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Grant Wood's Fall Plowing, from the John Deere art collection, goes on view at Figge Art Museum on Apr. 24.John Deere art collection revealed
Quad Cities Online (PR) - April 19th, 2010 23:45
Coming to public view for the first time, the John Deere company's art collection will be unveiled April 24, in Davenport, Iowa, at the David Chipperfield-designed Figge Art Museum. Begun in 1965, the collection includes works by such artists as Grant Wood, Edward Curtis, Joan Miro, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Rufino Tamayo, Sofu Teshigahara, and Matazo Kayama. Among the highlights are Grant Wood's Fall Plowing, as well as his Fruits of Iowa series, iconic American Scene paintings ...

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'The Float' library table is part of the Keno Brothers' 40-piece collection produced in collaboration with luxury case-goods manufacturer Theodore Alexander.
"The designs have so many curves, flared feet and serpentine styling details that they seem downright sexy," writes Hartford Courant blogger Nancy Schoeffer of the ...
Belhorn Auctions will hold a sale of 350 lots of art pottery for the American Art Pottery Association on April 23, 2010 at 5:30 PM.
Rookwood, Weller, Grueby and Roseville---art pottery is the focus of a convention in Ohio this week. The American Art Pottery Association event attracts die-hard collectors who will be ...
Kano Sansetsu's "Tiger Drinking From a Raging River" will be a new acquisition for LACMA.
More than six dozen couples helped raise $1.8 million for new acquistions to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art collections over the weekend. The Annual Collectors Committee Weekend has ...
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Gerhard Richter, Seestücke (Seascape), 1998; The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at SFMOMA; © Gerhard RichterCalder to Warhol: Introducing the Fisher Collection
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The Father of American landscape painting gets Webby award
A 19th-century Hudson River School painter showcased in a high-tech platform has been named as one of the Honorees in the Arts category in the 14th Annual Webby Awards.  Official Honoree ...

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A rare cut-away model of the R.M.S. Ascania (circa 1925) which fetched $122,000 against a pre-sale estimate of $50,000-70,000.Important Maritime Collection Brings a Record Price at Bonhams
Release Date: 20 April 2010
Bonhams New York’s April 14 An Important Maritime Collection, Including Maritime Paintings and Shipbuilders’ Models auction totaled over $1.385 million and during the proceedings a new world auction record for a builder’s model was set. The sale in its entirety consisted ...

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