Van Gogh Museum Shows Works by Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Unknown’ Brother

AMSTERDAM.- In its annual presentation in the Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum is showing a selection of works by Marcel Duchamp’s ‘unknown’ brother Gaston Duchamp, who went by the pseudonym of Jacques Villon. Jacques Villon was a painter and graphic artist whose legacy includes almost 700 prints in addition to paintings. From 1950 onward his work earned international acclaim and his prints became popular collector’s items. The presentation features a range of graphic techniques that Jacques Villon used, such as [...]

Van Gogh Museum Acquires Exciting Painting by Louis Anquetin

AMSTERDAM.- The Van Gogh Museum purchased the painting Woman on the Champs-Élysées by night (c. 1891) by Louis Anquetin (1861-1932). The purchase was made possible with support of the BankGiro Lottery, the Rembrandt Association (supported by Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds) and the VSB Foundation. The painting shows a mysteriously smiling lady in extravagant attire strolling alone in the glow of the streetlights along a grand boulevard in Paris. The painting seems to fit into a thematically linked group of works in [...]

Figge Art Museum Unveils Exhibition of the Deere Art Collection

DAVENPORT, IOWA.- The Figge Art Museum opened Global Currents: The John Deere Art Collection on Saturday April 24, 2010. The exhibition is the first opportunity for the general public to see works from Deere & Company’s corporate art collection. In 1965, William Hewitt, then chairman of Deere & Company, established an art collection to compliment the company’s new modernist world headquarters in Moline, Illinois, which was designed by Eero Saarinen. With significant art originating from the United States, Latin America, [...]

Atlanta Collectors Gift 47 Extraordinary Works to the High Museum of Art

ATLANTA, GA.- The High Museum of Art today announced a gift of 47 works of art, the majority of which are prints and posters by major artists working in fin-de-siécle Paris , from prominent Atlanta collectors Irene and Howard Stein. The Stein collection includes many rare and extremely prized works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, such as “La Clownesse au Moulin Rouge” (1897), one of only a handful of impressions of this color lithograph, and “Miss Loïe Fuller” (1893), a ghostly [...]

Sotheby’s Announces Spring Sale of Modern and Contemporary Prints

NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s spring sale of modern and contemporary Prints will take place on 29 and 30 April and will offer collectors a broad selection of modern and contemporary works spanning the 20th century. Prior to the two-day auction, the sale will be on public exhibition at Sotheby’s New York galleries beginning 25 April. Featured among the modern highlights of the sale are several important private collections, including a single-owner offering of American prints from The Collection of Mr. [...]

Works by Degas, Delacroix to Visit AGO in North American Exclusive

TORONTO.- Lust. Passion. Murder. Many of the greatest artists of the 19th century shared a profound fascination with the theatre and its themes of triumph and destruction, love and despair. This summer, the Art Gallery of Ontario gives centre stage to key artworks by these artists in a major international exhibition titled “Drama and Desire: Artists and the Theatre”, opening June 19 and continuing through September 26. Conceived by Guy Cogeval, president of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the exhibition [...]

Dazzling Posters By Toulouse-Lautrec & Mucha At Swann Galleries’: December 16, Auction Of Rare & Important Art Nouveau Posters

New York. Swann Galleries’ annual auction of Rare & Important Art Nouveau Posters on Wednesday, December 16, offers 158 lovely fin-de-siècle images from Europe and the United States including works by well-known, unfamiliar, and anonymous designers. HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) DIVAN JAPONAIS. 1893. 31 1/4×24 1/2 inches, 82×61 cm. Ancourt, Paris. Estimate $10,000-15,000 Of special note is a rare copy of Pierre Bonnard’s groundbreaking advertisement for France Champagne, 1891, which employs a subtle color palette and flowing lettering (first illustration). [...]

National Gallery of Australia Opens Exhibition of Post-Impressionist Art

CANBERRA.- One of the most extraordinary international art events ever held in Australia opens tomorrow at the National Gallery of Australia, with the world premiere of Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and beyond—Post-Impressionism from the Musée d’Orsay. This exceptional exhibition brings together 112 of the best known works of modern art from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. Included are iconic works such as Vincent van Gogh’s beautiful Starry night 1888 and Van Gogh’s bedroom at Arles 1889, Paul [...]

Vintage Poster Market Proves as Strong as Ever at Poster Auctions International

NEW YORK, NY.- A record number of buyers showed up at Poster Auctions International on November 8, proving that the vintage poster market is as strong as ever! In its 49th semi-annual auction of rare posters, Poster Auctions International realized over $1,600,000 million – a number 50% higher than that posted at this time last year. Art Deco certainly dominated the sale, with works by A.M. Cassandre and Paul Colin leading the way. Cassandre’s famous poster for “Dubonet” as well [...]