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Beauford Delaney, a Knoxville native and abstract painter, is spotlighted in the Knoxville Museum of Art’s Gathering Light: Works by Beauford Delaney From the KMA Collection. The exhibit, opening May 5 and running through July 23, features about 40 works from Delaney’s estate, including Scattered Light and a 1933 pastel of Delaney’s mother Delia, along with self-portraits and watercolors.
newsweek.com
The painting Bergère Rentrant des Moutons by Camille Pissarro, looted by the Nazis from the Meyers, returned to Paris and will be displayed at the Musée d'Orsay after a long legal battle involving Léone Meyer and the University of Oklahoma. The work arrived in Paris on April 20, following a settlement of the lawsuit by Meyer and confirmation from Pierre Ciric, Meyer's lawyer.
Christie’s
Christie’s positioned modernist, Pop and Latin American works from Edna and Stanley Tuttleman across its May New York sales, led by a Roy Lichtenstein estimated at $2–3 million and sculptures by Botero and Moore.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports that Brompton's Fine & Rare Instruments in London announced the £528,000 sale (US $675,000) of the 1779 Ex-Ricci Storioni violin, a record for the maker. The instrument was purchased by a collector with plans to loan it to a musician and was accompanied by a 1984 letter from the late Italian virtuoso confirming it as the instrument used by him among others.
musicinstrumentnews.co.uk
The article reports that Barnes and Mullins released Hidersine Polycarbonate bowed instrument cases for violins, violas, and cellos in finishes including brushed purple, brushed silver, and carbon fibre effect gloss. It describes various shapes such as oblong violin/viola, gourd violin/cello, and a Halfmoon 4/4 violin case, with features like detachable straps, interior fleece linings, bow holders, neck restraints, combination locks, and movable neck supports. Price points are listed as RRP £185 for several cases, £215 for oblong viola cases, and £395 for cello cases.
news.artnet.com
Jean-Michel Basquiat Untitled (1982) is predicted by Sotheby’s New York to fetch $60 million at the Contemporary Art Evening auction on May 18. The article notes this would surpass the artist’s current high-water mark of $57.3 million set at Christie’s New York in May 2019, and compares it to other 1982 Basquiat works and prior top sales.
sothebys.com
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled, 1982, is described as a monumental masterpiece leading Sotheby’s May Contemporary Art Evening sale in New York. The article notes other artists in the sale including Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, David Hockney, and Gerhard Richter.
fineartpublicity.com
A bronze maquette for Henry Moore's Draped Reclining Figure (British, 1898-1986) sold for $195,500, above its $150,000 high estimate, at Cottone Auctions' Fine Arts & Antiques Auction. The sale, held online and in Geneseo, totaled about $2.1 million in gross. The item came from the Seymour H. Knox Collection from Buffalo, with other pieces from New York museums and estates also offered.
news.artnet.com
Artnet News reports that the Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts filed a lawsuit against photographer Lynn Goldsmith regarding Prince-themed artworks by Andy Warhol. The foundation seeks a declaratory judgment that Warhol’s Prince series does not infringe Goldsmith's copyright and argues the works are transformative or fair use, while asserting Goldsmith’s claims are barred by the statute of limitations.
lasierra.edu
La Sierra University’s Chamber Music Series will feature six acclaimed classical artists: Grace Park (violin), Jason Uyeyama (violin), Ben Ullery (viola), Franklin Shaw (viola), Robert deMaine (cello), and Ani Kalayjian (cello). They will perform Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 and Johannes Brahms’ Sextet in G Major, Op. 36 in Hole Memorial Auditorium on Sunday, April 9 at 7 p.m.
news.artnet.com
Andy Warhol, Mao (1973) sold for 98.5 million HK dollars (12.6 million USD) at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, setting a new high for Western contemporary art in Asia. The hammer price was 86 million HK dollars (11 million USD), below the low pre-sale estimate of 90 million HK dollars (11.6 million USD). The work was sold to an unnamed Asian private collector and was guaranteed by an irrevocable bid.
theclassicalreview.com
The Classical Review reports that Brinton Averil Smith will perform the Texas premiere of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Cello Concerto with the Houston Symphony, led by Kazuki Yamada, at Jones Hall. The piece had its world premiere in January 1935 by Gregor Piatigorsky with Arturo Toscanini but faded from view until now, with the revival marking the first professional performance in over 80 years and a forthcoming recording on Naxos.
oglioponews.it
The Shoah violin from Cremona returns to Auschwitz with Viadana’s Sanfelice and San Giovanni Bosco schools. The violin, linked to Eva Maria Levi, was recovered in Cremona and associated with Enzo Levi Segre; it was later played by Alessandra Romano to accompany the Schindler's List soundtrack as part of The Treno della Memoria route.
beta.cnnindonesia.com
The article discusses Stradivarius violins, noting there are about 550 of the approximately 960 made still in existence. It mentions a Stradivarius sold at auction in London for 1.5 to 2.5 million USD and features Samuel Staples, a 20-year-old violinist, demonstrating a Stradivarius named Ex-Croall;McEwen.