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'Sophia Crownfield: Drawn from Nature' Examines a Turn-of-the-20th Century Design Process and Aesthetic
ArtfixDaily / February 6th, 2022
Though July 31, 2022, the exhibition Sophia Crownfield: Drawn from Nature at the Cooper Hewitt in New York explores the fashionable florals of an American designer. From the 1890s to the 1920s, Sophia Crownfield (American, 1862–1929) designed prints for some of the most prominent silk and ...
National Gallery London Unveils Newly-Restored Acquisition 'The Red Boy' While 'The Blue Boy' Visits
ArtfixDaily / February 6th, 2022
Two of the most iconic examples of British portraiture are currently on public view at the National Gallery in London—the newly-acquired Sir Thomas Lawrence portrait known as The Red Boy joins The Blue Boy, Thomas Gainborough's masterpiece which is on loan through this spring from the Huntington ...
'Queen Nefertari’s Egypt' Exhibition Brings Egyptian Masterpieces to New Orleans
ArtfixDaily / February 6th, 2022
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) presents Queen Nefertari’s Egypt, on view March 18–July 17, 2022. As the favorite wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II (reigned 1279–13 BCE), Queen Nefertari had significant diplomatic and religious roles before her death in c. 1250 BCE, and she is linked to some of ...
The Getty's 'Poussin and the Dance' to Combine 17th-Century Paintings, Antiquities and Contemporary Dance
ArtfixDaily / February 3rd, 2022
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665) was the most influential French painter of the 17th century, and an artist fascinated by movement. Living and working in Rome, he painted scenes of wild revelry—dancing nymphs and satyrs—that drew inspiration from classical antiquity and helped make ...
Picasso's Great-Grandson Launches 'Florian Picasso NFT' Collection With a John Legend Collaboration
The Art Newspaper / February 3rd, 2022
The Picasso estate initially stymied sales of more than 1,000 NFTs created by the granddaughter and great-grandson of Pablo Picasso last week. With more clarifying language around the sales, Marina Picasso and her son Florian have since launched their first NFT collection which went live Tuesday ...
New-York Historical Society Exhibition Explores Handmade Black Dolls Through the Lens of Race, Gender, and History
ArtfixDaily / February 3rd, 2022
The New-York Historical Society presents a landmark exhibition that explores handmade Black dolls through the lens of race, gender, and history. On view February 25 – June 5, 2022, Black Dolls immerses visitors in the world of dolls, doll play, and doll making while examining the ...
Van Gogh Self-Portraits Reunited For the First Time in 130 Years for Landmark Exhibition at The Courtauld
ArtfixDaily / February 2nd, 2022
Van Gogh. Self- Portraits opens February 3 – May 8, 2022, at The Courtauld Gallery in London. This unprecedented exhibition takes as its springboard Van Gogh’s iconic Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, one of the most celebrated works in The Courtauld collection, and will bring together ...
Rodin's Expressive Sculptures of Hands on Display in New Installation at Philadelphia's Reopened Rodin Museum
ArtfixDaily / February 2nd, 2022
On Friday, February 4, the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia is reopening with a new installation that focuses on Auguste Rodin’s expressive sculptures of hands. The focused grouping brings together fifteen bronzes and plasters, including works that are rare or unique to the museum’s collection, some ...
MFA Boston Kicks Off Spring with 2 Powerful Exhibitions: 'Philip Guston: Now' and 'Turner's Modern World'
ArtfixDaily / February 1st, 2022
This spring, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, brings focus to a pair of differing game-changer artists, J. M. W. Turner and Philip Guston, who responded to their own tumultuous times with innovative artistic visions. One of Britain’s greatest artists, J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) lived and ...
Franz Marc Painting Stars in Auction After Restitution From Museum to Heirs of Nazi-Persecuted Family
ArtfixDaily / February 1st, 2022
An oil painting by German expressionist Franz Marc - returned by a German museum to the descendents of a Jewish collector who fled the Nazis - could fetch a record price for the artist at auction next month. Marc's The Foxes (Die Füchse), a canvas featuring two colorful intertwined foxes, is ...
First-Ever Museum Show Featuring Matthew Wong Brings Together His Poignant 'Blue' Series
ArtfixDaily / January 31st, 2022
Heralded by the New York Times as “one of the most talented painters of his generation,” Toronto-born Chinese Canadian artist Matthew Wong (1984–2019) lit up the art world during the final two years of his brilliant but short-lived career. In his extraordinarily expressive style, Wong ...
Gene Moore's Super Fun Tiffany & Co. Circus Hits the Auction Block From 'Happy Days' and 'Spamalot' Producer's Collection
ArtfixDaily / January 31st, 2022
Rago/Wright is set to bring a remarkable selection of circus figures designed by Gene Moore for Tiffany & Co. to auction as part of Jewels XOXO on February 9th. Rarely presented in such quantity, these 60+ original sterling and enamel figures were collected over decades by Hollywood and ...
Harry Bertoia: Sculpting Mid-Century Modern Life
ArtfixDaily / January 31st, 2022
The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas is now presenting Harry Bertoia: Sculpting Mid-Century Modern Life, the first US museum retrospective of the artist’s career to examine the full scope of his broad, interdisciplinary practice, bringing together over 100 works from all facets of Bertoia’s ...
The Radical Beauty of Helen Frankenthaler's Innovative Woodcuts
ArtfixDaily / January 30th, 2022
Through April 18, 2022, the UK's Dulwich Picture Gallery brings together a major exhibition of woodcuts by the leading Abstract Expressionist, Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011). Shining a light on her groundbreaking woodcuts, Helen Frankenthaler: Radical Beauty showcases the artist as a ...
Skinner’s Americana Sale to Feature a California-Based Collection of Rustic Furniture, Folk Art and Cast Iron Farmware
ArtfixDaily / January 27th, 2022
“Colorfully Cast” features the eclectic collection of a couple’s lifelong interests in Americana, including a significant array of weathervanes and windmill weights. MARLBOROUGH, MA – Skinner Auctioneers will host an online auction of Americana from January 31 at 12 p.m. through ...
Belvedere Museum to Sell NFTs Derived From The Kiss by Gustav Klimt for Valentine’s Day
ArtfixDaily / January 27th, 2022
Vienna's Belvedere Museum, in collaboration with artèQ, is dropping NFTs of its historical Gustav Klimt masterpiece The Kiss (Lovers), as announced on Thursday. Billed as a "digital declaration of love," the sales will come just ahead of Valentine's Day in a limited number of digital ...
Art Basel to Launch New Art Fair in the Grand Palais of Paris During FIAC's Dates
ArtfixDaily / January 26th, 2022
The October dates at the Grand Palais held by FIAC, Paris's top fair, will now be occupied by Art Basel, in a new decision that is a "major shake-up," according to ARTnews. Art Basel, together with its parent company MCH Group, announced Wednesday that it has been awarded a seven-year ...
Reynolda House Museum Acquires Works by John Singer Sargent and Minnie Evans
ArtfixDaily / January 25th, 2022
Reynolda House Museum of American Art has announced that Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Baker of Winston-Salem have offered the Museum a portrait of Mrs. Augustus Hemenway by acclaimed portrait artist John Singer Sargent and an untitled drawing by the self-taught African American artist from North Carolina, ...
San Francisco's FOG Design+Art Closes with Robust Sales and Strong Attendance
ArtfixDaily / January 25th, 2022
The eighth edition of FOG Design+Art closed on Sunday, January 23, 2022, following a pause in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Exhibitors, curators, collectors and attendees reported a strong return to the fair, noting great sales, well-curated presentations and excellent attendance throughout ...
63 Artists Named for Whitney's 80th Biennial Titled 'Quiet as It's Kept'
ArtfixDaily / January 25th, 2022
The Whitney Museum of American Art has announced that sixty-three artists and collectives will be participating in Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet as It’s Kept, co-organized by two Whitney curators, David Breslin and Adrienne Edwards. This will be the eightieth iteration in the long-running series ...