April 26, 2024
European Art

Degas exhibition for Glasgow Burrell Collection

Image source, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) Image caption, Edgar Degas was famed for his pastel drawings and oil paintings 14 March 2024 The Burrell Collection has announced its first ticketed exhibition since it reopened after a major refurbishment. It will showcase the work of celebrated French artist Edgar Degas. Sir William Burrell’s 23-piece

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A Legendary Composer Who Made Bulgarian Folk Music, Western European Art Music Meet

March 13 of this year marks the 125th birth anniversary of legendary Bulgarian composer and musician Pantcho Wladigeroff, who was a pioneer of a number of genres in Bulgarian music, such as the instrumental concerto, the violin sonata, miniatures for violin and piano, and the piano trio. He was one of the first to successfully combine

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Early Van Gogh sold for several millions of euros at Dutch art fair

Personnel members hang for display a rare Vincent van Gogh painting, “Head of an Old Peasant Woman with a White Cap,” painted circa 1884, seen in Maastricht, the Netherlands, on March 6, 2024. NICK GAMMON / AFP A rare early work by Vincent van Gogh has been sold for a reported several million euros at

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Rare Van Gogh fetches ‘several million’ at Dutch art fair

THE HAGUE – A rare early work by Vincent van Gogh has been sold for a reported several million euros at an art fair in the Netherlands, its previous owner and Dutch media said March 10. Van Gogh’s “Tete de paysanne a la coiffe blanche”, also known as “Head of an Old Peasant Woman with

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Masterpieces by Van Gogh and Kandinsky all set to shine at The European Art Fair

A rare early work by Vincent van Gogh and a record-selling masterpiece by Wassily Kandinsky will be up for sale when one of the world’s largest art fairs opens its doors this weekend. From Saturday until 14 March, visitors at The European Art Fair, better known as TEFAF, will be able to marvel at a

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Van Gogh, Kandinsky stars of the show at Dutch art fair

A rare early work by Vincent van Gogh and a record-selling masterpiece by Wassily Kandinsky will be up for sale when one of the world’s largest art fairs opens its doors this weekend. From Saturday until March 14, visitors at The European Art Fair, better known as TEFAF, will be able to marvel at a

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European art fair TEFAF opens doors to masterpieces

The European Art Fair, renowned as TEFAF, has opened its doors in the picturesque city of Maastricht, Netherlands. It offers a captivating showcase of artworks that span centuries and continents.  From March 9 to March 14, the prestigious art fair has attracted the attention of collectors, enthusiasts and connoisseurs eager to explore an unparalleled array

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Thy Art Is Murder announce Godlike European Summer tour

Following their North American headliner, Thy Art Is Murder will head over to Europe for the Euro leg of the band’s Godlike Summer tour. Support of select dates will be handled by Fit For A King, Erra, Alpha Wolf, Shadow Of Intent, Dying Fetus, Sanguisugabogg, and Knosis. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, March

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A Jewish family’s quest for a Nazi-looted painting

It was early 1939 and the window for Jews like Lilly Cassirer Neubauer to escape was rapidly closing. The Nazis had been tightening their grip on Germany, ransacking synagogues and Jewish homes and schools. Death camps would follow soon. In desperation, she surrendered an exquisite impressionist painting in her family’s art collection for a visa

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French Antique Art Dealers Against New E.U. Import Restrictions

The view of the Eiffel Tower from the Grand Palais Ephèmére, Paris+’s temporary venue. Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel.   French antique art dealers initiated an open lobbying push, opposing a new European Union (EU) legislation. Overall, the new legislation’s intention is to restrict importation of unlawful cultural objects, particularly antiques. They predict a

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