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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Armed gang escapes with £40 million in 'biggest UK jewellery heist'
London Times - August 12th, 2009 00:00

(LONDON) An armed gang took a woman hostage as they stole £40 million worth of rings, necklaces and bracelets from Graff's jewellers on Bond Street in what is thought to be Britain’s biggest jewellery robbery.

Viennese Culture on the Skids
New York Observer - August 11th, 2009 23:43

"Focus: Oksar Kokoschka” at the Neue Galerie comes right on time. The Viennese Expressionist, who died in 1980 at the age of 94, was one of the shattered visionaries of early-20th-century Modernism—a man on the edge....

ARTFIXdaily Blogs

	The Art-Tickle ArtfixDaily Staff Wall St. Bull, "The Billionaire's Vinegar" incite lawsuits Last week media mogul Oprah Winfrey was sued for a mind-boggling $1 trillion by a poet who alleges she plagarized his work. She isn't the only high-profile author or publishing entity caught up in hairy legal skirmishes. An artist and a wine expert are also behind separate ongoing lawsuits ... Read more

L.A.'s Autry Center scraps $175-million expansion plan
LA Times Arts - August 11th, 2009 20:52

City approval hinged on Southwest Museum agreement...

Mona Lisa mugged
Guardian - August 11th, 2009 15:17

Leonardo's painting has been attacked with a teacup – is it time for the Louvre to change how it displays its most valuable art?

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	Rediscovered Sir Edwin Landseer work for sale at Bonhams Release Date: 07 August 2009 A lost work by celebrated painter Sir Edwin Landseer has been rediscovered in a private English collection, and will be offered in Bonhams’ Scottish Sale in Edinburgh on August 21st. ‘Dunrobin Castle’, the most northerly major house in the British Isles, is the seat of the Dukes ... Read more

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