We are busy preparing for our annual Christmas celebration’s which takes place the first weekend of December. As always there will be a feast for one’s eyes with all our specialists making that extra special effort to display their carefully chosen pieces. Don’t forget we also provide very attractive gift vouchers for those that are […]
CHRIS BEETLES FINE PHOTOGRAPHS Presents PATRICK LICHFIELD PERCEPTIONS 7 December 2011 – 7 January 2012 Elizabeth Taylor photographing Kent, 15 June 1968 Six years after Patrick Lichfield died of a stroke at the age of 66, his considerable legacy as a photographer is coming back into focus, with a major new retrospective (curated by the […]
I suppose the name most associated with Regency style is Thomas Hope, whose time, taste, and money allowed him to decorate his Marylebone house, his country seat of the Deepdene, and publish the results in the widely distributed Household Furniture and Interior Decoration published in 1807. A flagrant self-promoter, upon completion of his decorative scheme […]
Ever heard the saying ”A butterfly flapping its wings in Africa can cause a hurricane in America”? This saying implies that a small event can trigger a bigger reaction. Today’s global economic crisis (GEC) which has hit hardest most developed countries, and whose economic experts are trying hard to rectify it, are results of the […]
By Henry Samuel, Paris 9:24PM GMT 25 Nov 2011 www.telegraph.co.uk The men face maximum sentences of 30 years in prison for armed robbery at the end of the week-long trial in Aix-en-Provence. The leader’s lawyer claims they were a bunch of bumbling art amateurs talked into the heist by the world’s most notorious art detective […]
Background Information; www.gazette-drouot.com Art dealers will be familiar with Droit de Suite and the ongoing efforts to limit its effects on the UK and interntaional Art trade. To summarise: Legislation implementing the EU Directive on artists resale right (ARR) applied to the work of living artists came into force in the UK on 14 February […]
Free Frieze Art Fair Yearbook with your Gift Subscription All frieze gift subscriptions include a free Frieze Art Fair Yearbook worth £19.95. The perfect Christmas gift for anyone interested in contemporary art and culture. Acclaimed for its insightful criticism, original articles and stylish design, frieze is one of the world’s leading arts publications. Profiling almost […]
The pleasure of art is, in part, in its ambiguity. Ambiguity allows us to insert our own narrative into a painting. For example, when I look at a Rembrandt self-portrait, I feel I am looking at the artist. Rembrandt, for me, somehow inserts character in his portraits. This is personal, of course, and may not […]
WHEN: February 9-13, 2012 WHERE: Naples Exhibition Center 101 Goodlette-Frank Road South Naples, FL 34102 SHOW HOURS: 2/9 – 6pm-10pm (Private Preview) 2/10 – 11am-7pm 2/11 – 11am-7pm 2/12 – 11am-7pm 2/13 – 11am-6pm CONTACT: (561) 822-5440 naplesshow.com
November 28, 2011 by Editors
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