Current & Future Exhibitions
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Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
Frozen in Time
Pioneering mountaineer and photographer Vittorio Sella (1859-1943) recorded his journeys to the mountains of four continents in a series of spectacular images described by both climbers and photographers as the greatest mountain photographs ever made. Frozen in Time is a selection of these stunning works spanning three decades
Ends Sunday 14 September 2008
Hermitage Amsterdam
Images of St Petersburg
The exhibition ‘Images of St Petersburg’, which includes over 100 photographs from the Hermitage collection, provides a unique opportunity to see life in St Petersburg in the 19th and early 20th centuries, when the city was still the capital and lively centre of the Russian empire. Visitors to St Petersburg will discover that in spite of revolution and war the centre of the city and the Hermitage were very well preserved, as can be seen in the historic photographs offering pleasantly familiar views in this 9th exhibition in the Hermitage Amsterdam.
Ends Sunday 24 August 2008
Palazzo Strozzi
Painting Light: The hidden techniques of the Impressionists
An exhibition of major works by Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masters reveals the secrets behind some of the world’s best-loved paintings. The exhibition comprises over sixty works including masterpieces by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Caillebotte and Signac which will be shown alongside such evocative objects as one of Monet’s palettes as well as technological images of the pictures themselves.
11 July to 28 September 2008
Women in Power: Caterina and Maria de’ Medici
Women in Power tells the story of one of the ways in which the two Medici Queens of France used powerful images to legitimise their claims to rule over warring families and factions at a time when women in power were rare. The exhibition brings to Florence fifteen monumental tapestries portraying The Story of Artemisia commissioned by Caterina de’ Medici (1519-89) in the 1560s and completed in the early 17th century by Maria de’ Medici (1573-1642), as illustrations of the education of the ideal prince, her son the future Louis XIII.
24 October 2008 to 8 February 2009
Rossi & Rossi Ltd
Recent Work by Tsering Nyandak
The third in a series of one-man shows at Rossi & Rossi gallery will feature the work of Tsering Nyandak. the gallery is one of the few in Europe where the best of the arts of Asia, both past and present, can be seen.
Ends Friday 1 August 2008
Zhou Jun – Bird’s Nest Project
Rossi & Rossi, one of London’s leading dealers in the arts of Asia, will continue their series of exhibitions of contemporary artists this summer with an exhibition of photographs by the Chinese photographer Zhou Jun. This exhibition, staged in association with the Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, coincides with the 2008 Olympic Games and focuses on China’s preparation for this world event.
7 to 29 August 2008
Rupert Wace Ancient Art Limited
In Our Own Image: Gods and Mortals in Ancient Art
Is man made in God’s image or has man made God in his own image? Throughout the millennia man has sought to represent humanity in images of stone, metal, terracotta and paint and in this pursuit has never been far from the company of his gods. The exhibition brings together important sculpture from Ancient Egypt and the Classical World spanning a period of some 3,000 years, which depict gods in mortal guise and idealised representations of gods and goddesses as well as images of kings, princes and heroes, all illuminating how the human form has been portrayed through the ages. This selling exhibition will coincide with the fifth staging of London Sculpture Week, 12 to 20 June.
Ends Friday 18 July 2008
Rupert Wace at Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair
Rupert Wace at Grosvenor House
Important works of art from the ancient world will be exhibited by leading London dealer Rupert Wace Ancient Art at The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair, Britain’s most prestigious art fair. The works to be offered will span three thousand years of civilisations on three continents.
Ends Friday 18 July 2008
Sam Fogg
Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture, 1100-1520
The exhibition will include sculptural works from the Romanesque, Medieval and Renaissance periods, providing collectors and curators with a visual feast. There will be sculptures in marble, stone, wood, bronze, alabaster, ivory and terracotta, varying in scale from large monumental carvings to smaller cabinet pieces. The exhibition will coincide with the fifth staging of London Sculpture Week.
Ends in 6 days
The Illuminated Word: Qur’ans and Sacred Texts, 650-1930
This exhibition will bring together over 50 magnificent examples of Qur’anic calligraphy and illumination, covering a period of 1,300 years and representing the artistic traditions of the sacred word across an area stretching from the western Mediterranean to China.
6 to 24 October 2008
Sam Fogg at SCULPTURA
Sam Fogg at SCULPTURA
Sam Fogg, one of the leading dealers in medieval art, will be exhibiting at SCULPTURA - European Sculpture Fair, a new event devoted to European and non-European sculpture, from Antiquity to Modernism. The fair will take place from Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 November 2008 in the impressive Deutsches Historisches Museum on the Unter den Linden in Berlin, one of the most beautiful secular Baroque buildings in northern Germany.
13 to 16 November 2008
Sam Fogg at the Paris Biennale
Medieval Art, 1100-1520
Sam Fogg, one of the world’s leading dealers in Medieval art, will present Medieval Art, 1100-1520 at the XXIVe Biennale des Antiquaires, to be held in the Grand Palais in Paris from 11 to 21 September 2008. Sam Fogg rarely exhibits at international art fairs so this is a splendid opportunity for enthusiasts, curators and collectors to see a group of exquisite works of art of the Medieval period, dating from the 11th to the early 16th centuries. The display will include sculpture, paintings, works of art, stained glass and manuscripts.
11 to 21 September 2008
The Courtauld Gallery
The Courtauld Cézannes
The Courtauld Gallery holds the finest group of works by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) in Britain. As the culmination of The Courtauld Institute of Art’s 75th anniversary, the Gallery is showing the entire collection together for the first time. The importance of the collection lies not only in its exceptionally high quality but also in its wide range, with seminal paintings, drawings and watercolours from the major periods of the artist’s long career.
Ends Sunday 5 October 2008
Caro Gift to Courtauld
The Courtauld Gallery is delighted to announce an important gift to the collection by Britain’s foremost sculptor, Sir Anthony Caro: Table Piece CLXXXV, 1974.
Ends Wednesday 3 September 2008
Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh and the colours of the night
13 February to 7 June 2009
