August 28, 2024
European Fine art

Review: European Edge/Berlanga Fine Art

Jan Saudek. “Ilary Make Up,” 1983 RECOMMENDED For the inaugural exhibition at his new photography gallery, Paul Berlanga has put together works of five leading European modernists: Lucien Clergue, György Kepes, Jan Saudek, Petra Skoupilová and Rutger ten Broeke, all in black and white, with the addition in Saudek’s case of subtle coloring. The “edge” referred

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When the Fine Art Market Goes Online

A new collaborative live auction platform, ebay.com/sothebys, will give eBay’s enormous base of buyers the chance to browse and bid at Sotheby’s, beginning with an April 1 auction of photographs, followed by a sale of New York-themed material on April 2. Most of the lots at both events are estimated at under $20,000, though the

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The Striking Parallel Between Fine Art and Real Life

Art reflects life, and it turns out that reflection doesn’t stop with paint on canvas or figures carved out of stone…it continues right down to the ledger books and bills of sale – to economics. Nowhere is that parallel more startling than a glimpse at the fourth annual Art Market Report, an annual survey of

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What the Art World’s Old Money is Buying at Europe’s Top Fair

Inside Robbig-Munchen (Booth 116), arguably the most elaborate at this year’s edition of The European Fine Art Fair. Contemporary Art, some of it barely dry, has gripped the attention of many young U.S. collectors, but the old money is being spent elsewhere. The European Fine Art Fair, a huge event that had been held in

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European Fine Art Fair Showcases Shaker Furniture

The annual European Fine Art Fair, or Tefaf, in the cavernous Maastricht Exhibition and Conference Center, is a good place to check the values of that “elsewhere.” The fair is the world’s premiere commercial event devoted to pre-21st-century art and objects. Last year, it attracted 74,000 people and curators from the J. Paul Getty, Frick,

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European Fine Art Fair Glows With Age

It may only be 28 years old, but The European Fine Art Fair in the Dutch town of Maastricht has about it what antiques dealers refer to as a “patina”: the appealing gloss that age and venerability can bring. This year the fair, known by its acronym Tefaf and often referred to simply as Maastricht,

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European Artists

Who Were the Most Expensive European Artists at Auction in 2014?

Alberto Giacometti, Chariot (1951-1952) sold at Sotheby’s New York on November 4, 2014, for $100,965,000. Francis Bacon, Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards (in 3 parts) (1984) sold at Christie’s New York on May 13, 2014 for $80,805,000. 3. Amedeo Modigliani, Tête (1911-1912) sold at Sotheby’s New York on November 4, 2014, for

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Fine Arts Museums names curator of European paintings

Esther Bell has been named the new curator in charge of European paintings at the Fine Arts Museums of San FranciscoRandy Dodson/Fine Arts Museums of S.F. Growing up in Dallas, Esther Bell loved all kinds of art, but it wasn’t until she began to travel through Europe that her interest in 17th and 18th century

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Buried Treasure Among Jewels at European Art Fair

AMSTERDAM — In November 1641, the Spanish trade galleon Nuestra Señora de la Limpia y Pura Concepción sank just off the coast of what is now the Dominican Republic, taking with it one of the richest cargoes ever to set sail for Europe from the New World. It was not until 1993, with the help

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The European Fine Art Fair Kicks Off in Maastricht

The 27th edition of The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) opened to the public on March 14 in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The show, which is widely regarded as the world’s leading art fair, brings together 275 of the finest art and antiques dealers from around the globe. Offerings include everything from Old Master paintings and

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