On Wednesday, June 8, 2022, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) will open a reinstallation of its European art galleries, which will include some recent acquisitions and loans. The newly installed eleven galleries seek to represent a more comprehensive story of European art from the Middle Ages through the 18th century through the inclusion
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
The Central European Research Institute for Art History (KEMKI) was founded in 2021 as a member institution of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, and incorporates three departments: Artpool Art Research Center, the Research Department, and the Archive and Documentation Center. KEMKI initiates and implements long-term research projects focusing on 20th century and contemporary art
TEFAF New York 2024 is the American edition of Europe’s leading fine art antiques fair, The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF). Many of the antiques are museum-quality. You can learn a lot by talking with the dealers. The people watching is great. It’s very Upper East Side. 10th TEFAF New York 2024 TEFAF New York
The Old Masters – Paintings & Sculptures sales in Paris and online achieved a result close to €10m, a record for Old Masters at Christie’s in Paris The sales featured a selection of European works spanning more than six hundred years, from the 13th to the 19th century. A variety of works for a wide