Art Nouveau
1890–1911 European style of art and architecture
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| 2023 |
Gustav Klimt
Ronald S. Lauder agreed to restitute and repurchase Klimt's 'The Black Feather Hat', which had belonged to Irene Beran before she fled the Nazis, with a complicated provenance involving Nazi art dealer Friedrich Welz.
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| October 2023 |
Les Cités obscures
Publication of 'Le retour du capitaine Nemo' (The Return of Captain Nemo), the latest album in the series, accompanied by a public art collaboration with sculptor Pierre Matter to create the 'Nauti-pouple' sculpture.
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| June 27 2023 |
Gustav Klimt
Last painting Lady with a Fan sold at Sotheby's in London for UK£85.3M (US$108.4), becoming the highest-priced artwork ever sold at auction in Europe.
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| October 21 2022 |
Andrey Avinoff
Showcased 'Fantastic Visions' at the University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh from October 21 to December 9.
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| 2021 |
Robert Falk
Publication of Robert Falk's comprehensive catalog-raisonne by Yulia Didenko and Tatiana Karpova at the State Tretyakov Gallery.
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| 2021 |
Gustav Klimt
Portrait of Prince William Nil Nortey Dowuona (1897) rediscovered and restored, with plans to sell for €15 million by 25 March 2025.
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| 2021 |
Gustav Klimt
The French minister of culture announced that Klimt's 'Rosebushes Under the Trees' (painted in 1905) should be restituted to the heirs of Nora Stiasi, a Jewish woman persecuted by the Nazis.
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| 2021 | UNESCO recognized the Mathildenhöhe artists' colony in Darmstadt as a World Heritage Site, acknowledging its significance in early modern architecture, landscape design, and influential reform movements of the early 20th century. |
| December 10 2020 |
Zinaida Serebriakova
Google honored Zinaida Serebriakova by creating a Google Doodle on her 136th birthday, highlighting her significance as an artist and recognizing her cultural contribution.
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| 2019 | Karl Lagerfeld concludes his design partnership with Orrefors after a decade of collaboration. |
| 2018 |
Robert Falk
Additional supplements to the catalog-raisonne of Falk's paintings were published by Yulia Didenko.
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| 2018 | The film 'Bohemian Rhapsody' portrayed the Biba store, featuring Mary Austin working there and Freddie Mercury trying on a velvet suit from the women's department. |
| 2018 |
Gustav Klimt
Amy Sherald's portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama showed artistic influences from Klimt, particularly reminiscent of his Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.
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| 2018 |
Monument to the Battle of the Nations
Exterior reflection pool restoration was finished, marking a significant milestone in the monument's comprehensive renovation project.
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| 2016 |
Gustav Klimt
Adele Bloch-Bauer II sold for $150 million.
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| 2015 | The Minton Archive was transferred to the City of Stoke-on-Trent with help from the Art Fund. |
| April 12 2014 |
Andrey Avinoff
Exhibited watercolor orchids at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor, NY from April 12 to May 11.
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| 2013 |
Gustav Klimt
Designer Alexander McQueen's collection was partially inspired by Klimt's artistic style.
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| 2013 |
Monument to the Battle of the Nations
Targeted completion year for the primary restoration work, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the battle. Most of the major restoration efforts were completed, including removing black discolouration from the façade, relaying pavement, and patching war damage.
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| June 2013 |
Nicholas Roerich
During Russian Art Week in London, Roerich's painting 'Madonna Laboris' was sold at Bonhams auction for £7,881,250, becoming the most valuable painting ever sold at a Russian art auction.
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| 2012 |
Robert Falk
A book about Robert Falk was published by Palace Editions in Moscow.
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| November 2011 |
Gustav Klimt
Painting Litzlberg am Attersee auctioned for $40.4 million.
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| February 2011 |
Andrey Avinoff
Featured in 'Andrey Avinoff: In Pursuit of Beauty' exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh from February to June.
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| 2010 | The film 'Made in Dagenham', set in 1968, featured a scene with a Biba dress worn by the main character Rita O'Grady. |
| 2010 | Karl Lagerfeld begins his collaboration with Orrefors, bringing his unique design perspective to the glassworks. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Darmstadt Artists' Colony, Orrefors Glassworks, Biba, Nicholas Roerich, Les Cités obscures, Monument to the Battle of the Nations, Zinaida Serebriakova, Andrey Avinoff, Gustav Klimt, List of paintings by Gustav Klimt, Mintons & Robert Falk, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.