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Documentary Planned on the Life, Art & Lies of Elmyr de Hory
Release Date: 05 January 2014
Filmmaker Jeff Oppenheim (“Funny Valentine,” Universal Pictures, and “A Passion for Giving,” PBS) announced the launch of the IndieGoGo campaign for his documentary “Real Fake.” The feature length documentary chronicles the life, art, and lies of Elmyr de Hory--one of the most prolific art ...

Visions and Nightmares includes four drawings by Francisco Goya. Pesadilla (Nightmare)—one of two drawings on view from the so-called Black Border Album—depicts a disheveled woman astride a flying bull, her eyes bulging as she screams in terror. Although the image of a woman and bull traditionally personified the European continent, Goya’s drawing seems to symbolize the turmoil in Spain following the Peninsular War.

THE MORGAN TO DISPLAY ITS RARELY SEEN COLLECTION OF SPANISH DRAWINGS
Release Date: 05 January 2014
It was traditionally assumed that Spanish artists rarely drew, but recent research has demonstrated that drawing was, in fact, central to artistic practice in Spain. Visions and Nightmares: Four Centuries of Spanish Drawings explores the shifting roles and attitudes toward the art of drawing in ...

Edwin Ruda: The Band Paintings (1969 - 1972) at Berry Campbell
Release Date: 05 January 2014
Berry Campbell is pleased to announce Edwin Ruda: The Band Paintings, including sixteen paintings and works on paper from 1969 to 1972. Unafraid to step beyond stylistic boundaries, Edwin Ruda consistently probed the incongruities and connections between minimalism and the geometric and ...

This extremely rare circa 1902 Marklin Ferris Wheel features six (6) exquisitely carved and painted gondolas and center box with musical movement. Coming from the private collection of Jeanne Bertoia, the current value of this piece is estimated between $75,000 and $100,000.

THE ATLANTIC CITY ANTIQUES SHOW TO HOST WORLD-CLASS EXHIBIT OF ANTIQUE TOYS – A RETROSPECTIVE CURATED AND PRESENTED BY BERTOIA AUCTIONS
Release Date: 05 January 2014
JMK Shows is very honored to announce that Bertoia Auctions of Vineland, NJ, will be showcasing a world-class exhibit of museum-quality antique toys at the March 8th and 9th Atlantic City Antiques Show. Regarded world-wide as the premier auction house and experts in antique toys and banks, this ...

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