Collectors & Collections: Display & Taste in the Modern & Contemporary Period Roberto Coromina, Untitled, 2002, oil on paper, Courtesy Magnan Projects, New York Where: Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, Malet St, London, WC1E 7HU When: 7 July 2017 How to register? Please see below the programme. 9.30 Registration MORNING SESSION: Chair Dr. Dora Thornton, Curator of the Waddesdon Bequest and Renaissance Europe, British … Continue reading Collecting and Display Workshop, 7 July 2017, London
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Book Review: Heinrich Graf von Brühl (1700-1763). Ein sächsischer Mäzen in Europa
Heinrich Graf von Brühl (1700-1763). Ein sächsischer Mäzen in Europa, Dresden, Sandstein Verlag, 2017, 547 pages Published by Ute Koch and Cristina Ruggero, this book is the outcome of a symposium that took place in Dresden and Rome in March 2014, on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the death of Henry, Count of … Continue reading Book Review: Heinrich Graf von Brühl (1700-1763). Ein sächsischer Mäzen in Europa
Book Review: Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel's Micromosaics
Micromosaics: Private Collections Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel Published by Brian McCarthy in the United States, 2016, US $125.00 ISBN 978 5136 12591 Since the beginning of the 20th Century the art of micromosaics gradually has become a lost art due to the introduction of less expensive and physically taxing production techniques. Its beginning was … Continue reading Book Review: Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel's Micromosaics
Conference Report: Private Collecting, Public Display
Private Collecting, Public Display: Art Markets and Museums was the 2-day inaugural conference hosted by the Research Centre for the Study of the Art and Antiques Market at University of Leeds on 30-31 March 2017. With eighty delegates from a variety of academic and cultural institutions in attendance, it was an international affair. With seven themed panels, ranging … Continue reading Conference Report: Private Collecting, Public Display
CFP: New Horizons in French Porcelain, 1690-2000, 20-21 October 2017, The Wallace Collection, London
The French Porcelain Society is pleased to announce this year’s two-day symposium, entitled: 'Saint-Cloud to Bernardaud: New Horizons in French Porcelain, 1690–2000'. It will be chaired by Dr Aileen Dawson, former Curator, The British Museum, London, and will take place on 20–21 October 2017 at The Wallace Collection, London. Deadline to send a proposal: Jun … Continue reading CFP: New Horizons in French Porcelain, 1690-2000, 20-21 October 2017, The Wallace Collection, London