DOHA.- Sotheby’s
presented its landmark calligraphic auction which will take place at
the Ritz-Carlton hotel, Doha on the 16 December. The 145-lot auction
will showcase works by over 65 artists from 24 countries, with 82 pieces
in the sale which are contemporary interpretations of calligraphy. The
entire auction carries a pre-sale estimate of in excess of USD$4
million. The auction takes place in the year that Doha is Doha: Arab
Capital of Culture 2010.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
announced a gift of the collection of art by women from Philadelphia
art collector and artist Linda Lee Alter. This important collection,
formed by an extraordinary person with a clear vision of how collecting
can make a difference, includes approximately 400 works of art spanning
the 1910s to the present in all media and by a wide range of artists
from the well-known to the underappreciated.
LONDON.- A new display of rarely seen photographs at the National Portrait Gallery
celebrates key ballet dancers from the start of the 20th Century.
Studio portraits by Bassano including photographs of Adeline Genée, Anna
Pavlova, and Ninette de Valois are shown alongside a newly acquired
portfolio from 1913 by E.O.Hoppé and Bert of Diaghilev’s star performers
from Russia. Ballet in Focus, a case display of nearly 40 portraits
will run from 14 December 2010 to 24 July 2011. 
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Woodmere Art Museum
– Philadelphia's premier institution for interpreting the art and
culture of the Philadelphia region – presents a new exhibition exploring
the work of landscape painter John Folinsbee (1892 – 1972), offering a
fresh perspective on the revered New Hope painter’s life and career.
John Folinsbee and American Modernism, on display from November 6 –
March 6, 2011, moves past Folinsbee’s reputation as an impressionist
painter, revealing the artist’s contributions to the development of
modern art in America.
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