An exceptional portrait by Boris Kustodiev will be among the highlights of London’s June 2011 Russian week. Painted in 1911 while Kustodiev was undergoing treatment in the Swiss resort town of Leysin, this intimate portrait of his daughter Irina was included in the 1912?1913 World of Art exhibition in St Petersburg, Moscow [Read More]
Daily Archives: June 1, 2011
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Sale Features First Growth Bordeaux, Top Vintages of DRC; Sine Qua Non Dinner Held on June 24th (Chicago, IL) – Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the internationally renowned wine auction house and retailer, will hold an exciting auction of Finest and Rarest Wines on June 24th and 25th at award-winning restaurant Tru, [Read More]
Christie’s will offer an exceptional and rarely seen drawing by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) at the Old Masters and British Paintings Evening Sale on Tuesday 5 July 2011 in London. Drawn at a pivotal point of the artist’s career, this preparatory study is one of only 24 sheets related to his seminal, prestigious [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields announce the June 19, 2011 Sunset Estate Auction featuring a large selection of designer fashions from the Estate of Academy Award®-winning actress and Chairwoman of the Norton Simon Museum, Jennifer Jones Simon. Following the firm’s successful sale of property from her professional life, included in the December 2010 auction [Read More]