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ArtPourri
Mural Restored--da Vinci's world-famous mural, The Last Supper, has been unveiled in Milan after more than two decades of restoration work. Tickets to visit the refectory of the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie must be booked in advance, and the number of visitors at any one time is limited. Finalists Named--London's Tate Gallery has announced the finalists for the 1999 Turner Prize. The prestigious award given annually to a British artist under 50 will go to one of five artists who work in video or installation art and will be announced on November 30. Gavel to Drop--A year ago the Austrian government returned millions of dollars worth of art and objects that the Nazis had confiscated from the Austrian Rothschild dynasty. Now because of a change in lifestyle, security, insurance and maintenance costs, the family has decided to sell this treasure trove of paintings, furniture, decorative items, and one of the greatest collections of scientific instruments in the world. The sale begins at Christie's in London on July 8.
Laureates Named--The Japan Art Association will give awards of $125,000 each to five individuals for outstanding achievement in the arts. Among those receiving the 11th Praemium Imperiale Awards are American sculptor Louise Bourgeois and German painter Anselm Kiefer. Statue Returned--After a five-month renovation, a statue of Prometheus has been returned to its permanent home at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. The 12,500 pound bronze statue by Paul Manship will undergo a complete makeover in January and be regilded with 24-karat double-weight gold. Contemporary Art Sold--At Sotheby's sale of contemporary art in Manhattan recently, 40 of 52 works offered sold for a total of $25.2 million. Top draw was The Painter's Mother by Lucian Freud, which sold for $3.3 million. At Christies, 41 of 46 contemporary works sold for a total of $9.5 million. Records were set for 11 artists. Robert Gober's 1991 sculpture, Untitled (Leg With Candle), sold for nearly twice its high estimate of $400,000.
Exhibitions: --New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Museum of Art: Degas and New Orleans: A French Impressionist in America is a nationally acclaimed exhibition of 40 works Edgar Degas created during his 1872-73 sojourn with Louisiana relatives, including the rarely-exhibited A Cotton Office in New Orleans. Through August 29.
--New York City - The Whitney Museum of American Art: Part I, 1900-1950, of The American Century: Art & Culture 1900-2000 explores the evolution of American identity over the past 100 years as seen through the eyes of the nation's artists. More than 1,200 paintings, sculptures, photos and prints, supplemented by related materials in architecture, music, dance, literature, film, and the decorative arts, will fill the entire Museum. Through August 22. American Craft Museum: Brooching It Diplomatically: A Tribute to Madeleine K. Albright is an exhibition of brooches made by 61 artists from 16 countries and reflects the Secretary of State's practice of wearing brooches with political and diplomatic overtones. Through August 8.
Morgan Library: New York Collects: Drawings and Watercolors, 1900-1950 comprises more than 140 works on paper which trace the development of drawing during a period characterized by stylistic diversity. Among the 82 artists featured are Matisse, Leger, Kandinsky, Cezanne, and Miro. Through August 29. Metropolitan Museum of Art: Cezanne to Van Gogh - The Collection of Doctor Gachet exhibits the famed collection of this pioneering patron for the first and only time in America. Through August 15.
--Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Museum of Art: Impressionists in Winter features works by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Caillebotte, Gauguin, and others. Through August 29.
--Fort Lauderdale - Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art: Intimate Glackens. Through August 28. This is the largest repository of William Glackens' work.
--Washington, D.C. - National Portrait Gallery: George and Martha Washington: Portraits From the Presidential Years includes 25 depictions of the First Couple by both little-known and established artists. Through August 8. National Gallery of Art: Mary Cassatt: Modern Woman is the last chance to see this traveling show. Through September 6.
--Lowell, MA - New England Quilt Museum: Endangered Species is an exhibition of 34 quilts depicting animals in danger of extinction. Through August 1.
--Los Angeles, CA - LA County Museum of Art: Diego Rivera: Art and Revolution includes more than 100 paintings, prints, and drawings by one of the most important artists of the 20th Century. Through August 16. Then travels to Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City.
--San Diego, CA - San Diego Museum of Art: Ringing Thunder, Tomb Treasures from Ancient China exhibits more than 100 ancient Chinese works of art including lavish bronzes, lacquers, jades and gold vessels from the 5th century B.C. Through August 29.
July Birthdays
3 Jean Dubuffet
9 David Hockney
10 J. M. Whistler
17 Camille Corot
19 Edgar Degas
23 Jessica Paschal
25 Thomas Eakins
28 Beatrix Potter
30 Henry Moore
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