An extremely rare work by Russian avant-garde master Ivan Kliun (1873-1943), one of very few works by the artist in private hands, is set to lead Sotheby’s forthcoming sale of Russian Paintings (London, 26 November).
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Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art examines how representations in European art of Balthazar as a Black African coincided with the increased interaction between Europe and Africa, particularly with the systematic enslavement of African peoples in the fifteenth century.
An extraordinarily rare jumbo lobby card for Dracula (Universal) sold for nearly five times its estimate to bring $192,000 in Heritage Auctions’ Movie Poster Auction Nov. 23-24.
Making Marvels is the first exhibition in North America to highlight the important conjunction of art, science, and technology with entertainment and display that was essential to European court culture.
Paris, 1929: An avant-garde hothouse rife with artistic conflict and friendly rivalry, fueled in the wake of a tragic world war. Would painting survive the new experiments with photography, film and collage? Would politics replace art?
Already known as a platform for discovery, SCOPE prides itself on exhibiting a wide range of contemporary artists. But this year, for the 19th edition of SCOPE Miami Beach opening December 3rd, the fair is not only highlighting innovation within the artistic community, but is also changing the entire art fair model with its new OASIS lounge.
Pittsburgh, PA—Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA) is excited to present a new exhibition exploring the rich tradition of still life painting in A Delight for the Senses: The Still Life. Once considered the lowliest genre of painting, the still life has long been overshadowed in the history of art; in this exhibition, visitors will encounter examples from nearly 250 years of the tradition, from the Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish painting to Ameri
Disrupted space, disjointed landscapes, and pixelated environments inform Darryl Westly’s unique painting style as he examines culture and ethnicity as seen through our hand-held screens.
For its Comic Strips sale, Artcurial will be auctioning, for the first time, a collection of original drawings from the adventures of Caroline. These 22 illustrations, estimated between €3,000 and 6,000 have come directly from the illustrator Pierre Probst’s family.
Within each sculpture’s apparent beauty, a laborious process, emotional and psychic efforts illustrates Caroline Wayne’s lifelong efforts to reshape and help process a complicated and traumatic past. She aims to bring awareness to the suffering a body can accumulate over time through onerous mark-making.
