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Picasso Vase Fetches Record $1.53 Million at Auction
ArtfixDaily / June 23rd, 2013
A vase by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) soared to 980,275 pounds ($1.53 million) at auction on Wednesday, becoming the most expensive ceramic by the artist ever sold at auction, according to...
Nahmad Family Monet Tops Sotheby's Near-$200 Million Sale Series
ArtfixDaily / June 20th, 2013
Sotheby’s London Impressionist & Modern Art summer sales series concluded on June 20 with a combined total of £127,557,000 / $199,325,581. The top lot of the $165 million evening sale was Claude Monet’s...
Swiss Set Up Website to Track Nazi-Looted Art
ArtfixDaily / June 18th, 2013
A key destination for art in the era around World War II, Switzerland has now launched an online resource to help recover artworks looted by the Nazis. Claimants, museums and researchers can...
German Police Bust International Art Forgery Ring
ArtfixDaily / June 13th, 2013
A multimillion-dollar art forgery ring that allegedly made 400 fake artworks by Russian avant-garde artists has been busted by German police. Forged paintings copying the styles of such artists as...
Baltimore Museum of Art Battles in Court for Flea Market Renoir
ArtfixDaily / June 9th, 2013
Arguments were heard in federal court over a disputed Renoir that the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) says was stolen from an exhibit there decades ago and a Virginia woman claims she is rightfully the owner after finding the work at a flea market.
Munch Museum Gets Thumbs-Up to Open on Oslo Waterfront
ArtfixDaily / June 3rd, 2013
Go-ahead was finally given to the Munch Museum to build a 12,000 sq. ft. glass structure on Oslo’s waterfront. The decision was annnounced last Tuesday and came four years after...
Bill Proposed to Protect Detroit Institute of Arts Collection from Sale (UPDATE)
ArtfixDaily / May 30th, 2013
A Michigan lawmaker has proposed a bill to protect artwork held by the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) from being sold by the city to cover billions of dollars of debt. Detroit's $15 billion to $17 billion in bond debts...
City Leaders Consider Selling Objects from Detroit Institute of Arts
ArtfixDaily / May 29th, 2013
With an estimated debt burden of $15 billion, cash-strapped Detroit is considering selling objects from the city's renowned art museum. A debate has ensued over ownership of the multibillion dollar collection held by the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)...
Google Adds 20 More Museums to its Online Art Project
ArtfixDaily / May 26th, 2013
Google Art Project recently added 20 more museums to its online display of more than 40,000 total artworks from 250+ cultural organizations around the globe. Now online visitors can take a "Street View" virtual tour of the Mark Rothko galleries at...
Soutine's Pastry Chef Leads Christie's Sale
ArtfixDaily / May 8th, 2013
A portrait of a pastry chef by Soutine led a modest Christie's sale of Impressionist and modern art on Wednesday evening. Bidders from the U.S. and Europe, and notably from India, China and Russia, brought the sale total to...
Rodin's Thinker Kicks Off Billion-Dollar Auction Season
ArtfixDaily / May 7th, 2013
An early cast of "The Thinker" by Auguste Rodin sold for $15.285 million, setting a new record for the figure, at the beginning of the major spring auctions in New York City.
House Painter Accused of Art Thefts from NY Estate
AP / May 6th, 2013
A Pennsylvania man hired as a house painter has been accused of stealing 6 artworks from a New York City area estate. He is being held on a $1 million bond after his arrest.
Van Gogh Museum Reopens with Revealing Exhibition
ArtfixDaily / May 5th, 2013
After a seven-month renovation, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has reopened with "Van Gogh at Work," an exhibition that reveals the artist's process by displaying his own paints, tools, and palettes alongside 145 paintings and drawings.
Impressionists on the Water Reveals Artists' Nautical Tendencies
ArtfixDaily / April 24th, 2013
Did you know that 85% of Impressionists had sailor, yachtsman or boat designer on their résumé? This nautical background, not often explored, inspired the many water scenes celebrated in a new book and related exhibition.
Former Curator Sues Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
ArtfixDaily / April 21st, 2013
Last week, a former curator at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco filed a suit against the institution alleging wrongful termination for her support of the union and for whistleblowing.
Art Dealer Helly Nahmad Indicted Over High-Stakes Gambling Ring
NBC / April 17th, 2013
New York City art dealer Hillel ("Helly") Nahmad allegedly was the leader behind the US operations of a Russian mob-related high-stakes gambling and sports-betting ring now under investigation by the FBI. Nahmad was one of 34 people named...
Helly Nahmad Gallery Raided by FBI in Russian Mob Probe
Forbes / April 16th, 2013
Billionaire art dealer Helly Nahmad's gallery was raided by the FBI on Tuesday morning. A longtime tenant at the Carlyle Hotel on Madison Ave., the gallery was searched by the feds as part of a sweep of illegal gambling rings operated by Russian organized crime.
$1 Billion Gift of Cubist Art Transforms Met Museum
ArtfixDaily / April 10th, 2013
Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced Wednesday that Leonard A. Lauder has pledged to give the museum his collection of 78 works by Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Juan Gris, and Fernand Léger, which stands as one of the foremost collections of Cubism in ...
Chagall Painting Stolen From American Yacht Found in Italy
ArtfixDaily / April 9th, 2013
A Marc Chagall painting stolen more than a decade ago from an American yacht anchored in Italy has been found in a private collector's home, says Italy's art theft police division.
Judge to Decide Rightful Owner of Renoir Flea Market Find
ArtfixDaily / April 8th, 2013
The FBI is holding a Renoir painting while a federal judge decides who the rightful owner is. Last fall, Baltimore police uncovered a 60-year-old report of a stolen Renoir that matches a rediscovered painting picked up for $7 at a flea market.