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PBS' History Detectives investigates whether artwork by Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg and other major artists is on the moon, and releases a special online video asking for help in locating the elusive Grumman engineer "John F.," who purportedly smuggled the "Moon Museum" aboard Apollo 12 in November 1969. Pictured here is an identical ceramic mini-canvas, which sparked the story after Tampa, FL art curator Jade Dellinger purchased the curious piece in an online auction. To

PBS’ HISTORY DETECTIVES PUTS A QUESTION TO THE NATION: IS ANDY WARHOL’S ART ON THE MOON?

/ June 8th, 2010

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Winslow Homer, Girl in a Hammock, 1873, Oil on canvas, 21 x 27 1/8 inches, Colby College Museum of Art, The Lunder Collection.

Colby College Museum of Art Summer Exhibitions

/ June 7th, 2010

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The Man Who Laughs, 1939, lithography

Abe Blashko, A Ninetieth Birthday Celebration, 75-Year Retrospective of Works on Paper, 1934 to 2008

Susan Teller Gallery / June 4th, 2010

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The restored second-floor bedroom wallpaper at Olana.

OLANA OPENS FREDERIC AND ISABEL CHURCHES’ BEDROOM NEWLY RESTORED WITH REPLICA WALLPAPERS

/ June 3rd, 2010

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Frederic Church, Sunset, Jamaica, 1865.

OLANA EXHIBITION EXPLORES THE IMPACT AND INFLUENCE OF JAMAICA ON ARTIST FREDERIC EDWIN CHURCH

/ June 3rd, 2010

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Aaron Draper Shattuck (1832 - 1928) Evening in the River Valley, stamped lower left, oil on canvas laid down on board, 12" x 19 7/8" $24,000

Close to Home: The New England Landscapes of Aaron Draper Shattuck (1832-1928)

/ June 2nd, 2010

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Clark Greenwood Voorhees (1871 - 1933) Chadwick House, Old Lyme, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 28" x 36". $110,000

The Cooley Gallery Proudly Announces: The Light Lies Softly in Old Lyme, The Paintings of Clark Greenwood Voorhees (1871-1933)

/ June 2nd, 2010

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Henry Cooke White (1861 - 1952) Moonrise, estate stamped lower left, pastel on paper, 10" x 14 1/4"

The Cooley Gallery Proudly Announces: “The Subtle Genius of Henry Cooke White (1861-1952);” An exhibition and sale of pastels; June 26th- August 7th, 2010

/ June 2nd, 2010

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Deseret, 1959, Oil on canvas, 58 x 70 inches, Signed lower left: "Stamos"

Theodoros Stamos: A Communion with Nature

/ June 2nd, 2010

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Reiko Ishiyama, Butterflies Brooch, 2010, silver, heated. photo: David Katz. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts New York, NY

2nd Annual Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair: SOFA WEST: SANTA FE 2010 July 8 - 11, 2010 at the Santa Fe Convention Center

/ June 1st, 2010

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A rare Shimon Okshteyn, oil painting and serigraph on paper mounted on canvas. It is estimated very conservatively at $8,000 – $10,000.

Gray’s offers rare Shimon Okshteyn (b. 1951 Ukraine) Mona Lisa at auction May 27, 1pm

/ May 21st, 2010

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A Gustaf Tenggren preliminary watercolor from "Pinocchio" 1940, watercolor on paper.

When You Wish Upon a Star: Rare Preliminary Watercolor from Pinocchio on the Auction Block at Bonhams & Butterfields

/ May 19th, 2010

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In The Fields by Daniel Ridgway Knight, American, 1839-1924. Courtesy of M.S. Rau Antiques.

PALM BEACH SHOW GROUP TO PRESENT THE 30TH ANNUAL BALTIMORE SUMMER ANTIQUES SHOW SEPTEMBER 2-5, 2010

/ May 19th, 2010

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Dialogue in Armor, 1944, 30 x 24 inches

Mesibov: The Wartime Shipyard, Extended through May 27

Susan Teller Gallery / May 18th, 2010

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Thomas Hart Benton "The Twist, 1964"

Debra Force Unveils New Gallery Space

/ May 18th, 2010

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