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City Leaders Consider Selling Objects from Detroit Institute of Arts
ArtfixDaily / May 29th, 2013
With an estimated debt burden of $15 billion, cash-strapped Detroit is considering selling objects from the city's renowned art museum. A debate has ensued over ownership of the multibillion dollar collection held by the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)...
Is the Market the Best Judge of Art's Quality?
ArtfixDaily / May 28th, 2013
On Friday, a group at Art Basel Hong Kong debated and then held a vote on whether "The Market Is the Best Judge of Art's Quality." A report in the South China Morning Post, says the motion was
Abstract Artist Ellsworth Kelly Feted by Museums Worldwide
ArtfixDaily / May 27th, 2013
Celebrating his 90th birthday on May 31, American artist Ellsworth Kelly is experiencing widespread attention this year through a number of exhibitions at museums and galleries across the globe. Known for his use of simple forms and bright colors, Kelly (b. 1923) is associated with some of ...
Google Adds 20 More Museums to its Online Art Project
ArtfixDaily / May 26th, 2013
Google Art Project recently added 20 more museums to its online display of more than 40,000 total artworks from 250+ cultural organizations around the globe. Now online visitors can take a "Street View" virtual tour of the Mark Rothko galleries at...
Edward Hopper Leads $50 Million Christie's American Art Sale
ArtfixDaily / May 23rd, 2013
A panoramic view by modernist Edward Hopper was the top lot in a $50.8 million Christie's American art sale on Thursday. The auction total was the highest for the category at Christie's since 2008. The sale's star was Hopper's 1928 oil painting Blackwell's Island...
Select Lots Sizzle in Sotheby's American Art Sale
ArtfixDaily / May 22nd, 2013
Works by the likes of Rockwell and Russell helped push Sotheby's auction of American art well above its estimated total on Wednesday in New York. While 10 of 62 lots went unsold, several lots went wildly above estimate, bringing the sale total to $28 million, in excess of its high estimate of $24 ...
Tax Fraud Charges for New York Art Dealer Connected to Knoedler
ArtfixDaily / May 21st, 2013
A New York art dealer has been arrested on tax fraud charges levied by federal prosecutors on Tuesday in relation to the sale of paintings that she said were by famed Abstract Expressionists, but some turned out to be fakes.
Crystal Bridges Museum Opens Two American Genre Painting Exhibitions
ArtfixDaily / May 20th, 2013
On the heels of a hugely popular Norman Rockwell exhibition, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is showcasing two new temporary exhibitions featuring American genre painting. More than 65,000 visitors trekked to Bentonville, Arkansas, to view...
Sotheby's American Art Sale Features Museum Deaccessions
ArtfixDaily / May 20th, 2013
Sotheby’s will offer a range of works deaccessioned from the collections of four museums in its May 22 sale of American art in New York. Three works sold by the Art Institute of Chicago are led by...
Anonymous Donor Gives $15 Million to Miami's Art Museum
Miami Herald / May 19th, 2013
An anonymous donor has pledged $12 million in cash and $3 million in art to the future Perez Art Museum Miami. On Friday, officials from the Miami Art Museum announced...
Records Smashed in Sotheby's Contemporary Art Sale
ArtfixDaily / May 15th, 2013
Gerhard Richter’s “Domplatz, Mailand [Cathedral Square, Milan]” from 1968 set the artist's record price at auction bringing $37.1 million with fees, near its $40 million high estimate, and the highest price ever for a contemporary artist.
Christie's Reels in a Staggering $495 Million for Contemporary Art
ArtfixDaily / May 15th, 2013
Records price were smashed for 12 contemporary artists at Christie's on Wednesday night. Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat were among the record-setters in a postwar and contemporary art sale in New York that totaled $495 million, the highest sales figure at any art ...
Getty Acquires Canaletto, Rembrandt
ArtfixDaily / May 14th, 2013
The Getty Museum of Los Angeles has recently acquired a significant duo of paintings, including a self-portrait by Rembrandt and a Venetian scene by 18th-century artist Canaletto. "Rembrandt Laughing," probably done around 1628, emerged on the art market in 2007 after centuries of being ...
Soutine's Pastry Chef Leads Christie's Sale
ArtfixDaily / May 8th, 2013
A portrait of a pastry chef by Soutine led a modest Christie's sale of Impressionist and modern art on Wednesday evening. Bidders from the U.S. and Europe, and notably from India, China and Russia, brought the sale total to...
Rodin's Thinker Kicks Off Billion-Dollar Auction Season
ArtfixDaily / May 7th, 2013
An early cast of "The Thinker" by Auguste Rodin sold for $15.285 million, setting a new record for the figure, at the beginning of the major spring auctions in New York City.
House Painter Accused of Art Thefts from NY Estate
AP / May 6th, 2013
A Pennsylvania man hired as a house painter has been accused of stealing 6 artworks from a New York City area estate. He is being held on a $1 million bond after his arrest.
Van Gogh Museum Reopens with Revealing Exhibition
ArtfixDaily / May 5th, 2013
After a seven-month renovation, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has reopened with "Van Gogh at Work," an exhibition that reveals the artist's process by displaying his own paints, tools, and palettes alongside 145 paintings and drawings.
Exhibition Spotlights American Modernist Oscar Bluemner
ArtfixDaily / April 29th, 2013
Timed to coincide with its major exhibition, “The New Spirit: American Art in the Armory Show, 1913,” the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey is now presenting a revealing look at works by American modernist Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938).
Mark Rothko Arts Centre Opens in Latvia
ArtfixDaily / April 25th, 2013
Mostly funded by the European Union, the Mark Rothko Arts Centre opened in Daugavpils, Latvia, on Wednesday. Six paintings from the private collection of...
Sotheby's Slated to Sell Artwork from American Folk Art Museum
ArtfixDaily / April 25th, 2013
Over 200 artworks once promised to New York's American Folk Art Museum are reportedly coming up for auction at Sotheby's.