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Painting from Uncertainty - a Unique Exhibition in Frankfurt
29.08.2012 Nine years after the 2003 exhibition, which attracted a large audience, Frankfurter Kunstverein Gallery again presents an exhibition dedicated to exceptional painting in the summer of 2012.
Norwegian gallery lost Rembrandt in the mail
29.08.2012 The Norwegian art gallery lost an engraving of Rembrandt, costing up to $ 8600, sending the work by mail. Thus, the gallery tried to save money on paying for the courier and insurance costs.
Unknown portrait of Rembrandt’s wife discovered in the Netherlands
23.08.2012 A portrait of Saskia van Oylenburg (Saskia van Uylenburgh, 1612 - 1642), the wife of the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), was discovered in a private collection.
Great Britain is looking for a buyer for Picasso’s painting "A Baby Holds a Dove"
22.08.2012 British Minister of Culture Ed Vaizey imposed a temporary ban on the export of the painting “A Child Holding a Dove” (Child Holding a Dove, 1901) by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), BBC News reports.
Picasso’s painting went unnoticed for almost 50 years
22.08.2012 The painting on the glass “Sitting Woman in a Red Hat” (Mujer sentada con sombrero rojo), by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), donated to the Evansille Museum (Indiana, USA) back in 1963, was ignored by the museum staff, and spent almost 50 years in storage.
In London, street artists will paint in the style of Klimt
15.08.2012 Nine world-famous street artists will paint Klimt’s masterpieces in front of a live audience in the Grosvenor Garden, London, on Tuesday, August 21.
DNA analysis will establish Van Gogh’s authorship of Still Life with Peonies
12.08.2012 The hair found in Still Life with Peonies, still considered to be owned by Vincent Van Gogh (Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890), will be subjected to DNA analysis.
Detroit Institute of the Arts offers a rare opportunity to see paintings by Jan Vermeer
12.08.2012 Rembrandt created over 400 paintings in his life, Van Gogh - more than 1200. Their compatriot, Johannes Vermeer (1632-75), wrote a total of 35.
Portrait of Mademoiselle Klaus Eduard Manet will remain in England
10.08.2012 After an 8-month fundraising campaign, the Ashmolean Museum was able to acquire a painting of Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus by Edward Manet for £ 7,830,000 and save it, thereby, in the United Kingdom.
Smithsonian Museum of American Art announces Best Artist Award Nominees
08.08.2012 The Smithsonian American Art Museum has announced nominees for its award for Best Contemporary Artist.
The first art exhibition dedicated to "Alice in Wonderland" opened in Hamburg
07.08.2012 The first ever exhibition was opened in Hamburg, at the Hamburger Kunsthalle, combining nearly 200 works created based on a fairy tale over 150 years of its history, including paintings, sculptures, book illustrations, photographs, drawings, films and installations.
Metropolitan Museum presents an unusual exhibition
07.08.2012 An unusual exhibition called the Employee Art Show will be shown until August 19 by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Exclusive exhibition of Spanish masterpieces in Houston
06.08.2012 The Museum of Fine Arts of Houston (The Museum of Fine Arts) announced that more than 100 masterpieces of one of the most famous collections of European painting in the world will be presented in the museum since December 16, 2012, as part of the exhibition Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces of the Prado (Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado) .
"Naked and Bathing" - restoration of Dali’s masterpieces in Florida
05.08.2012 The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida has announced the closure of the exhibition “Stripped Bare and Bathed: the Preservation of Dalí’s Masterworks”, which provides an opportunity to take a look at the dramatic process of preserving works of art.
Biennale of Contemporary Art Launches in A Coruña
04.08.2012 On July 31, the international exhibition of contemporary museum art, Fenosa Gas Natural, began in A Coruña. The exhibition takes place every two years, and strive to show the diversity and eclecticism of new artistic trends.