December is the perfect catch-up time for Houston art lovers to see all that fall art we might have missed during a busy season. We also still have some end-of-the year surprises in store this month. Crux Australis 68.00 by Tomás Saraceno at Rice University From monumental permanent installations just added to the Houston landscape,

The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) has revealed a special preview of works that will appear at TEFAF Maastricht, running from June 25th–30th, 2022. It was the abrupt closure of the Maastricht fair in 2020 that marked the beginning of lockdown and a difficult period for the art market. This year, TEFAF celebrates its 35th

Holiday hit shows continue to roll in this month, including a few world premieres created just for Houston audiences. But those who might be feeling a bit humbug and want a holiday show break can enjoy some nicely naughty tales with celebratory appeal — and without even one Christmas ghost. From a totally smashed Bard

TOMORROW, THE MUSEUM of Fine Arts, Houston unveils a reimagined showcase for its European art collection. The 11 galleries feature works from the Middle Ages up through the 18th century, and now include new acquisitions and rarely displayed pieces from the museum’s permanent collections. The MFAH revamped its American galleries in 2020 and, says museum

A European collector won against several international bidders for Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s “La Baie de Villefranche-sur-Mer,” which set the high bar for the sale at $524,000 ($400/600,000). Review by Madelia Hickman Ring, Photos Courtesy Hindman CHICAGO – Hindman’s recent slate of three sales of fine art – American & European, Post War & Contemporary and Prints

CHICAGO — Hindman’s May 10 American and European Art auction led with Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s (French, 1841-1919) “La Baie de Villefranche-sur-Mer,” a glimmering landscape done in oil on canvas in 1899. The 18-by-21¾-inch painting, which was from the Alexandria, Va., collection of Richard D. Simmons, attracted considerable interest, including from international bidders and the work sold

According to blockchain digitization provider Tokeny, on Monday, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) became the first European museum to tokenize investment in fine art, starting with Belgian painter James Ensor’s (1860–1949) painting, “Carnaval de Binche.” Investors can obtain fractional ownership of the work starting from 150 euros (or about $158). The venture is

The art world descended en masse upon Manhattan during the first week of May for the inaugural edition of New York Art Week, the far-reaching partnership between museums, galleries, art fairs, and auction houses focused on highlighting “an unprecedented offering of global art market events and institutional exhibitions,” according to the initiative’s website. The weeklong

The European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf) is aptly named. While walking down the aisles of the storied Park Avenue Armory words in French, German and Dutch flit about the air like bubbles jumping out of a generously filled champagne glass. The Armory’s old New York charm plays into the fair’s old-world ambiance, its prevalence of

THE TREND ISN’T limited to the French capital, either. Last summer, in response to an urge to return to Europe after feeling overwhelmed by both the Trump presidency and Brexit, Lucy Chadwick, the British-born former senior director of Gavin Brown’s Enterprise in New York, decided, with a few days’ notice, to move her family not