The Art of Living

  • 5 February 2010  |  Fine Art  |  Article February 1 - February 7 This week: High Society collages revealed, including a few from Queen Elizabeth II; Kafka inspires a sculpture park, and Christie’s makes a bid for the environment.
  • 2 February 2010  |  Fine Art  |  Video In the Saleroom: René Magritte’s Le baiser The top lot at the 2 February Art of the Surreal Evening Sale was Le Baiser, 1957, by René Magritte, a representation of the ‘Sky-Bird’, one of the artist’s most celebrated motifs. The work sold for £1,217,250 against a pre-sale estimate of £600,000 to £800,000. (RT: 2:04)
  • 2 February 2010  |  Fine Art  |  Video In the Saleroom: Natalia Goncharova’s Espagnole Espagnole, circa 1916, by Natalia Goncharova realized £6,425,250 at Christie's Impressionist and Modern Evening Art Evening Sale in London, establishing a record price for a painting by a female artist sold at auction. (RT: 2:05)
  • 2 February 2010  |  Fine Art  |  Video In the Saleroom: Kees van Dongen’s Gitane Gitane by Kees van Dongen – a striking portrait by the Dutch artist which was executed at one of the most important periods of his career – sold for £7,097,250 at Christie's Impressionist and Modern Evening Art Evening Sale in London. (RT: 2:59 )
  • 29 January 2010  |  Fine Art  |  Article January 25 - January 31 This week: French photographer Denis Darzacq captures dancers mid-air, the Gyor National Ballet presents "Stravinsky Evening" in New York, and the 2011 Venice Biennale selects its artists.
  • 25 January 2010  |  Fine Art  |  Article The Artist at Work...Pierre Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the first and most important of the Impressionists, and his luscious, sensual feathered brushstrokes remain iconic almost a century and a half after he began to paint alongside his friend Claude Monet.
  • 22 January 2010  |  Fine Art  |  Article January 18 - January 24 This week: John Eliot Gardiner talks past and future, Deitch Projects continues its transition, and Geneva unveils the newest innovation in timepieces.