Patricia Watwood: "Venus Apocalpyse," Opening June 5 at Dacia Gallery in NYC
Brooklyn-based figurative painter Patricia Watwood's "Venus Apocalypse" solo exhibition opens at Dacia Gallery on June 5. In this Q+A, she reveals the motivation, meaning, and symbolism behind the series, as well as her thoughts on the current state of representational art. more
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Collectors & Commissions: Seeing the Creative Process from Both Perspectives
Fine Art Connoisseur editor Peter Trippi recently moderated a discussion at the home of LaVon Kellner, who commissioned Brooklyn artist Tim Kent to paint a large-scale interior for her Manhattan loft. The yearlong process yielded a mutually satisfactory end result for both artist and patron, and it also forced them to see the commission process from a new perspective. more
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The California Art Club's 102nd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition & Sale
Whether you attend the collectors' preview benefit on May 31, the artists' gala reception on June 1, or visit any time between June 2 and June 23, you don't want to miss the California Art Club 102nd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition at the USC Fisher Museum of Art in Los Angeles. more
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Winners Announced in Oil Painters of America Juried Exhibition
The OPA 2013 National Juried Exhibition, held at InSight Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas, announced medal winners this past weekend. more
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Historic Paintings at Christie's Russian Art Sale
At its June sale of Russian Art, Christie’s auction house aims to assert its position as the world’s leading dealer in Russian masterworks. more
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Coming Soon: Venice Biennale
Festivities at the 55th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale will commence on June 1, when artists and art lovers from more than 80 countries gather to take the collective pulse of contemporary art. more
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National Gallery Launches Powerful New Website
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has implemented a new website that makes its collection more accessible than ever before. more
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Metropolitan Hosts Exhibition on the Civil War and American Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art continues to remember the Civil War with a large exhibition of American art from the years between 1852 and 1877. more
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Exploring "Gardens of the Renaissance"
An intriguing new exhibition at the Getty investigates the museum’s outstanding illuminated manuscript collection through the motif of the garden. more
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Tweets from Art Museum Day
Museums across the country celebrated Art Museum Day on May 18, and both participating institutions and satisfied attendees posted their comments via Twitter. more
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Old Masters for Sale at Sotheby's
Sotheby’s upcoming auction of Old Master Paintings on June 6 features important paintings by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and Jean-Baptiste Greuze, among others. more
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City and Nature Meet in the Paintings of John Morrell
Light, shade, and the intersection between manmade and natural environments figure prominently in the paintings of John Morrell. more
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California Landscapes at the Oakland Museum of California
From Ansel Adams to David Hockney to Thomas Moran, a new exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California displays “Masterpieces of California Landscape.” more
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Restoration Hardware Joins the Art World, Makes First Purchase
On May 9, the popular retailer Restoration Hardware announced the launch of a new, dynamic art-selling platform: RH Contemporary Art. more
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Getty Adds Exemplary Works by Rembrandt and Canaletto
Last week the Getty Museum acquired two paintings that will do much to strengthen its collection of Old Master paintings. more
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"Passages": An Intriguing Dual Exhibition
A new exhibition at Behnke Doherty Gallery in Connecticut displays new works from painter Vincent Giarrano and glass artist Adam Waimon that jointly explore the interrelationship of forms. more
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Last Chance: UT Alumni Collections at the Blanton Museum of Art
This marks the final week and weekend to view an extraordinarily ambitious exhibition at the Blanton Museum of Art, featuring traditional masters Sargent, Monet, and Whistler, and modern and contemporary artists like Ed Ruscha and Kehinde Wiley. more
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May 18: Art Museum Day
Held annually to remember the importance of museums for maintaining and shaping culture, Art Museum Day means free or reduced admissions to hundreds of wonderful art institutions. more
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Sotheby's Auctions Feature Paintings by Sargent, Sorolla, Rockwell, and More
Continuing a busy auction season, Sotheby’s will host two more important sales next week, offering American art and 19th-century European paintings. more
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Civil War-Era Landscapes on View at Driscoll Babcock Galleries, NYC
In advance of an important museum exhibition on Civil War-era art in New York, Driscoll Babcock Galleries is hosting its own show of landscapes from this infamous moment in American history. more
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See "Hopper Drawing" at the Whitney
A new exhibition at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art will present an American artist-legend in a new light, providing a uniquely rounded view of Edward Hopper’s creative process by hanging works on paper with paintings. more
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Auction Results: Strong Sales for Christie's and a New Record for Soutine
Following closely on the heels of Sotheby’s impressive sale of Modern and Impressionist art, Christie’s staged its corresponding sale last week and also achieved good results. more
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Sneak Peek: Kenne Gregoire Debuts Exhibition at Arcadia Gallery
In this exclusive preview, Arcadia Gallery shares several of the paintings that are going to be unveiled in Kenne Gregoire's U.S. debut solo exhibition, opening this Saturday. more
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Frederic Edwin Church's Maine Paintings Return to Olana in Upstate New York
This famed Hudson River School painter visited Maine regularly for close to a half-century, and some of the standout pieces from those years will be on view at the artist's former home and studio, Olana. more
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Tate's Extensive Renovation and Rehang Takes Center Stage
A comprehensive, chronological rehang of the Tate Britain's permanent collection allows viewers to walk through British art history. more
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Edward Minoff Sea Studies
A selection of seascapes, coastal scenes, and delectable still lifes, the new paintings of Edward Minoff will delight the eyes and engage the mind. more
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Netherlands Resurfaces in Boston
After a one-year renovation, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has revealed its new Dutch and Flemish space, which features over 30 works representing painting in the Netherlands and its most accomplished painters. more
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California Art Club and Autry Museum Team Up for Plein Air Collectors' Event
Recently Fine Art Connoisseur’s own Vanessa Rothe reported from an exciting event for plein air artists and collectors, put on by the California Art Club and the Autry Museum. more
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Albert Bierstadt Paintings at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site
The Thomas Cole National Historic Site presents its 2013 paintings exhibition, “Albert Bierstadt In New York & New England.” more
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Rediscovered Old Master Works on Display at Moretti Gallery, NYC
Two important additions to the field of Italian Old Master art will be on public display for the first time this week. more
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A New Online Tool Connects Collectors and Curators
If your art collection is worthy of a museum, but you lack the necessary connections to get it shown, then the new Vastari database may be helpful to you. more
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Currently on View: Still Life Paintings by Mimi Jensen
In the clever and playful still life paintings of Mimi Jensen, one is likely to find art historical references, fresh recipes, and a large measure of whimsy. more
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Roseanne Olson's Photography of Dreamscape
In her latest series, entitled “Rapture,” photographic artist Roseanne Olson captures a world beyond consciousness. more
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California Art for Sale: Art Auction XV at the Long Beach Museum of Art
The month-long preview exhibition of Art Auction XV is nearing an end, with the sale itself set to take place on May 19. more
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Auction Results: Sotheby's Modern & Impressionist Sale
Sotheby’s recent auction of Modern and Impressionist art produced record-setting results, bringing a total in excess of $230 million. more
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Western and Pop Art Collide in the Paintings of Bill Schenck
Whether sensitive celebrations of the American West or irreverent satires of its dark history, the paintings of Bill Schenck express a love for Western life that transcends traditional boundaries of genre. more
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Coming Soon: "Impressionists on the Water" at Legion of Honor, SF
An important gathering of French Impressionist paintings with the common theme of boating will make waves at the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco next month. more
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Renovated Van Gogh Museum Reopens with Landmark Exhibition
More than 200 of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings, exhibited alongside his paint tubes, sketchbooks, and palette, are on display until January 2014 at the recently reopened Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. more
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Zoey Frank: A Woman of Artful Opposites
Youth and maturity coalesce with simplicity and intensity in this Colorado artist's moving figure and still life paintings. more
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Superhuman: The Imaginative Paintings of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
For her imaginary and whimsical figurative works, painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye has been shortlisted for Britain’s prestigious Turner Prize. more
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Mountainsong Galleries Present Works "Powered by Nature"
Seven women feature in an exhibition of beautiful landscapes on view now at Mountainsong Galleries in Carmel-by-the-Sea. more
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Studio Incamminati and Chestnut Hill College Announce Collaborative Art Studio M
A partnership between the Studio Incamminati School for Contemporary Realist Art and Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill College will offer students a unique opportunity to study at both esteemed institutions. more
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"The Body Beautiful" Comes to Dallas
The Dallas Museum of Art is the second American location for a very successful exhibition of body-conscious artworks from Antiquity. more
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"Art and Libations" Fundraiser at D.C.'s Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home
An inspiring charity committed to improving the lives of low-income seniors through the gift of art, the Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home will host its major onsite fundraiser later this month. more
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Auction Results: Christie's 19th-Century Art Sale
Christie’s recent auction of 19th-century European Art saw a number of strong sales and a few prominent disappointments. more
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Coming Soon: "Frieze New York 2013"
Among the world’s leading contemporary art fairs, Frieze comes to New York this month, bringing with it over 180 fine art galleries. more
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Important Week for Sotheby's Includes Modern and 19th-Century Auctions
A busy auction season continues this week, as Sotheby’s hosts an important sale of Impressionist and Modern art, followed by a sale of 19th-century European art. more
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Art Renewal Center Announces Salon Award Winners
The Art Renewal Center has announced the award winners from its 2012/2013 International Salon, and the list includes some truly distinguished artists. more
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Could the Prado's Colossus Be a Goya?
A new scholarly article has re-opened the attribution debate over the Prado’s painting of “The Colossus,” which has alternately been given to Goya and to one of his contemporaries. more
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Advice on Collecting From nAscent's Executive Art Consultant
In this Q+A, nAscent Art’s executive art consultant, Cole Harrell, offers Fine Art Today readers advice on art collecting and shares some of the pointers he gives to both public and private collectors. more
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Highlights from Upcoming Impressionist & Modern Auctions
Collectors interested in bidding for important Impressionist and Modern works will want to mark their calendars for May 7 and May 8, the dates of Bonhams' and Christie’s respective spring auctions. more
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Free "Salon Thursdays" Series at the Dahesh Museum in NYC
The Dahesh Museum of Art’s monthly “Salon Thursdays” offer free educational lectures from art-historical experts and scholars. Tonight’s discussion on “The Women of the Hudson River School” is led by American art scholar Jennifer C. Krieger. more
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Met Museum Acquires Important Old Master Painting
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired a painting by the 17th-century French artist Charles Le Brun at a recent auction. more
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Fort Worth Museum Presents "Texas Regionalism"
The Amon Carter Museum celebrates an important moment in Texas art and cultural history with an exhibition of Texas Regionalist art, coming soon. more
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Ben Aronson Solo Exhibition at Georgia Museum of Art
Contemporary artist Ben Aronson will showcase his painterly visions of urban life in an upcoming solo exhibition at the Georgia Museum of Art. more
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The Illustration Art of N.C. Wyeth
The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, presents a major exhibition of works by the memorable illustrator N.C. Wyeth. more
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Bonhams California & Western Art Auction
An impressive and historical collection of California paintings will go to auction on April 30, when Bonhams hosts its auction of California & Western Painting & Sculpture. more
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Stunning "Recent Arrivals" at Legacy Gallery
A selection of new Western paintings and landscapes at The Legacy Gallery demonstrate the strength and growing significance of the Western art genre. more
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Last Chance: Munch's "The Scream" at New York MOMA
The most expensive artwork ever purchased at auction, Edvard Munch’s “The Scream,” will soon end its run of public exposure at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. more
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Finalists Announced for Britain's Prestigious Portrait Award
After assessing each of the 1,969 entries, London’s National Gallery has shortlisted two fine pictures to receive its prestigious BP Portrait Award. more
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Collectors' and Artists' Expo at the Salmagundi Club in NYC
The Salmagundi Club New York is currently hosting its Collectors’ & Artists’ Expo, which continues through the weekend with a full slate of can’t-miss events. more
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Coming Soon: The Spring Show NYC
From May 2-5, more than 50 leading galleries in fine art and antiques will exhibit their wares at The Spring Show NYC, presented by the Art and Antique Dealers League of America. more
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Sotheby's Stages Charity Auction to Support New Whitney Museum Location
After 47 years on the Upper East Side, the Whitney Museum will be moving downtown to a new building designed by Renzo Piano. To help fund the project, Sotheby's is holding an auction on May 14 and 15 featuring major contributions from contemporary artists. more
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Old Masters to Monet at the Mississippi Museum
Featuring such 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century masters as Claude Lorrain, Jacques Louis David, Courbet, Millet, Monet, and Cézanne, this exhibition shows the impact and influence of some of France's greatest painters. more
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David Grossmann: A Visual Exhale
Interesting perspectives, tonal tranquility, and imaginative experimentation give this landscape painter's work a quiet but powerful originality. more
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Currently on View: Art Auction XV Exhibition Preview
In the month leading up to May’s Art Auction XV, which features many important California artists, the Long Beach Museum of Art is hosting an auction preview exhibition that should not be missed. more
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The Urban Landscapes of Stephen Magsig
A window, a storefront, a street corner: the quiet, unassuming locales that take on a greater significance in the paintings of Stephen Magsig. more
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Swann Galleries Prints Sale Features Durer, Rembrandt, Whistler
At an upcoming auction of Old Master through Modern Prints, Swann Auction Galleries will offer works by some of the finest graphic artists in history. more
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Heckscher Museum Explores "Car Culture" with Exhibition and Panel
A unique exhibition at New York’s Heckscher Museum of Art offers a survey of artistic responses to an integral part of American life: the car. more
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Gallery 1261 Showcases the Art of Its New Arrivals
New Works, New Voices at Denver’s Gallery 1261 highlights the work of artists who have recently joined the gallery and promises to be an engaging exhibition of contemporary representational art. more
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Lost Parmigianino Drawing Found at Huntington Library
A drawing by the Mannerist master Parmigianino had been lost for over 30 years before a research fellow rediscovered it in the leaves of an old Bible. more
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Early Picasso Will Depart England for Qatar
Picasso’s “Child with a Dove,” an important early work and one of the most famous Picasso artworks in a British collection, is set to leave the UK for its new home in Qatar. more
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Exploring the Legacy of a Great American Artist Family
Boston’s Vose Galleries will present a new exhibition on John Ferguson Weir (1841-1926) and The Weir Family Legacy, celebrating the artistic accomplishments of this storied American family. more
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The Walsingham Gallery Pursues "Passion & Perfection"
Coming soon, The Walsingham Gallery will present a dual exhibition of emotive works by realist painters Robert Bolster and Gary Korlin. more
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Hassam, Glackens, and Wyeth at Shannon's Auction
At its upcoming sale, Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers will offer a group of intriguing artworks by important American artists. more
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Modernist Work to Take Over the MET's Collection From $1 Billion Acquisition
Earlier last week the Metropolitan Museum of Art received an unprecedented gift of 78 major Cubist works from collector and Estée Lauder chairman emeritus Leonard Lauder. more
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French Film on Renoir Released to American Audiences
Focused primarily on the last years of his life, and in particular his relationships with muse Andrée and son Jean, the French film Renoir brings to life the great Impressionist’s belief that beauty can heal and art lasts forever. more
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Last Chance to See German Expressionism Exhibition at the Neue Galerie in NYC
Closing April 22, German Expressionism 1900-1930 examines the primitive and modernist instincts in several important early 20th-century German Expressionists’ works. more
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Zorn and the Masters of 19th-Century Painting at Christie's
Christie’s sale of 19th-century European art at the end of April will offer works by some of the highest-regarded painters of the period, including examples by impressionistic painters Anders Zorn and Joaquín Sorolla, the academic Bouguereau, and the realist Courbet. more
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New York Gallery Gambles on Representational Art
Holding firmly to the conviction that an art show can change the course of contemporary art and taste, Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc., has organized The Big Gamble, an exhibition series that stands up for representational art in the academic tradition. more
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Rijksmuseum Opens After Ten Years of Reconstruction
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, the world’s leading monument to art of the Dutch Golden Age, is set to open to the public after a decade-long, $500 million renovation. more
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Philadelphia Museum Honors the Art of Golf
It’s Masters week in the world of golf, and there is no better way to celebrate this historic pastime than with an exhibition of golf in art. more
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20-Year Anniversary Exhibition at San Francisco Gallery
San Francisco’s Hespe Gallery celebrates its 20th year this month with a special anniversary exhibition featuring some of the finest contemporary representational artists. more
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Last Chance: French Paintings Exploring "The Path of Nature" at the Met
April is the last month to see a handsome exhibition of French paintings that offer meditations on nature and the landscape. more
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Michelangelo Drawings Headed to Boston
An exhibition of stunning drawings by Michelangelo ends its run at the Muscarelle Museum of Art this week, with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston next on its itinerary. more
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The Art of Norman Rockwell, An American Legend
The touching narrative paintings of Norman Rockwell and more than 300 of his creative cover illustrations for The Saturday Evening Post are displayed together in an important new exhibition. more
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Solo Exhibition for Bold, Young Artist Adrian Ghenie
A large American audience will get its first glimpse of Romanian painter Adrian Ghenie in a new solo exhibition in New York. more
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Unexpected Fantasies: Jorge Santos at 101/exhibit
Surreal, unsettling, and amusing, the paintings of Jorge Santos feature in a solo exhibition at West Hollywood’s new contemporary art gallery, 101/exhibit. more
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Annual New York Academy TriBeCa Ball Brings Out the Stars & Shines a Light on M.
This past Monday night saw a long list of high-profile celebrities, artists, patrons, and gallerists come out to support the New York Academy of Art's annual TriBeCa Ball. more
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Back to Back in Boston
Sloane Merrill Gallery opens its Back to Back exhibition this Friday, in collaboration with the Boston Figurative Art Center. more
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Anne Harris: A Hard, Honest Look at Aging
Aging is a human reality we all must face, and Anne Harris' current solo exhibition invites us to empathize with her personal discoveries while facing our own self-perceptions. more
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Cezanne's and Gauguin's Large-Scale Masterpieces Exhibited Together in Boston
Cezanne's "The Large Bathers" and Gauguin's "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?" are on view together for the first time, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston until May 12. more
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The Year of Italian Culture in America
With presentations in art, music, film, culinary arts, and more, the Anno Della Cultura Italiana is bringing the finest in Italian tradition and culture to America throughout 2013. more
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David Fertig's Solo Exhibition at Paul Thiebaud Gallery in San Francisco
A solo exhibition of David Fertig’s paintings on view at Paul Thiebaud Gallery reveals the artist’s strange but alluring fascination with Napoleonic War-era imagery. more
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Princeton Exhibition Highlights African Presence in the Renaissance
On display now at Princeton University Art Museums, Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe attempts to recover the historical voice of Africans during a Eurocentric period. more
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Glenn Dean and the Spiritualized Landscape
Whether peaceful scenes of arid deserts or energetic compositions with waves crashing on the coastline, Glenn Dean's paintings of the American West capture the beauty and meaning in simplicity. more
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"Year of the Woman" Exhibition Celebrates Female Artists and Subjects
On view through the month of April, a powerful exhibition featuring paintings and sculptures of women by women will be held at Philadelphia's Artists' House Gallery. more
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Heritage Auctions' Signature Illustration Art Sale
At an upcoming sale in Beverly Hills, Heritage Auctions will offer works by some of the iconic illustration artists: Rockwell, Cornwell, and Leyendecker. more
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Masculinity Takes Center Stage in "The Man Show"
What does it mean to be a man in the 21st century? A new exhibition of figurative art at California Lutheran University offers a host of unique artistic responses to this ambitious question. more
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Dallas Museum Receives Large Gift for Old Master Acquisitions
The Dallas Museum of Art recently announced a gift of $17 million that will be used to fund acquisitions of European art from before 1700. more
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International Art & Antiques Fair Hits Chicago
Coming soon, the 16th annual Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair will storm Chicago with a wide variety of fine art, antiques, jewelry, and unique art objects. more
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Currently on View: Malcolm Liepke at Arcadia Gallery
A titillating show of new works by the celebrated figurative artist Malcolm Liepke is on view now in New York. more
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Ancient Art Treasures from Sicily Tour the U.S.
Often overshadowed by the immense cultural production of its neighbors in the Mediterranean, the art of Sicily takes pride of place in a new exhibition gracing two venues in the United States. more
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Federico Castelluccio's Diverse Visions of Reality
Eleven contemporary realists are featured in actor/painter Federico Castelluccio's exhibition Diverse Visions of Reality, which opens April 4 at Diego Salazar Art Gallery in Long Island City, New York. more
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1913: The Year of Modernism
The Princeton Art Museum's exhibition 1913: The Year of Modernism explores the impact Parisian writers and painters had on the worldwide Modernist movement. more
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Neil Riley: The Places Between Reality & Imagination
One of the artists featured in the Perceptual Painters' current Real and Remembrance exhibition, Neil Riley, takes us to the places between the seen and the unseen. more
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Billionaire Investor Steven Cohen Buys Picasso's "Le Reve"
Earlier this week the business investor and art collector Steven Cohen made history by purchasing Picasso’s painting “Le Rêve” from casino owner Steve Wynn. more
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Last Month for Landmark Bernini Exhibit
The Kimbell Art Museum presents a rare chance to see an extensive collection of clay models sculpted by the baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini. You will not want to miss this important exhibition, now in its last month. more
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National Portrait Awards and Exhibition in Washington
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., recently opened the doors of its exhibition on American portraiture, displaying the 48 finalists for the Outwin Boochever Award. more
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The Furtive Imagination of Illustrator Alexi Natchev
The Delaware Art Museum hosts an exhibition of fanciful illustrations by widely recognized artist Alexi Natchev. more
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Auction Results: Asian Art Week in New York
A very successful week for Asian art sales in the U.S. produced over $130 million between Christie’s and Sotheby’s, far surpassing pre-auction estimates. more
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Renaissance to Romantic Drawings at Cornell Museum
A stunning exhibition of draftsmanship at the Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, puts the likes of Bronzino, Ingres, Watteau, and Delacroix on view in one enviable place. more
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San Francisco's Historic Maxfield Parrish Painting to Be Sold
Prominently displayed in a San Francisco hotel for over a century, a mural painting by renowned American artist Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) has been removed and consigned for sale. more
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Velazquez Portrait Coming to the Met; Italy's Emilia Romagna Suffering
A distinctive portrait by the Spanish master Diego Velázquez will soon arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, bringing with it a greater awareness of the tragedies suffered in Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, from whence the painting comes. more
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Moran, Henri, and Avery Featured in Sotheby's Upcoming American Art Sale
Sotheby’s will bring to auction artworks by many household names when it hosts the American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture auction in April. more
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Historic Florida Watercolors on Display
Finely executed and culturally significant watercolors by Edwin Augustus Moore are on view now in a historical display on St. Augustine, Florida. more
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The Evocative Paintings of Glenn Harrington
Widely recognized for his commissioned portraiture, artist Glenn Harrington demonstrates the range of his talent in a recent exhibition at Eleanor Ettinger Gallery. more
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Winslow Homer's Wood Engravings
An artist of immense and diverse talent, Winslow Homer is the subject of an exhibition that highlights his production of wood engravings. more
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LA MOCA Will Remain Independent
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles has re-committed to independence, ending two weeks of rumors that it would form a partnership with another institution to solve financial and structural issues. more
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Painting Confirmed as Self-portrait by Rembrandt
A painting donated to a British heritage charity three years ago has received more attention this week than ever before, having been identified as a self-portrait by the Dutch master Rembrandt. more
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Police Close to Solving Gardner Art Museum Heist
After 23 years, authorities are finally close to solving the mystery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist, as the individuals responsible have been identified. more
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Report: Western Art Week 2013
Streamline Publishing’s own Anne Weiler-Brown reported from a busy and exciting Western Art Week 2013, which raked in $7.8 million. more
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Reality and Imagination Converge in Real/Surreal
The Real/Surreal: Selections from the Whitney exhibition currently on view at the McNay Museum of Art in Texas shows us that there are more similarities than meet the eye between the American realists and surrealists of the 1920s-1940s. more
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Beware the Ides of March: Andrew Wyeth Masterpiece at the Brandywine River Museu
Andrew Wyeth’s “Ides of March” painting is currently on view at the Brandywine River Museum, along with more than 30 sketches and studies that were instrumental in helping him create this rarely exhibited work. more
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Last Chance: Illustrating Modern Life at the Weisman Museum in California
The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, will be closing its popular illustration exhibition after a highly attended two-month showing. You still have 10 days to see Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, Leyendecker, Rockwell, Cornwell, and Parrish paintings in person — catch them while you can! more
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New Museum in California Connects Artists to Chinese Art Market
The recently opened California Museum of Fine Art hopes to present and promote American artists through both its Torrance location and a soon-to-be-opened satellite in Ninbu, China. more
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Eakins, Homer, Sargent: American Drawings at the Brooklyn Museum
A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum displays works on paper by many of the finest draftsmen in American history. more
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Durer at NGA
Washington will be the sole venue for an important show of works on paper by one of the great draftsman of all time: Albrecht Dürer. more
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Rembrandt Recovered in Serbia
Seven years after it was stolen from a Serbian museum, Rembrandt’s painting “Portrait of the Father” has been recovered. more
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Coming Soon: Artexpo New York 2013
Among the world’s largest fine art trade shows, Artexpo New York 2013 will be held the weekend of March 21-24 and is currently accepting exhibitor applications. more
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The City Abstracted: An Intersection of Divergent Urban Views
Now on view at New York's Hubert Gallery is The City Abstracted, an exhibition featuring seven distinctive views of the dynamic energy and electricity that exist in urban metropolises. more
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Guggenheim Archive of Modern Books & Catalogues
Full texts on Cézanne, Tàpies, Munch, Klimt, Picasso, Schiele, and more are now available for free on the Guggenheim Museum’s website. more
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International Festival of Films on Art Features Bellows, Hopper, Fortuny, Fischl
Opening this week in Montreal is the International Festival of Films on Art, an 11-day event that presents some of the finest films and documentaries about visual artists past and present. more
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Jane Lafarge Hamill: Ironic Iconology From the Digital Age
Emoticon is the title of Jane Lafarge Hamill’s solo exhibition currently on view at J. Cacciola Gallery in New York City, and its double-entendre theme juxtaposes emotion against iconology. more
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Impressionistic Painter Martin Rico Given First Retrospective in the U.S.
Best known for his luminous depictions of the canals and architecture of Venice, Spanish painter Martín Rico is the subject of a new exhibition organized by the Museo del Prado and Dallas’s Meadows Museum. more
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Last Chance: Still Life, Figures, and Landscapes at John Pence Gallery
This will be the last weekend for a show of fine new paintings at John Pence Gallery in San Francisco. more
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Collector and Philanthropist John P. Axelrod to Receive Lifetime Achievement Awa
John P. Axelrod, an important collector of fine art and a generous donor to Boston arts institutions, will receive an honorary award at the upcoming AD20/21 art and design show. more
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Plein Air Landscapes Inspired by Charles Reiffel
Presented in conjunction with the recent major exhibition Charles Reiffel: An American Post-Impressionist at the San Diego Museum of Art, an exhibition of Reiffel-inspired plein air paintings is now on view at L Street Fine Art gallery in San Diego. more
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"Star Wars" Creator Proposes Art Museum in San Francisco
George Lucas, the creative mind behind "Star Wars" and the founder and former CEO of Lucasfilm Limited, has made headlines for his proposal that would build a new art museum in San Francisco. more
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Painter Yves Crenn's Artistic Expressions
The powerful, emotive, impressionistic works of Yves Crenn will soon be on view in New York City, as Axelle Fine Arts Galerie presents its fourth exhibition of the artist. more
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Currently on View: Joseph Lorusso at Overland Gallery
With a lively and virtuosic touch, painter Joseph Lorusso brings the style of Sargent into the twenty-first century. more
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The Lives of Medieval Manuscripts Revealed
A new and innovative exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Center explores the lives of medieval manuscripts, their varying uses, and their significations over time. more
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Currently on View: Contemporary Realism at Gallery 1261
Gallery 1261 in Denver, Colorado, hosts an exhibition of new works by some of today's most promising representational artists. more
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Manet, Munch, and Vermeer Make Cinematic Debuts
The effort to make fine arts more accessible has taken on a new, theatrical dimension in the United Kingdom, where prominent exhibitions will feature in films screened across the country. more
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Gregg Chadwick and Painting Time
In a new solo exhibition, California artist Gregg Chadwick ambitiously explores the boundaries of time and of representational painting. more
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The (Un)Fair: An Anti-Fair Antidote to The Armory Show
Featuring 30 artists and more than 100 works, The (Un)Fair opens this week at the same time as The Armory Show, in an effort to contrast the commercial aspects of the 100-year-old show with the community spirit of an artists’ collaborative. more
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Zorn Exhibition Now Open to the Public in Boston
The Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America exhibition at the Isabella Gartner Museum in Boston is living up to its name, drawing crowds from around the country and garnering rave reviews. more
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Online Symposia for Collectors From the Frick Collection
Did you miss the Frick Collection’s informative discussion last week about bankers and collectors from the Medici to the Rockefellers? Now this and other symposia for fine art connoisseurs are available online. more
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Basquiat Exhibition at Gagosian Gallery Draws Crowds
Larry Gagosian’s retrospective of Jean-Michel Basquiat is attracting record attendance, upwards of 3,000 people a day. Care to join the stampede and find out what all the fuss is about? more
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Blake, Cassatt, Whistler and More in Swann Galleries' Upcoming Sale
Swann Auction Galleries in New York presents its sale of 19th & 20th Century Prints and Drawings. The auction will be held at Swann Galleries' storeroom, 104 E. 25th St., New York. more
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Eakins, Homer, Hopper: American Drawings at the Brooklyn Museum
A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum will display much of the museum's permanent collection in works on paper. Fine Lines: American Drawings from the Brooklyn Museum opens March 8 and runs through May 26. more
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Third Arrest Made in Connection to Rotterdam Heist
The Dutch police have announced an arrest in connection with the Rotterdam art heist that occurred on October 17. more
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Higher Premiums for Sotheby's Buyers
Sotheby’s and Christie’s have enjoyed record-breaking high-end sales in 2013, but both auction houses are seeking to increase revenue. more
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New Picasso Discovered
Conservators at Barcelona’s Picasso Museum made a startling discovery when cleaning an early Picasso print. more
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Young Guns of the American West
Three of the finest young Western painters — Glenn Dean, Josh Elliott, and Logan Maxwell Hagege – have their art on display in one location. more
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ADAA Gears Up for 25th Annual Art Show
The annual art show hosted by the Art Dealers Association of America is the nation’s longest-running fine art fair. At this year’s edition, 72 exhibitors will present works in carefully curated solo, two-person, and thematic exhibitions. more
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Sotheby's Contemporary Art Auction in New York
Following its very successful Contemporary Art Evening Sale in London on February 12, Sotheby’s offers more fine contemporary works at its upcoming New York sale. more
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Saatchi Gallery Artists on Display in London Hotel
London’s leading contemporary art gallery is creating new and innovative ways to display its art. Find out where you can experience a Saatchi Gallery suite on your next stay in London. more
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Results: 10th Annual Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show
In its 10th edition, the 2013 Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show further established the fair as one of the premier events of its kind. more
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John Singer Sargent Watercolors
Opening April 5, the John Singer Sargent watercolor exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum features more than 90 works and is the result of a yearlong collaboration between the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. more
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Currently on View: Leona Shanks at Dacia Gallery, NYC
Leona Shanks’s first solo exhibition in New York City may have been a long time coming, but now that the moment is here, the artist appreciates more than ever the steps and sacrifices it took to arrive. more
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Manet's "Olympia" Leaves Paris for First Time for Important Exhibition in Italy
For the first time since the French state received Manet’s infamous painting “Olympia” in 1890, the work has been granted permission to leave Paris. Destination? The Doge’s Palace, in Venice, for the Manet: Return to Venice exhibition in April. more
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Karen Kaapcke: The Interior Self-Portrait
New York artist Karen Kaapcke is in the middle of a yearlong project of creating daily self-portraits — a self-imposed assignment that started out as a personal journey but that is turning into a story with universal appeal. more
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Be a Spectator to Rubens's Discovery of Asia
A new exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Center re-stages the interaction between Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens and the continent of Asia. more
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Impressionistic Landscapes and Much More at Cottone Auctions
The New York auction house Cottone will host a two-part Fine Art & Antique Auction in March with staggering diversity and many intriguing lots. more
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Mario A. Robinson at the Skylight Gallery
Portraitist Mario A. Robinson’s exhibition Agape: Mario Andres Robinson will be on view at the Skylight Gallery in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, until May 31. more
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Pre-Raphaelites Come to America
After drawing rave reviews at London’s Tate Modern, a landmark exhibition of artworks by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood has arrived in the U.S. more
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Picasso and Chicago: A Hundred-Year Art Affair
On view from February 20 through May 12, an extensive exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago celebrates the 100-year relationship between Picasso and the Windy City, which began at the 1913 Armory Show. more
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Evidence for New Mona Lisa Mounts
What at first seemed highly improbable – even ludicrous – is now closer to becoming a reality: The evidence in favor of a second, older Mona Lisa by Leonardo is growing. more
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Alex Kanevsky at Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Alex Kanevsky’s 22-piece body of work currently on view in San Francisco was inspired by a Greek aphorism that alludes to both near- and far-sighted seeing and thinking. more
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Florence Sculptor Called to Work on L.A. Church
When the University of Southern California went looking for an artist to complete a prominent sculptural installation on its new $30 million structure, the Church of Our Savior, it had to look as far as Florence, Italy to find Jason Arkles. more
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Edgar Degas Paints an Aerialist
A new exhibition at the Morgan Library in New York has its origins in Edgar Degas’s visits to the Cirque Fernando in January, 1879. more
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Artist Margaret Bowland Disturbs the Peace
Driscoll Babcock Gallery in New York hosts an exhibition of paintings by Margaret Bowland, a local artist hoping to cause a stir. more
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London's Treasures Arrive in Seattle
A landmark exhibition of 17th- and 18th-century European art from London makes its only stop on the West Coast with Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London at the Seattle Art Museum. more
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An Exhibition of Extravagance
A new exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art examines the extravagant Edwardian period, popularized by the television drama Downton Abbey through, through fine art objects. more
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Timothy J. Clark Watercolors
Due to popular demand, the Laguna Art Museum has extended its showing of watercolors by skilled artist Timothy J. Clark. more
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Great Results for Impressionist Offerings
Two important auctions of Impressionist art were held on back-to-back nights, February 5 and 6. Sales at Sotheby’s and Christie’s both yielded very positive results. more
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Works on Paper Exhibit at New California Gallery
Maxwell Alexander Gallery, a new venue for art in Culver City, California, presents its second exhibition: Drawings and Works on Paper. more
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First Lois Dodd Retrospective
Winter visitors to the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine will have the opportunity to view the first ever museum retrospective for the accomplished artist and committed naturalist Lois Dodd. more
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John Flaxman Drawings
Though far from a household name, John Flaxman has left an indelible impact on representational art of the last two centuries. A recent exhibition in the U.K. offers the public a rare opportunity to see much of Flaxman's work in one place and to reflect on his contributions to art and art history. more
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Impressionism Meets Fashion at the Met
A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art stages an interaction between Impressionist art and contemporaneous fashion design. more
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Sale of African-American Fine Art
Swann Auction Galleries in New York will host an important sale on Valentine’s Day, offering 147 paintings, prints, and sculptures by African-American artists. more
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Bellows and New York
The Toledo Museum of Art presents George Bellows and New York, 1900-1930, opening February 14 and closing April 21. more
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French Naturalists Exhibited in Geneva
A recent exhibition at the Chester Collections in Geneva, Switzerland displays a group of paintings with a common intimacy toward nature. Landscapes, figure paintings, and maritime scenes comprise this handsome show. more
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AIFAF Set to Launch
At AIFAF 2013 collectors and connoisseurs will come together to experience what the event organizers call “an array of spectacular artworks assembled in a glamorous setting.” more
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Contemporary Realism at the L.A. Art Show
S.R. Brennen Fine Art is one of the premium-quality galleries exhibiting at the L.A. Art Show this weekend, to be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. more
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Portrait Drawings by Incomparable Ingres
As part of its permanent collection display, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has recently mounted an exhibition of exquisite portrait drawings by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. more
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Earl's Collection Goes to Auction
On February 5-6 Sotheby's London will auction off the Impressionist collection of the ninth Earl of Jersey, an impressive haul that includes paintings by Monet, Pissarro, and Sisley. more
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Christie's $18 Million Portrait
In its upcoming auction of Renaissance art on January 30, Christie’s will offer a portrait by the renowned Agnolo Bronzino. more
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Impressive Selections at Sotheby's
Turner, Goya, Batoni, Memling, and Bernini are among the many fabulous artists represented in Sotheby’s Important Old Master Painting and Sculpture sale, to be held on January 31 and February 1. more
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Winter Auction of the Cape Ann School
James D. Julia Auctioneers in Fairfield, Maine will host its Annual Winter Antique, Asian & Fine Art Auction January 30-February 1. more
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Database Sheds New Light on an Obscured Period of German Art History
A new online database will preserve an important moment in German art history. more
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Re-live History's Grandest Festivals
A new exhibition at the RISD Museum presents printmaking at its most ingenuous, recording the many festivals and ephemeral structures that marked the 16th-18th centuries. more
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Rare Gathering of Fechin's Work
January is the final month to view Nicolai Fechin’s Southwest landscapes and pristine portraits together in one location. more
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Handsome New Home for Yale's Collection
In December the Yale University Art Gallery unveiled its newly renovated and expanded facility. more
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Gems from the Prado Arrive in Houston
Winter visitors to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston will have the rare opportunity to see paintings from one of the world’s finest art collections, as Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado comes to the U.S. more
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Charles Partridge Adams' Views of Colorado
The first solo exhibition of landscape artist Charles Partridge Adams, an under-appreciated figure in Colorado art history, is now on view at the Denver Art Museum. more
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