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Rebecca Salter Elected the First Female President of the Royal Academy of Arts in 251 Years

/ December 11th, 2019

Lidded jar with design of a lotus pond, China; Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Reign of the Jiajing emperor (1522–1566)

After Raising $100 Million in Capital Campaign, San Francisco's Asian Art Museum Installs 15 Masterpieces in Renovated Galleries

/ December 11th, 2019

Bill Traylor, Blue Construction with Dog, 1854-1949, 13.5 x 7.5 in, Pencil and poster paint on cardboard, courtesy of Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York and Wide Open Arts, New York.

Outsider Art Fair 2020 to Showcase An Array of Exhibitors and Projects From 'Bogus Cinderella' Postage Stamps to the Work of Peruvian Amazonian Artists

/ December 11th, 2019

1898 French advertising poster for Cleveland Cycles (Toledo, Ohio), with artwork by Jean Pal de Paleologue, made just prior to the crash of the worldwide bicycle boom (CA$3,835).

Miller & Miller's December 7th Advertising & Historic Objects auction in Canada grosses over CA$280,000

Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. / December 12th, 2019

J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851). Peace—Burial at Sea, exhibited 1842. Oil on canvas, 34 1/4 x 34 1/8 in. Tate: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856. Photo © Tate, 2019

J.M.W. Turner: Quest for the Sublime Makes Sole U.S. Appearance at Frist Art Museum

/ December 10th, 2019

Kaws, "Companion (Passing Through)" at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in "KAWS WHERE THE END STARTS," Oct 20, 2016 - Jan 22, 2017.

KAWS Among New Trustees Elected to American Folk Art Museum's Board

/ December 10th, 2019

J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851). Venice, the Bridge of Sighs, exhibited 1840. Oil on canvas, 27 x 36 in. Tate: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856. Photo © Tate, 2019

"J.M.W. Turner: Quest for the Sublime" Makes Sole U.S. Appearance at Frist Art Museum in Nashville

/ December 10th, 2019

The Hudson River School/ Part 2: Cultivating a Tradition, the series continues on PBS.

Part 2 of The Hudson River School Series Continues on PBS

/ December 10th, 2019

Incredibly Rare Gatling Gun Sells for $222,000 in Cowan’s $1.1M December Arms & Armor Auction

/ December 5th, 2019

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (1867-1959) Two Important Chairs from the Ward W. Willits House, Highland Park, Illinois, circa 1902 executed by John W. Ayers, Co. stained white oak, fabric upholstery.

2 Rediscovered Pairs of Rare Frank Lloyd Wright Chairs at Auction For the First Time

/ December 9th, 2019

Dozens of World Records Toppled in $9.4M Heritage Sports Card Auction

/ December 9th, 2019

Hartmann Schedel, Liber Cronicarum cum Figuris et Ymaginibus ab Inicio Mundi, Nuremberg, 1493. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000.

Cartography Purist's Delights Among Maps & Atlases at Swann

Swann Auction Galleries / December 5th, 2019

Laura Minton appointed curator of exhibitions at Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia.

Fralin Museum of Art at University of Virginia Announces Two New Curatorial Appointments

/ December 8th, 2019

Three Missouri Pacific Lines “state flowers” service plates, Syracuse China backstamps, 10½in diameter. Estimate $200-$300

Dirk Soulis to auction Edward P McHugh III Historical Railroadiana Collection, December 14th

Dirk Soulis Auctions / December 9th, 2019

Alson Skinner Clark, San Juan Capistrano Mission, 1921.

El Camino del Oro: Exhibition Explores California's Historic Mission Route in Art

/ December 8th, 2019

Le Ballet, by Boris Kochno with Maria Luz, Hachette (France), 1954, includes this Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) lithograph, which is seldom present in copies of this book. Estimate $400-$600

Quinn's to host Dec. 12 auction of renowned Getz-McDonagh Dance Library amassed over six decades

Quinn's Auction Gallery / December 9th, 2019

Megan Rooney, Fire on the Mountain (detail), 2019. Acrylic, pencil, pastel, wall paint on wall 800 × 1,700 cm (315 × 669 1/4 inches). Courtesy DREI, Cologne.

MOCA Toronto Announces 2020 Programming

MOCA Toronto / December 3rd, 2019

Tiffany Studios ‘Poppy’ table lamp, 22½ inches tall, signed on shade and base. Estimate $100,000-$150,000

Revered Tiffany name creates elegant framework for Morphy's Dec. 12th Fine & Decorative Arts Auction

/ December 9th, 2019

'The Lower River, Ipswich,' circa 1908, by Theodore Wendel (1857-1932), oil on canvas mounted to panel, 30 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches, signed lower right: 'Theodore Wendel'

Bringing to Light One of America's Earliest Impressionists

Vose Galleries / December 5th, 2019

STILL BEGINNING, 30th Annual Visual AIDS Day With(out) Art. Courtesy of visualaids.org

World AIDS Day commemorated with month of Visual AIDS films at Krannert Art Museum

Krannert Art Museum / December 5th, 2019

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Rebecca Salter Elected the First Female President of the Royal Academy of Arts in 251 Years

After Raising $100 Million in Capital Campaign, San Francisco's Asian Art Museum Installs 15 Masterpieces in Renovated Galleries

Outsider Art Fair 2020 to Showcase An Array of Exhibitors and Projects From 'Bogus Cinderella' Postage Stamps to the Work of Peruvian Amazonian Artists

Miller & Miller's December 7th Advertising & Historic Objects auction in Canada grosses over CA$280,000

J.M.W. Turner: Quest for the Sublime Makes Sole U.S. Appearance at Frist Art Museum

KAWS Among New Trustees Elected to American Folk Art Museum's Board

"J.M.W. Turner: Quest for the Sublime" Makes Sole U.S. Appearance at Frist Art Museum in Nashville

Part 2 of The Hudson River School Series Continues on PBS

Incredibly Rare Gatling Gun Sells for $222,000 in Cowan’s $1.1M December Arms & Armor Auction

2 Rediscovered Pairs of Rare Frank Lloyd Wright Chairs at Auction For the First Time

Dozens of World Records Toppled in $9.4M Heritage Sports Card Auction

Cartography Purist's Delights Among Maps & Atlases at Swann

Fralin Museum of Art at University of Virginia Announces Two New Curatorial Appointments

Dirk Soulis to auction Edward P McHugh III Historical Railroadiana Collection, December 14th

El Camino del Oro: Exhibition Explores California's Historic Mission Route in Art

Quinn's to host Dec. 12 auction of renowned Getz-McDonagh Dance Library amassed over six decades

MOCA Toronto Announces 2020 Programming

Revered Tiffany name creates elegant framework for Morphy's Dec. 12th Fine & Decorative Arts Auction

Bringing to Light One of America's Earliest Impressionists

World AIDS Day commemorated with month of Visual AIDS films at Krannert Art Museum

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stARTup San Francisco 2020: Call for Artists

Miller & Miller's December 7th Advertising...

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Collection Gift Expands Saint Louis Art Mu...

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