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Picasso Museum in Barcelona unveils anniversary program

17.06.2012 In May 2013, a large monographic exhibition will open, which will contain more than seventy works, starting with the childhood of Pablo Picasso (Pablo Picasso) and ending with the time, shortly before his death.

The Irwin Museum Presents an Impressionism Exhibition "Finding Paradise: California Summer"

17.06.2012 From June 16 to September 20, the Irvine Museum in California hosts an exhibition of impressionists dedicated to the beauty of this land. The exhibition will feature work with various views of California, as it was almost a hundred years ago, before a large influx of population.

The dignity of all Russians is chaos. Kandinsky Prize Laureates Exhibition in Barcelona

17.06.2012 “West is West, East is East”, says the first sentence of the catalog of the exhibition of contemporary Russian art “In complete mess” (En un absoluto desorden), which since June 15 occupies all four floors of the Santa Monica Arts Center (ArtsSantaMònica), in Barcelona.

Ghiberti’s "Gates of Paradise" on display

15.06.2012 Lovers of Renaissance art will again have the opportunity to enjoy the original “Doors of Paradise” (Porta del Paradiso), Italian sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti (Lorenzo Ghiberti, 1378-1455). The eastern gate of the famous Baptistery of San Giovanni Battista (Battistero di San Giovanni) is considered the main work of the Florentine master.

New Aelita Andre show in New York

14.06.2012 In New York, the Agora Gallery has opened a new exhibition by Aelita Andre, a five-year-old artist from Australia, who began her career at the age of nine months.

The record price of the masterpiece of William Hammersheim at Sotheby’s in London

14.06.2012 On June 12, at Sotheby’s auction in London, the painting “Ida Reading a Letter” by Wilhelm Hammershoi was sold for £ 1,721,250 ($ 2.6 million), which exceeded its pre-sale an estimate of 500-700 thousand pounds, and was an absolute record for the works of this artist, and a record for any Danish work of art at auction.

Edward Hopper’s largest exhibition of paintings opens in Madrid

13.06.2012 The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and the National Museum of France Reunion (Réunion des musées nationaux de France) present an exhibition of works by Edward Hopper, which will be shown first in Madrid and then in Paris.

Abstract Art Exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum

10.06.2012 From June 8 to September 12, 2012, in New York, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum hosts an exhibition of international abstract art 1949-1960.

The Prado Museum opens the exhibition "Late Rafael"

10.06.2012 The Prado Museum in Madrid, from June 12 to September 16, hosts an exhibition of works by one of the greatest Renaissance masters, Raffaello Santi (Raffaello Santi, 1483-1520). The exhibition was organized jointly with the Louvre Museum and covers the last years of the life of a brilliant artist, namely 1513-1520.

A treasure has been found in Israel whose age dates back to the first years of our era

09.06.2012 During archaeological work in Jerusalem, in the Qiryat Gat region, an ancient Roman treasure was found, consisting of gold and silver coins and women’s jewelry.

Portrait of the first transvestite of Great Britain acquired by the National Gallery

08.06.2012 The National Portrait Gallery in London acquired the earliest known portraits of men in women’s clothing. Written in 1792, it depicts Britain’s first transvestite.

Sotheby’s puts up for sale eight portraits of Frank Auerbach

08.06.2012 A Sotheby’s spokesperson announced that a wonderful group of works by one of the greatest living artists, Frank Auerbach, will be on sale at the Evening Auction of Contemporary Art auction in London on Tuesday, June 26, 2012..

Madrid’s largest photography festival PhotoEspaña opens

08.06.2012 The event will host more than seventy exhibitions of three hundred photographers from forty-five countries. In addition to the official program, 38 galleries will present their own exhibitions. We will focus on the 5 largest events of the festival.

Gerhard Richter exhibition opened at the Pompidou Center in Paris

06.06.2012 Gerhard Richter, one of the best-selling living artists in the world, presents an exhibition of his best works in Paris. The exposition, covering six decades of the author’s creative life, occupies the entire sixth floor of the Pompidou Center, and has 141 paintings.

An exhibition of the forgotten artist Manuel González opened in Granada

05.06.2012 In Granada, most of the works of the undeservedly forgotten artist Manuel Gomez-Moreno González (1834-1918) are exhibited for the first time.