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Treasure hunt on in Maastricht
New York Times / March 14th, 2010
The talk of TEFAF, so far, are a pearl-dropping neoclassical clock, a $25 million Giacometti sculpture, and the new works on paper section including such gems as Gainsborough drawings and Irving Penn photographs. Opening night, some collectors grumbled that there were no big-ticket paintings ...
London's Tate Britain shows a darker, deeper side of Henry Moore
Reuters / February 22nd, 2010
Sculptor Henry Moore is portrayed as a radical who explored a dark world of sex, war and death in a show that challenges his modern image as the creator of gentle figures that adorn windswept plazas around the world. Ranked among Britain's most famous 20th century artists, Moore was a ...
Big on Modernism: Pennsylvania museum gets an infusion of 20th century art
Chicago Tribune / September 10th, 2009
ALLENTOWN, Penn. - The Allentown Art Museum has received one of its largest gifts ever -- about 500 works plus the Long Island home and studio and Manhattan apartment of the modernist artist Peter Grippe. The collection of sculptures, drawings, and prints by Grippe, given by his widow, came along ...
American Patriot For Sale: Hindman will hammer down Nathan Hale sculpture
Auction Central News / September 9th, 2009
On Sunday, Sept. 13, Chicago-based Leslie Hindman will host a 220-lot auction featuring postwar, Contemporary, American and European art. The top lot is an 1890 Frederick William MacMonnies bronze of American patriot Nathan Hale. Considered the State Hero of Connecticut, and widely acknowledged ...
Eco-friendly Art: Giant bird sculpture arrives in Hyde Park
London Times / September 7th, 2009
An enormous Ibis is the first new public sculpture in Hyde Park, Central London, for nearly 50 years. The three-metre tall bronze artwork, named Isis after the goddess of nature, was created by Simon Gudgeon. It is spearheading a drive to raise £1.8 million to build an ecofriendly wildlife ...