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nytimes.com
The article discusses Eugene V. Thaw and Clare Thaw donating 135 oil sketches to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Morgan Library & Museum, highlighting works from about 1780 to 1850 by artists such as Camille Corot, John Constable, and Thomas Jones; the donations are described as a collaboration between two major institutions to broaden public access to artworks.
interviewmagazine.com
Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent began amassing a large art collection, and Bergé is selling it; the collection includes modern and antique works and is valued at 200 to 300 million euros. Notable works mentioned include four Mondrian paintings, a Brancusi sculpture, works by Léger, a Cézanne watercolor, and a Duchamp Dada piece.
nytimes.com
The New York Times article discusses a carbon-fiber cello created by Luis Leguia and Luis and Clark for Yo-Yo Ma, noting its temperature- and humidity-resistance. It mentions Ma's other instrument, a 1733 Montagnana, and credits performers John Williams, Itzhak Perlman, Gabriela Montero, and Anthony McGill, as well as the Joint Service Orchestra string players.
reuters.com
Lucio Fontana painting from Venezia series, titled Concetto spaziale, estimated at 5-7 million pounds, is highlighted in Sotheby’s London contemporary evening sale on February 5. The sale is expected to total 16.6-23.1 million pounds, down from last year, with works by Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter and Roy Lichtenstein also featured.
eastbaytimes.com
The East Bay Times reports the Oakland East Bay Symphony’s concert “A Global Celebration” features the world premiere of Nolan Gasser’s World Concerto for Cello and Orchestra with Maya Beiser as soloist. The event is scheduled for January 23 at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, with a second performance in San Francisco, and notes Gasser’s diverse musical background and other commissions.
Christie’s
Christie’s announced a 31-work Post-War and Contemporary Art evening sale led by Francis Bacon’s Man in Blue VI, estimated at £4–6 million. The house expected the London auction to exceed £15 million.
theartwolf.com
The page discusses Sotheby’s plan to offer Edgar Degas’s Petite danseuse de quatorze ans in its Impressionist and Modern Art sale in London on February 3, 2009, with an estimated price of £9–12 million. It includes details on the sculpture, its creation around 1879–81, its cast history, the model Marie van Goethem, and related works by Degas such as Danseuse au repos.
scena.org
The article reports that Hilary Hahn will perform the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Violin Concerto with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mario Venzago, at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis on February 6–7. The program also includes Weber’s Overture to Der Freischütz and Schumann’s Symphony No. 4, with ticket prices ranging from $16 to $68.
hcsstt.blogspot.com
The page discusses Yo-Yo Ma performing at the inaugural stage with a carbon-fiber cello by Luis and Clark. It mentions Ma may use a Luis and Clark cello if weather warrants and notes he also has a 1733 Montagnana cello worth more than $2 million. It lists other performers and the use of carbon instruments by the Joint Service Orchestra.