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Exterior of Norway’s National Museum with its Light Hall visible. Photo by Borre Hostland.

Norway’s new National Museum of Art set to open in June 2022

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Exterior of Norway’s National Museum with its Light Hall visible. Photo by Borre Hostland.

Exterior of Norway’s National Museum with its Light Hall visible. Photo by Borre Hostland.

OSLO – Norway’s Nasjonalmuseet – its National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design – has announced it will open on June 11, 2022. As early as this summer, visitors can enter the building for early access guided tours. The museum is inviting visitors to have a look inside while the art is being mounted and the museum is taking shape, says Karin Hindsbo, Director of the museum.

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This circa 1947 Krabban hand-knitted wool carpet from Barbro Nilsson certainly qualifies as a statement piece. It brought $24,000 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2021 at Wright.

Go big AND go home: Five types of statement pieces

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This circa 1947 Krabban hand-knitted wool carpet from Barbro Nilsson certainly qualifies as a statement piece. It brought $24,000 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2021 at Wright.

This circa 1947 Krabban hand-knitted wool carpet from Barbro Nilsson certainly qualifies as a statement piece. It brought $24,000 plus the buyer’s premium in June 2021 at Wright.

NEW YORK — Statement pieces make a room and speak to your personal style. They can be bold and flashy, or they can be understated, with their craftsmanship and elegance speaking volumes. These five types of objects can help you express yourself and elevate your living space.

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Irene Rice Pereira, ‘Untitled (Squares),’ estimated at $20,000-$30,000

Pereira canvas a linear asset in Capsule’s May 27 auction

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Irene Rice Pereira, ‘Untitled (Squares),’ estimated at $20,000-$30,000

Irene Rice Pereira, ‘Untitled (Squares),’ estimated at $20,000-$30,000

NEW YORK – Capsule Auctions will present Mostly Modern, a 62-lot sale of modern, post-war, and contemporary art on May 27, starting at 1 pm Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Barbara Hepworth, ‘Torso II (Torcello),’ which sold for $642,600

Barbara Hepworth bronze dominates Freeman’s May 11 auction

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Barbara Hepworth, ‘Torso II (Torcello),’ which sold for $642,600

Barbara Hepworth, ‘Torso II (Torcello),’ which sold for $642,600

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.— Freeman’s is pleased to announce the results of its May 11 Modern and Contemporary Art auction, which clearly demonstrates Freeman’s strength in the sale of Modern and Contemporary works by significant artists across multiple media. The 54-lot auction achieved more than $1.8 million, selling all but one lot and eliciting competitive bidding from phone and online buyers.

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Celebrating Roy Lichtenstein – Pop Art Godfather

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One of the most innovative and influential artists of the latter 20th century, Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) put the “Bif!,” “Bam!,” and “Pow!” into pop art. His larger-than-life paintings of people in melodramatic situations were inspired by comic strips and newspaper ads, and Lichtenstein made sure they were presented just that way – with a screened effect that resembled an enlarged newspaper page.

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