Nationalmuseum announces acquisition of Cactus Exhibition vase by Edward Hald

STOCKHOLM.- Nationalmuseum has acquired one of four known examples of Edward Hald’s Cactus Exhibition vase dating from 1926. This is a superb example of the high-quality glass, decorated in contemporary style, for which Orrefors was known in the early 20th century. One of the other examples is owned by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Nationalmuseum has bolstered its collection of art glass with Cactus Exhibition, a vase designed in 1926 by Edward Hald (1883–1980). This example was produced by Orrefors in 1927 [...]

Dutch Landscapes: Paintings from the Royal Collection on view at the Bowes Museum

COUNTY DURHAM.- Dutch Landscapes: Paintings from the Royal Collection, which is on show at The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, brings together 38 remarkable works from the ‘golden age’ of Dutch painting, generously lent by Her Majesty The Queen. The exhibition, which opened on Saturday 12 November, draws on the Royal Collection’s rich holdings of Dutch 17th century landscapes, presenting outstanding examples by the great masters of landscape, including Jacob van Ruisdael, Aelbert Cuyp, Jan van der Heyden and Meyndert Hobbema. Meyndert Hobbema, [...]

Yale Center launches fall season with premiere of Zoffany exhibition that re-evaluates artist

NEW HAVEN, CT.- This fall the Yale Center for British Art will be the first and only US venue for a major retrospective of Johan Zoffany, considered one of the most fascinating and visually captivating artists of the eighteenth century. Opening October 27, Johan Zoffany RA: Society Observed will feature sixty-fi ve oil paintings and a selection of drawings and prints—many of which have rarely or never been exhibited—from public and private collections around the world, including Britain, India, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, [...]

First exhibition in Germany dedicated to Prince Albert opens at Veste Coburg

COBURG.- Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861), Prince Consort of the British Queen Victoria, was one of the most outstanding men of the nineteenth century. More than any other figure, Prince Albert symbolises the Anglo-German cultural exchange and a policy which strived for peace. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his death, a museum exhibition is dedicated to him for the first time in Germany. The exhibition traces the prince’s work and influence through works of art and [...]

World Museums Unite for Dulwich Picture Gallery’s 200th Anniversary

LONDON (REUTERS).- London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery turns 200 in January, and the museum is in for a birthday treat of 12 masterpieces from around the world, one for every month of its anniversary year. The paintings to be loaned to the gallery in the south of the capital including major works by Velazquez, Vermeer, El Greco, Veronese, Rembrandt, Ingres, Van Gogh, Gainsborough, Constable and Hockney. “Dulwich is recognized internationally as a really important museum in the history of museums,” said [...]

Portraits of First World War Veterans Presented to The Queen Go on Display at Windsor Castle

LONDON.- First World War veterans will be remembered at Windsor Castle in portraits by the artist Dan Llywelyn Hall. Two of the longest-surviving veterans, Henry Allingham (1896-2009) and Harry Patch (1898-2009), whose lives spanned three centuries and six monarchs, will be the subject of a small display in the Castle’s Drawings Gallery from 3 November (until 6 February 2011). The two studies for oil paintings and a limited-edition print will be shown alongside the poem Last Post by the Poet Laureate, [...]

George IV’s Tastes in Dutch Art on Show in Edinburgh, Scotland

EDINBURGH.- The French Revolution of 1789 and the Napoleonic wars opened up a massive European art market, and some of the British royal purchases of the time are featured in a new exhibition of Dutch landscape and marine paintings in Edinburgh. The exhibition of 42 works by 17th century Dutch artists from the royal collection runs at the Queen’s Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse from Thursday through to January 9 2011. Desmond Shawe-Taylor, surveyor of the Queen’s pictures who [...]

First Museum Display Dedicated to Philip de Laszlo in Over 70 Years

LONDON.- Rarely seen works by the celebrated portrait painter, Philip de László, will be brought together for the first solo museum display of the artist’s work since his death over 70 years ago. This new display will include special loans from The Royal Collection and Chequers and will mark the completion of indexing of the de László archive at the National Portrait Gallery. Philip de László will run from 27 March until 5 September 2010 and provide an opportunity to [...]