6:00pm
Everyone’s first question at this year’s European Fine Art Fair at Maastricht, which opened last week, was ‘How do they do the flowers?’ The broad corridor through which visitors enter the fair was lined from floor to ceiling with individual rose heads, like a Damien Hirst spot painting, each back-lit in soft pink or white. The effect was ravishingly pretty. The second question was ‘what mood are the dealers in?’ Poor news from the recent Palm Beach art fair had been followed by even worse news from Dubai’s. If Maastricht, the world’s pre-eminent non-specialist art fair, had disappointing results everyone...
Continue reading...
ShareThis |
Permalink |
Comment
3:32pm
According to the Guardian, a Cobbe portrait unveiled yesterday in London is unlikely to be of William Shakespeare, as has previously been suggested. Professor Stanley Wells, who is heading up the claim that this portrait is of Shakespeare, may have a weak body of evidence to support his claim.
The painting was discovered when its owner attended a ‘Searching for Shakespeare’ competition that was curated by Tarnya Cooper two years ago at the National Portrait Gallery. At the exhibition, the owner saw a portrait of Shakespeare known as the Janssen portrait, which he believed was a copy of his painting.
...
Continue reading...
ShareThis |
Permalink |
Comments (1)
