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Whimsical Art by Kevin George

Jan 7th, 2010 | By CollectOs | Category: Arts

hi to the folks at collectos.com
im a designer - illustrator - and storyteller in pictures
looking for places to place my work
I do whimsical art ( originals and prints) that are family and children friendly. and whimsical home decore
one site below, will give a good idea of my work.
The designs and art works can be presented […]



Old World Restoration Cincinnati:Unknown Duncanson discovered

Nov 18th, 2009 | By CollectOs | Category: Arts

The oil on canvas landscape by Robert Scott Duncanson was completed in 1868 and restored by Old World in March 2009.
(CINCINNATI, OH) The dingy dirty canvas showed up at Doug Eisele’s Old World Restorations in Cincinnati in March 2009. The owner of the painting, a dentist from London, KY, had rescued the work from an […]



Marble Sculpture Attributed to Michelangelo on Loan to Metropolitan Museum

Oct 28th, 2009 | By CollectOs | Category: Arts

The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present the marble sculpture Young Archer, attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti (Florence 1475- Rome 1564), in its Vélez Blanco patio beginning November 3, 2009. The fragmentary marble figure of a nude youth, which is missing arms and lower legs, was retained previously in the Fifth Avenue mansion that has housed […]



Thomas Corwin Lindsay: 80 unknown works discovered

Feb 23rd, 2009 | By CollectOs | Category: Arts

(Cincinnati, OH) The estate of a descendant of Cincinnati artist Thomas Corwin Lindsay (1839-1907) recently discovered close to eighty original works by Lindsay that had been stored in the attic of a family residence for over 70 years. The renowned Cincinnati landscape, portrait and animal painter was active throughout the region from 1858 to 1905. […]



DataArt® Builds World’s Largest Online Art Auction for artnet®

Jan 6th, 2009 | By CollectOs | Category: Arts

DataArt built artnet Online Auctions, a platform in which fine art, decorative art and design are sold online via an online auction mechanism. The platform follows in the path of artnet’s other products, transforming the once opaque market with price transparency while also making ecommerce a safe and reliable way to make art purchases.
“We were […]



Vinyl Art - A New Canvas

Oct 29th, 2008 | By CollectOs | Category: Arts

Album cover art has a fascinating and long history. From the days of Alex Steinweiss to pop artists like Andy Warhol and Roger Dean, album cover art has evolved; with some highly praised covers (i.e. the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper LP) to the controversial, including Jimi Hendrix’s “Electric Ladyland” that featured nude women.
But using old, generally […]



Jerry Ricketson to Have Solo Show at Gallery KH in Chicago

Oct 21st, 2008 | By CollectOs | Category: Arts

Gallery KH is proud to showcase Color and the American Landscape, the latest exhibition by gallery artist Jerry Ricketson. The exhibition runs from October 17 to November 17 with an opening cocktail reception scheduled on Friday, October 17, 5-8PM.
After obtaining an engineering degree, Tulsa, Oklahoma artist Jerry Ricketson could never shake the feeling that his […]



Inflated Artist Syndrome – artmarketblog.com

Jul 23rd, 2008 | By CollectOs | Category: Arts

One of the biggest problems with an art market that is growing at such a rapid rate is that the massive demand for fresh talent and new works has catapulted many artist’s to the dizzying heights of art market stardom without the level of critical, institutional and curatorial recognition that one would expect from an […]



War and the Art Market - artmarketblog.com

May 26th, 2008 | By CollectOs | Category: Arts

As the first major conflict involving the United States after the Cold War, the Persian Gulf War was always going to be an unsettling event for the US. The beginning of the US involvement in the Persian Gulf conflict began in January 17 1991 when coalition forces began a massive air attack on Iraqi targets […]



Exhibition: “Mao by Andy Warhol”

May 15th, 2008 | By CollectOs | Category: Arts

Hong Kong – Christie’s is honored to showcase one of the most important works from the Mao series by Andy Warhol and the most valuable work by Warhol to remain outside of a museum during its Hong Kong 2008 Spring Sales. The work will be displayed as part of an exhibition featuring portraits of Mao […]



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