”Impressionist” News

Paris auction of Impressionist works falls short

PARIS – A benchmark Paris sale of Impressionist and Modern paintings that belonged to French fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin fell well short of pre-sale expectations
12 7 2008 11:06AM (...more)

Monet painting sold for $41 million at NYC auction

NEW YORK - A Claude Monet painting was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French Impressionist artist .
05 7 2008 3:48PM (...more)

Auction houses bullish despite wobbly markets

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Art auction houses Sotheby's andChristie's remain confident that financial market jitters willnot dampen spending at their upcoming sales and prices forImpressionist and contemporary art will continue to soar.
11 3 2007 12:38AM (...more)

Impressionist, Vegas headliner Fred Travalena dies

LOS ANGELES – Impressionist Fred Travalena , a headliner in Vegas showrooms and a regular on late-night talk shows with his takes on presidents, crooners and screen stars,
06 30 2009 10:01AM (...more)

Q&A: Impressionist Gless doubles as songwriter

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Celebrity impersonator Gilberto Gless is known for performing as Vicente Fernandez, Marco Antonio Solis, Luis Miguel and other famous singers on Univision and on Televisa specials.
10 7 2008 11:34AM (...more)

Degas exhibit at New Orleans home where he lived

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans house where Impressionist painter Edgar Degas lived for a time is hosting
08 20 2009 11:46AM (...more)

Frustrated Russian throws cup at Mona Lisa

PARIS (Reuters) – A Russian woman frustrated at failing to obtain French nationality hurled a ceramic cup at the Mona Lisa but did not damage Leonardo da Vinci 's famed
08 18 2009 8:46PM (...more)

Degas collection goes under hammer at Sotheby's

NEW YORK (AFP) - Several works by French impressionist painter Edgar Degas will go under the hammer at Sotheby's on November 3 , the auction house said Friday.
10 7 2008 6:41AM (...more)

Australia gallery buys prized Cezanne for $13 million

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - A Sydney art gallery has paid A$16.2 million ($13 million) for a work by French Impressionist artist Paul Cezanne , making it the most expensive painting purchased by an Australian public gallery.
09 22 2008 2:49PM (...more)

Trial begins over $30M Cezanne stolen in 1978

BOSTON - At first, nothing seemed out of place when Michael Bakwin returned to his home in the Berkshires after he and his family went away for Memorial Day weekend in 1978.
08 13 2008 10:44AM (...more)