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| Lucian Freud's Still Life with Aloe Goes on View at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles |
Lucian Freud (British, born Germany 1922), Still Life with Aloe, 1949-1950. Oil on panel. Unframed: 21.6 X29.8 cm. ⓒLucian Freud. The Lynton Family, Culver City, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum, has put on view Lucian Freud's Still Life with Aloe (1949-50) alongside the Getty's Still Life with Peaches, a Silver Goblet, Grapes, and Walnuts (about 1760) by Jean-Siméon Chardin and Still Life with Bowl of Citrons (late 1640s) by Giovanna Garzoni. The three works are on ...More
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| Field Museum to Open Exhibition of Exquisite Objects from the Cradle of Civilization |
CHICAGO, IL.- A rich array of jewelry from the ancient Near East, Masterpieces of Ancient Jewelry: Exquisite Objects from the Cradle of Civilization, will be featured in The Field Museum’s new T. Kimball and Nancy N. Brooker Gallery this spring. Since ancient times, jewelry has been worn as adornment, ...More
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| Sotheby's To Sell Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans - Degas's Most Important and Iconic Sculpture |
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that it is to offer Petite danseuse de quatorze ans in its next sale of Impressionist and Modern Art in London on the 3rd of February 2009. Estimated at £9 – 12 million, Petite danseuse de quatorze ans is one of the most ambitious and iconic of Degas’s works and a groundbreaking ...More
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| Major Exhibition of Impressionist Paintings by Gustave Caillebotte Announced at Brooklyn Museum |
BROOKLYN, NY.- The first major showing of the work of the French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) to be presented in New York in more than thirty years will be on view at the Brooklyn Museum March 27 through July 5, 2009. In 1977, the Museum was a venue for the ...More
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| 250 Years of Coal Culture Documented in Unique Print and Poster Collection |
CHAPEL HILL, NC.- The Ackland Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents a special exhibition drawn from one of the most extensive private collections of prints and posters associated with industry and labor. At the Heart of Progress: Coal, Iron, and Steam since 1750 - Industrial Imagery from the ...More
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| IMA Initiates Budget Reeductions to Address Economy and Focus Resources |
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- In order to navigate the current economic climate while continuing to maintain its service to the community, the IMA today announced several budget reduction measures. As with institutions, businesses and families across the nation, the Indianapolis Museum of Art has been affected by the ...More
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| Everson Museum of Art to Open an Exhibition of the Work of Anne Cofer |
SYRACUSE, NY.- The Everson Museum of Art announced it will present the work of Anne Cofer in an exhibition titled Anne Cofer: Concealed Objects, February 7 – April 26, 2009. Anne Cofer was the recipient of the Best-of-Show Award given at the 2008 Everson Biennial exhibition....More
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| New Book Brings Rarely Seen Master Drawings into the Light |
COPENHAGEN.- English art is poorly represented in Danish museums due to the strained relations between the two countries in the past. The Collection of Prints and Drawings at Statens Museum for Kunst is an exception to this rule, however. A new, comprehensive and fully illustrated book maps out 350 years of English master drawings in the Collection of Prints and Drawings. This has been an...More
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| The Hodroff Collection Part III Leads Chinese Export Porcelain Sales |
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s will offer two sales of Chinese Export Porcelain on January 21 in New York. The Hodroff Collection, Part III is the third sale in a series from the renowned private collection of Leo and Doris Hodroff, and features many pieces from Winterthur's first traveling exhibition, Made in China. Chinese Export...More
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| LACMA Acquires Major European Fashion Collection; Museum Catapults to Leader in the Field |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announces the acquisition of an exceptional European fashion collection that includes approximately 250 examples of fashionable dress and more than 300 accessories for men, women, and children dating from 1700 to 1915. The collection ...More
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| Guggenheim Foundation Named Lauren Hinkson New Assistant Curator for Collections |
NEW YORK, NY.- This autumn, the Guggenheim Foundation named Lauren Hinkson the new Assistant Curator for Collections.
Hinkson comes to the Guggenheim Museum from the Museum of Modern Art, New ...More
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| Art Institute of Chicago Opens The Beauty of the Beasts: Artists and their Pets in 20th-Century Art |
CHICAGO, IL.- Ever since early man first painted on the walls of caves, animals have constituted an important subject in art. The ancients depicted beasts as mystical; medieval Christians portrayed animals allegorically in bestiaries, meant to provide religious and moral guidance; and portraitists of all eras used ...More
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| Art Institute Celebrates the Life and Work of Master Photographer Yousof Karsh |
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago has organized an exhibition that focuses on Yousuf Karsh--the man responsible for some of the 20th century's most famous photographic portraits of celebrities and public figures. Yousuf Karsh: Regarding Heroes--on view January 22-April 26, 2009 --highlights the remarkable
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| DeCordova Museum to Feature Harold Tovish Exhibition |
LINCOLN, MA.- Harold "Red" Tovish (1921-2008) was one of the most important artists working in Boston during the second half of the twentieth century. A distinguished teacher at Boston University, Tovish made an influential mark on Boston art history. The DeCordova is pleased to announce an exhibition of Tovish's...More
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| Weird Beauty: Fashion Photography Now to Open at International Center of Photography |
NEW YORK, NY.- Images by more than forty of the most innovative photographers working in the fashion industry today will be on view in Weird Beauty: Fashion Photography Now, at the International Center of Photography (1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street) from January 16 through May 3, 2009. To highlight the ...More
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| Columbia Museum of Art Announces New Lecture Series |
COLUMBIA, SC.- Dr. Brad Collins, associate professor of art history at the University of South Carolina offers an eight-part lecture series called Beyond Turner to Cézanne: A History of European Painting, 1781-1910 at the Columbia Museum of Art beginning Wednesday, January 14. The one-hour lectures take place in...More
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| Ordrupgaard in Copenhagen to Present Balke & Kirkeby: Distant Horizon |
COPENHAGEN.- Ordrupgaard will present the exhibition ”Balke & Kirkeby. Distant horizons” from March 5 to June 21 2009, showing paintings by the Norwegian romantic landscape painter, Peder Balke, together with works by the Danish contemporary artist, Per Kirkeby. The exhibition will for the first time ...More
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| Metropolitan Museum's Collection Management Policy Revised |
NEW YORK, NY.- In June 2008 the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art accepted the Association of Art Museum Directors's June 4, 2008 Guidelines on the Acquisition of Archaeological Materials and Ancient Art, and on November 12, 2008, the Board of Trustees ...More
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| Saint Louis Art Museum Director to Talk on KFUO-FM |
SAINT LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum announced today that Museum Director Brent Benjamin will be on KFUO-FM/Classic 99's "Friday Morning with the Arts" program on January 9. During the hour-long segment he will discuss the Museum's expansion and renovation project as well as upcoming exhibitions and ...More
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| Detroit Institute of Arts Elects New Board Members |
DETROIT, MI.- The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) announced the election of four new board members at its November board of directors meeting: Charles E. Becker, chairman and owner of Becker Ventures, L.L.C., a private investment firm; Mark A. Douglas, president of Avis Ford; Chacona W. Johnson, recently retired chief of staff to University of ...More
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| It's Mayhem During January 16 "Clark After Dark: Renaissance Revelry" |
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- Tudors rule the palace and ruffs are all the rage during "Clark After Dark: Renaissance Revelry" at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. This hip celebration of the British Renaissance (with a bit of mayhem thrown in thanks to Shakespeare and Company) will be held from 8 pm ...More
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