearby, reinterred in his northern stronghold or placed among the other ... More A new Rx for healing: A Dose of Art-Creative Aging opens at The Phillips Collection WASHINGTON, DC.- The Phillips Collection has forged an innovative partnership with the District’s award-winning Iona’s Wellness & Arts Center to improve the lives of people with memory impairment and physical challenges. Original artwork created by these individuals is featured in Creative Aging, a new exhibition on view at the Phillips during National Arts and Health Month, Nov. 1–30, 2012. Offering an unorthodox mix of museum education and art therapy, the program invites older adults, along with their families and caregivers, to enter the world of Renoir, van Gogh, Picasso, and others, and then return to Iona where they use the creative process of making art to enhance their emotional, mental, and physical well-being. In recent years, a wealth of scientific research has shown the powerful effects that interaction with the arts has on health, healing, and rehabilitation. For individuals ... More Green Art Gallery announces a permanent record for future investigation DUBAI.- Green Art Gallery presents A Permanent Record For Future Investigation, an exhibition curated by New York-based artist Kamrooz Aram. The show features the work of five artists – Nazgol Ansarinia, Talia Chetrit, Iman Issa, Mehreen Murtaza, and Hajra Waheed – whose practices use image-making as a means to negotiate the question of representation. For these artists, representation is understood as a depiction of a space or an object, a description of an event, the writing of history, or the rendering of a memory. In contemporary visual culture, we are well aware of the use of technology to manipulate images, primarily by way of Photoshop and other digital imaging applications. Our eyes are increasingly trained to view media images with suspicion. Despite this, the average viewer of images still takes for granted the photograph as a truthful depiction of reality and/or ... More Traversing Antarctica: the Australian experience on view at the Western Australian Museum PERTH.- One hundred years ago the 1911 - 1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE), famously led by Sir Douglas Mawson, spent many cold months exploring the enigmatic and deadly continent of Antarctica. A rare collection of artefacts from the expedition is on display at the Western Australian Maritime Museum as part of Traversing Antarctica: the Australian experience, a national travelling exhibition celebrating Australia’s connection with the icy continent. WA Museum Chief Executive Officer Alec Coles said the exhibition creates a landscape for visitors and highlights Australia’s achievements in Antarctica from Mawson to modern day. “Antarctica is a significant place of cultural, historical and scientific value to Australians. “The achievements of Mawson and his team pioneered a new era in Antarctic exploration. What they were able to achieve in such a hostile environment, in a time where technology w ... More McFarlane's Spider-Man, Calvin & Hobbes original art lead Heritage Auction's Comics & Comic Art Auction DALLAS, TX.- Todd McFarlane’s bombastic original cover art featuring Spider-Man and the Red Skull from The Amazing Spider-Man #325, 1989, and the original hand-colored Bill Watterson Calvin & Hobbes artwork from Nov. 19, 1986 – the first original Watterson Sunday strip known to have come up for public auction – top Heritage Auctions’ Nov. 15-17 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature® Auction. The auction features more than 2,000 lots of the finest examples of comic art and high-grade comic books from a host of sources, including the collection of legendary comic creator Joe Simon, The Shamus Modern Masterworks Collection, The Art of the Funnies, one of the greatest collections of classic newspaper strip art ever assembled, The Bob Brown Collection and The Don Perlin Collection. “Simply put, we believe this may well be the single greatest offering of original comic art ever ... More Samuel Countee's 1940 The Longshoreman highlights Heritage's Nov. 15 Texas Art Auction DALLAS, TX.- The Longshoreman (African-American Dock Worker), Samuel Countee’s evocative, museum-quality 1940 masterpiece, a prime example of Texas talent and historical importance, is the premier painting in Heritage Auction’s Nov. 15 Texas Art Signature® Auction. It is expected to bring $60,000+ and joins highlights from the Kelly Fearing estate along with works by other important Texas artists Porfirio Salinas, Frank Reaugh, Robert William Wood and William A. Slaughter. The Longshoreman is among Countee’s greatest achievements as a painter. “This is a very important historical painting,” said Atlee Phillips, Director of Texas Art at Heritage, “as important as the best works of his Texas contemporaries, and most certainly a standout example of Countee’s Regionalism. The work is uniquely Texas in every light and shows why Countee was one of the finest early ... More |
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