Pablo Picasso

National Gallery in UK to Present Major Exhibition of Picasso: Challenging the Past

Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

London - Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), arguably the most influential artist of the 20th century, pitted himself against the greatest Masters of European painting in a life-long artistic dialogue. ‘Picasso: Challenging the Past’ explores the ways he took up the artistic concerns of the painters of the past and made audacious responses of his own. On view at The National Gallery 25...

• National Gallery in UK to Present Major Exhibition Picasso: Challenging the Past in 2009 - Artdaily

National Gallery in UK to Present Major Exhibition Picasso: Challenging the Past in 2009

Artdaily (Free subscription) | yesterday

LONDON.- From his earliest years Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was a passionate student of the grand European painting tradition, frequently visiting the Louvre, the Prado and many other museums for inspiration. The masters of Spanish painting, including El Greco, Velázquez and Goya, were of crucial importance to him, as were Rembrandt, Delacroix, Ingres, Manet and Cézanne.

Paris auction of Impressionist works falls short

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

... it raised euro7.67 million ($9.67 million) at its evening sale of works by artists including Pablo Picasso and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It had originally valued the collection at euro20 million ($25.2 million).The highest-selling work in the sale was Renoir's "Woman with a Parasol Sitting in the Garden," which fetched euro1.16 million ($1.46 million) below its estimate of euro1.2 million...

• Paris auction of Impressionist works falls short - Seattle Times
• Tight money puts pinch on Impressionist auction - San Fransisco Chronicle

Paris auction of Impressionist works falls short

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

PARIS — A benchmark Paris sale of Impressionist and Modern paintings that belonged to French fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin fell well short of pre-sale expectations Monday, in a clear signal the financial crisis is hitting the previously resilient art market.Christie's auction house said in a statement it raised euro7.67 million ($9.67 million) at its evening sale of works by artists including Pablo...

Turnip prize

The Sun (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008

THIS artist is recreating classic paintings by masters like Picasso using VEGETABLES

Ju Duoqi’s Vegetable Art

Neatorama (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008

... representing world famous paintings like Mona Lisa, The Cene by Leonard Da Vinci, The Dream by Pablo Picasso or Marilyn Monroe by Warhol. Here are a few more: Napoleon on Potatoes by Ju Duoqi Van Gogh made of Leek by Ju Duoqi See many more at Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery: Link - via Compass WebWorks Previously on Neatorama: Album Covers Made of Food Carl Warner’s Foodscapes

Props of the Week: GLAAD 7th Annual OUTAuction

Feministing (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008

The late Herb Ritts' piece with Derek and Drew Riker. I went to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) OUTAuction 2008 earlier this week, and it was pretty damn awesome. In fact, it was so awesome it raised over $135,000! I've always been a huge fan of (and occasional attempted maker of) art, so this was quite the treat for me. While the auction had pieces by the famous Pablo...

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Free Scholarship? (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008

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The 15 Most Expensive Paintings in the World

The Sisyphus Files (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008

The 15 Most Expensive Paintings in the World Posted in Art, Everything Else Tagged: Art, francis bacon, Gustav Klimt, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, most expensive, Pablo Picasso, Peter Paul Rubens, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh, Willem de Kooning

World’s Most Expensive Paintings

reallygoodmagazine.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008

Some of these paintings and painters you will recognize, some you won’t. Either way, these works are worth an obscene amount of money. OBSCENE! Les Noces de Pierrette by Pablo Picasso Picasso’s Les Noces de Pierrette is among the artist’s blue period, including some of his most famous works. At the time, Picasso was facing poverty and [...]

Photo curators call on Canadians who've been 'Karshed'

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008

Though people around the world might be familiar with Karsh's portraits of Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein or Pablo Picasso, "even as his fame grew, he stayed close to the people of his beloved city" of Ottawa, according to Lilly Koltun, director general of the Portrait Gallery of Canada, a program of Library and Archives Canada.

Masters in your city

Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008

Marigold Fine Art gallery opens in New Delhi, bringing to Indian art lovers European greats like Picasso and Dali, writes RANA SIDDIQUI ZAMAN

Oranges and Sardines: Conversations on Abstract Painting on View at the Hammer

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008

LOS ANGELES, CA.- Oranges and Sardines examines art through the eyes and minds of artists and is a testament to the persistence of the visual art object, particularly abstract painting. In this exhibition six contemporary abstract painters— Mark Grotjahn, Wade Guyton, Mary Heilmann, Amy Sillman, Charline von Heyl, and Christopher Wool— were asked to select one or two of their recent

More Watercolors

ALLA PRIMA PAINTING (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008

Two still lifes on one page. Beware the power of phthalo blue. "Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? No." Pablo Picasso

Exceptional Impressionist Paintings from the Jean Lanvin Collection to be Sold by Christie's

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008

... Eugène Boudin, Georges Braque, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Jean-Louis Forain, Roger de la Fresnay, Pablo Picasso, Camille Pissarro, Jean-François Raffaelli, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edouard Vuillard are included in this auction. A portion of the proceeds from the sale will go toward the two Polignac Foundations. According to Anika Guntrum, Head of Department in Paris “This collection...