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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, April 1, 2011

One of Jacob's sons, from a set painted by Francisco de Zurbarán from 1640 to 1645.

Philanthropist gives £15 million to save unseen art
Telegraph - March 31st, 2011 18:47

British hedge fund manager Jonathan Ruffer has donated £15 million to keep a series of paintings on public view in the U.K. He has never seen the 13 paintings of Jacob and his sons by the Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán. Church commissioners were set to auction the 17th century masterpieces to raise money for the upkeep of Auckland Castle, the seat of the Bishop of Durham, where the paintings hang. Ruffer, who is reportedly worth £100m, stepped in to keep the paintings ...

Packer Schopf Gallery Presents Chris Bathgate, Solo Show at Sculpture, Objects & Functional Art Fair, April 14-17 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York

Packer Schopf Gallery will present the work of Baltimore artist, Chris Bathgate, in a solo show, New Machined Works, at the Sculpture, Objects & Functional Art Fair, which opens on ...

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	Tom Veilleux Gallery To Feature Rare Works by Elie Nadelman (1882-1946) At AD 20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries, April 7-10 Release Date: 31 March 2011 BOSTON MA - The producers of AD 20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries, the only annual art and design show of its kind, are honored to announce that Tom Veilleux Gallery of Portland, Maine will premiere a select group of works by the noted American modernist sculptor Elie ... Read more

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