AGO Partners with Centre Pompidou to Bring Masterworks by Chagall, Kandinsky to Toronto

TORONTO.- The Art Gallery of Ontario is bringing the magic, whimsy and wonder of Marc Chagall to Toronto next fall with a major exhibition organized by the Centre Pompidou. Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde: Masterpieces from the Collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris on view from October 15, 2011 through January 15, 2012, features the lush, colourful, and dreamlike art of Marc Chagall alongside the visionaries of Russian modernism, including Wassily Kandinsky, Kasimir Malevich, Natalia Goncharova, Sonia Delaunay, and Vladimir Tatlin. Drawn [...]

Sotheby’s Spring 2010 Sales of Russian Art to be Held in April

NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s spring 2010 sales of Russian Art will be held on April 21 and 22 in New York, and will once again present collectors with a wealth of exciting works from important private collections. Among the auction highlights is a group of paintings by Russian artist Pavel Tchelitchew from the collection of the late American actress, Ruth Ford (1911-2009) (collection est. $2 million, see separate release). Sotheby’s also announced the sale of the monumental Yakov Pereman Collection, [...]