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• Buckingham Palace Shows Dutch Landscapes From the Royal Collection
• Villa Grisebach in Berlin Offers Modern & Contemporary Photographs
• Bonhams Achieves Blockbuster Sales of Chinese Art in Hong Kong
• Dramatic Changes to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery Are Announced
• The Philadelphia Museum of Art Shows ~ Alfred Jacob Miller ~ "Romancing the West"
• Art from the Collection of Marquis Nicola Santangelo to Be Sold at Sotheby's
• New Paintings by Lyle Motley on View at La Luz de Jesus Gallery
• SAIC Announces $5 Million Gift for LeRoy Neiman Student Center
• The Turquoise Tortoise Gallery Presents Stan Natchez' Native American Neo-Pop
• Fourth Hong Kong International Art Fair Opens & Welcomes Over 161 Galleries
• Polk Museum of Art Acquires Two Chihulys and a Ginny Ruffner
• National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Features Dutch Genius Gabriel Metsu
• The Huntington Library Exhibition Showcases New Work by John Frame
• The Brooklyn Museum Presents 'Brushed with Light'
• Mint Museum of Craft + Design to Open Two Unique Exhibitions
• Maurice Sendak major retrospective at the Rosenbach Museum & Library
• 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art Opens in Australia
• The Art Gallery of New South Wales exhibits 'Korean Dreams'
• The Hyde Collection shows Old Master Prints from the Collection of Tobin Sparling
• Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review"

Buckingham Palace Shows Dutch Landscapes From the Royal Collection Posted: 25 May 2011 09:31 PM PDT London.- The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace is showing "Dutch Landscapes" from the Royal Collection until October 9th. This exhibition of 42 paintings draws on the Royal  Collection's rich holdings of Dutch 17th-century landscapes, including works by Jacob van Ruisdael, Aelbert Cuyp, Jan van der Heyden and Meyndert Hobbema.  By the 17th century, landscape painting was well established as a distinct art form and one in which Netherlandish artists excelled. The fine detail and meticulous finish of Dutch pictures appealed to British taste, and 34 of the works in the exhibition were acquired by the future George IV between 1809 and 1820. The ability of Dutch artists to depict mood and emotion through landscape and the subject-matter drawn from everyday life influenced the great British painters John Constable and J.M.W. Turner. Constable admired the  'acres of sky expressed' in Ruisdael's "Evening Landscape: A Windmill by a Stream", and on seeing a seascape by Willem van de Velde the Younger, Turner remarked, 'Ah! That made me a painter'. At the conclusion of the Eighty Years War with Spain, the newly formed United Provinces of the north gained independence from the Spanish-controlled south. With a sense of national optimism came the rapid expansion of Dutch cities and towns. Civic pride manifested itself in the building of town halls and churches, and in paintings such as Jan van der Heyden's minutely observed The Town of Veere with the Groote Kerk. A programme of land reclamation saw the northern peninsular of the United Provinces grow by a third between 1590 and 1650. "Outdoor Merrymaking" by Jan Miense Molenaer shows a typical Dutch 'polder' (reclaimed field) surrounded by a drainage ditch, dyke and windmills. Between 1610 and 1630 a 'tonal' school of landscape painting emerged in Haarlem. It created a style that sought to convey through subtle transitions of colour the atmospheric effects of water, land and sky. In "A River Landscape with Sailing Boats", Salomon van Ruysdael skilfully evokes the mood of dawn over the estuary through the blending of colour and texture. The thinly painted areas allow the grain of the wood to suggest ripples in the water.  The Royal Collection contains an outstanding group of works by Aelbert Cuyp, the most poetic of all Dutch landscape artists. Cuyp painted both recognisable views around Dordrecht and landscapes of his imagination, such as "A Page with Two Horses". All are imbued with an extraordinary luminosity and spectrum of light. The earliest painting in the group, "Cows in a Pasture beside a River, before Ruins", may have been intended as a celebration of the end of war and the anticipated benefits of peace. As protectors of the land, sand dunes became a symbol of Dutch national pride. They are recurring motifs in landscape painting, either as the setting for seaside pastimes, as in Adriaen van de Velde's "Figures on the Coast at Scheveningen", or as the temporary home of hunters and soldiers, as in Paulus Potter's "Two Sportsmen outside an Inn". In "A Hilly Landscape with a Hawking Party", Jan Wijnants exploits the decorative forms of twisting paths, broken fences and the rutted mud of the track. The artist may have been influenced by landscape decoration on contemporary Delftware or on Chinese porcelain imported by the Dutch East India Company. As the foundation of trade and empire, the sea was the most important force in Dutch life. Ships were built in unprecedented quantities – around 40,000 vessels during the 17th  century. The 'Great Fishery', as the herring trade was called, directly or indirectly employed one fifth of the population. The importance of the sea is reflected in the large number of marine artists active at this time. In "The Royal Escape in a Breeze and A Calm: A States Yacht under sail Close to the Shore", Willem van de Velde the Younger skilfully depicts the changing effects of light and air, the direction of the sun and wind, and the behaviour of boats under different weather conditions. While many Dutch painters found inspiration in their immediate surroundings, others, such as Karel du Jardin, Nicolaes Berchem and Cornelis van Poelenburgh, travelled to Italy in pursuit of the mountainous vistas and golden light.  Since the early 16th century there had been a colony of northern artists in a small quarter of Rome immediately inside the Porta del Popolo. "Figures before a Locanda" by Johannes Lingelbach is set in the street where the artist lived and, rather than idealising the city, gives a realistic account of the squalor of low-life Rome. Karel du Jardin's "A Herdsman with an Ox, an Ass, and Sheep in the Campagna" places its subject against the backdrop of the Roman countryside suffused with southern light, but the painting's muted palette and careful observation remain typically Dutch. Aelbert Cuyp never ventured to the Mediterranean, but saw Italy through the works of his contemporaries. In his "Evening Landscape with Figures and Sheep", the distinctly Dutch terrain is bathed in the warm colours and soft tones of Italy. The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace is a permanent space dedicated to changing exhibitions of items from the Royal Collection, the wide-ranging collection of art and treasures held in trust by The Queen for the Nation. For over five hundred years kings and queens have amassed collections of art and artefacts. Many of these items still exist today as part of the Royal Collection, the Royal Philatelic Collection, the Royal Archives and the Crown Jewels. Some of these collections are held by the Sovereign in trust for the nation, whilst others are privately owned by the monarch. Many of the objects are on public display at the principal royal residences and are shown in a programme of special exhibitions and through loans to institutions around the world. The Royal Collection is held in trust by The Queen as Sovereign for her successors and the Nation, and is not owned by her as a private individual. Day-to-day management of the Royal Collection is the responsibility of the Royal Collection department, which was established in 1987 as one of the five departments of the Royal Household. The Royal Collection receives no Government grant-in-aid or public subsidy, and is administered by the Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The Trust was set up by The Queen in 1993 under the chairmanship of The Prince of Wales. The Collection includes paintings, drawings and watercolours, furniture, ceramics, clocks, silver, sculpture, jewellery, books and manuscripts, prints and maps, arms and armour, and textiles. It has largely been formed since the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660. Some items belonging to earlier monarchs, for example Henry VIII, also survive. The greater part of the magnificent collection inherited and added to by Charles I was dispersed on Cromwell's orders during the Interregnum. The royal patrons now chiefly associated with notable additions to the Collection are Frederick, Prince of Wales; George III; George IV; Queen Victoria and Prince Albert; and Queen Mary, consort of George V. Unlike most art collections of national importance, works of art from the Royal Collection can be enjoyed both in the historic settings for which they were originally commissioned or acquired and in the purpose-built Queen's Galleries, which host a programme of changing exhibitions. The Royal Collection is on display at the royal palaces and residences, all of which are open to the public. The official residences of The Queen have a programme of changing exhibitions to show more of the Collection to the public, particularly those items that cannot be on permanent display for conservation reasons. Touring exhibitions and loans to institutions throughout the world are part of the commitment to broaden public access and to show works of art in new contexts. Over 3,000 objects from the Royal Collection are on long-term loan to museums and galleries around the United Kingdom and abroad. National institutions housing works of art from the Collection include The British Museum, National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Museum of London, the National Museum of Wales and the National Gallery of Scotland. Visit the Royal Collection's website at ... http://www.royalcollection.org.uk

Villa Grisebach in Berlin Offers Modern & Contemporary Photographs Posted: 25 May 2011 09:30 PM PDT BERLIN- Villa Grisebach's spring auctions in Berlin begins, May 26, 2011, with the 190-lot auction of modern and contemporary photography. Two photo albums from a Swiss private collection are auctioned that include, among other photographs, rare images of Bauhaus artist Oskar Schlemmer and his family, taken by Kurt Bryner. Contact prints and portraits (signed by Schlemmer and others appearing in the photos) show the artist, his wife Tut and his children Jaina, Karin, and Tilman during their 1937–1940 stay in Badenweiler in Southern Germany (€25,000/30,000).

Bonhams Achieves Blockbuster Sales of Chinese Art in Hong Kong Posted: 25 May 2011 09:07 PM PDT HONG KONG.- Bonhams Hong Kong secured another 'Golden Gavel' triumph today (25 May) with the sale of the legendary Mary and George Bloch Collection of Chinese Snuff bottles: Part III. All 142 lots sold out for a total of HK$38,361,600 (£3,054,329). The blockbuster sale proves that the international market for the finest Chinese snuff bottles shows no sign of abating at the top level.

Dramatic Changes to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery Are Announced Posted: 25 May 2011 08:54 PM PDT EDINBURGH.- The National Galleries of Scotland revealed the dramatic changes that have transformed the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in the two years since it closed for renovation in April 2009. The £17.6 m project, the first major refurbishment in the Gallery's 120-year history, has restored much of the architect's original vision of the building, clearing away an accumulation of twentieth-century interventions, and increasing the public and exhibition space by more than 60 percent.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art Shows ~ Alfred Jacob Miller ~ "Romancing the West" Posted: 25 May 2011 08:25 PM PDT Philadelphia, PA - "Romancing the West: Alfred Jacob Miller in the Bank of America Collection" will be on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from June 4th through September 18th. Baltimore native Alfred Jacob Miller (1810–1874), one of the first American artists to paint the Far West, is best remembered for his vivid chronicles of the Western fur trade and his romanticized depictions of mountain men, American Indian subjects, exotic wildlife, and the region's stunning topography.

Art from the Collection of Marquis Nicola Santangelo to Be Sold at Sotheby's Posted: 25 May 2011 08:10 PM PDT MILAN, ITALY- Works of Art from the Collection of Marquis Nicola Santangelo Old Master Paintings, 19th Century Paintings Furniture and works of art And a Library of Travel books on sale at Sotheby's Milan on 14th and 15th June. The Milanese June catalogue includes at the first lots a group of Haute Époque paintings among which two panels representing Madonna con Bambino. The former, is by Liberale da Verona and it is enriched by two singing angels on the background, the latter, is by Neroccio di Bartolomeo dei Landi, sculptor and painter in Siena from the second half of the 15th Century and companion of the older Francesco di Giorgio Martini of whom he was also the brother-in-law. The two panels have the same estimate in the catalogue: between 40.000 and 60.000 euro.

New Paintings by Lyle Motley on View at La Luz de Jesus Gallery Posted: 25 May 2011 07:56 PM PDT Los Angeles.- La Luz de Jesus Gallery is pelased to present "Lyle Motley: Sending The Sightlings" from June 3rd through June 26th. Lyle Motley returns to La Luz De Jesus Gallery with a new group of paintings titled "Sending The Sightlings". Motley's new paintings continue to explore the narrative potential of abstraction, and also present his most ambitious inclusion of sculptural elements to date.

SAIC Announces $5 Million Gift for LeRoy Neiman Student Center Posted: 25 May 2011 07:45 PM PDT CHICAGO, IL.- School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) President Walter E. Massey announced that former SAIC Faculty Member and Alumnus LeRoy Neiman and his wife, Janet Byrne Neiman (also an SAIC alumna) will make a $5 million gift to the institution to help create a new student center within SAIC's building at 37 South Wabash Avenue. LeRoy Neiman's brilliantly colored, motion-filled images of sporting events and leisure activities have made him perhaps the most popular living artist in the United States.

The Turquoise Tortoise Gallery Presents Stan Natchez' Native American Neo-Pop Posted: 25 May 2011 06:50 PM PDT Sedona, AZ.- Sedona's Turquoise Tortoise Gallery celebrates the thought-provoking Native American artwork of Stan Natchez with the exhibition "Stan Natchez: All-American" on exhibit from June 3rd through June 12th. Natchez's paintings are colorful histories of Native American life: ceremonies, battles and portraits, rendered in the traditional two dimensions of "ledger art." But each mixed media painting also offers viewers the opportunity for careful study, an opportunity to become a bit more enlightened than perhaps we were at first glance.

Fourth Hong Kong International Art Fair Opens & Welcomes Over 161 Galleries Posted: 25 May 2011 06:49 PM PDT HONG KONG.- Back for its fourth year, ART HK 11 – Hong Kong International Art Fair opens from 26 – 29 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Sponsored by Deutsche Bank, ART HK 11 presents a strengthened exhibitor line-up that confirms the Fair‟s place as Asia‟s premier art fair, and firmly establishes ART HK 11 amongst the world‟s top art fairs. As part of its development and commitment to its role as the region‟s art hub, ART HK 11 introduces ASIA ONE, a new section of the fair showcasing work by Asian artists. This year, ART HK will welcome over 161 galleries from 30 countries in its main gallery section. The strength of Western galleries represented at the Fair is world class, with the return of galleries from across Europe and the USA including Marianne Boesky Gallery, Leo Castelli Gallery, James Cohan Gallery, Pilar Corrias Gallery, Gagosian Gallery, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, Lehmann Maupin, Galerie Lelong, Lisson Gallery, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Sperone Westwater and White Cube. Galleries new to the Fair include Galleria Massimo De Carlo from Milan; Sadie Coles HQ, Stephen Friedman Gallery, Victoria Miro Gallery, Kate MacGarry and Timothy Taylor Gallery from London; Acquavella Galleries, Gladstone Gallery, Marianne Goodman Gallery, Sean Kelly Gallery; David Zwirner and L&M Arts from New York, Yvon Lambert from Paris, and Sprüth Magers Berlin London amongst many others. Leading galleries from Asia such as Eslite Gallery from Taipei, Hanart TZ from Hong Kong, Kukje Gallery from Seoul, Long March Space and Pace Beijing from Beijing, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery from Sydney and SCAI THE BATHHOUSE from Tokyo will return this year. New additions include Nature Morte from New Delhi, PKM Gallery from Seoul, Anna Schwartz Gallery from Melbourne and Vitamin Creative Space from Guangzhou. This year, ART HK introduces a new gallery feature section to the Fair. Entitled, ASIA ONE, the section is dedicated to galleries in Asia who will exhibit a solo presentation by an artist of Asian origin. The aim of ASIA ONE is to present Asian artists and their galleries with an international platform and provide a unique opportunity for visitors to experience a diverse and current view of the Asian art scene. "We are delighted to welcome such a high calibre of galleries from around the world to ART HK 11" explains Magnus Renfrew, Fair Director, ART HK. "It‟s really exciting to see the Fair progress with the support of Deutsche Bank. The new section of ASIA ONE will provide an additional dedicated platform showcasing the vibrant and exciting developments in Asian art, alongside the Fair‟s selection of the best galleries from across the world". ART HK 11 will also see the development of the ART FUTURES section, showcasing work by emerging artists represented by new galleries from around the globe that are less than five years old. The ART FUTURES prize is awarded to one artist featured in the section by an expert panel of judges to include Lars Nittve, Executive Director of the West Kowloon Cultural District‟s M+ and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Exhibitions & Programs and Director of International Projects at the Serpentine Gallery in London. The ART FUTURES Prize 2010 was awarded to Shahzia Sikander for her solo presentation at Pilar Corrias Gallery. Since its inception in 2008, ART HK has become a key fixture on the international art calendar, attracting a rich mix of international galleries, collectors, curators and museum directors. ART HK 10 hosted 155 galleries from 29 different countries, presenting work by more than 1,000 artists. The four-day art fair welcomed 46,115 visitors, up 65 percent on 2009. The fact that there are no taxes on the import or export of art, combined with the role of the city as the financial capital of the Far East, geographically positioned at the heart of Asia, are some of the key reasons why Hong Kong has emerged as Asia‟s primary destination for art. The launch of Gagosian Gallery in Hong Kong next year, in addition to the appointment of key artworld professionals running the West Kowloon Cultural District further affirms Hong Kong‟s position as a major destination on the international cultural map. Visit : http://www.hongkongartfair.com/

Polk Museum of Art Acquires Two Chihulys and a Ginny Ruffner Posted: 25 May 2011 06:42 PM PDT LAKELAND , FL - Polk Museum of Art has acquired two new artworks by internationally noted master glassmaker Dale Chihuly. The pieces were purchased for the Permanent Collection by the Museum's Art Resource Trust group and by individual donors. Along with the Chihulys, the Museum also purchased a piece by Seattle glass artist Ginny Ruffner, one of the most important female glass artists in the country. All three pieces are currently on display in the Museum's Hollis Gallery.

National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Features Dutch Genius Gabriel Metsu Posted: 25 May 2011 06:41 PM PDT Washington D.C.- Gabriel Metsu (1629–1667) is one of the most important Dutch genre painters of the mid-17th century. His ability to capture ordinary moments of life with freshness and spontaneity was matched only by his ability to depict materials with an unerring truth to nature. Although his life and career were very short, Metsu enjoyed great success as a genre painter, but also for his religious scenes, still lifes, and portraits. Featuring some 35 paintings, this exhibition will be the first monographic show of Metsu's work ever mounted in the United States. Organized by the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, in association with the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and the National Gallery of Art inWashington, the exhibition will be on view at the NGA in Washington from April 10 to July 24, 2011.

The Huntington Library Exhibition Showcases New Work by John Frame Posted: 25 May 2011 06:40 PM PDT SAN MARINO, CA.- Some three dozen intricately carved sculptures by Southern California artist John Frame take center stage in a new exhibition that brings together a body of work carefully assembled over the past five years, featuring sculpture, still photography, and stop-motion animation. "Three Fragments of a Lost Tale: Sculpture and Story by John Frame" will be presented from March 12 to June 20 in the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery. Frame has been creating figurative sculpture examining the human condition since the 1980s. In this most recent project, he has expanded into photography and filmmaking to give additional dimension to the pieces.

The Brooklyn Museum Presents 'Brushed with Light' Posted: 25 May 2011 06:39 PM PDT Brooklyn, NY - Brushed with Light: American Landscape Watercolors from the Collection showcases a selection of eighty works from the Brooklyn Museum's extensive and highly regarded holdings of American landscape watercolors. The exhibition, on view from September 14, 2007, through January 13, 2008, explores the joint evolution of landscape and watercolor painting in the United States over the course of two centuries. Included are paintings by America's foremost practitioners of the medium, including William Trost Richards, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergast, John Marin, and Edward Hopper.

Mint Museum of Craft + Design to Open Two Unique Exhibitions Posted: 25 May 2011 06:38 PM PDT   CHARLOTTE, N.C. − The Mint Museum of Craft + Design will open its spring season with two important exhibitions: From the Melting Pot into the Fire: Contemporary Ceramics in Israel (February 14 – June 21, 2009) and The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf  (February 21 – May 17, 2009). Shows open within one week of each other in February.Born in 1949, Metcalf has long been revered as a leading art jeweler, curator, essayist and critic of contemporary craft. Most recently, he co-authored "Makers: 20th Century American Studio Craft", to be published by the University of North Carolina Press in late spring 2009.

Maurice Sendak major retrospective at the Rosenbach Museum & Library Posted: 25 May 2011 06:37 PM PDT   PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Rosenbach Museum & Library will present There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak from May 6, 2008 through May 3, 2009. This major retrospective of over 130 pieces pulled from the museum's vast Maurice Sendak collection – the biggest collection of "Sendakiana" in the world – is the largest and most ambitious exhibition of Sendak's work ever created and will feature original artwork, rare sketches, never-before-seen working materials and exclusive interview footage. The exhibition will draw on a total of over 300 objects, with new works on display every four months, providing a unique experience with each set of illustrations.

6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art Opens in Australia Posted: 25 May 2011 06:36 PM PDT BRISBANE, AU - Spectacular large-scale installations and compelling site-specific and performance works feature in 'The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art' (APT6), which opens December 5th. APT6 shows at the Gallery of Modern Art and Queensland Art Gallery, in Brisbane, until April 5, 2010. Queensland Art Gallery Director Tony Ellwood said APT6 was the most ambitious Triennial exhibition yet, in physical scale and geographic scope and included cinema programs, public programs and Kids' APT.

The Art Gallery of New South Wales exhibits 'Korean Dreams' Posted: 25 May 2011 06:35 PM PDT SYDNEY, AU - This is the gallery's first exhibition of traditional Korean painting. 'Korean Dreams' includes a lively selection of some 40 decorative paintings and screens dating from the 17th to 19th centuries (Joseon dynasty). The collection, passionately assembled by the distinguished contemporary Korean artist Lee Ufan, who now lives in Kamakura, is considered to be one of the most important collected by a single connoisseur. On exhibition 5 March through 8 June, 2009, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

The Hyde Collection shows Old Master Prints from the Collection of Tobin Sparling Posted: 25 May 2011 06:34 PM PDT GLEN FALLS, NY - The Hyde Collection opened an exhibition of its most recent acquisition – Old Master prints from the collection of Tobin Sparling, a South Glens Falls native. Late last year, Sparling donated nearly thirty prints in memory of his parents, Leon H. and Marie Buttlar Sparling. The exhibition, titled Old Master Prints from the Sparling Family Collection, is on display in the Hoopes Gallery at the Museum through May 25th, 2009.Ten etchings, seventeen engravings, and two wood cuts from the donated works are included in the exhibition in addition to two prints on loan from the donor.

Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review" Posted: 25 May 2011 06:34 PM PDT This is a new feature for the subscribers and visitors to Art Knowledge News (AKN), that will enable you to see "thumbnail descriptions" of the last ninety (90) articles and art images that we published. This will allow you to visit any article that you may have missed ; or re-visit any article or image of particular interest. Every day the article "thumbnail images" will change. For you to see the entire last ninety images just click : here . When opened that also will allow you to change the language from English to anyone of 54 other languages, by clicking your language choice on the upper left corner of our Home Page.  You can share any article we publish with the eleven (11) social websites we offer like Twitter, Flicker, Linkedin, Facebook, etc. by one click on the image shown at the end of each opened article.  Last, but not least, you can email or print any entire article by using an icon visible to the right side of an article's headline.

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