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deutschegrammophon.com
María Dueñas’s Homage to Heifetz is a Deutsche Grammophon news release featuring the Spanish violinist with Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela recording Korngold’s Violin Concerto, Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole, and Debussy arrangements, with additional miniatures recorded in Berlin with Itamar Golan; the album is set for release on 28 August 2026.
smithsonianmag.com
Whistler’s Peacock Room opened after months of restoration at the Freer Gallery of Art, part of the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. The room was originally painted by James McNeill Whistler for a London patron, with controversy surrounding its creation and its patron, Frederick Richards Leyland. The centerpiece is Whistler’s Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room, featuring Rose and Silver: the Princess from the Land of Porcelain.
news.artnet.com
Joan Miró, Peinture poème (Musique, Seine, Michel, Bataille et moi) (1927) was offered at Christie’s with an estimate of $8–$12 million but failed to meet the reserve. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam later raised about $8 million to acquire the work, which is now part of its collection.
news.artnet.com
David Solinger’s collection, including an early de Kooning collage and a painted Giacometti bronze, may bring in $100 million at Sotheby’s with 90 lots across four sales in New York and Paris. The sale features pieces from the late art patron Solinger, who died in 1996, with sales in November in New York and Paris.
news.artnet.com
The article discusses Willem de Kooning’s Woman-Ochre (1954–55), stolen from the University of Arizona Museum of Art in 1985 and recovered in New Mexico in 2017 before returning home. It notes the painting’s current estimated value at $100 million, the restoration by the Getty, and statements from Getty conservator Ulrich Birkmaier.
tarisio.com
Jason Price discusses a Cozio archive-based lecture on the migration of important Stradivari instruments to America in the first half of the 20th century, including movements of musicians Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, Toscha Seidel, and details from Gregor Piatigorsky’s 1725 Baudiot Stradivari cello. The piece uses a “Stradivari census” to track instrument movements and notes a significant shift to America between 1920 and 1930.
jta.org
The Wassily Kandinsky painting View of Murnau with Church, owned by Johanna Margarethe Stern-Lippmann, is being returned to her descendants after a 2022 decision by the Dutch Restitutions Committee reversing a 2018 ruling and citing new evidence. The painting had been in Eindhoven’s art museum since 1951 and is titled Blick auf Murnau mit Kirche or View of Murnau with Church.
sothebys.com
Pablo Picasso’s Femme assise à la galette des rois, 1965, oil on canvas (100 x 73 cm), leads Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern Art Evening Auction on 7 October with an estimated HK$60-80 million / US$7.7-10 million. The work depicts Jacqueline Roque, Picasso’s wife and muse, and will be shown unseen in public for more than 30 years. The press release notes Picasso’s relationship with Jacqueline and references the artwork’s royal imagery and the galette des rois motif.
eu.thetowntalk.com
The article reports that Sirena Huang won the gold medal at the 11th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, with a prize valued at over $350,000 including $75,000 cash, a Carnegie Hall recital debut, a recording contract, and four years of website development and maintenance. Julian Rhee won silver and Minami Yoshida bronze; Claire Wells, SooBeen Lee and Joshua Brown placed fourth, fifth, and sixth. The laureates had access to one of four fine instruments, and the competition has been held in Indianapolis since 1982.
eu.caller.com
Sirena Huang wins the 11th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, with prizes including more than $350,000 in total, a $75,000 cash prize, a Carnegie Hall recital debut, a recording contract, and four years of website development and maintenance; the win occurred at Hilbert Circle Theatre with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
press.christies.com
Artists mentioned include Jan Brueghel the Younger, J. M. W. Turner, Edouard Manet, Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, Gustav Klimt, Georgia O'Keeffe, Francis Bacon, and Lucian Freud. The artwork collection is Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection and the sale is part of highlights from the collection ahead of two live auctions in New York City, with proceeds supporting philanthropy.
Christie’s
Christie’s documents the market development behind ["Christie's New York Announces The Roger Sant Collection - Christie's", "Christie's New York Announces The Roger Sant Collection"]. Its account reports that new York— Christie’s is honored to announce The Roger Sant Collection will be sold during the Fall Marquee Week of sales taking place this November in New York.
Christie’s
Christie’s documents the market development behind ["TRACEY EMIN TO OFFER LIKE A CLOUD OF BLOOD (2022) TO RAISE FUNDS FOR PIONEERING STUDIO COMPLEX IN MARGATE: TKE STUDIOS - Christie's", 'TRACEY EMIN TO OFFER LIKE A CLOUD OF BLOOD (2022) TO RAISE FUNDS FOR PIONEERING STUDIO COMPLEX IN MARGATE: TKE STUDIOS']. Its account reports that \- One of the first paintings that Tracey Emin created following her cancer treatment, Like a Cloud of Blood , will be offered by the artist to raise funds for her innovative new artist’s studio complex in Margate.
Christie’s
Christie’s documents the market development behind ["Christie's New York Announces The Roger Sant Collection - Christie's", "Christie's New York Announces The Roger Sant Collection"]. Its account reports that new York— Christie’s is honored to announce The Roger Sant Collection will be sold during the Fall Marquee Week of sales taking place this November in New York.
Christie’s
Christie’s documents the market development behind ["CONTEMPORARY ARTIST ANDREA BONACETO TO AUCTION HIS LATEST NFT WORK “AB INFINITE 1” DURING CHRISTIE’S 20TH / 21ST CENTURY EVENING SALE IN LONDON ON THE\xa0\xa013TH OF OCTOBER 2022 - Christie's", 'CONTEMPORARY ARTIST ANDREA BONACETO TO AUCTION HIS LATEST NFT WORK “AB INFINITE 1” DURING CHRISTIE’S 20TH / 21ST CENTURY EVENING SALE IN LONDON ON THE\xa0\xa013TH OF OCTOBER 2022']. Its account reports that “I’m humbled to see AB Infinite 1 included in the prestigious Evening Sale hosted by Christie’s next to traditional art masterpieces,” said artist Andrea Bonaceto.
eu.tallahassee.com
The page discusses the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and how 21st-century luthiers are gaining prominence as the competition awards top prizes and offers instruments to laureates. It notes the 1683 Stradivari owned by Josef Gingold as a crown jewel and mentions the 350,000 prize package including a Carnegie Hall recital.
artforum.com
Wassily Kandinsky View of Murnau with Church, 1910, which had been at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven since 1951, is being transferred to the heirs of Johanna Margarethe Stern-Lippmann, a Berlin-based modern art collector killed at Auschwitz in 1944. A Dutch restitution committee reversed its 2018 decision, citing new details from correspondence and inventory lists, marking the first major restitution under the country’s restitution policy.
nzherald.co.nz
Colin McCahon's 1982 Is There Anything of Which One Can Say, Look, This Is New? sold for $2.39m, setting a New Zealand auction record. Other McCahon works, including O Let Us Weep, sold for $926,125, while Town Boundary by Brent Wong and The Fugitive by Tony Fomison fetched $472,025 and $1.82m respectively. The sale totaled more than $13.5m in part one, with notable artists Rita Angus, Gordon Walters, Toss Woollaston, Gretchen Albrecht, Milan Mrkusich, Don Binney, and Ralph Hotere also represented.
Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s documents the market development behind The Huntington acquires British Works of Art | Old Master Minute. Its account reports that the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California have announced their recent acquisition of several British works of art.
dutchnews.nl
The Van Abbemuseum painting View of Murnau with church by Wassily Kandinsky, deemed looted during the Nazi era, will be returned to the heirs of Johanna Margarethe Stern-Lippmann following a Restitutions Committee ruling in The Hague. The decision marks the first major restitution under a new Dutch policy, following years of investigation and correspondence that uncovered new facts.
classical-music.com
Ray Chen is loaned the 1714 Dolphin Stradivarius, previously played by Jascha Heifetz, by the Nippon Music Foundation. Chen previously performed on the 1715 Joachim Stradivari and remarks that the instrument will be his musical partner for the next few years.
jhnewsandguide.com
Elizabeth Pitcairn performs on the 1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius, known as the Red Violin, in Victor and Driggs, Idaho, with events including a recital at Teton High School, a master class, and an intimate recital at Pierre’s Theatre. The instrument’s history traces to Joseph Joachim and Felix Mendelssohn, and the violin inspired the film The Red Violin.
Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s documents the market development behind A Legacy of Innovation: Works from the William S. Paley Collection Sold to Benefit The Paley Foundation and The Museum of Modern Art and Other Charitable Organizations. Its account reports that this fall, 21 works acquired by William S.
theviolinchannel.com
The article reports that VC Artist Ray Chen has acquired the 1714 Dolphin Stradivarius violin (ex-Heifetz) on loan from Japan’s Nippon Music Foundation. The instrument is valued at about four million euros and has a history including owners such as George Hart and Jascha Heifetz, with the Nippon Music Foundation currently owning it.
Phillips
Phillips’s preserved release documents Phillips to Offer Photographs from the Peter C. Bunnell Collection and details the principal works, sale terms, or market results.
eu.thegleaner.com
The ProMusica Chamber Orchestra received a $1 million donation, described as the largest one-time gift in its 44-year history. A portion of the funds is earmarked for purchasing a violin for Concertmaster Katherine McLin, whose 1734 Sanctus Seraphin violin has been loaned to her and is set to be donated to a foundation in December 2023.
eu.staugustine.com
The ProMusica Chamber Orchestra received a $1 million donation, described as the largest one-time gift in its 44-year history, with a portion earmarked to purchase a violin for Concertmaster Katherine McLin. The gift funds will also establish the ProMusica Artistry Fund.
tarisio.com
The article announces the ‘Kux, Castelbarco’ Stradivari viola and that it will be sold at auction on October 31 in London. The piece notes that there are over 700 Stradivari violins but only twelve violas, with most owned by institutions.
Christie’s
Christie’s documents the market development behind ["Online Contemporary Art July Sales Total $11.7 Million\xa0 - Christie's", 'Online Contemporary Art July Sales Total $11.7 Million\xa0']. Its account reports that prints & Multiples sale Contemporary Edition closed Tuesday, July 19, totaling $1,588,230, and selling 138% hammer above low estimate.