Publications by tag: collector

An oil painting by Marc Chagall stolen from a New York City apartment has been recovered by the FBI. The artwork "Othello and Desdemona," painted in 1911 will be returned to the family's estate after nearly 30 years. It is expected to fetch several hundred thousand dollars at auction to benefit charities and refund the insurance carrier’s payment.

The famous writer, the author of "The Moon and Sixpence" novel, was at the same time a passionate art collector. The impressive collection of artworks by Renoir, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse, Bonnard, Picasso and Léger was collected by Maugham purely for his own pleasure and decorated his luxurious villa on the French Riviera.

In the summer of 1638, Rembrandt and the van Loo family filed counterclaims against each other. The Van Loo, distant relatives of Rembrandt's wife, accused the artist and Saskia of exorbitant waste. All Amsterdam knew this, eventually the rumors reached Friesland, where Saskia's relatives lived: the artist was a regular at art rarities and antiques auctions. Like a madman, he bought masterpieces…

История галереи Гельмана — это история современного искусства России, утверждают искусствоведы. Вот уже более двух десятков лет Марат Гельман знакомит мир с творчеством художников постсоветских стран, а «взамен» демонстрирует западных мастеров. Так, он организовал в Москве персональные выставки Энди Уорхола (Alter Ego, 1994) и Йозефа Бойса («Дневник Леонардо», 1994). О том, что сейчас происходит…