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Getty Villa displays collection of early 19th century illustrations and panoramas of Greece

LOS ANGELES, CA .- “Almost every rock, every promontory, every river, is haunted by the shadows of the mighty dead,” wrote the English antiquarian Edward Dodwell of his travels in Greece at the beginning of the nineteenth century. During this time, he...

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Tags: Edward Dodwell, Filippo Maria Giuntotardi, after 1801, after 1805, Hyperia Spring, Pherai, Removal of Sculptures from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin’s Men

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18 octobre 2015

Landmark exhibition in Minneapolis traces Eugène Delacroix's influence on modern art

Eugène Delacroix (French 1798-1863), Lion Hunt (detail), 1861, Oil on canvas, 76 x 98 cm © Art Institute of Chicago, 6001 MINNEAPOLIS, MN .- This fall, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts will present the first major exhibition in 50 years to explore the...

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Tags: Édouard Manet, 1837, Eugène Delacroix, 1862, 1844, 1861, "Self Portrait", ca. 1850, "Death of Sardanapalus", "Convulsionists of Tangier", "Lion Hunt", "Music in the Tuileries Gardens"

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10 octobre 2015

Forgotten Whistler found in Dutch museum; Chemical analysis authenticates painting

Whistler, Symphony in White. Girl in muslin dress. Oil on canvas, 76.7 x 62.4 cm. THE HAGUE (AFP) .- Forgotten for two decades, a dusty old canvas hidden in a corner of a small Dutch museum has been revealed as a painting by American artist James Whistler....

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Tags: Whistler, "Symphony in White. Girl in muslin dress"

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28 septembre 2015

The Lock, one of Constable's most celebrated masterpieces, to be offered at Sotheby's

John Constable (1776-1837), The Lock, oil on canvas, 55 x 48 inches, £8-12m. Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON .- On 9th December this year, Sotheby’s London will offer for sale John Constable's The Lock - one of the small group of monumental landscapes, known...

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Tags: John Constable, "The Lock", c.1824-5

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23 septembre 2015

FauveParis, René Lalique et les coléoptères…

René Lalique (1860-1945), Gobelet Scarabées Rhinocéros (détail), circa 1897-1899. Photo Fauve Paris PARIS - Le jeudi 15 octobre à 19h lors de sa vente Légendes d’automne, FauveParis mettra aux enchères un exceptionnel gobelet aux scarabées rhinocéros...

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Tags: René Lalique, Gobelet Scarabées Rhinocéros, circa 1897-1899

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22 septembre 2015

Ambitious exhibition in Amsterdam brings together Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch

Edvard’s ticket for the World Exhibition in Antwerp, 1885 - Vincent at the age of nineteen. AMSTERDAM .- On the occasion of the Van Gogh commemorative year 2015, the Van Gogh Museum will present Munch : Van Gogh, an ambitious exhibition that brings together...

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Tags: Vincent van Gogh, Edvard Munch, 1885, 1884, "Morning", "The Potato Eaters"

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9 septembre 2015

The Fleming Collection opens exhibition of works from Aberdeen Art Gallery

J. M. T. Turner (1775-1851), Caerlaverock Castle , c.1832, Watercolour on paper, Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums Collections. LONDON .- This Autumn, the Fleming Collection is exhibiting works from Aberdeen Art Gallery which is closed for refurbishment...

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Tags: 1915, J. M. W. Turner, Caerlaverock Castle, c.1832, William Dyce RA HRSA, "Titian Preparing to make his First Essay in Colouring", 1856-57, "Berberis, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Walberswick"

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8 septembre 2015

Fit for a Queen: Fitzwilliam first UK Museum to acquire a portrait by Spanish court painter Vicente López

Vicente López y Portaňa, Maria Isabel de Borbón, Queen of the Two Sicilies, 1829-1830 © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. CAMBRIDGE .- The Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge has acquired a Royal portrait from 1829-30 of Maria Isabel de Borbón, Queen of the...

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Tags: "Maria Isabel de Borbón, Queen of the Two Sicilies", 1829-1830, Vicente López y Portaňa

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5 septembre 2015

Francisco de Goya's 'Portrait of Dona Isabel de Porcel': A question of attribution

Francisco de Goya, Doña Isabel de Porcel, detail, Before 1805. Oil on canvas, 82 x 54.6 cm © The National Gallery, London. LONDON .- 'Portrait of Doña Isabel de Porcel' has long been heralded as one of Goya’s most dazzling portraits and is amongst the...

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Tags: Francisco de Goya, "Doña Isabel de Porcel", Before 1805

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28 août 2015

Fresh-to-market estates highlight 1,000+ lots of fine & decorative arts at Heritage Auctions

A Ninety-Six Piece Sèvres-Style Porcelain Service, 19th century. Marks: (imitation Sèvres marks) Offert par le Duc de Richelieu a Mme. de Lamballe; signed F. AULDET to painted cartouches. Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000. Photo Heritage Auctions DALLAS, TX...

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Tags: 19th century, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Blanc de Chine, Tiffany Co, 1893, mantle clock, Porcelain Service, Sèvres-Style, Mahogany and Gilt Bronze, Moorish Revival, circa 1884, Figural Clock, Gilt and Silvered Bronze, "Les Vieilles Histoires"

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