Record For Rothko: “Orange, Red, Yellow” Sells For $86.9 MIllion

Record For Rothko: “Orange, Red, Yellow” Sells For $86.9 MIllion

10/05/2012 0:05

Last night, Christie's auction of postwar and contemporary art hit record numbers, led by sale of the 1961 Mark Rothko painting "Orange, Red, Yellow" for $86.9 million. That payout for the 93" x 81¼" painting shattered the 2007 price paid for the 81" by 55.5" Rothko, "White Center," which David Rockefeller sold for $72.8 million. What recession!? …

‘From Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City: Same-Same’ exhibition to open

‘From Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City: Same-Same’ exhibition to open

09/05/2012 22:18

An exhibition of visual artworks titled ‘From Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City: Same-Same’ will be held at the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts University on 5 Phan Dang Luu Street in Binh Thanh District from May 11-20. …

Lacquer painting of Nguyen Gia Tri

Lacquer painting of Nguyen Gia Tri

30/07/2011 8:49

Born in 1908 in Ha Tay Province and died in 1993 in Ho Chi Minh City,Graduate of the 1931-1936 class of the Ecole Superieure des Beaux-Arts de l'Indochine. He was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as one of the ten painters who made the greatest contribution to the development of Vietnamese modern art.   Nguyen Gia Tri Nguyen Gia Tri ...

Sand artist Kseniya Simonova

Sand artist Kseniya Simonova

29/07/2011 9:14

Kseniya Simonova was born on April 22, 1985 in Yevpatoria, a town on the Crimean peninsula, in Ukraine, which was then a part of the Soviet Union. Her mother, Irina Simonova, is an artist, a theatrical designer and teacher of fine arts. Her father, Alexander Simonov, is former military officer who runs a business in furniture design. Since she was ...

Isaac Ilyich Levitan

Isaac Ilyich Levitan

28/07/2011 14:57

Isaac Levitan is a well-known Russian landscape painter. Levitan escalated the genre of the “mood landscape”. Levitan was born in the Kaunsas region of Lithuania to a Jewish family. Levitan’s father was a rabbi and translator for railway company. In 1870 Levitan’s family relocated to Moscow, Russia.   Isaac Ilyich Levitan Levitan followed in his brother’s footsteps, attending the Moscow School of Painting, ...

Bui Xuan Phai artist

Bui Xuan Phai artist

27/07/2011 18:28

One of the great painters in this century, the Vietnamese artist Bui Xuan Phai passed away eleven years ago. He lived his life in poverty, and his talent was mostly disregarded by his contemporaries. He has gained a lot of recognition however, after his death – and so has thousands of artists who live in Hanoi, the vibrant art capital ...

Lucian Freud dies aged 88

Lucian Freud dies aged 88

23/07/2011 11:50

Lucian Freud, a towering and uncompromising figure in the art world for more than 50 years, had died after an illness, his New York-based art dealer said   Lucian Freud dies aged 88. Picture: Jane Bown   Freud died at his home in London, late on Wednesday night.   In recent years his paintings commanded staggering prices at auction, including one of an overweight nude woman ...

Sắc Trầm

Sắc Trầm

21/07/2011 3:26

Ngày 11/11/2008, họa sỹ Văn Tơn đã trưng bày ra mắt khán giả thủ đô một triển lãm cá nhân với 30 bức sơn mài cỡ vừa và lớn tựa đề Sắc trầm tại 16 Ngô Quyền, Hà Nội. Đây là triển lãm cá nhân đầu tiên về tranh sơn mài trong đời nghệ thuật của tác giả…   Sinh năm 1959 ...