By — Molly Finnegan Molly Finnegan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/fridays-art-notes-29 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Friday’s Art Notes Arts Jul 2, 2010 10:13 AM EDT Painted cyclists ride the side of a building in Rotterdam, where the Tour de France will start on Saturday. Photo by Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images. * British novelist Beryl Bainbridge, a five-time finalist for the Booker Prize and two-time winner of the Whitbread literary prize, has died at the age of 75. Bainbridge’s literary agency said she died in a London hospital early Friday. She had been suffering from cancer. The Guardian and the Telegraph have appreciations of the author. * More than 60 photographs by Richard Avedon will go on sale this fall in Paris, Christie’s auction house said Friday. The collection is expected to bring $3.7 million to $6 million. New York-based Avedon Foundation is selling photographs from its archive for the first time to establish an endowment to promote the work and legacy of the photographer. * Part two of Susan Stamberg’s series on Claude Monet continues with a look at the artist’s famous paintings of cathedrals. * In time for the July 4 weekend, the Chicago Tribune’s Christopher Borrelli lists his 20 favorite movie explosions. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Molly Finnegan Molly Finnegan
Painted cyclists ride the side of a building in Rotterdam, where the Tour de France will start on Saturday. Photo by Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images. * British novelist Beryl Bainbridge, a five-time finalist for the Booker Prize and two-time winner of the Whitbread literary prize, has died at the age of 75. Bainbridge’s literary agency said she died in a London hospital early Friday. She had been suffering from cancer. The Guardian and the Telegraph have appreciations of the author. * More than 60 photographs by Richard Avedon will go on sale this fall in Paris, Christie’s auction house said Friday. The collection is expected to bring $3.7 million to $6 million. New York-based Avedon Foundation is selling photographs from its archive for the first time to establish an endowment to promote the work and legacy of the photographer. * Part two of Susan Stamberg’s series on Claude Monet continues with a look at the artist’s famous paintings of cathedrals. * In time for the July 4 weekend, the Chicago Tribune’s Christopher Borrelli lists his 20 favorite movie explosions. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now