Peek inside the extravagant and exclusive worlds of fashion and fame, courtesy of photographers such as William Klein, Slim Aarons, Horst P Horst and Peter beard. 

We’re thrilled to be partnering with TEFAF Maastricht, a fair which delights with exquisite Old Masters, antiques, and Haute Joaillerie. Get an exclusive first look inside the opulent fair. 

Salomon van Ruysdael’s ‘A View of Amersfoort, 1660’, courtesy of Kunsthandel P. de Boer

“I wasn’t captivated by the romance of Paris or London. I love visiting, but I’d rather be in L.A.” - Ed Ruscha
The artist’s work ‘Jet Baby’ is on offer in our new Contemporary Editions auction, browse it here

L'Amour toujours: From Robert Doisneau’s beautiful ‘Le Baiser’ to Elliott Erwitt’s 'California Kiss’, we’re celebrating love with our new photography auction. 

Happy Valentine’s Day

A masterpiece of the Vienna Secession, Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss is a beautiful portrait of lust and love.

Opening this weekend, we can’t wait to catch the Metropolitan Museum’s Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, 1755–1842) show. She is considered one of the finest eighteenth-century French painters and among the most important of all women artists. 

Cuban Artist José Bernal Delights at Cameron Art Museum

Cameron Art Museum presents the first retrospective of Cuban born-American artist José Bernal (1925-2010). Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Bernal excelled at both music and visual art as a child and, after receiving his Master’s Degree, began his teaching career while continuing to produce his personal artwork. A student of art and art history nearly his entire life, his early work reflects the influence of the great masters and impressionists such as Diego Velázquez, Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and the modern art of Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and Wifredo Lam.

In 1961, during the Bay of Pigs invasion Bernal was arrested, charged with unpatriotic behavior for refusal to work in the sugar cane fields. After this incident, Bernal and his wife Estela secured visas for themselves and their three children to leave Cuba for America and, by 1962, relocated to Chicago. After arriving in the United States, Bernal began to explore new mediums including collage and assemblage. In these later works the knowledge of Joseph Cornell, Marcel Duchamp and Robert Rauschenberg is visible - but the independent voice and vision of Bernal’s obra de arte is distinctly his own. As Cuban contemporary art curator Corina Matamoros notes in her essay José Bernal: Style at a Distance, “This group of objects and assemblages illuminates a kind of zona franca, a space for him to exercise his freedoms, a personal corner where he could talk to himself alone and not be obliged to be what was expected of him; a territory where he could mock and make fun of himself, everyone else and all art of the present and future.”

José Bernal refused to conform to a specific art movement or medium.  Innately influenced by his upbringing and the rich cultural heritage of early 20th century Cuba, yet his artwork remained grounded and deeply influenced by European models. Although he rarely exhibited, Bernal worked prolifically, producing hundreds of works throughout his lifetime and exploring the various mediums of painting, collage, assemblage, printmaking and sculpture.  The ninety-three works included in this exhibition are from the Bernal family, private collections as well as ten museums across the US including Cameron Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, San Antonio Museum of Art, Tucson Museum of Art and El Museo del Barrio.

This exhibition is organized by CAM Exhibitions & Collections, Holly Tripman Fitzgerald and Bob Unchester.

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CAM MUSEUM SHOP

José Bernal  Obra de Arte

8.5 x 8.5 in.; 71 pages; Full Color, Perfect Bound

Bilingual essay by Corina Matamoros, Curator of Contemporary Cuban art at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes of Havana

Published in conjunction with the first museum retrospective of the artist’s work, the full color catalogue presents Bernal’s wide ranging career,  including drawings, paintings, collages, assemblages, prints and ceramics, followed  by select works from the exhibit and an extensively illustrated bilingual chronology.

British photographer Lewis Morley is famed for chronicling the 1960s, capturing decade-defining icons such as Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton, Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, and many other fashion models, musicians, and celebrities.
His image of Christine Keele is on offer in our sale, Figure and Form: Classic and Contemporary Nudes 

From Munch to Monet, the new year has kicked off with some incredible museum shows

From Richard Avedon to Helmut Newton, click through for Valentine’s Day gifts for the photography lover

“Western people need drugs to release dopamine. But we [Japanese] just play video games and don’t use drugs. So we’re healthier.“ - Takashi Murakami

Words of wisdom: Discover 7 of Murakami’s most legendary quotes 

Congratulations to artist Justine Foord, whose beautiful work is now part of the British Embassy’s Collection. 

Image: Courtesy of Justine Foord and Masque Media 

We are delighted to be partnering with the grande dame of international art fairs, TEFAF Maastricht. Get an exclusive first look inside the opulent fair. 

In need of a Valentine’s Day gift? From Jean-Michel Basquiat to Andy Warhol, delight with Post War and Contemporary Art

From Gerhard Richter to David Hockney, start your collection with Postmodern Prints. Click through to place your bids!