Where The Wheelchairs Roam Jul 20, 2008
Berlin museums director Peter-Klaus Schuster described the collection as an ideal complement to the Museum Berggruen across the road, whose collection centers on work by Pablo Picasso. The collection will be open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with admission costing $12. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Brazilian police recover stolen famous Picasso print Jul 20, 2008
BRASILIA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian police have recovered one of the two stolen prints of famous Spanish painter Pablo Picasso and arrested a suspect. Police said Saturday that they got information about the Picasso print in a tapped phone conversation when they were keeping an eye on the suspect, identified as Ueslei Barros, and two other men who had planned to steal automatic teller machines and rob banks. (Xinhuanet, China)
Picasso Museum to reopen in France Jul 20, 2008
Pablo Picasso was born on Oct. 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain and died on April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France. He lived briefly in Antibes between September and November in 1946. (Xinhuanet, China)
Art for art's sake Jul 16, 2008
This year we incorporated Pablo Picasso, she said. The Fine Art Camp is just one of eight summer program offerings by the 21st Century Community Learning Center, which also runs Townsend Schools after-school program. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
A Once in a Lifetime Visit with Monet, Picasso and More Jul 15, 2008
The show features a total of 74 masterful works of art including seven works by Pablo Picasso, seven sculptures by Auguste Rodin, five works by Claude Monet and two Vincent van Gogh masterpieces. Visitors will enjoy such recognizable pieces as Monet's soft and expansive "Wheat Field", Gauguin's seductive "In the Waves" and Picasso's dark and complex "Harlequin with Violin". (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Irina Baronova, 89; Balanchine discovery, last 'baby ballerina' Jul 5, 2008
In those heady times, artists Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, and Henri Matisse often designed sets and costumes for the Ballets Russes. Ms. Baronova was born March 13, 1919, into a wealthy, well-connected family in St. Petersburg who fled the country in 1920 after the Bolshevik Revolution. (Boston Globe)
Largest Gathering of World-Renown Artists Ever to Visit Detroit Jul 2, 2008
In the early 70's, Scaglione developed very close relationships with artists Yaacov Agam, Peter Max and Victor Vasarely, the estate of M.C. Escher, and directly with the major dealers who represented Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro and Salvador Dali and launched a new way to introduce their art to a much larger segment of the American public. As Park West developed, its range of artists included Itzchak Tarkay, Norman Rockwell, Romero Britto, Marcel Mouly, and many others from all four... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sotheby's London art auction nets 102 million Jun 26, 2008
Several paintings by Pablo Picasso also far exceeded expectations. A 1939 portrait of his celebrated mistress Dora Maar, a subject which has always sold well, fetched 4. (Telegraph.co.uk)
The price of Monet: gone for 40m as confidence in the market stays strong Jun 25, 2008
Last night's sale was not just about Monet, with Christie's hoping to realise more than 90m selling paintings including La Carafe, a 1911-1912 painting by Pablo Picasso, and Degas' Danseuses ; la barre. Camu said it was the best impressionist sale Christie's had held in many years. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Wheeldon dances home for Stravinsky premiere Jun 25, 2008
The Pulcinella suite, which premiered in 1920 with a set design by Pablo Picasso, was commissioned by the ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev, who set up the legendary Ballet Russes and helped launch Stravinsky's career. It follows the thwarted romances of two couples and ends with their marriages. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Bidder splashes out 40.9m for Monet's water-lilies Jun 25, 2008
Other highlights in the sale included works from Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Edgar Degas. According to findings from the Hiscox-Art Market Research, 19th Century European art has seen a 13% rise in value since March 2007. (BBC News -- UK)
Show Me The Monet Is this picture worth the record-breaking price tag of more than 40m? Jun 25, 2008
Pieces from Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse are also set to go under the hammer during a fortnight of auctions of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie's. In total, the works are expecting to scoop more than 300m, suggesting the art market has not been affected by the global credit crunch. (Sky News)
* FEATURE: Painter's home declared municipal monument Jun 23, 2008
The displays in the rooms, from an award given to the painter in 1982 by the government to photos he took with Pablo Picasso to paintings and calligraphy, were still on the walls in the living room. The time on the wall clock hung in the living room, which stopped at 8:15am, marked the masters time of death in remembrance of him, Su said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Rarely-seen Monet goes on display Jun 21, 2008
Other major impressionist and modern works at the sale are by Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky and Camille Pissarro. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Star turn puts pizzazz into Kensington sale Jun 21, 2008
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Monet, Picasso to Anchor $1.2 Billion London Sales; Russian Buyers Courted Jun 19, 2008
Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti pieces will be among the items on offer at Impressionist and modern auctions. Wealthy buyers from Russia and elsewhere last month shrugged off economic slowdown to pay record prices in New York. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
$6.9m Picasso an Australian record Jun 19, 2008
The 1954 painting by Pablo Picasso titled "Sylvette" hangs at an auction house in Sydney ... A 1954 work by Pablo Picasso became the most expensive painting sold in Australia when it was auctioned last night for $6 ... The 1954 painting by Pablo Picasso titled "Sylvette" hangs at an auction house in Sydney. (The Age)
36000 Iowans homeless as floodwaters recede Jun 16, 2008
Art treasures by Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock had been removed. "We are not through this by any means," university President Sally Mason said. (USA Today)
Iowa floods recede but threat persists Jun 15, 2008
The school's art museum was completely inundated with water, Parrott said, but many of the valuable pieces - including works by Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock - had been removed in anticipation of the rising river. Iowa City's mayor announced an overnight curfew to keep people at least 100 yards from the rushing river, which contained raw sewage and other hazards. (Boston Globe)
Picassos stolen in second recent Brazil art heist Jun 14, 2008
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints and two works by Brazilian artists from Sao Paulo's Pinacoteca Museum on Thursday, officials said, the second major art theft in the Brazilian city in six months. The three robbers entered the museum in broad daylight and threatened security guards. (Reuters)
Armed Robbers Nab Picasso Work From Brazil Museum Jun 13, 2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil Heavily armed robbers stole two engravings by Pablo Picasso from an art museum in downtown Sao Paulo on Thursday, a museum official said. Carla Regina, a spokeswoman for the Pinacoteca do Estado museum said the bandits also took two oil paintings by well-known Brazilian artists Emiliano Di Cavalcanti and Lasar Segall. (Fox News)
Armed robbers steal Picasso prints in Brazil Jun 13, 2008
Three armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from a Sao Paulo art museum on Thursday in a rapid strike in which the thieves bypassed more valuable works to grab the stolen pieces, police said. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Picassos stolen in Brazil Jun 13, 2008
Reprodution of 'The Artist and His Model', a Pablo Picasso's engraving, stolen from Sao Paulo's Pinacoteca do Estado museum by heavily armed robbers ... The Pablo Picasso engravings stolen on Thursday were 'Minotaur, Drinker and Women' (1933), and 'The Painter and the Model' (1963), each insured for $4200, the spokesperson said. (iAfrica.com)
Picassos stolen in brazen daytime robbery Jun 13, 2008
The stolen works by Pablo Picasso were Minotaur, Drinker and Women and The Painter and the Model, made in 1933 and 1963 ... "Le peintre et son modèle" by Pablo Picasso ... "Le peintre et son modèle" by Pablo Picasso. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Picasso's engraving at Sao Paulo's gallery stolen Jun 13, 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Criminals stole four art masterpieces, including two engravings by Pablo Picasso, from a picture gallery run by the Sao Paulo state government, local media reported on Thursday. They took away Picasso's engravings, The Artist and His Model (1963) and Minotaur, Fountain and Women (1933), as well as an oil on canvas entitled Women at the Window (1926) by Brazilian painter Emiliano Di Cavalcanti and a gouache on board Couple (1919) by Brazilian-Lithuanian artist... (Xinhuanet, China)
Picasso Prints Stolen in Brazil Jun 13, 2008
(SAO PAULO, Brazil) Three armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from an art museum in downtown Sao Paulo on Thursday, the city's second high-profile art theft in less than a year. Related Articles. (Time.com)
San Antonio's McNay Art Museum Reopened After $33.1 Million Expansion Jun 11, 2008
Today more than 100,000 visitors a year become captivated by magnificent works of art by 20th-century luminaries including Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. A vital partner in arts education, the McNay annually serves as many as 45,000 adults, teachers, students, and families with a variety of arts education programs and educational resources, including a fine arts reference library and interpretive... (PR Newswire)
Shedding light on Picasso Jun 9, 2008
Pablo Picasso, for many Australians, is a name that denotes artistic brilliance, modern genius and abstract vision. It conjures a collection of distorted images, cubic forms and obscure shapes. (Brisbane Times)
Teacher risks pink hair for good cause (99) Jun 3, 2008
Favorite artists: Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. GT Reader Comments. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Dallas museum exhibit features life of stylish couple May 31, 2008
The stylish Murphys surrounded themselves with friends like Pablo Picasso, Cole Porter and Ernest Hemingway in the warm sun of the south of France. There, the Murphys raised their three children while infusing their own brand of modernism into everything from the way they dressed to their art and the way they decorated their homes. (KSLA.com, LA)
Five great Canadian art heists May 31, 2008
June, 1991: Thieves smash the front window of the Yorkville-area Evelyn Aimis Gallery in Toronto using crowbars, stealing seven drawings worth $1-million, including works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. One suspect is arrested almost immediately in a decoy van, but two others escape with the art, which has never been recovered. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Cline+Dale Fine Art gallery to close May 31, 2008
Since then, the Cline+Dale gallery, located in the heart of the Scottsdale Arts District, has become known for its distinctive exhibitions, such as the "Pablo Picasso: La Suite Vollard" etchings that were shown in January. Cline's family established Cline Fine Art in Santa Fe during the 1980s. (AZCentral -- Business)
London's Victoria & Albert Museum May 26, 2008
This exhibition features 60 works by 38 artists and explores how books have been treated by such notable names as Pablo Picasso, Damien Hirst, Francis Bacon, Louise Bourgeois, Alberto Giacometti and Roy Lichenstein. The display features sculptures, manuscripts and books including Anish Kapoor's , a book sculpture in four parts. (Suite101.com)
S Tharoor: Nudity isn't obscenity May 25, 2008
Justice Kaul begins by quoting Pablo Picasso: "Art is never chaste. It ought to be forbidden to ignorant innocents, never allowed into contact with those not sufficiently prepared. Yes, art is dangerous. Where it is chaste, it is not art." Recalling the richness of India's 5000-year-old culture, the judge adds, "Ancient Indian art has been never devoid of eroticism where sex worship and graphical representation of the union between man and woman has been a recurring feature. The sculpture on the... (India Times, India)
Investing in art can have big risks, big rewards May 25, 2008
"He had been following Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso. But he's now commanding the highest prices on the market.". The Pittsburgh native who became an American legend represents the gold standard of the today's high-priced art market, but when his works were initially bought, their prices were in the mere thousands. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Picasso etchings stolen from Fla. art gallery May 23, 2008
- Police say two Pablo Picasso etchings worth a combined $450,000 have been stolen from a gallery in Palm Beach. Authorities responded to an alarm at Gallery Biba at about 3:40 a.m. Thursday. (MSNBC -- News)
A Suvey of the Fourth Dimension May 20, 2008
In art, the reader will be thoroughly surprised by the very real, very fascinating connection between the works of Pablo Picasso - the founder of Cubism - and formal four-dimensional mathematics. Exploring several works of art in great detail, breaking them down into their most fundamental elements, Robbin is able to explain, both visually and in words, just how these artists found the ability to infuse their work with this added dimension - an ability which Robbin himself has surely found... (Suite101.com)
French Picnic Lesson May 20, 2008
This painting inspired similar works by Paul Cezanne, Pablo Picasso, and Claude Monet. Though the nude in Manet s artwork may not be appropriate for all age levels, choose one of these works of art to introduce the pique-nique theme. (Suite101.com)
Billionaire prefers to invest in the 'real world' May 20, 2008
The son of Heinz Berggruen, the famed Germany-born art collector who befriended Pablo Picasso, Nicolas Berggruen grew up in France and Switzerland hoping to become a writer. He studied Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre and other existentialists and rebelled against his privileged upbringing. (AZCentral -- Business)
Feeling the love in the arts community May 16, 2008
Madison County Record : Opinion. Are you happy with the job the Madison City School system is doing. (Madison County Record, AL)
Artist Sir Stanley Spencer May 15, 2008
One of Spencer s works done shortly after called The Nativity would place this holy event in Cookham, while his John Donne Arriving in Heaven was included in another Post-Impressionist exhibit which also featured Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Spencer was additionally influenced by the Italian Renaissance artist Giotto. (Suite101.com)
* Record art prices soothe downturn worries May 10, 2008
Among the highlights were works by Pablo Picasso and Paul Cezanne, while records were set for Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti, French sculptor Auguste Rodin and Spanish surrealist Joan Miro. Monets Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil, an 1873 painting of a railway bridge described by Christies as a truly exceptional picture, sold for a record US$41. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
New York auction records help ease fears over art market May 9, 2008
Among the highlights were works by Pablo Picasso and Paul Cezanne, while records were set for Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti, French sculptor Auguste Rodin and Spanish surrealist Joan Miro. Monet's "Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil," an 1873 painting of a railway bridge spanning the Seine near Paris and described by Christie's as a "truly exceptional picture," sold for a record 41. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Students share 'inspirations' through art May 8, 2008
French author Andre Malraux called it "a revolt against man's fate." Painter-sculptor Pablo Picasso compared it to "a lie that enables us to realize the truth"; muckraker Lincoln Steffens, to "a border of flowers along the course of civilization.". Clearly, art inspires all manner of simile and metaphor. (Springfield Sun, PA)
News Bytes of the Week--Was the Red Baron Just Lucky? May 3, 2008
But it was and still is legal and available in Spain, where Pablo Picasso reportedly was a fan. Now new research punches holes in the enigmatic drink's allure. (Scientific American)
The visionary painting of an agonised soul Apr 23, 2008
"There were points of contact [in his work] with many of his artist colleagues, even those in Paris. Soutine was not so different from Chagall, Modigliani or Maurice Utrillo."The exhibition also highlights parallels with Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso," she added. Buzzing Paris The artist was born to a poor family in what is now Belarus and came to Paris in 1913 at the age of 20. The city was buzzing with young artists in search of new methods to shake up traditional art.Soutine, too, became... (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Neil Gaiman Celebrates Dismissed Charges Against A Comic Book Store Owner, At New York Comic-Con Apr 22, 2008
" However, the state of Georgia did not agree at first, and when police got word that both a 9-year-old and his 6-year-old brother had seen an excerpt of Nick Bertozzi's graphic novel "The Salon" (which depicts the rise of cubism and depicts the first meeting between George Braque and Pablo Picasso), they charged Lee with two felony counts and five misdemeanor counts which could have added up to three years in jail. Thanks to the CBLDF and a lot of legal maneuvering, the felony charges were... (VHI.com -- Music News)
US honors those who fought in Spanish Civil War Apr 21, 2008
Although the Spanish Civil War has been enshrined in literature and art by the likes of Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso, Americans who risked their lives in a conflict that prefaced World War II were never recognized in their home country. Only about three dozen of those who sneaked aboard ships and crossed the mountains from France to fight survived to see the United State's first public memorial to the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, as they were known. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Ionia's Mr. Producer Apr 18, 2008
He and his classmates had been required by teacher Danna Fuller to create an intricate two dimensional drawing or painting, but Casey, channeling more Steven Spielberg than Pablo Picasso, asked if he could turn in a video he produced instead. I thought, Yeah, let me take a look at it,' said Fuller, who was blown away by the five-minute skateboarding documentary entitled Ride. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Passions Of The Billionaires Apr 18, 2008
Pinault's holdings are rich with works by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. What could the 2,000-piece collection fetch at auction. (Forbes -- Business)
Nureyev biography vies for prize Apr 17, 2008
Biographies of ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev and artist Pablo Picasso have been nominated for BBC Four's Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction. Julie Kavanagh's story of the rise of "Rudimania" and the third volume of John Richardson's life of Picasso are two of the 20 titles on the longlist. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A slow, steady hand Apr 6, 2008
Just under 5 feet 3 inches tall and with only a rim of white hair remaining, L pez Garc a bears a striking resemblance to one of his heroes, Pablo Picasso. That's where the comparisons should end. (Boston Globe)
LIA TRANSUE, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art's... Apr 4, 2008
The museum has grown over the years to include exhibits from internationally recognized artists such as Francisco Goya and Pablo Picasso, but its beginning years were much simpler. The museum came from few resources but one big dream, and was only able to reach fruition thanks to the unyielding support of the community. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Rare Picasso found displayed in bedroom Apr 1, 2008
LONDON - A rare painting by Pablo Picasso is to be sold after it was discovered in a bedroom alongside two other important works. Dukes auction house said Monday the watercolor Etreinte, depicting the artist in an embrace with lover Louise Lenoir, was found propped up against a wall with two equine paintings by British artists George Stubbs and Alfred Munnings. (MSNBC -- News)
Nude Picasso in lover's clinch to be auctioned Apr 1, 2008
BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhuanet) -- An early nude painting by Pablo Picasso showing the artist in a lover's clinch will go up for auction after being discovered in the bedroom of a house in south-west England, media reports said Tuesday. "Etreinte" (Embrace), a watercolour, shows a nude Picasso entwined in an intimate embrace with his girlfriend Louise Lenoir, known as Odette. (Xinhuanet, China)
Confessions of Miss Mischief Mar 29, 2008
"When you go to art school you think you are the centre of the universe, the next Pablo Picasso, you'll come out of the art school and everyone will say, 'Pablo where were you? We were all waiting for you.' But nobody is waiting for you. Not only are they not waiting for you, they make you that." She gives me the finger. "That is the way it was. They were right to reject me. I reworked the projects they rejected and they became better.". (Guardian Unlimited)
The return of absinthe Mar 28, 2008
Edgar Degas and Pablo Picasso painted portraits of it, celebrated French poet Paul Verlaine cursed it as he lay dying from its effects in 1896, and his protge, the savage wordsmith Arthur Rimbaud penned this romantic wail. "When the poet's pain is soothed by a liquid jewel held in the sacred chalice, upon which rests the pierced spoon, the crystal sweetness, icy streams trickle down. The darkest forest melts into an open meadow. Waves of green seduce. Sanity surrendered, the soul spirals... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Get closer look at Dali's thinking, iconography in Turkey Mar 25, 2008
In 2005 and 2006 a similar exhibition of works by another Spanish painter, Pablo Picasso, broke all records for a Turkish gallery, attracting a quarter of a million art lovers. Dali was born in the Catalan town of Figueres in 1904 and died there in 1989. (Xinhuanet, China)
Piece of his mind Mar 23, 2008
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) created "Guernica" in response to Nazi Germany's bombing attack on Spain, and it transcended into a statement on the horrors of war. American artist Leon Golub (1922-2004) used his expressionistic figural style to criticize the Vietnam War. (Fresno Bee)
7 indicted in scheme to sell counterfeit art Mar 20, 2008
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An alleged scheme involving the production and sale of counterfeit prints by artists including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Marc Chagall resulted in the indictments of four Americans, two Italians and a Spaniard, federal authorities said Wednesday. More than $5 million in counterfeit art was sold as part of the scheme, primarily on eBay, the Justice Department said. (CNN -- World)
Critics' picks - visual arts Mar 16, 2008
Penn's photos of such figures as Pablo Picasso, Truman Capote (right) , and George Balanchine - among the most famous photographic portraits of the 20th century - are on view in "Close Encounters: Irving Penn Portraits of Artists and Writers," a superb exhibit at New York's Morgan Library, through April 13. 212-685-0008. (Boston Globe)
Books About Art For Kids Mar 10, 2008
Introducing Children to Art Through Novels and Illustrated Books. A summary of books for children that tell the stories of many famous artists. (Suite101.com)
Catholic Scientists Mar 9, 2008
Artists Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse were Catholic as was Salvador Dali who returned to his Catholic roots in later life. Painter of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo and painter of The Last Supper (and recent namesake of the contraversial Da Vinci Code book) Leonardo da Vinci were Catholic. (Suite101.com)
Today's best bets Mar 9, 2008
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Archibald needs more than hoopla Mar 6, 2008
In Paris the same year Pablo Picasso exhibited his synthetic cubist masterpiece Three Musicians. Putting McInnes and Picasso's pictures side by side speaks volumes about our conservative and parochial Archibald. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)