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  Dear Art & Coin TV Blog Fans, On June 7, 2011 we launched the Art & Coin TV blog to be a place to share art and coin news from around the world. In a little over a year … Continue reading  

UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Explores Aspects of Silence

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Jan
2013
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In today’s digitized world, silence is increasingly elusive. For composer John Cage, the absence of sound was not merely elusive, it was impossible. His groundbreaking composition 4’33” contained no actual music, but instead called attention to the ambient sounds surrounding … Continue reading  

Sotheby’s to Offer Amaya Collection of Modern & Contemporary Indian Art

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Jan
2013
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On 19 March 2013, Sotheby’s will present the Amaya Collection, the first international Evening Sale of Indian Art and the first single-owner sale in this category to be held at Sotheby’s in more than a decade. Consigned by esteemed collector … Continue reading  

Tate Britain Opens Major Exhibition on the Late Work of Kurt Schwitters

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Schwitters in Britain is the first major exhibition to examine the late work of Kurt Schwitters, one of the major artists of European Modernism. The exhibition focuses on his British period, from his arrival in Britain as a refugee in … Continue reading  

Sometimes A Humble Nickel is Worth Millions

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Jan
2013
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A humble 5-cent coin with a storied past is headed to auction and bidding is expected to top $2 million a century after it was mysteriously minted. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is one of only five known to exist, … Continue reading  

Rochester Art Center Presents Exhibition by “New Leipzig School” Leader

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Jan
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Tim Eitel has gained a reputation as one of the best young painters working today. Recognized as a leading representative of the “New Leipzig School” of painting—a moniker imparted on a small group of artists who together attended the Leipzig … Continue reading  

Devon Cupboard Find Turns Brass into Gold at Bonhams Art Sale

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Jan
2013
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An astonished and delighted North Devon man has discovered, thanks to Bonhams, that the brass horseracing cup he’d left in a cupboard for years is in fact a solid gold trophy from South Africa’s Durban Gold Cup circa 1931. The … Continue reading  

Home of Romanian Designer Catalin Botezatu Searched Over Dutch Art Heist

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Jan
2013
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Romanian police investigating the spectacular October theft of seven masterpieces from a Rotterdam museum searched the home of a fashion designer on Monday and arrested his assistant, a police source said. They searched the home of Catalin Botezatu and were … Continue reading  

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Exhibits Famous Etchings by Goya

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Jan
2013
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From 26 January Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen’ Print Room plays host to the famous series of etchings ‘Los Desastres de la Guerra’ by the Spanish artist Goya. The eighty etchings present Goya’s critique of the events during the Peninsular War … Continue reading  

Sotheby’s to Offer the Collection of Mark Birley from his London Home

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Jan
2013
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Sotheby’s London announced that it will offer for sale the collection of renowned arbiter of taste and fêted London club owner Mark Birley (1930-2007), on 21st March 2013. The auction will comprise property fro Thurloe Lodge, his home in Kensington … Continue reading