Newly renovated and freshly installed 19th-Century French galleries reopen at National Gallery of Art

WASHINGTON, DC.- Following a two-year renovation, the galleries devoted to impressionism and post-impressionism in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art reopened to the public on January 28, 2012. Among the greatest collections in the world of paintings by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin, the Gallery’s later 19th-century French paintings returned to public view in a freshly conceived installation design. “The Gallery’s French impressionist and post-impressionist holdings, comprising nearly 400 paintings, are among the most prized in the [...]

Saffronart breaks new ground in western art with its inaugural auction of Impressionist and Modern art

MUMBAI.- Saffronart, India’s leading auction house announces its entry into Western art with its Inaugural Auction of Impressionist and Modern Art. As part of its long-term commitment to provide art connoisseurs in India and across the globe with access to the finest art works, Saffronart now introduces this landmark auction of Western art, a first for India. The auction offers a unique opportunity for collectors to acquire significant works by the legends of the art world including Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, [...]

Exceptional work of art by Paul Cézanne at Christie’s impressionist and modern art sale in Paris

PARIS.- Christie’s announces the auction of an exceptional work of art by Paul Cézanne at its Impressionist and Modern Art sale on December 1st, 2011. This oil on canvas study was realized between 1902 and 1906 when the artist was at the peak of his career. This study, one of the few known to this date, is estimated between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 Euros. Thomas Seydoux, International director of the Impressionist and Modern Art department: ”The Bathers of Paul Cézanne figure among the [...]

Paintings & Watercolours by David Jones at National Museum Cardiff

CARDIFF.- David Jones occupies a unique place in twentieth-century British art, and is often called the greatest painter-poet since William Blake. A selection of work from Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales’ outstanding collection of works by the artist David Jones (1985-1974): Paintings and Watercolours are on display at National Museum Cardiff from 5 November 2011 – 4 March 2012. Amgueddfa Cymru has the principal public collection of Jones’s work, but as he worked primarily in watercolour, these pictures are not on [...]

The Jewish Museum to open two Wednesdays during final weeks of Collecting Matisse exhibition

NEW YORK, NY.- Due to a high level of public interest, The Jewish Museum will specially be open two Wednesdays in September (normally closed on Wednesdays) to allow additional visitors to see the exhibition, Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore. On Wednesdays, September 7 and September 14, museum hours will be 11 am to 5:45 pm. Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters, on view through September 25, 2011, presents over 50 works from The Baltimore Museum of Art’s internationally renowned [...]