Sotheby’s London presents its strongest ever sale of 20th century Italian art

LONDON.- Sotheby’s announces that its forthcoming 20th Century Italian Art Sale on Thursday, October 13, 2011 will be the company’s strongest ever, both in number of lots offered and the quality of works featured. Expected to realise between £15,872,000 and £21,718,000, it is also the highest estimated sale in this collecting category ever staged by an auction house. The sale, which is highlighted by two important private collections ‘Italian Identity’ and Property from an Important New York Collection, features works by Alberto [...]

First Retrospective in Over Forty Years of the Work of Painter Gino Severini Opens in Paris

PARIS.- This is the first retrospective of the work of the Italian painter Gino Severini since that organised in 1967 at the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris. It brings together some 70 works (original drawings, paintings…) from private collections, European museums (Triton Foundation Netherlands, Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice, Centre Pompidou, Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, Estorick Collection in London and the Thyssen Foundation in Madrid…) and American museums including the MOMA, New York. The exhibition is on view [...]

First Museum Exhibition in 50 Years Devoted to Ida Kar at the National Portrait Gallery

LONDON.- A new exhibition of portraits by the twentieth-century pioneering photographer Ida Kar opened at the National Portrait Gallery today, Thursday 10 March. Ida Kar: Bohemian Photographer, 1908-74 highlights the crucial role played by this key woman photographer at the heart of the creative avant-garde. With striking portraits of artists such as Henry Moore, Georges Braque, Gino Severini and Bridget Riley, and writers such as Iris Murdoch and Jean-Paul Sartre, this exhibition offers a fascinating insight into the cultural life of [...]

Tel Aviv Museum of Art Currently Showing Italian Paintings from Its Collection

TEL AVIV.- The Tel Aviv Museum of Art holds numerous works by important Italian artists―several of which are presently on show. Gino Severini is represented by one of his famous Futurist paintings from c. 1915, the portrait of Mrs. Meyer-See, a socialite and the wife of a well-known London art dealer, as well as by Dancers at Monico’s (c. 1910), reflecting the influence of Neo-Impressionism, and Still Life with Mandolin (1918), a characteristic example of his variant of Cubism. Gino Severini, Dancers [...]

Bonhams to Make Its Impression on the Recovering Art Market

LONDON.- Bonhams has announced an exciting line-up of works for its Impressionist and Modern Art sale to be held at New Bond Street on Thursday 3 December. Fighting for position as the sale’s most valuable lot is ‘Gladiatori nell’arena’ by Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978). An oil on canvas dated 1927, the painting is from Leonce Rosenberg’s hugely important collection of the artist’s Gladiator paintings which he housed in his Parisian apartment. Unsurprisingly, for such a significant piece, ‘Gladiatori nell’arena’ has [...]

Bologna’s International Art Fair, Arte Fiera Art First, Announced

BOLOGNA.- Over its 34 editions, Arte Fiera Art First has strengthened its role as Italy’s most important and complete international fair of modern and contemporary art by presenting the best historical and avant-garde galleries. On the international art scene, Arte Fiera Art First confirms its constant promotion of Italian art from the early XX Century, to the ‘50s till today by presenting internationally renowned artists. It is a unique showcase for discovering modern masters such as Carlo Carrà, Felice Casorati, [...]