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Picasso – Private life of a Masterpiece – Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

Fri, 31 May 2013 23:31:25 -0400

Picasso – Private life of a Masterpiece – Les Demoiselles d’Avignon:

Picasso - Private life of a Masterpiece. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon. ainted in Paris during the summer of 1907, Picasso had created hundreds of sketches and studies in preparation for the final work. He long acknowledged the importance of Spanish art and Iberian sculpture as influences on the painting. The work is believed by critics to be influenced by African tribal masks and the art of Oceania, although Picasso denied the connection; many art historians remain skeptical about his denials. Several experts maintain that, at the very least, Picasso visited the Musée d’Ethnographie du Trocadéro (known today as Musée de l’Homme) in the spring of 1907 where he saw and was unconsciously influenced by African and Tribal art several months before completing Demoiselles.

How Art Made The World – More Human Than Human

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:49:25 -0400

How Art Made The World – More Human Than Human:

How Art Made The World - Documentary. Pictures of the human body fill our TV screens, magazines, billboards, almost our every waking moment. Through the ages artists have been obsessed with the human form. The range of bodies they have created is breathtaking, but yet they share one thing in common… none of these images resembles a real human being. So why is our modern world dominated by images of the body that are unrealistic?

Juan Gris Exhibition

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:48:52 -0400

Juan Gris Exhibition:

Juan Gris Exhibition. A look at a recent exhibition in the French town of Sete, home to Paul Valery and George Brassens. Plastic Rhymes created by Spanish cubist painter Juan Gris have traveled to France, to be a focus of a new exhibition. Here Michael Taylor, Curator of Modern Art, discusses Juan Gris’ Still Life before an Open Window, Place Ravignan - featured in the Synthetic Cubism gallery.

‘Material Girl’ Madonna sells painting for $7.2 million

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:48:40 -0400

‘Material Girl’ Madonna sells painting for $7.2 million:

Sotheby’s auction house in New York has sold a Fernand Leger painting owned by ‘Material Girl’ Madonna, for $7.2 million dollars.

Cezanne’s ‘Apples’ painting sold for $37 million

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:48:27 -0400

Cezanne’s ‘Apples’ painting sold for $37 million:

Cezannes ‘Les Pommes’ or ‘Apples’ sold for $37 million ($41.6 million with buyer’s premium) at Sotheby’s last night, one of 20 works from the estate of Alex and Elisabeth Lewyt. With an apple I will astonish Paris, said the Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne. The work was painted in 1889, and depicts four apples stacked on a dish, with four more stacked to the side (and two more falling off the side of the painting). All are on a table with a blue grey wall as a backdrop. It was a great night overall as $230 million in total was sold for the auction house across 71 lots. Works by Georges Braque, Modigliani, Rodin and Leger were also present.