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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Jasper F. Cropsey, "Prospect Point, Niagara Falls in Winter." N.D., after 1856. Signed lower left.

Rare Cropsey paintings sell for 100 times estimates
New York Times - May 16th, 2011 22:18

Two recently rediscovered works by Hudson River School artist Jasper F. Cropsey fetched a total of $840,000 at a Clarke Auction in Larchmont, New York, on May 15. A winter hunting scene at Niagara Falls snowballed to...

ERNEST LAWSON (1873-1939) - Central Park, c.1910

Impressionist Masterpiece Rediscovered
Release Date: 16 May 2011
After almost a century in a single private collection, Ernest Lawson's "Central Park" has re-emerged. The painting, executed circa 1910, went from Lawson by way of Mac Beth Galleries directly to a private collection in the midwest. Representing the artist's best signature work, "Central ...

Jeff Bridgman's Top Ten Things to Know about the American Flag on Flag Day, June 14
Release Date: 16 May 2011
“Many people think that the flag we love so much as Americans was born alongside the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, or at least in the general vicinity of that day," notes leading flag specialist Jeff Bridgman. “But it was actually brought to life by the Flag Act of 1777, ...

Desks and decorations at Showcase Antiques and Fine Arts

New Orleans Welcomes Showcase Antiques and Fine Arts
Release Date: 14 May 2011
David Goldberg, the New Orleans antiques and art appraiser who helped a Texas woman sell an undervalued Western oil painting by Alfred Bierstadt for more than $100,000 last year, has opened a fine art and antiques re-sale shop near New Orleans' popular Uptown antique district. The new gallery, ...

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	Important Two-Day Estate Auction May 28-29, 2011 Northeast Auctions Portsmouth, New Hampshire Read more

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	AMERICAN BEAUTY: BENSON MASTERWORK TO LEAD CHRISTIE’S MAY 18 SALE OF IMPORTANT AMERICAN PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND SCULPTURE Release Date: 16 May 2011 Christie’s is pleased to announce further details of its upcoming auction of Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture on 18 May 2011, at 10 am. A total of 138 lots will be offered, featuring outstanding works drawn from a cross-section of styles and genres, including Hudson River ... Read more

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