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Google Art Project Hits 15 Million Viewers, 35,000 Artworks
ArtfixDaily / October 30th, 2012
The Phillips Collection, Palazzo Vecchio Museum, and the Clyfford Still Museum are just a few notable art institutions to join the ranks of image collections on Google Art Project. The site now boasts...
A Survey of Frightful Fine Art
Guardian / October 29th, 2012
Spooky paintings by the likes of art giants Bosch, Memling, Titian and Warhol evoke frightening imagery this Halloween season. Do you have a favorite scary work of art?
Fall Scene by William Trost Richards Donated to Adirondack Museum
ArtfixDaily / October 24th, 2012
The Adirondack Museum has acquired the significant painting, "Adirondack Landscape [Elizabethtown], 1864," by William Trost Richards (1833-1905), a gift of the estate of Waldo Hutchins III.
Chunks of HH Richardson House Head to Auction
New York Times / October 24th, 2012
Best-known for his Trinity Church in Boston, leading 19th-century architect Henry Hobson Richardson's only major surviving work in Washington, DC, is coming to auction, piece by piece.
Hard Times for Washington's Corcoran, Sale Possible
Reuters / October 23rd, 2012
Washington's oldest museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, is seeking an eleventh hour saviour. The private, non-profit institution is steadily losing money even with the draw of its first-class collection of 17,000 artworks...
Knoedler Gallery Made Big Profits from Fakes, Lawsuit Claims
New York Times / October 22nd, 2012
With three federal lawsuits pending against New York's defunct Knoedler & Co., new allegations have emerged that pinpoint the gallery's substantial profits made from sales of about 40 suspicious artworks.
Actor Ryan O'Neil in Court Battle Over Warhol Painting
Beverly Hills Courier / October 22nd, 2012
A judge may let a jury decide whether actor Ryan O'Neal can keep his portrait of the late Farah Fawcett or give it to the University of Texas.
Collector Demands $3 Million for Motherwell Art Fraud
Courthouse News Service / October 9th, 2012
A collector is seeking $3 million in damages from art dealer Julian Weissman for the sale of an allegedly fake Robert Motherwell painting. In her complaint in New York County Supreme Court, Sheikha Paula Al-Sabah, of Kuwait said...
Aldro Hibbard Retrospective Debuts at Rockport Art Association
Gloucester Times / October 3rd, 2012
Impressionist Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972) will be celebrated for his role in taking the tiny seaside town of Rockport, Massachusetts, to a place of national prominence with a comprehensive new exhibition.
New Book Reveals Edward Hopper's Vermont
ArtfixDaily / September 26th, 2012
Often overlooked in light of his contemplative urban scenes and bold architectural and Cape Cod views, the 1930s Vermont landscapes painted by American artist Edward Hopper represent a significant segment of his regional work, infused with a distinctive sense of place.
Stolen Art Found for Penn. Owner; Calif. Collector Offers Massive Reward
ArtfixDaily / September 25th, 2012
A stolen $3 million bust of Benjamin Franklin was recovered on the east coast while a $10 million cache of artworks missing from a California home has the collector upping the reward money.
Museum Recreates Art Exhibition Seen by JFK Before Assassination
U.S. News / September 24th, 2012
When President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy awoke in their Fort Worth, Texas, hotel room on Nov. 22, 1963, they were surprised to see an extraordinary exhibit of artwork. On that fateful day, the Kennedys viewed...
New Acquisition Fills Hole in Crystal Bridges Museum
Wall Street Journal / September 23rd, 2012
When the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opened a year ago in November, some critics harped on a major omission in its holdings. The collection barely represented the...
Multi-Million Dollar Art Heist at Fund Manager's California Home
Los Angeles Times / September 20th, 2012
Thieves broke into the Santa Monica residence of bond manager Jeffrey Gundlach this week stealing a $10-million trove of art and valuables. Among the missing are works by...
Fashion Exec Sues Former Knoedler Gallery Chairman
Bloomberg / September 20th, 2012
Domenico De Sole, chairman of Tom Ford International, and his wife Eleanore, have sued Michael Hammer, chairman of the defunct Knoedler Gallery, over a fake Mark Rothko. One of four pending suits against the gallery and its former staff, the De Soles amended their complaint...
A Long Island Collection of 20th Century Art Heads to Auction
Wall Street Journal / September 18th, 2012
A coveted cache of modern masters collected since the 1950s by Long Island residents Rudolph and Hannelore Schulhof will go under the gavel this fall. In November, 63 pieces from the Schulhof collection, including work by...
Knoedler Gallery Inventory to be Sold at Auction
New York Times / September 11th, 2012
With lawsuits still pending from former clients, defunct art gallery Knoedler & Co. will auction off its inventory this fall. Thirty-four works by modern masters such as Robert Rauschenberg, Helen Frankenthaler, Jules Olitski, Milton Avery, and Walker Evans will be offered at...
Andy Warhol Foundation Joins with Christie's to Sell-Off Holdings
LA Times / September 7th, 2012
In a major global marketing effort, the Andy Warhol Foundation will team up with Christie's New York to sell the famed Pop artist's work through a multifaceted program. Artwork could net in excess of $100 million with proceeds earmarked for...
Philadelphia Museum of Art Presents Winslow Homer's Depictions of Maritime Catastrophe and Rescue
ArtfixDaily / September 5th, 2012
While living in a tiny fishing village in England in 1881-82, the American artist Winslow Homer was profoundly moved by the sight of a shipwreck that would focus his imagination on the power and peril of the sea.
Cold War-Era American Modernist Exhibition Revived in Alabama
WLTZ / September 4th, 2012
A collection of modernist American art assembled in 1946 by the U.S. State Department traveled in the exhibition "Advancing American Art" to show the world America's artistic coming of age. Now, nearly 70 years later, all but 10 paintings from the original 117 oils and watercolors will be on display...