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Storm Brews Over Jackson Pollock's Last Painting
Vanity Fair / August 22nd, 2012
With the 100th anniversary of Jackson Pollock's birth this year, attention is turned to a work said to be the great abstract expressionist's last painting.
Artists Drawn to Monhegan Island for More than a Century
Boston Globe / August 21st, 2012
Located 10 miles off the mid-Maine coast, Monhegan Island has been drawing artists from around the world for more than 150 years. Giants in the US art world have been inspired by island, including George Bellows, C. K. Chatterton, Randall Davey, Robert Henri, Rockwell Kent...
THE KISS: A Celebration of Love in Art
ArtfixDaily / August 20th, 2012
A kiss can be romantic or platonic, it can be a sign of affection or a greeting, and can be exchanged between lovers or family, friends, and even business acquaintances. In each capacity, the kiss is replete with meaning, so it is no wonder that this symbol is often depicted in works of art.
Lost Picasso Painting Rediscovered in Museum Storage
Evansville Courier Press / August 19th, 2012
A rare glass painting by Pablo Picasso was found after five decades in the storage of Evansville Museum of History and Science, in Indiana. The museum board of trustees and members have decided the work is too expensive to keep.
Pair of Rare Washington Portraits Gifted to Columbus Museum
ArtfixDaily / August 17th, 2012
The Columbus Museum has announced the acquisition of a pair of extraordinary portraits of George and Martha Washington by the important American artist Rembrandt Peale. The portraits are a gift from...
Harvard Appoints New Associate Curator of American Art
ArtfixDaily / August 16th, 2012
The Harvard Art Museums appointed Ethan Lasser as Margaret S. Winthrop Associate Curator of American Art. Lasser will join the Art Museums’ Division of European and American Art, beginning on September 18, 2012. Lasser’s innovative work as a curator and academic experience align well with the ...
Art Dealer Found Guilty of Selling Stolen Painting
Los Angeles Times / August 14th, 2012
A former art dealer was convicted on charges of selling a stolen landscape painting by California impressionist Granville Redmond and income tax evasion...
China's $13 Billion in Art Sales Questioned
Forbes / August 13th, 2012
Widespread reports of China's ascendence as the biggest art market in the world may not be true. And not by a long shot, reports Forbes' Abigail R. Esman.
Possible Degas, Turner Surface on New Episodes of BBC's 'Fake or Fortune?'
ArtfixDaily / August 9th, 2012
Super sleuth Philip Mould reveals spellbinding stories from the dusty corridors of art history in September’s upcoming ‘Fake of Fortune?’ (BBC). His “sleepers” (undiscovered paintings) become the subject of (and silent witness in) a forensic investigation into their true identity...
John Singer Sargent's Manet Acquired By Ashmolean Museum
Guardian / August 8th, 2012
In just eight months, £7.83 million ($12.5 million) was raised to help keep a 19th-century masterpiece by Edouard Manet in Great Britain and on public display. Thousands of donations from the public along with...
Robert Hughes, Art Critic, Remembered
TIME / August 7th, 2012
Known for his eloquence and grit, the longtime TIME art critic Robert Hughes died on August 6, at age 74. With TIME for more than three decades, Hughes often eschewed trends to remind readers that art should be viewed as...
With Art Authenticity, the Market Could Trump Court Rulings
New York Times / August 6th, 2012
The current legal wrangling over the trio of cases involving modern masters sold by the now-defunct Knoedler & Company gallery points to the rising trend of courts deciding the authenticity of artworks.
Forbes Lists Top Corporate Art Collections
Forbes / August 2nd, 2012
Corporate collections with the aim to improve lives and educate---those shared with the public and not stored in vaults---find their way onto Forbes' ranking of art assembled by businesses. Among the best are...
Lost Lichtenstein Surfaces in NYC Warehouse
New York Post / August 2nd, 2012
A Roy Lichtenstein painting that went missing 42 years ago has re-appeared in a Manhattan warehouse. Now valued at $4 million, the picture was sent out by...
Whistler and Rebellion in the Art World
ArtfixDaily / August 2nd, 2012
On view at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Art from August 4 to December 2, 2012, is the exhibition "Whislter and Rebellion in the Art World." James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) was one of the most deliberately contentious, witty, and fiercely independent artists of his generation.
$100 Million Art Vault Planned for Beijing
Bloomberg / July 31st, 2012
Collectors will be able to store valuables such as art and gold without paying taxes or filling customs forms at a new facility in Beijing.
Aging Artists Consider Leaving Legacies to Select Museums
Sentinel Online / July 30th, 2012
Will Barnet, at age 101, is among America's premier artists searching for a place to leave his life's work and create a legacy.
Feds Raid Manhattan Art Storage Facility for Stolen Goods
New York Post / July 29th, 2012
Federal authorities have seized a haul of Indian antiquities valued at $20 million from the storage facility of an Upper East Side art dealer.
War of 1812 Comes Alive in Maritime Art Exhibition
Norwalk Citizen / July 26th, 2012
The 200th anniversary of the War of 1812---America's "second war of independence" with Great Britain---is commemorated in an exhibition of maritime battle scene paintings and ship models.
Goodwill Find Proves to be Valuable Painting
KSN.com / July 25th, 2012
A North Carolina woman found a treasure in her local Goodwill store. Beth Feeback, an unemployed artist, noticed a pair of abstract paintings for $9.99 each.