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100-carat diamond to be offered at Sotheby's New York on April 21, 2015. It is expected to fetch $19 million to $25 million.

Sotheby's Unveils Rare 'Perfect' 100-Carat Diamond

February 16, 2015

Sotheby’s unveiled a diamond unlike any offered before: an extraordinary 100-carat perfect diamond in a classic Emerald-cut. The remarkable 100.20-carat, D color, Internally Flawless, Type IIa ...

EDITH SCHLOSS: STILL LIFE, MYTHS AND MOUNTAINS, A RETROSPECTIVE

Edith Schloss: Still Life, Myths and Mountains - A Landmark Retrospective Opens in New York

February 16, 2015

Sundaram Tagore Gallery has announced a landmark retrospective of work by Edith Schloss (1919-2011), one of America’s great expatriate artists whose paintings, assemblages, collages, ...

Top: (from left) Silas Chou, Emily Rafferty, Wendi Murdoch, Anna Wintour, Andrew Bolton, Wong Kar Wai, Mike Hearn, Nathan Crowley, and Joe Zee at the Met's China: Through the Looking Glass advance press event Middle: Exhibition Artistic Director and renowned filmmaker Wong Kar Wai. Bottom: Exhibition Curator Andrew Bolton of The Costume Institute

Wendi Murdoch, Anna Wintour, and More Gather for Preview of Met's Costume Institute Upcoming Exhibit

February 16, 2015

The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a press presentation on Monday, February 16, 2015, in the Museum’s Chinese Galleries to reveal early details about The Costume Institute’s upcoming ...

Jay Robinson (American, b. 1915), Untitled abstract, n.d. Acrylic and India ink on papyrus, 22 x 30 inches. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Extended loan from the artist. GMOA 2014.24E

Georgia Museum of Art to present science-inspired exhibition

February 15, 2015

The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present the exhibition “Jay Robinson: Quarks, Leptons and Peanuts” from March 28 through June 21. The exhibition will feature the work ...

Henri Matisse’s Tête de jeune fille, brush and black ink on paper from 1950 is the sale’s top lot, with a presale estimate of $300,000 to $500,000.

Works by Matisse, Klee, Picasso Among Highlights of Swann Galleries' March 5 Auction

February 15, 2015

On Thursday, March 5, Swann Galleries will auction more than 600 works of art by American and European artists working in the 19th and 20th centuries. There are drawings and paintings as well as ...

50 Shades of Gray, in Menswear Suiting Quilts from FISHER HERITAGE

February 15, 2015

Ever wonder how there could be so many different shades of gray in that staple of menswear- charcoal wool? Woolens manufacturers endlessly inventive produced different weaves and subtly tweaked ...

A.B. Frost's "Quail - A Covey Rise," sold for $180,000

Birds Take Flight At Copley’s Winter Sale 2015

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February 13, 2015

Copley Fine Art Auctions (www.copleyart.com) set a new world record for classic American sporting artist Arthur Burdett Frost at their Winter Sale 2015, held February 12 in Charleston, South ...

The Lyme Art Association Presents An Exhibition in Four Acts 2015: A Contemporary Look, Pulled and Pressed, Industrious America, Holding Still

February 14, 2015

Four new exhibitions, each with a different theme, will be on view in the Lyme Art Association’s beautiful historic galleries from March 6 through April 17. A Contemporary Look, Pulled and ...

• Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875): A large moon white mizusashi (water container) by Rengetsu with an imprinted lotus leaf enhancing an amusing play of words, since that Rengetsu translates to Lotus Moon. (#1691)

BachmannEckenstein | JapaneseArt at Asia Week New York – March 2015

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March 2, 2015

Japanese Art | Pre-Modern and Beyond BachmannEckenstein | JapaneseArt is back in town for their bi-annual exhibition of Japanese art in New York coinciding with Asia Week 2015. In ...

From Wayne Thiebaud (American, b. 1920), will be “Gumball Machine,” a linoleum cut print from 1970 which is estimated at $10,000-$15,000.

IMPORTANT FINE ART AND THE MELLON SCAIFE ESTATE TO ATTRACT BIDDERS WORLDWIDE TO CLARS FEBRUARY 21-23, 2015 AUCTION

February 12, 2015

Clars Auction Gallery announced that their February 21 and 22, 2015, sale will feature an exceptional collection of fine art, significant offerings from the Mellon Scaife collection from his Pebble ...

BIDSQUARE APPOINTS ALLIS GHIM AS PRESIDENT AND CEO

February 12, 2015

Bidsquare announced Allis Ghim as its new President and CEO. Ghim will have oversight of the overall strategic direction, expansion and operation of Bidsquare, a new online bidding ...

Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Boompjes, Rotterdam, Netherlands. 1982. © Office for Metropolitan Architecture. From the Collection of the Alvin Boyarsky Archive

Drawing Ambience: Alvin Boyarsky and the Architectural Association

February 12, 2015

This spring, the RISD Museum presents Drawing Ambience: Alvin Boyarsky and the Architectural Association. Co-organized with the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. ...

Tatlin’s Whisper, #6 (Havana Version), 2009 Stage, podium, microphone, loudspeakers, curtain, two people dressed in military fatigues, dove, audience, and 200 disposable cameras Wifredo Lam Center, Havana

Neuberger Museum Displays Work by Detained Cuban Artist Tania Bruguera

February 11, 2015

In support of Cuban-born New York-based artist Tania Bruguera, the Neuberger Museum of Art of Purchase College has mounted (February 12 through March 22, 2015) the artist’s ...

Highlights from the Estate of Lauren Bacall on Tour Before Auction

February 11, 2015

An astonishing art and jewellery collection assembled by acclaimed actress of stage and screen, Lauren Bacall, who died in August 2014 will be previewed in London from 15 – 19 February, before it ...

This portrait painting by John Constable (1776-1837) of his sister Mary, done around 1820, sold for $14,400 at Los Angeles Auction House.

1820 portrait by John Constable (Br., 1776-1837) of his sister Mary sells for $14,400 at auction

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February 13, 2015

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – A trove of ten personal letters written from 1948-1950, mostly from Queen Elizabeth II to Sharman Douglas (Princess Margaret’s close personal friend in the 1940s and ‘50s) ...

MoMA Appoints Leah Dickerman To Newly Endowed Position In Department Of Painting And Sculpture

February 10, 2015

The Museum of Modern Art announced the establishment of a newly endowed position, The Marlene Hess Curator of Painting and Sculpture, which will be held by Leah Dickerman, Curator, in the ...

Dan or Mano, Liberia. Mask with shoulder cloth, first half of 20th century. Wood, animal fur, feathers, cotton, beads; H. 9 in. (22.9 cm) (mask). Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Gift of William Siegman 2011.70.1

Visions from the Forests: The Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone

February 10, 2015

The Indiana University will present "Visions from the Forests: The Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone," the nation's first exhibition dedicated to the cultural heritage of West African neighbors ...

This Serial #1 Reserve Bank of Australia ND $1 banknote from 1979 will be sold at auction on Tuesday, March 10, by Archives International Auctions in Fort Lee, N.J.

Beautiful, highly collectible U.S. and worldwide banknotes and more will be sold at auction March 10th in New Jersey

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February 12, 2015

FORT LEE, N.J. – More than 1,040 lots of U.S. and worldwide banknotes, Federal bonds and documents and security printing ephemera will be sold in an auction slated for Tuesday, March 10th by ...

Charles Moore, Selma Protests, 1965. 96 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. Vintage gelatin silver, printed ca. 1965, signed by photographer and Black Star stamp verso. CM019

Selma March 1965 - An Exhibition on the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement's Beginnings at Steven Kasher Gallery

February 10, 2015

Steven Kasher Gallery will present the exhibition Selma March 1965 from March 5 to April 18 in New York. Featuring over 150 original photographs, the exhibition depicts the three ...

Kristan Chamberlain of Chamberlain Fine Art Galleries.

Chamberlain Fine Art Uses The Curator's Eye to Cost-Effectively Develop a Brand

February 10, 2015

Kristan Chamberlain of Chamberlain Fine Art (www.chamberlainfineartgalleries.com) recently spoke with The Curator's Eye about art marketing and her decision to be an online-only gallery. ...

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