Monthly Archives: September 2012

Christie’s to Offer a Seminal Yves Klein from the Brooklyn Museum’s Collection

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2012
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Christie’s will offer Accord Bleu (Sponge Relief) an important painted sponge relief, unseen on the market since 1960. Consigned by the Brooklyn Museum, all proceeds from the sale will be directed to the creation of a board-designated fund for the … Continue reading  

Cleveland Museum of Art Announces Auction of Claude Monet’s Wheat Field

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As part of the ongoing review of its collections, the Cleveland Museum of Art has identified Claude Monet’s painting, Wheat Field (1881) for deaccession through public auction. In keeping with the museum’s policy and the accepted guidelines established by the … Continue reading  

Exquisite Night of Jon Rattenbury 9/27

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The Master of Fantasy Realism, Jon Rattenbury captures the magic in each moment! Tune in this Thursday, September 27th, at 8pm EST / 5pm PST to see Barry present the most breathtaking collection of Rattenbury originals that we’ve ever had … Continue reading  

Letters to Hemingway Get Crucial Repair at Northeast Document Conservation Center

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The paper conservator’s scalpel picked at the red and black specks, flicking away the fly droppings that had stained Ingrid Bergman’s letter to Ernest Hemingway. “I shall remember people like you and forget the rest of the world,” the actress … Continue reading  

Art Institute of Chicago Expands Presentation of Rubloff Paperweights Collection

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The Art Institute of Chicago announced the expansion of its gallery dedicated to the Arthur Rubloff Collection of paperweights. The new presentation, made possible by generous support from the International Paperweight Society Foundation and L.H. Selman, Ltd., along with the … Continue reading  

2012 Silver Eagle San Francisco Two Coin Set

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2012
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This month, I wanted to focus on the 2012 Silver Eagle set from San Francisco.  If you remember, I speculated in an earlier blog posting that the Mint would release reverse proof Eagles this year along with a mint state … Continue reading  

Museum of Modern Art Announces Plans to Open Seven Days per Week Starting May 2013

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The Museum of Modern Art announces that it will open to the public seven days per week beginning May 1, 2013. Over the last two years, the Museum experimented with opening on Tuesdays—a day on which the Museum is usually … Continue reading  

Fontana, Manzoni and Marini Headline Sotheby’s Upcoming London Sale of 20th Century Italian Art

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2012
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Sotheby’s London presents its forthcoming 20th Century Italian Art Sale, which will take place on Friday, October 12, 2012. The auction will include major works by Lucio Fontana, Piero Manzoni, Alberto Burri, Marino Marini and Giorgio Morandi, in addition to … Continue reading  

Pride and Prejudice: Female Artists in France and Sweden at Nationalmuseum

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2012
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Nationalmuseum’s major autumn exhibition Pride and Prejudice opens on 27 September. The focus is on female artists in France and Sweden during the 18th and 19th centuries and their opportunities to become professionals in their field. The show includes works … Continue reading  

After 35 Years of Research, Group Claims Leonardo Da Vinci Painted Early Mona Lisa Work

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A Zurich-based foundation says it will prove to the world Thursday that Leonardo Da Vinci painted an earlier version of the Mona Lisa — a claim doubted by at least one expert on the multifaceted Renaissance artist. The Mona Lisa … Continue reading