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“Untitled (Man Seated Near Lamp)” by Fairfield Porter at the Parrish Museum.Fairfield Porter: Raw/The Creative Process of an American Master
New York Times - April 18th, 2010 23:27
The New York Times reviews an exhibition of works---unvarnished, unfinished or in progress---painted by Fairfield Porter (1907-1975) on Long Island from the 1940s until his death. On view at Southampton's Parrish Museum, the show looks at how Porter adeptly blurred the lines between abstraction and representational painting in his figurative works. Even his completed paintings have a looseness and spontaneity...

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Alexander Calder's Spunk of the Monk installed at Gagosian Gallery. Image: Gagosian Gallery via Bloomberg
In 1964, a Midwestern executive paid $35,000 for a sculpture by Alexander Calder (1898-1976), called “Spunk of the Monk.” The painted-steel work consists of three massive ...
Grace Kelly's gowns are on view at the V&A in London. via NPR.
"Grace Kelly: Style Icon" at London's Victoria and Albert Museum displays the glamorous wardrobe of the Oscar winning actress-turned-princess. Exhibits include the gown Kelly ...
Letter written aboard the Titanic soars to record price.
A letter from a first-class passenger on board the ill-fated Titanic has been sold at auction for £55,000, a record price for a piece of written correspondence from the ship. The ...
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Farm Ground in Color CountryNow Showing: In the Footsteps of Thomas Moran
May 14 - July 4, 2010
Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts
Mt. Carmel, Utah
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Lot 2088: A Tiffany Studios Favrile glass and bronze Lotus lamp 1899-1918. Estimate: $40,000 - 60,000 Driven: 100 Years of Design Evolution to Highlight Spring Auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts
Release Date: 11 April 2010
Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to announce the spring auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts on April 20, 2010.  The 430 lot sale will offer a diverse group of high quality works spanning the evolution of 20th century design by well-known figures of the period.  The sale will ...

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