Met announces gift of 220 Philip Guston works from artist’s daughterNEW YORK — On December 14, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced a transformative promised gift of 220 works by Philip Guston (1913–1980) from the personal collection of Musa Mayer, the artist’s daughter. Consisting of 96 paintings and 124 drawings — the earliest created in 1930 and the latest made in 1980 — the collection […]
Hopper, Rothko, Traylor watercolors on show at Harvard Art Museums CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – This summer, the Harvard Art Museums present more than 100 years of artistry through the medium of watercolor. American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light showcases more than 100 watercolors by more than 50 well-known and historically underrepresented artists selected from the museums’ deep and diverse holdings — a rare opportunity because of […]
Rarities in Doyle’s Oct. 13 auction aim for top shelves of your libraryNEW YORK – Doyle will hold an auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on Thursday, October 13 at 10 am Eastern time. The sale will showcase a wide variety of Americana, antiquarian books, first editions, maps and signed items in all fields. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Famous artists, faces in Woodshed Gallery anniversary auction April 4FRANKLIN, Mass. – An exclusive selection of antique and modern paintings and drawings, to include a rare figural oil painting by the renowned American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), titled Peasant Woman (1880), will be offered in a 51st Anniversary Art Auction planned for Thursday, April 4, by Woodshed Art Auctions, starting at 5:30 p.m. […]