Whistler

Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni di Michele de Antonio), Italian (active Messina, Naples, and Venice), 1456- 1479, Portrait of a Young Gentleman, 1474. Oil on panel, 12 5/8 x 10 11/16 inches (32.1 x 27.1 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, John G. Johnson Collection, 1917. © 2017 Philadelphia Museum of Art. PHILADELPHIA - This fall, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will present Old Masters Now: Celebrating the Johnson Collection, a major exhibition focusing on one of the finest collections... [Lire la suite]

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. "Thanks to chemical analysis and an examination of its origins, we have concluded that we have an authentic Whistler," museum curator Jan Rudolph de Lorm told AFP. The unsigned painting, called "Symphony in White. Girl in Muslin Dress," depicts... [Lire la suite]

John William Waterhouse (1849-1917),Sainte Cécile [Saint Cecilia],1895. Huile sur toile. H. 123,2 ; L. 200,7 cm. Collection particulière, c/o Christie's© Christie's Images / Bridgeman Art Library Cette exposition explore l'"aesthetic movement" qui, dans l'Angleterre de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle, se donne pour vocation d'échapper à la laideur et au matérialisme de l'époque, par une nouvelle idéalisation de l'art et de la beauté. Peintres, poètes, décorateurs et créateurs définissent un art libéré des principes d'ordre et de... [Lire la suite]

Andrew Gn est non seulement un couturer reconnu internationalement dont les créations se retrouvent dans les plus grandes boutiques de tous les continents, mais également un grand collectionneur et - pour ceux qui ont; comme moi, le privilège de connaître son intérieur jalousement préservé - un goût sûr et délicieux. Il vient d'ouvrir "Le Salon" qui est plus qu'un "show-room" (quel affreux mot), mais un espace privé pour recevoir sa clientèle privée. Il fallait un cadre digne des socialites américaines,... [Lire la suite]

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), Bacchanale. photo courtesy Coskun 16 x 19 x 16 in (48 x 41 x 41 cm). Edition: 5/8. Materials: Bronze. Markings: Inscribed A. Rodin, © by Musée Rodin, numbered, dated and stamped with foundry mark - Contact Gallery for Price Other casts: Shizuoka, Prefectural Museum of Art; Séoul, Rodin Gallery; São Paulo, State Picture GalleryNotes: This group, which is difficult to date accurately, is a perfect example of the assemblages produced by Rodin starting in the second half of the 1880s.  The... [Lire la suite]

Edouard Manet (1832-1883), Le fifre, 1866. Huile sur toile. H. 160 ; L. 97 cm. Paris, musée d'Orsay, legs du comte Isaac de Camondo, 1911 © photo RMN, Hervé Lewandowski MADRID.- Fundación MAPFRE and the Musée d’Orsay jointly present the exhibition, Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay which will be on view through April 22. The exhibition includes approximately 100 paintings from the Musée d’Orsay’s permanent collection and highlights the work of nearly 40 artists including Cézanne, Degas, Gauguin, Manet,... [Lire la suite]

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) Symphony in Grey and Green: The Ocean, 1866 Oil on canvas 31 ¾ x 40 1/8 inches The Frick Collection, New York. Photo: Michael Bodycomb NEW YORK, NY.- This summer The Frick Collection will present a focus exhibition dedicated to the colorful and often controversial artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903). The Frick’s ensemble of four full-length portraits by Whistler will be displayed in the museum’s Oval Room alongside his evocative seascape, Symphony in Grey and Green: The... [Lire la suite]

Portrait of Lady Mary Fane (1639-1681), seated three-quarter-length, in a brown dress and blue robe, a red curtain behind her, a landscape beyond By Sir Peter Lely, (Soest 1618 -1680 London). EXHIBITOR: Adam Williams Fine Art, New York NEW YORK.- The 16th annual International Fine Art Fair from 1st-5th May at the Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street, New York City proved that while the world’s economy is in fragile shape, the art market remains remarkably resilient. Attendance was significantly up and on a par with... [Lire la suite]