The article discusses a painting purchased in 1962 for 140 pounds that may be worth up to 10 million pounds if proven to be a Caravaggio. The work, The Cardsharps, was authenticated as a Caravaggio by a descendant, Denis Mahon, prompting a lawsuit against Sotheby’s by Lancelot Thwaytes. The case questions the auction house’s valuation and the painting’s authenticity, amid broader commentary on art disputes and authentication techniques.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will sell one of its two Edward Hopper paintings, East Wind Over Weehawken (1934), to fund an acquisitions endowment aimed at purchasing contemporary art. The sale, conducted through Christie’s with an estimated range of $22–28 million, will keep the more important Hopper work, Apartment Houses (1923). PAFA plans to hire a dedicated contemporary art curator and add two board members with contemporary expertise.
Edward Hopper East Wind over Weehawken (1934) will be auctioned at Christie’s New York with a pre-sale estimate of $22–28 million to fund PAFA’s new acquisitions endowment; PAFA will retain Apartment Houses (1923) by Edward Hopper; PAFA’s history includes works by Thomas Eakins, George Bellows, Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, and others.
The Violin Channel reports the death of American violinist Stephen Zoltan Kecskemethy, aged 68, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He served as first violinist with the Portland String Quartet for more than four decades and held teaching positions at Queens University and Bates, Bowdoin and Colby Colleges.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts plans to sell Edward Hopper's East Wind over Weehawken (1934) and use the proceeds for a fund to acquire contemporary art. Christie’s expects the work to fetch $22 million to $28 million.
The article, by The Violin Channel, previews a giveaway of 3 CD copies celebrating Jennifer Higdon's world premiere Early Chamber Music works recording, recorded with the Serafin String Quartet and soloists Eric Stomberg, Molly Carr, Charles Abramovic, and Timothy Schwarz. Closes August 24, 2013; enter via a linked page.
Maegi blog headline fields extracted from the page titled Bending for Sonnabend: Should MoMA Break Precedent by Mounting a Dealer-Tribute Show? UPDATED | CultureGrrl; it discusses MoMA's announcement of its first-ever dealer-tribute show for Ileana Sonnabend and related details about the works and institutions involved.
Worcester Art Museum announced it had acquired Venus Disarming Cupid by Paolo Veronese, oil on canvas, about 1560, Gift of Hester Diamond, 2013.50. The work was sold for $2.9 million to Hester Diamond and donated to Worcester. The painting, based on a drawing by Parmigianino, has connections to various collections and exhibitions, and will go on view Sept. 21 as part of a re-installation of the old-master galleries.
The Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts acquired a Veronese painting titled Venus Disarming Cupid, dated around 1560, after it was auctioned at Christie’s in 1990 and identified as a Veronese by experts. The work was donated by Hester Diamond to honor her stepdaughter Rachel Kaminsky, a museum board member, and will be displayed as part of Worcester’s old-master galleries re-installation beginning Sept. 21.
The South China Morning Post reports on Sotheby’s 40th anniversary in Asia and its upcoming Hong Kong sale of 20th-century Chinese art, including pieces from the Yageo Foundation Collection assembled by Pierre T. M. Chen. The event is described as potentially breaking records in line with Sotheby’s Asia anniversary celebrations.
The Stradivarius violin made in 1696, stolen in London in 2010, was recently found by British police. The instrument belonged to Min Chin Kim and is currently with its owner; it was valued at 2 million USD.
A review of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto with Daniel Hope and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Thomas Søndergård, followed by Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony. The programme opened with the UK premiere of Colin Matthews’s Turning Point.
The Bowdoin International Music Festival’s final concert features an all-strings program at Crooker Theater at 7:30 p.m. The program includes Bach’s Suite No. 3 for Solo Cello, BWV 1009; Beethoven’s String Quartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2; and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70. Meta Weiss opens with the Bach cello suite, and the Shanghai Quartet and Mikhail Kopelman with a string ensemble perform the rest.
The page is a Christie's press release about Thinking Big, a London exhibition (12–20 October 2013) and auction (17 October 2013) organized with the Saatchi Gallery. The exhibition is at The Sorting Office, and the auction is at Christie's London. It mentions Francis Outred and notes that works will be offered without reserve, with participants including Tracey Emin, the Chapman brothers, and Berlinde de Bruyckere among others.
MusicaAntigua reports that a Stradivarius violin valued at nearly two million euros, owned by Korean violinist Min-Jin Kym, was stolen in London in 2010 and later recovered in the Midlands near Birmingham. The instrument was found safe after a public appeal on Crimewatch and arrests were made in connection with the theft.
Kim Min-jin, a violinist based in the UK, recovered a Stradivarius violin valued at about 120,000 pounds (around 210 million won) that had been stolen in London three years earlier. The instrument, made in 1696 and one of only about 450 Stradivarius violins worldwide, was found last week in a building in Middlesex after a police report and expert evaluation.
Leicester Bangs reports that a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin worth £1.2m was recovered. Violinist Min-Jin Kym, who had the instrument stolen over two years ago, expresses an incredible feeling of elation upon its recovery in the Midlands.