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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, December 2, 2011

Martin Johnson Heade's Orchids and Hummingbirds, ca. 1875-90, from the estate of Helen Marx, brought $1.98 million at Sotheby's on Dec. 1.

Hartley, Heade Lead $24.6 Million Sotheby's American Art Sale
ArtfixDaily Staff - December 2nd, 2011 05:25

Private collectors dominated the salesroom buying the top ten lots at Sotheby's Dec. 1 American Paintings auction which totaled $24.6 million. Even with 32 of 111 lots going unsold, the hefty sale total was bolstered by competitive bidding for several marquee works offered freshly from institutions and private collections.

Knoedler & Company's landmark 1909 townhouse at 19 East 70th Street.

Venerable American Art Gallery Closes Doors After 165 Years
New York Times - December 1st, 2011 19:57

A major Manhattan gallery noted for shaping tastes and the market for American art for 165 years has announced that it is closing permanently. The sudden shuttering of Knoedler & Co., on the Upper East Side, leaves behind an American art institution and a valuable repository...

From Jonathan Boos is Marsden Hartley's (American, 1877-1943). Berlin Series, No. 1. c. 1913. Oil on canvas board. 18 x 15 in.

Winter Antiques Show Celebrates its 58th Year with Six New Exhibitors and a Loan Exhibition from Historic Hudson Valley
Release Date: 01 December 2011
The Winter Antiques Show celebrates its 58th year as America's most prestigious antiques show, providing museums, collectors, dealers, design professionals and first-time buyers with opportunities to see and purchase exceptional pieces showcased by 75 exhibitors. This year, specialists in 18th ...

Rare Dutch leather and mahogany musician's chair with low cartouche-shaped back and scroll carved arms on a balloon seat with show apron and bold front cabriole legs ending in scroll feet. c.1840.

EXTRAORDINARY CHAIRS: SINGLES, PAIRS AND SETS; A Holiday Exhibition at Philip Colleck, Ltd. December Ist, 2011 to January 10th, 2012
Release Date: 01 December 2011
The very first chairs were primitive, tree trunks hollowed out above the “seat”, the hollowed part providing a back, created for the human need to have a comfortable place to sit down and rest and savor the many pleasures of life that are better enjoyed seated, such as dining, reading, playing ...

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	Art Miami Sees Robust First Day Sales Release Date: 01 December 2011 Art Miami (www.art-miami.com), the city’s longest running contemporary art fair and anchor fair to the City of Miami, opened to the public for the first full day yesterday, with galleries continuing to report strong sales and promising leads from serious art collectors and museums. ... Read more

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