Mardi 21 août 2018
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 number of auctioneers opening in Paris, which continues to grow, and the corresponding drop in sales held at the Hôtel Drouot as well as their quality lead us to fear the worst for this institution which is over one hundred years old. (...)
We often pass on to our readers announcements concerning recent acquisitions by British museums through the system of Acceptance in Lieu and will soon provide a thorough update on works secured thanks to this fiscal method since 2010. These (...)
UNESCO headquarters in Paris is currently holding an exhibition of about thirty art works recovered by the Italian carabinieri which have been returned to museums on the peninsula. The most important objects are undoubtedly the vases found in (...)
The earthquake which took place in Emilia on the night of Saturday the 19th, early morning of Sunday the 20th of May, followed by several aftershocks, unfortunately resulted in the death of several victims as well as the destruction or severe (...)
Last 8 March, another Guercino painting, The Samian Sibyl, took up residence at the National Gallery in London, either temporarily or permanently. The work was acquired through acceptance in lieu but the museum where it will find its final home (...)
In late December 2010, Barbara and Eduard Beaucamp[[Eduard Beaucamp was the art critic for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. He supported Joseph Beuys’ work in the 60’s, as well as the Documenta fairs in Cassel and the Leipzig school ; Barbara holds (...)
The American museum has just purchased its first painting by Guercino, Christ and the Woman of Samaria, dated 1619-1620, a rather early work by the Italian master. This period is characterized by a style close to Caravaggisme in its narrow (...)
