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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Frauenbildnis mit Hut, 1911-1912 - Wachskreiden auf Papier - Albertina, Wien - Dauerleihgabe der Sammlung Werner

From June 1, 2012 to August 26, 2012 – Albertina
Presented in this exhibition is the exceptional collection of a woman whose career following the Second World War started as a simple secretary and led to becoming the right hand woman of the renowned art dealer Wilhelm Grosshennig in Dusseldorf, and a passionate art collector after 1960.

Erich Heckel - Frau vor Bäumen, 1925 - Schwarze Kreide und Aquarell - Albertina, Wien - Dauerleihgabe der Sammlung Werner

The selection includes around 90 works with a focus on German Expressionism. In addition to outstanding work groups from Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Emil Nolde, works from a considerable ensemble of German art from the 19th century and Western European greats like Picasso, Matisse and Modigliani will also be shown.

Emil Nolde - Zwei Dampfer, um 1915 - Aquarell auf Japanpapier - Albertina, Wien - Dauerleihgabe der Sammlung Werner

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Modigliani - Grand Nu allongé

From May 17 to July 15, 2012 – Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
“Modigliani: A Life in Pictures” brings to Brazil the first time 37 original works, including paintings, drawings and sculptures, 22 works of friends, including a picture of Picasso and about 200 pieces of manuscripts, diaries, letters and photographs that trace a panorama of the artist’s life and their counterparts in Paris of the early twentieth century. A work of the MASP collection also includes the show in Sao Paulo. The exhibition is part of the Italy-Brazil Moment and it’s arrived in the country through a partnership of the Modigliani Institut Archives Légales Paris-Rome with the MCA (Museum to open sky).
Another highlight is the 22 works produced by women and friends of Modigliani, which help to contextualize the fruitful period lived by the artist. Three oils of Jeanne Hébuterne his wife, a picture of Picasso, another of Foujita, paintings for four hands with Moise Kisling, and pieces by Marevna, Jacob and others…

Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand

Closing date not set – Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
A new look at the collection of the MASP, Look and Be Seen celebrates the art of portraiture and self-portrait of the 16th century to the present day. We can see the changes over the years, through works of masters like Renoir, Van Gogh, Modigliani, Rivera, Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec, Frans Hals and five paintings by Goya, among them the portrait of Ferdinand VII.

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Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Children at the beach, Valencia, 1916, oil on canvas, 70 x 100 cm, private collection. © Photo Gonzalo de la Serna Arenillas/Charlie Peel, Archives BPS, Madrid

27 January to 29 May, 2011 – Foundation de L’Hermitage
In 1898, a storm breaks out in Spain, as the Philippines and Cuba secede and the country loses its Empire. A generation of artists and writers, baptized the «generation of 98», turned these events into the feeding ground for modernity that paved the road to the following generation, the one of 1929, with Dalí and García Lorca among others. Picasso’s genius is already brewing but the great artist of the moment is Sorolla, who reigned from his majestic home-workshop in Madrid (transformed into a charming museum), where he produced paintings that evoke the sea side in a luminous Impressionism. There was also a strong battalion of caustic Catalans, among them Mir, Rusiñol and Casas, who would be the pillars of the famous Els Quatre Gats cabaret in Barcelona. Angla da, Regollos and Zuloaga complete a group that is hardly known out of the peninsula. The Hermitage foundation studies the artistic panorama in Madrid and the provinces around this decisive moment that closed the XIXth century. Focusing on painters of “The Generation of 1898” who emerged from the severe upheavals endured by Spain throughout the 19th century, the exhibition highlights how these artists evolved. Oscillating between respect for Hispanic traditions and modernity, their works were part of the contemporary surge to broaden horizons that arose among the Spanish avant-garde. Although it is extraordinarily rich and varied, Spanish art at the dawning of the 20th century is still relatively little known outside Spain. And yet the years between Goya’s death and Picasso’s Cubist period span several fascinating decades which bore the first fruits of Spanish modern art.
With this exhibition, the Fondation de l’Hermitage is offering its visitors the opportunity of discovering some of Spain’s hidden treasures, many of which will be seen in Switzerland for the first time.
With some one hundred paintings, the event will be bringing together the most significant artists of the time (Anglada, Beruete, Casas, Mir, Picasso, Pinazo, Regoyos, Rusiñol, Sorolla, Zuloaga).
The vast majority of works are from public Spanish museums (the Prado, the Sorolla Museum, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, the Valencia Fine Arts Museum), as well as from private Spanish collections. Some major paintings from the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée Rodin will complete this rigorous selection of exceptional works.

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From the 5th of February to the 13th of February 2011 – Palm Beach County Convention Center – International Fine Art Expositions
Every February prestigious, international fine art and antique galleries gather in Palm Beach for the American International Fine Art Fair, attracting distinguished collectors, connoisseurs, and art enthusiast from across the globe.  International Fine Art Expositions (IFAE), organizers of the 15th annual American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF), released highlights for the 2011 edition of the fair today.  AIFAF will return to the Palm Beach County Convention Center on February 4th for a VIP preview night.

IFAE continues last year’s successful format with a full schedule of daily activities to coincide with the exhibitions.  These activities include informative lectures from highly respected museum curators and art experts, as well as cocktail parties and other social events.

This coming year AIFAF will be partnering with the Norton Museum of Art for the museum’s 70th Anniversary celebration.  With complimentary admission to all events on February 8th and shuttle buses running between the Palm Beach County Convention Center and the Norton Museum of Art on that day.

To ensure all fair attendees receive full knowledge of the outstanding art exhibited at the fair, AIFAF is partnering with Corfield Morris to offer art advisory services to any visitor throughout the duration of the fair.  Their team of independent expert advisers will be on hand to guide guests through the fair or straight to whatever they seek.

Among the prestigious galleries exhibiting at AIFAF 2011 will be Richard Green, London (UK); Hammer Galleries, New York (USA); Graff, London (USA); and MacConnal-Mason, London (UK); Galerie Terminus, Munich (Germany); Buccellati, Milan (Italy); and Holden Luntz, Palm Beach (USA).

Courtesy of Richard Green Richard Green Fine Art will bring the great names of the twentieth century to Palm Beach in February with an exhibition to include works by John Duncan Fergusson, Sir Alfred Munning, Pablo Picasso, Raoul Dufy, Sam Francis, and Josef Albert.  The first class exhibition will include Pablo Picasso’s Buste d’homme a la pipe, a self portrait of Picasso portrayed as a spirited musketeer dated January 28th, 1969 and John Duncan Fergusson’s 1930 portrait of Grace McColl, wife of his friend and patron Henry McColl; among other masterpieces.

Hammer Galleries of New York Pierre-Auguste Renoir Les Laveuses Oil on canvas

AIFAF will present a major Renoir exhibition in collaboration with Hammer Galleries.  The exhibit will include approximately 20 pieces from Renoir’s later works dating between 1885 and 1912.  Renoir was perhaps one of the most influential artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.  A connoisseur of beauty, and especially feminine sensuality, Renoir’s paintings are celebrated for their vivid color and vibrant light, often focusing on subjects in intimate-settings.  Renoir’s style made him an artist whose works are among some of the most well-known in the history of art, sought after by both museums and private collectors throughout the world.

John Dugdale and Herb Ritts will be represented by Holden Luntz Gallery.  The Gallery will present an outstanding exhibition of never before seen photographs by fashion photographer Herb Ritts as well as photographs by allegorical photographer John Dugdale.  Dugdale has captured the attention of the art world not only for his amazing talent as an artist but also for his refusal to allow his disability to prevent him from pursuing his passion for photography.  John Dugdale is almost completely blind.

Graff Multicolour Diamond peacock brooch set in platinum, 46.52 carats

Graff’s exhibition is sure to shine; literally.  They will be bringing an exclusive collection of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and other rare gems; including a multi-color 46.52 carat diamond peacock brooch set in platinum and a 59.45 carat multi-shape diamond necklace with a 30.94 carat light pink briolette diamond drop!

Fasuto Zonaro will be among the artists represented by MacConnal-Mason as well as Sir Jacob Epstein.  Some of the highlights from MacConnal-Mason will be After the Game, a outstandingoil on canvas completed by Zonaro in 1887 and a bronze sculpture, Sir Winston Churchill, created by Sir Jacob Epstein in 1946.

In addition to the distinguished galleries seen at the fair each year AIFAF will welcome multiple new exhibiters to the 2011 line up.  Among them will be Questroyal Fine Art, New York (USA); Galerie du Post Impressionisme, Paris (France); John Mitchell Fine Paintings, London (UK); and David Webb, New York, (USA).

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Until the 8 August – Museo de Arte de El Salvador
Visitors will enjoy the exhibition of imaginary portraits of Picasso. An exhibition that presents clearly the continued exploration of new aesthetic universes .
With the intention of creating a dialogue between artists, is exposed along a selection of 18 cartoons created by Toño Salazar, known Salvadoran artist greatly influenced by the genius of Cubism.

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