In Review: Gustave Caillebotte at the Brooklyn MuseumBROOKLYN, N.Y. (ACNI) – It has been 30 years since New York last played host to the stunning and magical works of Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848-1894). Although best known for his depiction of urban workers and the daily life of Parisians in the modern city and branded by critics of his day as “rebellious” and […]
Childe Hassam canvas could reach $3M at Freeman’s, June 5PHILADELPHIA — On June 5, Freeman’s will offer Childe Hassam’s 1889 painting Mrs. Hassam in a Garden, the largest and most significant canvas from the artist’s Parisian period. The oil is estimated at $2 million-$3 million and comes fresh to market from an important Philadelphia collection. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Exhibition looks at photography’s impact on ImpressionistsMADRID – Few inventions had such a significant impact on modern society as photography did. Its appearance radically changed how artists, particularly the Impressionist painters, looked at the world and depicted reality. The exhibition on view at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza this autumn examines the repercussions the invention of photography had on the development of […]
Nelson-Atkins accessions French Impressionist masterpiecesKANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Committee on Collections routinely meets at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to review and recommend works for acquisition into the museum’s collection. June’s meeting was monumental, with the presentation of the Marion and Henry Bloch Collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. The viewing took place in one of the museum’s […]