Jeudi 23 mai 2019
Last update on 2/11/2016
Last update on 2/11/2016
The latest news in the History of Western Art from the Middle Ages to the 1930's
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (see some articles on its acquisitions) opened its doors to the public last 11 November. Specialized as its name indicates, in American Art, from the Colonial period to the 20th century, it was founded (...)
With a population of only 34,000 the town of Bentonville is known mainly for being the headquarters of the retail conglomerate, Walmart.
The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nancy (France) had waited until 1980 to acquire its first painting by Claude Gellée, a native of Chamagne where he was born in 1600, not far from the capital city of the dukedom of Lorraine. The work, a (...)
1. Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand, 1874 Oil on canvas - 152.4 x 121.9 cm Bentonville, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Photo : Crystal Bridges Museum 8/06/2007 — Acquisitions — Bentonville, Arkansas, (...)
