Churchill, painter and writer, in the spotlight in New York The “old lion” Winston Churchill, hero of the Second World War and British Prime Minister, was also a painter and Nobel Prize winner for literature. Some of his books, letters, speeches, furniture and paintings have been in the spotlight and on sale since Thursday January … Read more
When a New Yorker ordered a cleaning service in the late 1970s, Bill Frisell could have called his house. One of the most famous jazz guitarists, who will perform this Thursday at the Jazz Dock club in Prague, was in his thirties and did not make a living playing after weddings or airport bars. The … Read more
Claude Viallat is at home in Nîmes. He was born in this city eighty-seven years ago. He returned there for several decades and directed the School of Fine Arts. He is a personality appreciated by the people of Nîmes, in particular for having contributed decisively to the creation of a Museum of bullfighting cultures. His … Read more
Alma Mahler (1879–1964) was a talented pianist and composer. However, she gained fame solely because of her relationships with a number of prominent men. Story: Alma (Emily Cox, 38) is married to the famous Gustav Mahler (Marcello De Nardo, 59). The classical genius forbids her to compose herself. Alma takes revenge by having an affair … Read more
She is the author of the drawing on the bags, which have now become a hit in Vary, and the proceeds help the sick. Míša is the ambassador of the Cystic Fibrosis Club and also the niece of the actress Hanka Čížková (69) aka Kohn’s wife from Trošké Kameňák. As a painter, she became famous … Read more
(EFE).- The Cuban painter Flora Fong, with decades intermingling the Caribbean and China in her works, as in her own blood, advocates overcoming the difficulties of the serious crisis that her country is going through and asks artists to “preserve” the “high value and much prestige” of culture. In an interview with EFE, this 73-year-old … Read more
The painting called The Game of Sunspots by Karel Vítězslav Mašek, who lived from 1865 to 1927, was auctioned at Thursday’s auction in Prague for 7.5 million crowns, including mark-up. The reserve price of the 1910 canvas was 3.5 million. The amount reached is the painter’s author’s record, said Jana Bryndová from the organizing auction … Read more
The audience regarded the publication of the video as a call to the Ukrainians to be patient and wait for the moment when the long-awaited counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine begins. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar hinted at the approach of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, publishing … Read more
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The last residence of the painter Pablo Picassolocated in Mougins, on the French Riviera, will be transformed into a center for until international, as revealed by its current owner to coincide with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of his death. The project will require an investment of about 114 million euros to reconvert the … Read more
CTK Updated 12 hours ago The winner of the international human rights film festival One World was the time-lapse film Apolonia, Apolonia about the French painter Apolonia Sokolova, directed by the Dane Lea Globová Moniesová. The audience award went to the detective thriller Kuciak: The Murder of a Journalist by Matt Sarnecki. The Václav Havel … Read more