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Focusing on the Genius of Picasso

By Art Authority April 4, 2018 , ,

 

Next up in our Focus series: FocusOnPicasso.com, a site designed to help art lovers explore and obtain reproductions from the different periods and styles of the artist often called the most influential of the 20th century. The site opening is timed to link with the start of the new National Geographic Channel’s “Genius” series, entitled simply “Picasso.” FocusOnPicasso.com lets TV watchers and art lovers everywhere view, learn about and purchase archival reproductions of key works from each of Picasso’s highly varied creative periods.

As with other Art Authority Focus sites, FocusOnPicasso.com provides a succinct overview of major aspects of the subject and makes available museum-approved archival prints of key works of art involved. In addition to exploring by period, users can also browse through Picasso’s works by subject matter as well.

Portions of purchases from Focus sites go back directly to the institutions involved. All Focus sites feature our 1000Museums brand, known for the latest in print-on-demand technology, top-quality archival reproductions, and a broad set of museum and cultural institution relationships. The full 1000Museums print-on-demand line is available at 1000Museums.com.

Coming full circle: Art Channel for iPad

By Art Authority August 15, 2017

 

We’re happy to announce the availability of an iPad version of our popular Art Channel Apple TV app. Art Channel for Apple TV is a curated version of our award-winning Art Authority for iPad app, so Art Channel for iPad completes the circle from iPad to Apple TV and back.

As you’re probably aware, Art Authority for iPad (and iPhone and Mac) lets you explore a database of over 100,000 works of art (from 1500 artists and 900 locations) in both structured and unstructured ways, through a virtual museum metaphor. When Apple opened up Apple TV to apps, we realized that that sort of access was not what most people would want on their TV. Hence Art Channel, with “shows” which highlight and curate key aspects of the Art Authority collection.

It turns out that some iPad users want this simplified approach on their iPad too, and some Apple TV users also want to be able to watch their Art Channel shows on the go. So Art Channel for iPad was pretty much a natural.

We hope you like it.

Most Wonderful Time of the Year

By Art Authority December 6, 2016

 

For many, the holiday season is The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. It’s definitely up there on the Art Channel. We’re happy to be debuting two new shows, “Winter Wonderland” and “Christmas Classics.”

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Plus we’ve updated the “Highest Priced” show to add another $80 million or so to the $2 billion of art it includes.

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Wonderful!

(P.S. If you’re really into Christmas, don’t forget about our dedicated Christmas Art Apple TV app).

From Summer into Fall

By Art Authority September 12, 2016

 

As the seasons change, once again, from Summer to Fall, we’re happy to announce the newest show on Art Channel for Apple TV: Autumn.

Autumn Regrets, by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1882

Autumn Regrets, by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1882

And, just in case you missed, there’s still time to enjoy Summer at the Beach as well.

At the Seaside, William Merritt Chase, 1892. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

At the Seaside, William Merritt Chase, 1892. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Independence Day

By Art Authority June 29, 2016

 

Having moved from Spring to Summer, we here in the USA are about to celebrate our 240th Independence Day. Our latest Art Channel show commemorates and celebrates July 4, 1776.

Fourth of July Number 1 by Florine Stettheimer

Fourth of July Number 1 by Florine Stettheimer

Sunrises and Sunsets for Solstice

By Art Authority June 8, 2016

 

As the seasons move from spring to summer, so too with Art Channel for Apple TV. Our newest show, for the upcoming summer solstice, is “Sunrise, Sunset.” It joins our “Spring Landscapes,” “May Day” and “Mother’s Day Cassatts” seasonal shows.

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Happy Solstice!

May Days on the Art Channel

By Art Authority April 26, 2016

 

Following Landscapes for Spring in April, the month of May brings three new shows to our Art Channel on Apple TV.

First, a short show celebrating May Day, the first of May.

Second, an in-depth homage to mothers and Mother’s Day through the work of Impressionist Mary Cassatt. Few, if any, have portrayed the bond between mother and child better.

Third, a show focusing on the work of Sandro Botticelli, whose classic work “Primavera (Allegory of Spring)” brings us back full circle.

Spring is in the Air

By Art Authority March 24, 2016

 

We’re pleased to announce our newest show on the Art Channel for Apple TV: “Landscapes for Spring.” Landscapes fit particularly well on HD TV’s and we’ve got over 50 of the best of them. Shining particularly brightly are the beauty and power of Frederic Church’s Heart of the Andes and Twilight in the Wilderness.

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Happy Spring, and Happy Easter!

Next on the Art Channel

By Art Authority February 25, 2016 ,

 

We’re happy to announce the next show on our Apple TV Art Channel. “Easter Story” joins our recently announced “Valentine’s Day Inspirations” and “Highest Priced” shows, along with older favorites like “All-time Highlights” and a great selection of period shows. “Easter Story” includes almost 700 years worth of paintings from Botticelli, Fra Angelico and of course Da Vinci’s Last Supper. Plus much more.

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We’re also pleased to announce that monthly subscriptions are now available to the Art Channel, which give you access to art well beyond what’s in the free and preview shows available for everyone. And videos. Even better, subscriptions are only 99 cents per month, and there’s a 7-day free trial. So we’re hoping you’ll sign up today.

Give your lover $2 billion in art (or just keep it for yourself)

By Art Authority February 11, 2016 ,

 

As previously announced, one of the new Art Channel shows for Valentine’s Day, “Highest Priced,” includes paintings which have sold for over $2 billion. Quite the Valentine’s Day gift. Not only are these paintings literally worth a fortune, but they make great backdrops on your living room wall as you and your Valentine open your other presents. Or just chill. Only on the Art Channel and Apple TV.

In case you’re curious what’s in the “Highest Priced” show, here’s the full list:

Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) Gauguin, Paul $300 million in 2015
The Card Players Cézanne, Paul $259 million in 2011
Reclining Nude (Nu Couché) Modigliani, Amedeo $170.4 million in 2015
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I Klimt, Gustav $135 million in 2006
Salvator Mundi Leonardo da Vinci $127.5 million in 2013
The Scream Munch, Edvard $119.9 million in 2012
Reclining Nude on Blue Cushion (Nu Couché au coussin Bleu) Modigliani, Amedeo $118 million in 2012
Boy with a Pipe (Garçon à la Pipe) Picasso, Pablo $104.2 million in 2004
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire vue du bosquet du Château Noir Cézanne, Paul $100 million in 2013
Portrait of Oopjen Coppit Rembrandt $90 million in 2015
Portrait of Marten Soolmans Rembrandt $90 million in 2015
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II Klimt, Gustav $87.9 million in 2006
Portrait of Dr. Gachet Gogh, Vincent van $82.5 million in 1990
Water Lily Pond (Le bassin aux nymphéas) Monet, Claude $80.5 million in 2008
Ball at the Moulin de la Galette (Bal du moulin de la Galette) Renoir, Pierre-Auguste $78.1 million in 1990
The Massacre of the Innocents Rubens, Peter Paul $76.7 million in 2012
Darmstadt Madonna Holbein, Hans the Younger $75 million in 2011
Diana and Callisto Titian $71.7 million in 2012
Self-portrait without beard (Portrait de l’artiste sans barbe) Gogh, Vincent van $71.5 million in 1998
Diana and Actaeon Titian $70.6 million in 2009
Portrait of Alfonso d’Avalos, Marchese del Vasto, in Armor with a Page Titian $70 million in 2003
Nude Sitting on a Divan (The Beautiful Roman Woman) Modigliani, Amedeo $69 million in 2010
The Gross Clinic (The Clinic of Dr. Gross) Eakins, Thomas $68 million in 2007
La Gommeuse Picasso, Pablo $67.45 million in 2015
Les Alyscamps Gogh, Vincent van $66.3 million in 2015
Jeanne (Spring) Manet, Edouard $65.1 million in 2014
Curtain, Jug and Fruit (Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier) Cézanne, Paul $60.5 million in 1999
Suprematist Composition (blue rectangle over the red beam) Malevich, Kazimir $60 million in 2008
Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin Gogh, Vincent van $58 million in 1989
Wheat Field with Cypresses at the Haude Galline near Eygalieres Gogh, Vincent van $57 million in 1993
Woman with Folded Arms (Femme aux Bras Croisés) Picasso, Pablo $55 million in 2000
Irises Gogh, Vincent van $53.9 million in 1987
Young Peasant Girl in a Straw Hat sitting in front of a wheatfield Gogh, Vincent van $47.5 million in 1997
Sunflowers Gogh, Vincent van $39.7 million in 1987
Portrait of a Halberdier (Francesco Guardi?) Pontormo, Jacopo $35.2 million in 1989

A few of the high-priced works by modern and contemporary artists, such as Picasso, Rothko, Pollock and Warhol are not included because the originals are still under copyright. You’ll just have to go out and try to buy these for yourself 🙂

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