The new Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies in Aspen Brent Moss/Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies From 1919 to 1933, artists in Germany led a revolutionary modernist school called the Bauhaus. But when Nazi pressure forced the Bauhaus to close its doors in the run-up to World War II, its many talented students and … Read more
attributed to Albrecht Dürer, The Virgin and Child with a Flower on a Grassy Bencharound 1503 Courtesy of Agnews Gallery In 2016, at a Massachusetts real estate sale, an alert buyer bought a drawing on a whim. The square of unframed, faded linen featured an elegant sketch of a mother and child — and a … Read more
In 1897, when Bernard Berenson, the art historian and tastemaker, was advising Isabella Stewart Gardner on acquisitions for her collection, he urged her to purchase a small panel depicting Saint George on horseback slaying a dragon, by the 15th-century Italian painter. Century Carlo Crivelli. “You have never seen anything so beautiful for color in your … Read more
From prehistoric Bhimbetka cave paintings to the works of contemporary art stars such as Atul Dodiya and Shilpa Gupta, India has a rich cultural heritage dating back over 10,000 years. So it came as a surprise to one of the country’s leading collectors, businessman and philanthropist Abhishek Poddar, that there was not a single source … Read more