Mexico City's Zona Maco fair offers something for everyone
The Art Newspaper
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
From emerging artists to Modern art and antiquities, by way of design and photography, around 220 exhibitors span seemingly every collecting category
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A bridge between worlds: Central Asia’s first private Modern and contemporary art museum to open in Kazakhstan
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Almaty Museum of Arts will house more than 700 works by Kazakh and Central Asian artists, while also presenting an substantial collection of international art
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Les Nabis Revealed: The 8 Artists Who Redefined Modern Art as We Know It
Invaluable
JUNE 5, 2024
Energized to achieve a “beauty beyond visible reality,” the Nabis group of French artists challenged convention to create a new artistic vision, as they harnessed Paul Gauguin’s synthetism to envisage an exciting alternative that would usher in the age of modern art. Where Les Nabis differ is in the subject matter.
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Female British artists headline sale
Antique Collecting
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Four of the twentieth century’s leading female British artists will headline the Modern Art and Design sale at Cotswold-based Chorley’s The post Female British artists headline sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.
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Explore the World of Post-impressionist Art
Antique Appraisers Auctioneers
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
From Van Gogh’s iconic “Starry Night” to Cézanne’s breathtaking still-life compositions, these artists captured emotions and beauty in their unique styles. Post-impressionist Art Characteristics Post-Impressionism evolved in the late 19th century to respond to Impressionism’s limits.
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Trusted Local Antiques Buyers and Their Services in Bradenton
Sarasota Antique Buyers
JULY 18, 2024
In particular, we are interested in English and Continental items from the 18th to the 20th centuries, as well as modern and traditional furniture. We understand that each piece’s value depends on various factors, such as age, quality, condition, rarity, period, and maker. Modern art: Our interest extends to modern art pieces.
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Long Overdue: Cultural Change Affecting the Art Market
MIR Appraisal
JUNE 12, 2019
The art market is experiencing a boom in demand for work by African American artists. Several decades ago, the art world was quite different. African American artists were largely not included, and their accomplishments went overlooked. million, setting a record for a work by a living African American artist.
Ocean Liners: Speed and Style
Alfie's Antique Market
MARCH 1, 2018
This exhibition revives the golden age of ocean travel, from ground-breaking engineering and fashionable interiors, to the lifestyle on board and their cultural impact on art, architecture, design and film. The exhibition will also feature works by Modernist artists, designers and architects inspired by liners.
Constructivism: The Intersection of Art and Industry in the Avant-Garde Movement
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Emerging from the 1917 revolution in the newly formed Soviet Union, Constructivism wasn’t only the most influential modern art movement in 20th century Russia, but its visualization of a new aesthetic language brought with it a sea change in how we view art that redefined the role of art in society.
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Print or Poster?
MIR Appraisal
AUGUST 11, 2022
Etching as a means of printmaking was most prominent during the sixteenth century, utilized by such artists as Albrecht Dürer, Lucas van Leyden, and Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The medium was later mastered by artists like Rembrandt during the seventeenth century. Christies.com. June 3, 2019. link] “Definition of LITHOGRAPHY.”
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Gertrud Arndt: Exploring the Bauhaus Visionary
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JULY 3, 2024
Arndt refused to attach any deep artistic meaning to her photographs, but they were imaginative, provocative, and would prove to have a lasting legacy… once they were rediscovered by the public half a century later. From 1927 onward, she took on the role of wife and mother, developing her Mask Portraits out of boredom.
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Mabel Dwight's American Scene
Michael Rose Fine Art
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
From the urban explorations of John Sloan or Edward Hopper to the more nuanced and human-focused prints of artists like Elizabeth Catlett or Sister Corita Kent, printmaking experienced something of a long golden age. 1945, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.74
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“You Need Energy and Conviction” - Gallery Chat with San Francisco’s Rena Bransten
Art Dealers Association of America
JUNE 21, 2018
©The artist. Since the start of her art-dealing career in the mid-1970s, Rena Bransten has ridden the seismic shifts of San Francisco’s gallery landscape with success and style. While many come to art dealing from a sales background, Bransten established herself as a gallerist from the perspective of an avid art collector.
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Baker Schorr Fine Art
Art Advisor's Blog
JUNE 21, 2019
The gallery’s focus is Post-Impressionist and Modern art. As someone who has been making regular trips to Midland for artwork appraisals for many years, I know the locals do love to collect great art but they often acquire pieces in far-flung locations. American landscapes. I wish the very best to Ms. Permalink
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The Rise of African Modern & Contemporary Art
Grays Antiques
JULY 12, 2019
Part of a collection of tribal art from across the African continent available at Tabunov Antiques This spring, Bonhams African Modern & Contemporary Art department declared that they have seen 'an explosion of interest in modern and contemporary art from Africa' (1). 103cm height.
Buckskin Ceiling
Reagan Upshaw Fine Art
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The climate is constantly changing, and art fads can be as short-lived as those of the world of fashion. After centuries in which art markets and art museums were dominated by white men, hitherto under-represented artists are now being aquired with a vengeance, particularly by institutions.
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“People Realized the Need to Make Connections Along the Whole Spectrum of Art History” - Leon Tovar on Latin American Art
Art Dealers Association of America
APRIL 30, 2021
When Leon opened his first space in Bogotá in 1991, he was focused on showing a roster of North American and European artists such as Sol LeWitt , Bernar Venet , and Josef Albers. When I started to paint at 8 years old, I was like a mini artist. And from that period I started to learn to be involved in the arts all my life.
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Patrick Boyd Carpenter: ' It’s a Proper Old Fashioned Antique Shop.'
Grays Antiques
OCTOBER 6, 2018
I just bought an amazing collection of Eduardo Paolozzi sculptures. He was an extraordinary figure within British art. He was a Scottish artist of Italian heritage, who lived in Paris, and was established in Chelsea. How would you describe your collection ? It’s a remarkable addition to my stock I am very happy about.
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“Focus on What’s Essential to You” - Franklin Parrasch on Making Your Own Way in the Art World
Art Dealers Association of America
JUNE 20, 2019
Since his first gallery opened in the 1980s, Franklin Parrasch has maintained a dedication to furthering the careers of artists whose work defies any predetermined definitions of media or style and seeks to address existential questions through physical creation. What inspired you to pursue a career in visual art? Photo by Adam Reich.
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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans
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APRIL 24, 2024
The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.
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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans
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APRIL 24, 2024
The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.
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Wassily Kandinsky: The Pioneer of Abstract Art and Color Theory
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FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Well highlight key landmarks in his career while also showcasing essential paintings that helped secure his status as one of the most influential painters of modern art. Wassily Kandinskys Formative Years Kandinsky was born in Moscow in 1866 and attended school not for art but rather for economics and law. Ursula (1908).
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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in October
WorthPoint
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Their functional simplicity gave carvers unlimited freedom to use their imaginations when making these pieces, and as such, the styles, subjects, and materials used differ widely, making them highly collectible. Over his career, the celebrated Chicago artist won multiple prizes. Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
Going Ape
Reagan Upshaw Fine Art
MARCH 25, 2024
It was the spring of 1985, and seven women artists were still pissed. The previous summer, the Museum of Modern Art in New York had held an exhibition entitled, “An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture” to inaugurate the museum’s newly renovated building. Only 13 were women. Only 13 were women.
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The Essential Guide to Minimalist Art: 10 Artists Who Mastered the Art of Simplicity
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APRIL 14, 2024
Challenging traditional notions of artistic expression, Minimalism pushed the boundaries of what art can be – and its concentrated form of beauty would leave a lasting legacy. Kelly wanted to eliminate any trace of the artist so that his works were, as he put it, “objects, unsigned, anonymous”. Can’t make it in person?
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A Forgotten Woman Artist: Lilian de Glehn Thibaut
Mark Hill
MAY 3, 2023
The Parisian cul de sac called Cité Falguière (below) is renowned as the group of artists’ studios in Paris inhabited across the years by a roster of then penniless, now world famous, artists. So her art was seen by and hung in very good company! Gauguin, Modigliani, Brancusi, Soutine, the list goes on. He had five children.
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Assemblage and Collage: From Found Objects to Fine Art
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JULY 1, 2024
Upending the fine-art world, Collage and Assemblage subverted the very fabric of art, as artists like Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp elevated everyday items into high art, broke boundaries, and challenged traditional notions of what constitutes art, leaving an indelible print on the art world in their wake.
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A Few Great Book Finds for Your Holiday!
Art Advisor's Blog
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Shapiro and her three novels inspired by real occurrences in art history. Shapiro uses artwork, dealers, the mysteries and powers of the art itself and those who make, collect, curate, sell and steal the works in her thrilling novels. What a find! The books are listed here in order of publication, oldest to newest.
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Henning Koppel: A Jensen Designer That Made a Modern Splash
WorthPoint
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Koppel-designed pieces, prized by collectors today, often reflect his training as an artist and were ground-breaking in their uniqueness when they were first made, including the “ Splash ” pieces with freeform links making up necklaces and bracelets in both in both sterling silver and karat gold.
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The Unflinching Realism of New Objectivity
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MAY 14, 2024
I had the feeling that there was a dimension of reality that had not been dealt with in art: the dimension of ugliness.” This was a solemn time and the artists showed the social and political turmoil of life. In defiance of trends towards abstraction, Neue Sachlichkeit artists embraced realism.
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Generative Art: Origins, Evolution, Generative Artists and Key Works
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DECEMBER 30, 2024
Generative art is a movement that emerged on the heels of modern art genres like Cubism , Dadaism , and Surrealism , celebrating the chaos and serendipity of its modern predecessors. In an unprecedented move, artists utilized systems that could generate works of art with little interference from the artist.
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Festival of Lights: The Artistic Tradition of Diwali Rangoli
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OCTOBER 30, 2024
Rituals and Symbolism The ritualistic creation of rangoli during Diwali combines artistic expression, spiritual symbolism, and cultural tradition. Its creation is embedded in Indian Hindu culture, not only as a decorative piece of art, but also for its divine significance of welcoming prosperity and reinforcing tradition.
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Collection Brief // March 2025
Art Peritus
MARCH 4, 2025
96 Wonder Women in the Arts March is Women’s History Montha time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women across all fields, including the art world. Throughout history, female artists, patrons, and collectors have played a vital role in shaping the industry, often overcoming systemic barriers to gain recognition.
Insights on Auctions: Travel Posters, Warhol’s Lemon
WorthPoint
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
On February 2, WorthPoint added 255,835 new antiques to its platform, with a collective value of $18,809,455an average of $73.52 Warhols Volkswagen screenprint, from his Ads Series of 1985, is signed and numbered, with only 190 copies in totalplus a handful of artists proofs and trial prints, making it a rare find.
Anni Albers: Weaving Modernism into Art and Design
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MARCH 4, 2025
Celebrated as one of the most influential textile artists of the 20th century, Anni Albers redefined the possibilities of weaving and elevated it to a fine art. Items like this were used in a range of wall hangings, including the series of room dividers for her 1949 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
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Russian Icons: History Of Russian Icon Art Characteristics
Sarasota Antique Buyers
NOVEMBER 3, 2024
This led the inspiration of artists and craftsmen. Collecting Russian Icons Russian Icons of the 16th century or earlier are rare and their prices in the auctions rising at every sale. Worship of icons, as well as their both painting imported into Russia at that time, originates from the Greek Orthodox tradition.
Sacred Geometry in Art History: Divine Creativity
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MARCH 26, 2025
Mathematical expression has been a core element of art since its earliest days, with an enduring inspiration that some might suggest was divine. Sacred geometry has inspired artists and designers for generations, from the precise placement of ancient sanctuaries to the anatomical accuracies of Renaissance revolutionaries.
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In Memoriam: Carl Grimm
WCG
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
He interned at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, studying with lab Co-directors James Bernstein and Inge- Lise Eckmann. Stoner was especially pleased to welcome him back to the University of Delaware as one of the first PhD students in the new Art Conservation Research doctoral program.
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Wonder Women Who Shaped the Art World
Art Peritus
MARCH 1, 2025
During Womens History Month, the spotlight often shines on female artists and their profound impact on the art world. While their contributions are invaluable, wed like to shift the focus to other influential women who have shaped art history in remarkable waysfrom patrons and intellects, to even a spy.
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