HTTP://WWW.THECITYREVIEW.COM Welcome. The City Review is a 'zine devoted to Manhattan affairs and the arts with a strong emphasis on architecture, planning, real estate, museums, books and consumer technology.The City Review is a regularly updated forum for citizens concerned about creative and constructive ways for New York to maintain, enhance and augment its legacy of urbanity and the highest achievement in the arts. ART/AUCTIONS: AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART AUCTION AT SOTHEBY'S Lot 94 is a stunning Zulu vessel, 21 1/4 inches high, with an elaborate and very impressive framework of ribbed handles. It was consigned by the Collection of Estelle Abrams and has an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000. It sold for $54,775. Oceanic Art. The Oceanic Art section of the auction offers several wonderful works. ART/MUSEUMS GUSTAVE MOREAU: BETWEEN EPIC AND DREAM Gustave Moreau. Between Epic and Dream. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris. September 29, 1998 to January 4, 1999. The Art Institute of Chicago ART/MUSEUMS: JAMES ROSENQUIST: A RETROSPECTIVE AT THE James Rosenquist is the whirling dervish of Pop Art, spinning and spewing out incongruous collections of images that smack of banality and surprise with almost catacylsmic energy. This traveling exhibition, which started at the Menil Collection and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and went to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in

New York and

VISIONS OF PARIS: ROBERT DELAUNAY'S SERIES, EXHIBITION AND Visions of Paris: Robert Delaunay's Series Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin November 7, 1997 to January 4, 1998 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, January 16 to April 25, 1998 Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower), oil on canvas, 79 1/2 inches by 54 1/2 inches, 1911, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Cat. no. 27, cover illustration of catalogue "I have never FILM/CLASS: THE DEER HUNTER The Deer Hunter. Directed by Michael Cimino with Robert De Niro, Merryl Streep, Christopher Walken, John Savage, George Dzundza, Chuck Aspegren, and John Cazale, color, 183 minutes, 1978 PLOTS & PLANS: THE HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA SHOULD BE PRESERVED The owners of the 1,250-foot-high Empire State Building have criticized the plan of Steven Roth and his Vornado Realty Trust to demolish the nearby Hotel Pennsylvania and replace it with a 1,190-foot-high office tower.. The proposed skyscraper has been designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the firm that designed the Beacon Tower on Lexington Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets for Mr. Roth. ART/AUCTIONS: IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAINTINGS AT SOTHEBY'S Lot 323 is a lovely Italian terracotta of the Madonna and Child from the first quarter of the 16th Century. It is 29 1/2 inches high. The catalogue entry states that the composition and figure style reflects "an amalgam of Florentine Renaissance scources primarily the work of the so-called 'Master of the Unruly Children," adding that the Master clearly worked within the spheres of influence of THE UPPER EAST SIDE BOOK: FIFTH AVENUE: THE KNICKERBOCKER The Upper East Side Book: Fifth Avenue: The Knickerbocker Club at 2 East 62nd Street. Knickerbocker Club. By Carter B. Horsley. One of the city's most exclusive and prestigious private men's social clubs, the Knickerbocker was founded in 1871 when some members of the Union Club became concerned over a relaxation of admission policies at that club. ART/AUCTIONS: IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAT CHRISTIE'S JAN. 24 The lot has a conservative estimate of $300,000 to $500,000. It sold for $284,500. Lot 169, "A Capriccio of the Palazzo del Senatore, Rome," by Bernardo Bellotto, oil on canvas, 25 1/4 by 18 1/2 inches. The auction has numerous Italian architectural scenes. HTTP://WWW.THECITYREVIEW.COM Welcome. The City Review is a 'zine devoted to Manhattan affairs and the arts with a strong emphasis on architecture, planning, real estate, museums, books and consumer technology.The City Review is a regularly updated forum for citizens concerned about creative and constructive ways for New York to maintain, enhance and augment its legacy of urbanity and the highest achievement in the arts. ART/AUCTIONS: AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART AUCTION AT SOTHEBY'S Lot 94 is a stunning Zulu vessel, 21 1/4 inches high, with an elaborate and very impressive framework of ribbed handles. It was consigned by the Collection of Estelle Abrams and has an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000. It sold for $54,775. Oceanic Art. The Oceanic Art section of the auction offers several wonderful works. ART/MUSEUMS GUSTAVE MOREAU: BETWEEN EPIC AND DREAM Gustave Moreau. Between Epic and Dream. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris. September 29, 1998 to January 4, 1999. The Art Institute of Chicago ART/MUSEUMS: JAMES ROSENQUIST: A RETROSPECTIVE AT THE James Rosenquist is the whirling dervish of Pop Art, spinning and spewing out incongruous collections of images that smack of banality and surprise with almost catacylsmic energy. This traveling exhibition, which started at the Menil Collection and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and went to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in

New York and

VISIONS OF PARIS: ROBERT DELAUNAY'S SERIES, EXHIBITION AND Visions of Paris: Robert Delaunay's Series Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin November 7, 1997 to January 4, 1998 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, January 16 to April 25, 1998 Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower), oil on canvas, 79 1/2 inches by 54 1/2 inches, 1911, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Cat. no. 27, cover illustration of catalogue "I have never FILM/CLASS: THE DEER HUNTER The Deer Hunter. Directed by Michael Cimino with Robert De Niro, Merryl Streep, Christopher Walken, John Savage, George Dzundza, Chuck Aspegren, and John Cazale, color, 183 minutes, 1978 PLOTS & PLANS: THE HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA SHOULD BE PRESERVED The owners of the 1,250-foot-high Empire State Building have criticized the plan of Steven Roth and his Vornado Realty Trust to demolish the nearby Hotel Pennsylvania and replace it with a 1,190-foot-high office tower.. The proposed skyscraper has been designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the firm that designed the Beacon Tower on Lexington Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets for Mr. Roth. ART/AUCTIONS: IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAINTINGS AT SOTHEBY'S Lot 323 is a lovely Italian terracotta of the Madonna and Child from the first quarter of the 16th Century. It is 29 1/2 inches high. The catalogue entry states that the composition and figure style reflects "an amalgam of Florentine Renaissance scources primarily the work of the so-called 'Master of the Unruly Children," adding that the Master clearly worked within the spheres of influence of THE UPPER EAST SIDE BOOK: FIFTH AVENUE: THE KNICKERBOCKER The Upper East Side Book: Fifth Avenue: The Knickerbocker Club at 2 East 62nd Street. Knickerbocker Club. By Carter B. Horsley. One of the city's most exclusive and prestigious private men's social clubs, the Knickerbocker was founded in 1871 when some members of the Union Club became concerned over a relaxation of admission policies at that club. ART/AUCTIONS: IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAT CHRISTIE'S JAN. 24 The lot has a conservative estimate of $300,000 to $500,000. It sold for $284,500. Lot 169, "A Capriccio of the Palazzo del Senatore, Rome," by Bernardo Bellotto, oil on canvas, 25 1/4 by 18 1/2 inches. The auction has numerous Italian architectural scenes. ART/MUSEUMS: ARCADIA AND METROPOLIS, MASTERWORKS OF GERMAN Arcadia and Metropolis Masterworks of German Expressionism From the Nationalgallerie Berlin Neue Gallerie Museum of German and Austrian Art 1048 Fifth Avenue ART/MUSEUMS: TIM BURTON AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART By Michele Leight. It is rare to see galleries as consistently packed with people as those at The Museum of Modern Art's retrospective of a contemporary filmmaker, entitled "Tim Burton," on view from November 22, 2009 to April 26, 2010. Sponsored by Syfy, an imagination-based entertainment cable TV channel, "Tim Burton" was organized by Ron ART/AUCTIONS: IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAINTINGS AT SOTHEBY'S Lot 323 is a lovely Italian terracotta of the Madonna and Child from the first quarter of the 16th Century. It is 29 1/2 inches high. The catalogue entry states that the composition and figure style reflects "an amalgam of Florentine Renaissance scources primarily the work of the so-called 'Master of the Unruly Children," adding that the Master clearly worked within the spheres of influence of FILM/CLASSIC: THE BANDWAGON By Carter B. Horsley. While some observers rate this higher than "Singing In The Rain," and "American in Paris," "The Band Wagon," unfortunately, is a bit slow-going in the middle. It does have, however, several absolutely sensational numbers. It is a very good-natured spoof on the Broadway Theater and because it was written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green it is very much put on the mark by ART/AUCTIONS: IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART EVENING AUCTION It sold to a "European trade" buyer for $22,552,500 including the buyer's premium. Sotheby's now has the same picture back as the star of its evening Impressionist & Modern Art auction November 5, 2002 and it carries an estimate of $16,000,000 to $20,000,000. Lot 12, it is entitled "Nymphéas," and is an oil on canvas that measures 35 1/4 by

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THE UPPER WEST SIDE BOOK: CENTRAL PARK WEST: THE SECOND The Second Church of Christ, Scientist. 77 Central Park West. Southwest corner at 68th Street. Second Church of Christ, Scientist . By Carter B. Horsley THE LATIN AMERICAN SALE AT CHRISTIE'S, NEW YORK, JUNE, 1999 The Latin American Sale. Topsy-Turvy. Christie’s. June 2 and 3, 1999. Lot 35, "Crucifixion," by Roberto Matta, 1938, oil on canvas, 28 3/4 by 36 1/4 inches, ART/AUCTIONS: IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART EVENING AUCTION Impressionist & Modern Art. Part One. Sotheby’s. 7 PM, November 9, 2000. Sale 7545-----New auction records set for Matisse and Morisot ART/AUCTIONS: CLASSIC CAR AUCTION AT CHRISTIE'S MAY 18, 2002 A lot of great car history including some magnificent examples of automobile design could be seen May 16 through May 18 at Rockefeller Center where about 50 "classic" cars were on view prior to their auction at Christie's at 20 Rockefeller Plaza at 2PM May 18, 2002. The auction, whose catalogue provided great detail and the cars and their ART/AUCTIONS: RENAISSANCE AT CHRISTIE'S JANUARY 30, 2013 By Carter B. Horsley The "Renaissance" auction at Christie's New York January 30, 2013 is highlighted by two paintings by Botticelli and excellent examples by Bronzino, Fra Bartolommeo, Bartolomeo Veneto and Lucas Cranach II and a large drawing by Raphael. HTTP://WWW.THECITYREVIEW.COM Welcome. The City Review is a 'zine devoted to Manhattan affairs and the arts with a strong emphasis on architecture, planning, real estate, museums, books and consumer technology.The City Review is a regularly updated forum for citizens concerned about creative and constructive ways for New York to maintain, enhance and augment its legacy of urbanity and the highest achievement in the arts. ART/AUCTIONS: AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART AUCTION AT SOTHEBY'S Lot 94 is a stunning Zulu vessel, 21 1/4 inches high, with an elaborate and very impressive framework of ribbed handles. It was consigned by the Collection of Estelle Abrams and has an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000. It sold for $54,775. Oceanic Art. The Oceanic Art section of the auction offers several wonderful works. ART/MUSEUMS GUSTAVE MOREAU: BETWEEN EPIC AND DREAM Gustave Moreau. Between Epic and Dream. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris. September 29, 1998 to January 4, 1999. The Art Institute of Chicago ART/MUSEUMS: JAMES ROSENQUIST: A RETROSPECTIVE AT THE James Rosenquist is the whirling dervish of Pop Art, spinning and spewing out incongruous collections of images that smack of banality and surprise with almost catacylsmic energy. This traveling exhibition, which started at the Menil Collection and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and went to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in

New York and

VISIONS OF PARIS: ROBERT DELAUNAY'S SERIES, EXHIBITION AND Visions of Paris: Robert Delaunay's Series Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin November 7, 1997 to January 4, 1998 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, January 16 to April 25, 1998 Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower), oil on canvas, 79 1/2 inches by 54 1/2 inches, 1911, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Cat. no. 27, cover illustration of catalogue "I have never FILM/CLASS: THE DEER HUNTER The Deer Hunter. Directed by Michael Cimino with Robert De Niro, Merryl Streep, Christopher Walken, John Savage, George Dzundza, Chuck Aspegren, and John Cazale, color, 183 minutes, 1978 PLOTS & PLANS: THE HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA SHOULD BE PRESERVED The owners of the 1,250-foot-high Empire State Building have criticized the plan of Steven Roth and his Vornado Realty Trust to demolish the nearby Hotel Pennsylvania and replace it with a 1,190-foot-high office tower.. The proposed skyscraper has been designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the firm that designed the Beacon Tower on Lexington Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets for Mr. Roth. ART/AUCTIONS: IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAINTINGS AT SOTHEBY'S Lot 323 is a lovely Italian terracotta of the Madonna and Child from the first quarter of the 16th Century. It is 29 1/2 inches high. The catalogue entry states that the composition and figure style reflects "an amalgam of Florentine Renaissance scources primarily the work of the so-called 'Master of the Unruly Children," adding that the Master clearly worked within the spheres of influence of THE UPPER EAST SIDE BOOK: FIFTH AVENUE: THE KNICKERBOCKER The Upper East Side Book: Fifth Avenue: The Knickerbocker Club at 2 East 62nd Street. Knickerbocker Club. By Carter B. Horsley. One of the city's most exclusive and prestigious private men's social clubs, the Knickerbocker was founded in 1871 when some members of the Union Club became concerned over a relaxation of admission policies at that club. ART/AUCTIONS: IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAT CHRISTIE'S JAN. 24 The lot has a conservative estimate of $300,000 to $500,000. It sold for $284,500. Lot 169, "A Capriccio of the Palazzo del Senatore, Rome," by Bernardo Bellotto, oil on canvas, 25 1/4 by 18 1/2 inches. The auction has numerous Italian architectural scenes. HTTP://WWW.THECITYREVIEW.COM Welcome. The City Review is a 'zine devoted to Manhattan affairs and the arts with a strong emphasis on architecture, planning, real estate, museums, books and consumer technology.The City Review is a regularly updated forum for citizens concerned about creative and constructive ways for New York to maintain, enhance and augment its legacy of urbanity and the highest achievement in the arts. ART/AUCTIONS: AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART AUCTION AT SOTHEBY'S Lot 94 is a stunning Zulu vessel, 21 1/4 inches high, with an elaborate and very impressive framework of ribbed handles. It was consigned by the Collection of Estelle Abrams and has an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000. It sold for $54,775. Oceanic Art. The Oceanic Art section of the auction offers several wonderful works. ART/MUSEUMS GUSTAVE MOREAU: BETWEEN EPIC AND DREAM Gustave Moreau. Between Epic and Dream. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris. September 29, 1998 to January 4, 1999. The Art Institute of Chicago ART/MUSEUMS: JAMES ROSENQUIST: A RETROSPECTIVE AT THE James Rosenquist is the whirling dervish of Pop Art, spinning and spewing out incongruous collections of images that smack of banality and surprise with almost catacylsmic energy. This traveling exhibition, which started at the Menil Collection and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and went to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in

New York and

VISIONS OF PARIS: ROBERT DELAUNAY'S SERIES, EXHIBITION AND Visions of Paris: Robert Delaunay's Series Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin November 7, 1997 to January 4, 1998 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, January 16 to April 25, 1998 Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower), oil on canvas, 79 1/2 inches by 54 1/2 inches, 1911, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Cat. no. 27, cover illustration of catalogue "I have never FILM/CLASS: THE DEER HUNTER The Deer Hunter. Directed by Michael Cimino with Robert De Niro, Merryl Streep, Christopher Walken, John Savage, George Dzundza, Chuck Aspegren, and John Cazale, color, 183 minutes, 1978 PLOTS & PLANS: THE HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA SHOULD BE PRESERVED The owners of the 1,250-foot-high Empire State Building have criticized the plan of Steven Roth and his Vornado Realty Trust to demolish the nearby Hotel Pennsylvania and replace it with a 1,190-foot-high office tower.. The proposed skyscraper has been designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the firm that designed the Beacon Tower on Lexington Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets for Mr. Roth. ART/AUCTIONS: IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAINTINGS AT SOTHEBY'S Lot 323 is a lovely Italian terracotta of the Madonna and Child from the first quarter of the 16th Century. It is 29 1/2 inches high. The catalogue entry states that the composition and figure style reflects "an amalgam of Florentine Renaissance scources primarily the work of the so-called 'Master of the Unruly Children," adding that the Master clearly worked within the spheres of influence of THE UPPER EAST SIDE BOOK: FIFTH AVENUE: THE KNICKERBOCKER The Upper East Side Book: Fifth Avenue: The Knickerbocker Club at 2 East 62nd Street. Knickerbocker Club. By Carter B. Horsley. One of the city's most exclusive and prestigious private men's social clubs, the Knickerbocker was founded in 1871 when some members of the Union Club became concerned over a relaxation of admission policies at that club. ART/AUCTIONS: IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAT CHRISTIE'S JAN. 24 The lot has a conservative estimate of $300,000 to $500,000. It sold for $284,500. Lot 169, "A Capriccio of the Palazzo del Senatore, Rome," by Bernardo Bellotto, oil on canvas, 25 1/4 by 18 1/2 inches. The auction has numerous Italian architectural scenes. ART/MUSEUMS: ARCADIA AND METROPOLIS, MASTERWORKS OF GERMAN Arcadia and Metropolis Masterworks of German Expressionism From the Nationalgallerie Berlin Neue Gallerie Museum of German and Austrian Art 1048 Fifth Avenue ART/MUSEUMS: TIM BURTON AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART By Michele Leight. It is rare to see galleries as consistently packed with people as those at The Museum of Modern Art's retrospective of a contemporary filmmaker, entitled "Tim Burton," on view from November 22, 2009 to April 26, 2010. Sponsored by Syfy, an imagination-based entertainment cable TV channel, "Tim Burton" was organized by Ron ART/AUCTIONS: IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAINTINGS AT SOTHEBY'S Lot 323 is a lovely Italian terracotta of the Madonna and Child from the first quarter of the 16th Century. It is 29 1/2 inches high. The catalogue entry states that the composition and figure style reflects "an amalgam of Florentine Renaissance scources primarily the work of the so-called 'Master of the Unruly Children," adding that the Master clearly worked within the spheres of influence of FILM/CLASSIC: THE BANDWAGON By Carter B. Horsley. While some observers rate this higher than "Singing In The Rain," and "American in Paris," "The Band Wagon," unfortunately, is a bit slow-going in the middle. It does have, however, several absolutely sensational numbers. It is a very good-natured spoof on the Broadway Theater and because it was written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green it is very much put on the mark by ART/AUCTIONS: IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART EVENING AUCTION It sold to a "European trade" buyer for $22,552,500 including the buyer's premium. Sotheby's now has the same picture back as the star of its evening Impressionist & Modern Art auction November 5, 2002 and it carries an estimate of $16,000,000 to $20,000,000. Lot 12, it is entitled "Nymphéas," and is an oil on canvas that measures 35 1/4 by

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THE UPPER WEST SIDE BOOK: CENTRAL PARK WEST: THE SECOND The Second Church of Christ, Scientist. 77 Central Park West. Southwest corner at 68th Street. Second Church of Christ, Scientist . By Carter B. Horsley THE LATIN AMERICAN SALE AT CHRISTIE'S, NEW YORK, JUNE, 1999 The Latin American Sale. Topsy-Turvy. Christie’s. June 2 and 3, 1999. Lot 35, "Crucifixion," by Roberto Matta, 1938, oil on canvas, 28 3/4 by 36 1/4 inches, ART/AUCTIONS: IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART EVENING AUCTION Impressionist & Modern Art. Part One. Sotheby’s. 7 PM, November 9, 2000. Sale 7545-----New auction records set for Matisse and Morisot ART/AUCTIONS: CLASSIC CAR AUCTION AT CHRISTIE'S MAY 18, 2002 A lot of great car history including some magnificent examples of automobile design could be seen May 16 through May 18 at Rockefeller Center where about 50 "classic" cars were on view prior to their auction at Christie's at 20 Rockefeller Plaza at 2PM May 18, 2002. The auction, whose catalogue provided great detail and the cars and their ART/AUCTIONS: RENAISSANCE AT CHRISTIE'S JANUARY 30, 2013 By Carter B. Horsley The "Renaissance" auction at Christie's New York January 30, 2013 is highlighted by two paintings by Botticelli and excellent examples by Bronzino, Fra Bartolommeo, Bartolomeo Veneto and Lucas Cranach II and a large drawing by Raphael.

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