- Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor Vandalised Rothko back on show at Tate May 13 2014 Video: Tate In October 2012 some deluded fellow vandalised one of Tate Modern's Rothkos . He got two years in jail, and now just over a year and a half later, the picture has gone back on display. To their great credit, Tate made the above video about the painstaking...
Lost Van Gogh found 'in a bank vault' - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor Lost Van Gogh found 'in a bank vault' May 12 2014 Picture: Madrid Daily We've only got the above grainy photo so far, but Reuters reports that Spanish tax authorities have found what may be a lost Van Gogh. The picture was found in a bank vault during a tax investigation:...
- Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor Broke Italian museums May 12 2014 Picture: Wikipedia News that the Galleria Borghese's air conditioning system has broken down reminds me that I've been meaning to post a rant something about my recent trip to Rome, and the art galleries there. First, here's what The Guardian reports about the Borghese's climate...
Guffwatch - Koons Special (ctd.) - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor Guffwatch - Koons Special (ctd.) May 9 2014 Video: Christie's Standby for a deluge of multi-million dollar mega art sales over the next two weeks, as Sotheby's and Christie's hold their New York contemporary sales. A 'highlight' of the week is one of Jeff Koons' toy trains , which...
Waldemar in Van Gogh's London house - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor Waldemar in Van Gogh's London house May 8 2014 Video: ZCZ Films I do like Waldemar's short online films. Here's one about Van Gogh's London home, which, regular readers may remember, was sold at auction in 2012 for £565,000 . At the time, i thought it was a bit of a bargain,...
'Bakersfield Mist' - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor 'Bakersfield Mist' May 8 2014 Picture: Bakersfield Mist If you're in London over the next few months, you might be interested in seeing a new play all about art attribution, called Bakersfield Mist, which opens on 10th May. Starring Kathleen Turner (who was in a string of hits in the '80s and...
What they get up to at Christie's New York - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor What they get up to at Christie's New York May 8 2014 Video: Christie's Conservators and art owners look away now, there's a dude with a skateboard on the loose in Christie's storage area. Share This Categories Research 'Building the Picture' online catalogue A new...
Another discovery on 'Your Paintings' - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor Another discovery on 'Your Paintings' May 8 2014 Picture: Your Paintings French art historian Francois Marandet has identified the above Pool of Bethesda ' belonging to the Wellcome Library, as a work by Louis Cheron. It's a study for a larger work, and had been called 'after...
- Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor Gurlitt dies May 7 2014 Picture: Artnet Cornelius Gurlitt has died from heart complications. It's hard not to feel sorry for him, when one sees the headlines like the above from Artnet : Gurlitt may have inherited some Nazi loot, but that doesn't make him either a Nazi or a looter. Quite what will happen to...
De-accession time in Delaware (ctd.) - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor De-accession time in Delaware (ctd.) May 7 2014 Picture: DAM The Delaware Art Museum (DAM), which is a bit broke , has now announced the first of their planned de-accessions. It's Isabella and the Pot of Basil by William Holman Hunt, and the picture will be sold at Christie's...
'Fake or Fortune?' Monet owner loses Paris court case - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor 'Fake or Fortune?' Monet owner loses Paris court case May 7 2014 Picture: David Joel/BBC We featured the above painting in the first series of ' Fake or Fortune? ', as a possible Monet. The picture had been excluded from the Monet catalogue raisonne published...
'The Story of Women in Art' - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor 'The Story of Women in Art' May 6 2014 Picture: BBC This looks interesting, ' The Story of Women in Art ' on BBC2 soon, presented by Prof. Amanda Vickery. Share This Categories Research 'Building the Picture' online catalogue A new Raphael discovery!? Sooke on Matisse More records...
'Kenneth Clark' at Tate Britain - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor 'Kenneth Clark' at Tate Britain May 6 2014 Picture: Tate Regular readers will know that my art history hero no. 1 is Kenneth Clark, whose great TV series Civilisation I must have watched countless times. I'm greatly looking forward to Tate Britain's forthcoming exhibition on Clark's...
- Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor Art Detective is go! May 5 2014 Picture: Art Detective I'm very pleased to be able to tell you about Art Detective , a new website created by the Public Catalogue Foundation to help discover more about the UK's collection of publicly owned oil paintings. The site, which is refreshingly easy to use, allows curators,...
'Clear win' for Loeb in Sotheby's battle - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor 'Clear win' for Loeb in Sotheby's battle May 5 2014 Picture: NYPost That's what the New York Times calls Sotheby's latest deal with activist investor Daniel Loeb, and rightly, for it looks as if the cuurent board has caved in: Sotheby’s said on Monday that it had ended...
Sleeper alert! (ctd.) - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor Sleeper alert! (ctd.) May 5 2014 Picture: Pook & Pook A sharp-eyed reader has sent this update to that sleeping 'School of Bronzino' drawing I mentioned last week , which made $228k against a $1k estimate: The chalk drawing of the seated male nude, which went for so much money at Pook...
Goliath's Revenge (ctd.) - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor Goliath's Revenge (ctd.) May 4 2014 Michelangelo's ' David ' apparently has weak ankles, and may fall over at any time (report various media outlets). This story isn't exactly new, however, and seems to come around once every couple of years - here's a similar one from 2011. Share...
NPG buys Van Dyck's Self-Portrait - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor NPG buys Van Dyck's Self-Portrait May 1 2014 Picture: NPG/Philip Mould Well, hurrah - the National Portrait Gallery in London has successfully raised £10m to buy Van Dyck's late 'Self-Portrait'. The Heritage Lottery Fund has generously contributed over £6m to add to the amount...
- Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor about articles contact edited by Bendor Grosvenor Durer at the Albertina May 1 2014 Video: ZCZ Films The Albertina in Vienna has put Durer's Hare on display, as it does once every ten years. I was lucky enough to see it the other day. The great Waldemar, in the short film above, urges you to go too. You have until 29th June. Share This Categories Research...
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