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ilovemesomevincentprice · 1 year

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Vincent Price's introduction to the Sears Vincent Price art collection 1962

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yourdailyqueer · 6 months

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Alfred Flechtheim (deceased)

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 1 April 1878

DOD: 9 March 1937

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Nationality: German

Occupation: Art dealer, art collector, journalist

#Alfred Flechtheim #lgbt history #lgbt #gay history #mlm #male #gay #1878 #rip #historical #jewish #ashkenazi jewish #german #art collector #entrepreneur #journalist

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supersonicart · 1 year

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Shoko Ishida's original painting, "Melody of Dawn," from Supersonic Art's latest exhibition, SUPERSONIC: VISIONS.

Available for purchase on Supersonic Art Shop.

#art #painting #shoko ishida #fine art #art for sale #art collector #art collecting #artwork #artists on tumblr #curators on tumblr #buy art

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contemporaryartcollections · 2 years

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Japanese sculptor Sayaka Kajita Ganz, wild horse sculptures from recycled materials

#WomensArt #contemporary art #art collector #art collection #art #art gallery #art curator #museum #contemporary artist #artist #sculpture #horses #black and white

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umecker · 2 months

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Art Collage, format 29,7 x 42 cm, Olivier Umecker, 2024

www.olivierumecker.fr

#art #olivierumecker #artists on tumblr #contemporary art #art contemporain #contemporary drawing #art abstract #abstractart #black ink #peinturecontemporaine #collageartwork #art collage #art collector #collageart #collage

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scotianostra · 22 days

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29th March 1958 saw the death of Sir William Burrell.

In 1876 William entered the firm at the age of 15, and on his father’s death in 1885 he and his eldest brother George took over the management. the firm was already prospering, but under their shrewd direction it reached a position of international standing in worldwide tramping and in ship management.

Burrell was a collector from an early age, buying his first painting when aged only 15, but it was Glasgow’s industrial ascendancy that would allow him to continue financing his passion for art, and the added success of the firm his father founded.

Building and buying ships when world markets were weak, Burrell built up and sold two great ocean-going fleets, providing him with the wealth needed to search the world for art and antiquities. Even better, his global shipping contacts meant he knew where and when certain treasures were being auctioned.

Burrell was far from alone in this passion, and as his fellow Glasgow industrialists grew wealthy, they too invested in art – both ancient and modern – to show off to their friends. Where Burrell differed, however, was that he was no show-off.

He was a serious collector, with wide-ranging interests and passions. By 1900 he had become a respected collector in the fields of late Gothic and early Renaissance European art and late 19th century French art.

In 1901, Burrell was one of the largest donors of artworks to the Glasgow International Exhibition. This was an event which left an indelible mark on the city, with the opening that year of the much-loved Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. In 1927, Burrell was knighted for services to art and for his public work.

But Burrell was certainly no snob when it came to his collection. He was a believer in free education for all and wanted the people of his home city to be able to access his fine collection. It’s for this reason that, in 1944, he donated his entire collection to his home city – a collection that contained more than 9,000 items at the time.

Shortly afterwards, Hector Hetherington, then Principal of Glasgow University, famously said of Burrell’s collection that it was:

“One of the greatest gifts ever made to any city in the world”.

By the time of his death in 1958, Burrell had been collecting for 75 years - and what a collection it is. From Chinese and early Islamic ceramics to Late Gothic and Early Renaissance works of art from Northern Europe, including tapestries, stained glass, sculpture, arms and armour, architecture and furniture.

Burrell’s collection takes visitors on a tour of 6,000 years of world history, connecting them to the people who made the exquisite works and to the people who have owned them down the centuries; making exciting new connections through time and place.

At the time of his gift, Burrell had stipulated that any new gallery must be 16 miles from the city centre. This was partly because he believed that a rural setting would show the works to their best advantage, but also to place them far away from possible damage by atmospheric pollution caused by Clydeside's heavy industries and tenement chimneys. By the time of Burrell's death in 1958, a suitable site had still to be found.

That problem was solved in 1966, when Mrs Anne Maxwell Macdonald gifted her family’s 360-acre Pollok Estate to the City of Glasgow. Although a mere four miles from the city centre, it seemed the perfect location for the vast Burrell Collection.

That said, it took a further 17 years, and an international design competition, before architect Sir Barry Gasson’s £20m building opened to the public.

The combination of exceptional art and architecture set within one of Europe’s largest urban green spaces was an immediate success, described by The Glasgow Herald as ‘a magical mystery tour and an aesthetic event rolled into one’. The Burrell Collection has since been a key driver in Glasgow’s transformation from a place of post-industrial decline to one of the great cities of culture.

In October 2016 the building closed for a major £68.25 million refurbishment. The Burrell Collection reopened today, its greatly expanded spaces promise improved access, understanding and appreciation of one of the world’s most extraordinary personal collections.

#scotland #scottish #history #art collector #shipping magnate #businessman #philanthropist #glasgow

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instructionsonback · 4 months

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“YOU’RE NOT LOOKING CLOSE ENOUGH, EVEN IF YOU WAS, YOU STILL COULDN’T SEE”

12” x 18”

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Jaevonn Harris

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smarty-jones · 1 year

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Art Collector wins the 2023 Pegasus World Cup

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#art collector #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #horse

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empresstrash-art · 2 years

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trashumanism

Digital Mixed Media Animation. Minted on Nifty Gateway.

Genesis on @niftygateway.

Open Edition to celebrate becoming a publisher there. 10$ each.

Drops 10/17 11AM MST - 10/19 11AM MST

Humans are trash, long live the machine.

#trash art #glitch art #cryptoartists #crypto art #nifty gateway #animated art #video art #digital art #nftart #empress trash #nftumblr #art collector #art drop #nifty drop #nft drop #open edition #nftcollectors #Eth art #ethereum

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jjhoyosquilesarte · 9 months

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Ajaccio, 2023, 40" x 30" x 1.5", Acrylic on canvas

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silly-fox-in-sox · 8 months

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This one went right to my heart. I've really enjoyed following him these last few years and was really looking forward to seeing his babies run in a few more.

Art Collector wasn't even injured or anything - just a bad reaction to a little foot abscess and now one of my favorite older boys is just gone.

I swear, the worst thing about really loving horses is just how good they are getting at hurt and dying. Even with the best circumstances and care, sometimes they just find a way to go.

#horse racing #rip #art collector

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yourdailyqueer · 1 year

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George Oprescu (deceased)

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 27 November 1881

RIP: 13 August 1969

Ethnicity: White - Romanian

Occupation: Historian, art critic, art collector, professor, writer

#George Oprescu #lgbt history #lgbt people #lgbtq #mlm #male #gay #1881 #rip #historical #white #romanian #historian #art critic #art collector #teacher #writer

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jolenelaiart · 6 months

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Is there an area in your house where you can be you? A corner that knows you and gives you serenity when your mind is looping in chaos? Is it a friend that stays up long after the world is asleep and sits with you while you sip the seemingly unending cup of coffee? Or a space that welcomes your tired shoulders and quiet sobbing and echoes back without judgements? Do you have an intimate nook that is always a house for your thoughts?

Here's 'Night Kitchen', graphite on paper, 4 x 6 inches (dimensions are of artwork only) and professionally framed.

This drawing is currently on view at Thinkspace Projects for my solo exhibition 'Secret Garden' that will run till October 28 2023. Visit 'Secret Garden' - Thinkspace Projects link below for more information.

#jolene lai #artwork #artist #painting #oil painting #art #female artist #thinkspace projects #singapore artist #secret garden #night kitchen #drawing #solo exhibition #exhibition #los angeles #art collector #graphite #paper #pencil

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supersonicart · 11 months

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Elliot Brown for "SUPERSONIC FACES & FIGURES"

"East Hollywood" by artist Elliot Brown for Supersonic Art's group exhibition, "SUPERSONIC FACES & FIGURES" now online for your viewing and purchasing pleasure.

“SUPERSONIC FACES & FIGURES” is a groundbreaking group exhibition that brings together an exceptional selection of over 45 of the world’s best contemporary artists, each renowned for their unique approach to portraiture and figurative painting. The exhibition showcases an unparalleled array of styles and techniques, reflecting the diverse perspectives and cutting-edge innovations that have come to define this rapidly evolving artistic landscape. Viewers can expect to be captivated by the sheer range of expressions, textures, and visual narratives that capture the ever-changing facets of the human experience.

View the exhibition and purchase works here.

#art #painting #elliot brown #fine art #contemporary art #portrait #portraiture #portrait art #hollywood #figurative art #art for sale #art collector #art collectors

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photosbynimit · 1 year

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Iceland Nostalgia

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umecker · 3 months

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Art Collage, format 29,7 x 42 cm, Olivier Umecker, 2024

#art #olivierumecker #artists on tumblr #contemporary art #art contemporain #contemporary drawing #art abstract #abstractart #black ink #peinturecontemporaine #collageartwork #art collector #artconcept #art collage

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