12 Art Works, Our Art Newsletter for August 8, 2015

Il Guercino (1591-1666), ‘Saint Sebastian,’ circa 1632-1634. Image courtesy of Federico Castelluccio

Federico Castelluccio, the actor/artist/collector who recently discovered a Guercino masterpiece half-length Saint Sebastian, circa 1632-1634, will now exhibit the painting at the Princeton University Art Museum as a special installation, this week through late January. This will mark the first time this painting has ever been on public view in the United States. More

Artist, Michelle Poler, Wears Bikini in the New York Subway in 100 Day Performance Piece. More

Joan Miró, Signes et meteores (1958).

Baden-Württemberg, Germany. A recent analysis carried out by the state's court of audit showed that some 500 public artworks produced as part of the 1950s municipal program are unaccounted for, or missing. Since 2010, the state has purchased artworks for €2 million ($2.2 million).

Alina Kopytsa, Elias Kirsche, “Art Walk with Nude Accent” (2014) (all photos by W. Winkler, courtesy Thomas Zollinger)

On August 21, the world’s first official, naked public performance art festival will occur in the streets of Biel, Switzerland, featuring projects from 18 international artists. More

Lyonel Feininger Segelschiffe (1919

Among the missing works are important modernist pieces such as the 1958 lithograph Signes et météores (from an edition of 100) by Joan Miró, and a 1919 woodcut by Lyonel Feininger titled Segelschiffe. More

English Heritage's Alice Tate-Harte conserving Titian's Mistress (Credit: English Heritage/Lucy Millson-Watkins

A British art restorer was shocked when an ordinary painting she was cleaning turned out to be the work of the Italian master Titian. Alastair Sooke tells her story. More

Marco Cochrane, “Truth Is Beauty” (2013) (photo by torroid/Flickr)

A 55-foot-tall steel mesh sculpture of a naked, dancing woman that lights up with 3,000 LED bulbs dazzled Burning Man attendees in 2013, but residents of Bay Area city San Leandro — where it will reside permanently as of next summer — are split on its artistic merits. More

The winner of the 4th annual Eldon + Anne Foote Edmonton Visual Arts Prize is Julian Forrest. More

Julian Forrest

Perceptual Disorders (after Keret)

2014

oil on canvas

two panels at 72x60 inches

Julian Forrest

Conversation 16

2014

oil on canvas

60x72 inches

Julian Forrest

A Gulf So Dark 2013

Oil on canvas

60 x 60 inches

The Vatican is now closer to home with the arrival of “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition” to the Montreal convention centre, where it kicks off a three-month run this week. Vancouver and Toronto are next on the list of cities in what is planned as a 10-year tour around the world. More

Fading beauty of Matisse and van Gogh's masterpieces: Chemical reaction is turning famous paintings BROWN

The discovery was made by the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. They found that the cadmium yellow pigment is reacting with sunlight. This causes it to degrade to another compound that is beige. Shown is Matisse's The Joy of Life painting before (left) and after (right) the effect. More

In the article, the team calls for the development of an international protocol to identify and help preserve 'at risk' paintings. More

Our Art for today - ALBERT-ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSE, Claude Monet, Erte, Louis Icart, Marc Chagall, Michelangelo, P.J. MENE, Pierre Bonnard, Theo Tobiasse,

Spanish dancer

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Theo Tobiasse

Je reviens du pays de la pomme

Dimensions:  23.62 X 28.74 in (60 X 73 cm)

Medium:  oil and mixed media on canvas

Creation Date:  1975

Signed

Claude Monet, A Haystack in the Evening Sun (1892).

This 1891 painting, A Haystack in the Evening Sun, was being examined by mathematical information technology department researchers at Finland's University of Jyväskylä when Claude Monet's long-obscured signature was discovered beneath a layer of paint. More

Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Museums, Rome. Photo: Titimaster, via Wikimedia Commons.

Pope Francis surprised the world by inviting homeless men and women to the Sistine Chapel. But it gets better: he treated them to a private viewing with an unannounced visit last Thursday, CNA reports.

La Promenade by Pierre Bonnard.

A collection of about 100 paintings, sketches and memorabilia from French painter Pierre Bonnard were fetched 5.5 million euros at an auction in Fontainebleau near Paris on Sunday. Two paintings sold for nearly a million euros each.

Alexander Calder Title: Homage to Euclid Medium: Original lithograph in colors on paper Edition: From the limited edition of 100 Size: 21" x 28" Signature: Hand signed by the artist in pencil

Theo Tobiasse Title: Thou Art Fair, My Love Suite: Song of Songs of King Solomon Year: 1975 Medium: Original lithograph in colors on paper Edition: HC LXXV aside from the limited edition Publisher: Leon Amiel, Paris & New York Size: 22" x 30" Signature: Hand signed by the artist in pencil more

Marc Chagall Title: The Accordionist Suite: Derierre le Miroir Year: 1957 Medium: Lithograph in colors on paper Edition: From the limited edition of 2500 Publisher: Galerie Maeght Size: 15" x 22" 

Erte Title: Les Poupees Russes Year: 1979 Medium: Original silkscreen in colors on paper Edition: From the limited edition of 300 Size: 30 1/2" x 23" Signature: Hand signed by the artist in pencil More

Louis Icart Title: Charm of Montmartre Year: 1932 Medium: Original working proof etching with hand watercolor on paper Edition: Rare working proof aside from the limited edition Size: 20 1/2" x 13 3/4" Signature: Hand signed by the artist in pencil 14 more

ALBERT-ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSE FRENCH, 1824 - 1887

ORPHEUS

signed A. Carrier.

bronze dark brown patina, raised on a rouge de Belloc base

height 22 in.; width 25 in.; depth 10 in.

56 cm; 63.5 cm; 25.5 cm

PIERRE JULES MÊNE FRENCH, 1810 - 1879

VAINQUEUR DU DERBY

signed P.J. MENE

Bronze with brown patina

height 17 in.; width 17 1/2 in.; depth 5 1/2 in.

43 cm; 44.5 cm; 14 cm

The present model is one of Mêne's most popular works and is thought to represent the 1862 Derby Winner, Caractacus. Exhibited in wax in the Salon of 1863, it appeared in bronze in the following year and was featured as no. 16 in Mêne's catalogue as Jockey à Cheval in two sizes. 

Mêne's animalier sculpture was very popular in Britain, where he exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862. The Derby Winner seems to have been designed specifically for the British market.

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