The Painter
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| Originally published | 2014 |
| Authors | Peter Heller |
| Address | Sahrayı Cedit, Atatürk Cd. 15-9, 34734 Kadıköy/İstanbul |
| Hours | Closed ⋅ Opens 8AM |
| Phone | 0553 935 28 18 |
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About The Painter
Peter Heller, the celebrated author of the breakout best seller The Dog Stars, returns with an achingly beautiful, wildly suspenseful second novel about an artist trying to outrun his past. Jim Stegner has seen his share of violence and loss. Years ago he shot a man in a bar. His marriage disintegrated. . . .
Where is the The Painter
WW2 veterans sign history buff's rifle as he collects stories
... The Painter and decorator, from St Ives, Cambridgeshire, has traced about 90 RAF, Army and Royal Navy personnel and hopes to record at least 10 more...
Colombian artist Fernando Botero dies aged 91
... President Gustavo Petro called him " The Painter of our traditions and defects, The Painter of our virtues"...
How a flood led family to discover slavery link
... " Through his research Mr Blake learned that John and his brother, Francis - whose son was The Painter Sir Francis - left Scotland as teenagers in the 1750s...
Klimt's final portrait sells for record £85. 3m
... The portrait of the unnamed woman was still on an easel in Klimt s studio when The Painter died in 1918...
Tate Britain has rehung its art collection: What can we learn?
... Responding to his hazy landscapes, one explained that " he is The Painter not of reflections, but of immediate sensations"...
A secret room that saved this girl's life
... Art historians say that The Painter had the condition, or gift, of synesthesia: he could look at a colour and hear music...
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first official portrait released
... The royal couple met The Painter while visiting the Fitzwilliam Museum earlier to see the portrait during its first day on public display...
Joseph Wright of Derby painting saved for nation
... Known as Joseph Wright of Derby, The Painter is famous for capturing scenes from the burgeoning world of science...
Klimt's final portrait sells for record £85. 3m
By Jasmine AnderssonBBC News
Gustav Klimt 's final painting has sold for £85. 3m ($108. 4m), Making It The Most valuable work of art ever sold at auction in Europe.
Lady with a Fan (Dame mit Fächer) was sold to a Hong Kong collector who triumphed in a four-way bidding war at Sotheby's.
The Portrait of the unnamed woman was still on an easel in Klimt's studio when The Painter died in 1918.
It soared past its £65m estimate in an auction that lasted 10 Minutes .
The Painting , described as " a masterpiece by an artist at The Height of his powers" has strong Asian influences and is part of the Japonisme trend, which refers to The Influence of Japanese Art and design among Western European artists.
It also features several Chinese motifs including The Phoenix , a symbol of immortality and rebirth, and lotus blossoms that signify love.
Helena Newman , The Chair of Sotheby's Europe and worldwide head of impressionist and Modern Art , said: " Dame mit Fächer is The Last portrait Gustav Klimt created before his untimely death, when still in his artistic prime and producing some of his most accomplished and experimental works.
" Many of those works, certainly The Portraits for which he is best known, were commissions. This, though, is something completely Different - a technical tour De Force , full of boundary-pushing experimentation, as well as a heartfelt ode to absolute beauty. "
Lady with a Fan is, a leading figure of the Vienna Secession art movement, to be owned privately. It was last sold in 1994, when it fetched $11. 6m (£9m).
The Austrian Symbolist painter is best-known for his work on gold-leaf-encrusted canvases such as The Kiss , 1907-8, and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
