As Doha’s Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art marks 15 years, Myrna Ayad examines the institution’s past, present, and the long-awaited promise of its future
Dilys E. Blum, 78, of Philadelphia, senior curator emeritus of costume and textiles at the Philadelphia Art Museum, author, lecturer, mentor, and world traveler, died Saturday, Dec. 27, of complications from cancer at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Marc Chagall, Couple et mimosas (1960), $326,200 to $466,000 estimate, is due to be sold at Sotheby's Modern & Contemporary Art Auction in Singapore on January 25, 2026. Gouache and pastel on paper, 77.3 x 57.9cm. The work has been traded 3 times in the past.
With a dozen exhibitions coming to El Prado in the next twelve months, the museum is utilising its collection of over 20,000 works of art to cover everything from 17th century royalty to photography to the story of its own evolution.
Hendra Gunawan, Village life (1975), $753,300 to $1.24m estimate, is due to be sold at Sotheby's Modern & Contemporary Art Auction in Singapore on January 25, 2026. Oil on canvas, 150.0 x 203.0cm. The work has been traded twice in the past.
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