Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

Galerie St. Etienne Shows Works by Max Beckmann’s Student, Marie-Louise Motesiczky

October 14, 2010 by  
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NEW YORK, NY.- Marie-Louise Motesiczky: Paradise Lost & Found is the first American exhibition of paintings by the artist, who was a student of Max Beckmann and a lover of the Nobel-laureate Elias Canetti. Motesiczky, a member of a prominent Jewish aristocratic clan that once formed the financial and cultural backbone of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was driven into exile by the Nazi Anschluss in 1938. Always reluctant to sell her work, she bequeathed her entire artistic legacy to the Marie-Louise [...]

Sotheby’s to Sell Rediscovered Antiquity from The Collection of Lorenzo de’ Medici

May 15, 2010 by  
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NEW YORK, NY.- On 11 June 2010 Sotheby’s New York will offer for sale a rediscovered antiquity from the collection of one of the greatest arts patrons of all time – Lorenzo de’ Medici. Three Satyrs Fighting a Serpent, Roman Imperial, circa 1st century A.D., is the only ancient sculpture confirmed to have been in ‘il Magnifico’s’ collection and it is estimated to sell for $300/500,000* when it is offered in Sotheby’s spring sale of Antiquities. Letters written to Lorenzo [...]

Frantisek Kupka: Art Works from the Pompidou Collection at Picasso Museum

February 17, 2010 by  
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MALAGA.- František Kupka took painting to its essential elements: the plane, line and dot. Over the course of his career he developed a highly distinctive and unique style that still defies any attempt to classify it due to its focus on science, philosophy and mysticism. In addition, Kupka’s work suggests new approaches to interpreting the birth and evolution of modern art. The exhibition held at the Museo Picasso Málaga brings together around 90 works, including oil paintings, drawings, gouaches and [...]

Venice Pays Homage to Zoran Music with Exhibition at Palazzo Franchetti

January 4, 2010 by  
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VENICE.- Venice pays homage to Zoran Music (Gorizia 1909 – Venice 2005) with a major, highly refined exhibition commemorating the centenary of the artist’s birth. An artist of international standing, viewed as one of the key figures of the twentieth century, Zoran Music hailed from Dalmatia, becoming Venetian by adoption. As a place of fusion between east and west, the city on the lagoon proved to be a source of inspiration and constant point of reference for the artist throughout [...]