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Swiss Set Up Website to Track...
ArtfixDaily - June 18th, 2013A key destination for art in the era around World War II, Switzerland has now launched an online resource to help recover artworks looted by the Nazis. Claimants, museums and researchers can...
Expanded Hudson River School Art...
ArtfixDaily - June 18th, 2013Search for the sublime this summer with a weekend guided hike on the Hudson River School Art Trail. Starting Saturday, you can escape in 19th-century style on a tour to a cool mountain top with exceptional scenery enjoyed by scores of painters since the 1800s.
DIA Collection Value Estimated for...
Chicago Tribune - June 17th, 2013An estimate of about $2.5 billion has been pinned on the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts. The city owns the collection and has a debt of around $11 billion. The city manager in charge of balancing the books says creditors will want to...
Cadmus Drawing Leads Swann Galleries'...
ArtfixDaily - June 17th, 2013A male nude rendering by Paul Cadmus fetched a record price for a drawing by the artist at Swann Galleries' first stand-alone American art auction on June 13 in New York City.
German Police Bust International Art...
ArtfixDaily - June 13th, 2013A multimillion-dollar art forgery ring that allegedly made 400 fake artworks by Russian avant-garde artists has been busted by German police. Forged paintings copying the styles of such artists as...
Damien Hirst Counts his Spot...
New York Times - June 12th, 2013A catalogue raisonné of contemporary artist Damien Hirst's work will reveal just how many of his easily recognizable spot paintings there are. The official count is...
French Feminist Trumps F. Scott...
ArtfixDaily - June 12th, 2013A Sotheby's auction in New York saw a rare 16th century erotic polemic soar far above a buzzed-about first edition of F. Scott's Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," offered on the heels of this summer's hit film.
Oprah Winfrey Gives $12 Million to...
ArtfixDaily - June 11th, 2013Media mogul Oprah Winfrey has donated $12 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a new museum planned for Washington, DC's National Mall.
Art Basel Bursts with Big-Ticket...
ArtfixDaily - June 11th, 2013Following a heady series of auctions in New York totaling $1.1 billion, Art Basel brings up another $2.2 billion worth of 20th-century and contemporary art for sale. The annual Swiss fair has ushered in...
WWII Documentary Reveals Ghost Army...
- June 10th, 2013Now available on DVD and as a book, a new PBS documentary premiered last month about the little-known Ghost Army of American artists who helped defeat Hitler's forces in World War II.
Google Art Project Redesigns for...
ArtfixDaily - June 10th, 2013Google Art Project launched its faster navigation and new image-driven search features on Monday. The improved search tools make it easier to...
Kobe Bryant Agrees to Auction of his...
ArtfixDaily - June 10th, 2013After settling a disagreement with his mother, NBA star Kobe Bryant has given the green light to a sale of his memorabilia at a New Jersay auction house starting this month. The Los Angeles Lakers’ player reached a settlement with...
Baltimore Museum of Art Battles in...
ArtfixDaily - June 9th, 2013Arguments were heard in federal court over a disputed Renoir that the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) says was stolen from an exhibit there decades ago and a Virginia woman claims she is rightfully the owner after finding the work at a flea market.
California Couple Gifts $25 Million...
ArtfixDaily - June 9th, 2013A California cattle breeder who amassed a top-notch collection of Japanese art worth $25 million has gifted it to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Nearly 1,700 objects spanning 1,000 years...
Nazi-Seized Old Master Painting Leads...
ArtfixDaily - June 6th, 2013A recently restituted painting by 17th-century Dutch master Gerrit van Honthorst was the top lot in a Christie's Old Masters sale on June 5 in New York. Once part of the collections of Catherine the Great's art adviser and Russia's Hermitage Museum, The Duet was confiscated by the Nazis...
State Senate Passes Bill to Protect...
ArtfixDaily - June 4th, 2013A Michigan state Senate committee swiftly approved a bill that aims to protect the holdings of the Detroit Institute of Arts, and other Michigan museums, from the possibility of deaccessiong to cover municipal debts
Munch Museum Gets Thumbs-Up to Open...
ArtfixDaily - June 3rd, 2013Go-ahead was finally given to the Munch Museum to build a 12,000 sq. ft. glass structure on Oslo’s waterfront. The decision was annnounced last Tuesday and came four years after...
55th Venice Biennale Turns in New...
The Guardian - June 3rd, 2013The world's foremost contemporary art festival has opened in Venice for its 55th year of presenting the most wonderful--and weird--art being made today. Newcomers and exhibits outside the official pavilions are turning heads.
Whitney Redesigns its Graphic...
ArtfixDaily - May 22nd, 2013As the Whitney Museum approaches the opening of its new building in 2015, all aspects of programming and operations are being reconsidered.
Opportunity Knocks for American Art...
New York Times - May 30th, 2013After the skyrocketing post-war and contemporary art auctions in early May, prices in the historic American art sales last week were seemingly modest, reports the New York Times. Several lots soared, a few soured, but overall a renewed market strength was evident for American paintings of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Yet...
Bill Proposed to Protect Detroit...
ArtfixDaily - May 30th, 2013A Michigan lawmaker has proposed a bill to protect artwork held by the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) from being sold by the city to cover billions of dollars of debt. Detroit's $15 billion to $17 billion in bond debts...
Diamond, Qianlong Vases Boost $418...
ArtfixDaily - May 30th, 2013Christie's five-day auction in Hong Kong ended with total sales of HK$3.2 billion ($418 million), indicating a renewed uptick in the Asian market. Chinese buyers were back to a more competitive stance, bidding up...
City Leaders Consider Selling Objects...
ArtfixDaily - May 29th, 2013With an estimated debt burden of $15 billion, cash-strapped Detroit is considering selling objects from the city's renowned art museum. A debate has ensued over ownership of the multibillion dollar collection held by the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)...
Is the Market the Best Judge of Art's...
ArtfixDaily - May 28th, 2013On Friday, a group at Art Basel Hong Kong debated and then held a vote on whether "The Market Is the Best Judge of Art's Quality." A report in the South China Morning Post, says the motion was
Abstract Artist Ellsworth Kelly Feted...
ArtfixDaily - May 27th, 2013Celebrating his 90th birthday on May 31, American artist Ellsworth Kelly is experiencing widespread attention this year through a number of exhibitions at museums and galleries across the globe. Known for his use of simple forms and bright colors, Kelly (b. 1923) is associated with some of America's most recognizable 20th-century art movements...
Google Adds 20 More Museums to its...
ArtfixDaily - May 26th, 2013Google Art Project recently added 20 more museums to its online display of more than 40,000 total artworks from 250+ cultural organizations around the globe. Now online visitors can take a "Street View" virtual tour of the Mark Rothko galleries at...
Edward Hopper Leads $50 Million...
ArtfixDaily - May 23rd, 2013A panoramic view by modernist Edward Hopper was the top lot in a $50.8 million Christie's American art sale on Thursday. The auction total was the highest for the category at Christie's since 2008. The sale's star was Hopper's 1928 oil painting Blackwell's Island...
Select Lots Sizzle in Sotheby's...
ArtfixDaily - May 22nd, 2013Works by the likes of Rockwell and Russell helped push Sotheby's auction of American art well above its estimated total on Wednesday in New York. While 10 of 62 lots went unsold, several lots went wildly above estimate, bringing the sale total to $28 million, in excess of its high estimate of $24 million.
Tax Fraud Charges for New York Art...
ArtfixDaily - May 21st, 2013A New York art dealer has been arrested on tax fraud charges levied by federal prosecutors on Tuesday in relation to the sale of paintings that she said were by famed Abstract Expressionists, but some turned out to be fakes.
Crystal Bridges Museum Opens Two...
ArtfixDaily - May 20th, 2013On the heels of a hugely popular Norman Rockwell exhibition, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is showcasing two new temporary exhibitions featuring American genre painting. More than 65,000 visitors trekked to Bentonville, Arkansas, to view...
Terra Foundation Announces Winners of 2013...
June 13th, 2013Major Georgia O'Keeffe Exhibition Opens in The...
June 17th, 2013Dallas Museum of Art’s Anne Bergeron Co-Authors...
June 17th, 2013Record 70,000 Visitors Flock to Art Basel
June 16th, 2013Oil painting by Haddon Sundblom expected to...
June 14th, 2013ALEX KATZ: Selections from the Whitney Museum...
June 17th, 2013Paul Evans Sells for $187,500; Frederick Rhead...
June 13th, 2013