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Dorothy Browdy Kushner, NBC Orchestra, 1936

Helluva Town, Gallery Summer Show Announced

Susan Teller Gallery / July 5th, 2010

Derek A. Bencomo, Hana Valley, First View from the "Peaks and Valleys Series", 1997, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003)

A Revolution in Wood: The Bresler Collection

/ July 1st, 2010

Auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields sold this cased pair of English dueling pistols in San Francisco on June 28th for $49,725, twice the expectation - the pistols were made by an important English gunsmith for a South Carolina gentleman in 1825.

Historic South Carolina Dueling Pistols Double Auction Expectation at Bonhams & Butterfields in June

/ June 30th, 2010

A 1981 DeLorean DMC12 Coupé will be auctioned by Bonhams.

Miranda Guinness Countess of Iveagh's De Lorean Motor Car to Sell at Bonhams

/ June 30th, 2010

ART AND ANTIQUE DEALERS LEAGUE OF AMERICA ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW SPRING SHOW, APRIL 28-MAY 2, 2011 AT THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY

/ June 29th, 2010

GIOVANNI BATTISTA CROSATO (c.1685-86 - 1758) The Rape of Europa; Meleager presenting the head of the Calydonian Boar to Atalanta; Bacchus crowning Ariadne with a diadem of stars; and Jason and Medea charming the Sleepless Dragon of the Golden Fleece 32 x 39 ins (81.3 x 99.1 cm) A set of four, each oil on canvas

Anna and Brian Haughton Announce Dealers and Plans for the 22nd Annual International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show October 22-28, 2010 at the Park Avenue Armory New York

Haughton International Fairs / June 28th, 2010

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century

High Museum of Art / June 23rd, 2010

PROVOCATIVE PARALLELS: THE MODERN ART OF ANTIQUE QUILTS

FISHER HERITAGE / June 22nd, 2010

Twain No. 1 (2005-cast bronze) 24" x 21"

Scissors Obsession: Figure/Figuration

/ June 21st, 2010

Elaine De Kooning: Out of the Shadow, opens at Birnam Wood Galleries

Birnam Wood Galleries / June 23rd, 2010

One of the rarest Faulkner volumes will be offered at Christie's on June 22. The 1927 novel "Mosquitoes" (estimate: $20,000-30,000) is a first edition, first printing.

FAULKNER, KEROUAC, AND WALL STREET TO BE SOLD AT CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK

/ June 21st, 2010

A rare and beautiful 38-star flag, An Indian Wars period flank guidon of the 4th U.S. Infantry, with a medallion configuration surrounding the numeral “4” (1876-1889), Colorado Statehood.

JEFF R. BRIDGMAN TO EXHIBIT HISTORIC AMERICAN FLAGS, POLITICAL CAMPAIGN TEXTILES AT ASPEN ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS FAIR, JULY 3-10

/ June 18th, 2010

Suzanne Perrault is Featured Speaker at the 2010 Princeton Fall Antiques and Fine Arts Show September 25

/ June 16th, 2010

Imminence (1976). Jeff Donaldson, American (1932-2004). Acrylic and mixed media on corrugated paper board. Museum purchase in memory of Lillie Mae Harris Fincher, with funds provided by the Sankofa Society, 2009.11.

“Pattern, Costume and Ornament” Explores the Meanings of Decoration in Contemporary African and African-American Art

Birmingham Museum of Art / June 15th, 2010

Jasper Johns' "Flag" was purchased by art dealer Richard Rossello for $28.6 million at Christie's in May.

PAFA Showcases Seminal Flag Painting by Celebrated Artist Jasper Johns

/ June 12th, 2010

Quiet Inlet, Peconic Bay by Helen M. Kroeger

Helen M. Kroeger & Otto J. Kurth: The Anchorage Studio and Peconic Bay Impressionism

Suffolk County Historical Society / June 11th, 2010

David Mahler, Beach at Dawn, 2006, oil on linen, 44 x 56 in.

David Mahler: Unfinished Past

DFN Gallery / June 10th, 2010

One of the most famous bronzes in the collection is the striking 'li', a ritual tripod vessel for cooking grains or meat, from the late Shang dynasty, 12th century BC. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010.

CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK TO OFFER ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS OF CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZES AT ASIAN ART WEEK IN SEPTEMBER 2010

/ June 8th, 2010

Christie’s Mobile Web is free to users of web-enabled cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs).

CHRISTIE’S INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES OPTIMIZED MOBILE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL MOBILE PHONES

/ June 8th, 2010

PBS' History Detectives investigates whether artwork by Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg and other major artists is on the moon, and releases a special online video asking for help in locating the elusive Grumman engineer "John F.," who purportedly smuggled the "Moon Museum" aboard Apollo 12 in November 1969. Pictured here is an identical ceramic mini-canvas, which sparked the story after Tampa, FL art curator Jade Dellinger purchased the curious piece in an online auction. To

PBS’ HISTORY DETECTIVES PUTS A QUESTION TO THE NATION: IS ANDY WARHOL’S ART ON THE MOON?

/ June 8th, 2010

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Helluva Town, Gallery Summer Show Announced

A Revolution in Wood: The Bresler Collection

Historic South Carolina Dueling Pistols Double Auction Expectation at Bonhams & Butterfields in June

Miranda Guinness Countess of Iveagh's De Lorean Motor Car to Sell at Bonhams

ART AND ANTIQUE DEALERS LEAGUE OF AMERICA ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW SPRING SHOW, APRIL 28-MAY 2, 2011 AT THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY

Anna and Brian Haughton Announce Dealers and Plans for the 22nd Annual International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show October 22-28, 2010 at the Park Avenue Armory New York

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century

PROVOCATIVE PARALLELS: THE MODERN ART OF ANTIQUE QUILTS

Scissors Obsession: Figure/Figuration

Elaine De Kooning: Out of the Shadow, opens at Birnam Wood Galleries

FAULKNER, KEROUAC, AND WALL STREET TO BE SOLD AT CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK

JEFF R. BRIDGMAN TO EXHIBIT HISTORIC AMERICAN FLAGS, POLITICAL CAMPAIGN TEXTILES AT ASPEN ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS FAIR, JULY 3-10

Suzanne Perrault is Featured Speaker at the 2010 Princeton Fall Antiques and Fine Arts Show September 25

“Pattern, Costume and Ornament” Explores the Meanings of Decoration in Contemporary African and African-American Art

PAFA Showcases Seminal Flag Painting by Celebrated Artist Jasper Johns

Helen M. Kroeger & Otto J. Kurth: The Anchorage Studio and Peconic Bay Impressionism

David Mahler: Unfinished Past

CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK TO OFFER ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS OF CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZES AT ASIAN ART WEEK IN SEPTEMBER 2010

CHRISTIE’S INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES OPTIMIZED MOBILE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL MOBILE PHONES

PBS’ HISTORY DETECTIVES PUTS A QUESTION TO THE NATION: IS ANDY WARHOL’S ART ON THE MOON?

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