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The portrait is of the legendary spy, diplomat and transvestite, Chevalier D’Eon.  Portrait of an 18th Century Legend Uncovered by Philip Mould
Release Date: 17 April 2012
  The earliest surviving formal portrait of a male transvestite has been discovered by Philip Mould in a New York saleroom.  On first glance the historic portrait featuring a rather masculine looking woman piqued the renowned art sleuth’s interest.   A gentle clean and further painstaking ...

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Er nest Br iggs, Untitled, November 1959, o/c, 89” x 70”
A native of San Diego, Ernest Briggs studied at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco (1946—47), the first independent art school outside of New York, where Douglas MacAgy ...
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The Wayside Inn Antiques Show The Wayside Inn Antiques Show
May 11-13, 2012
To Benefit the Wayside Inn Historic Site
Sudbury, Massachusetts
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Carl Rungius (Germany, 1869–1959), On Storm Swept Heights, c.  1940.  Oil on Canvas.  16 x 20 inches.  JKM Collection®, National Museum of Wildlife Art.  © Estate of Carl Rungius Rarely-Seen Carl Rungius Landscape Studies in Jackson Hole Summer Exhibition
Release Date: 17 April 2012
Carl Rungius famously said, “If you paint outdoor scenes in the studio, your color gets too hot. Only if you paint outdoors do you see the cool, silvery tones that are the true colors of nature.”  A new exhibition, mounted by the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole explores ...

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