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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Hats off to Northeast Auctions' $7.9 million Marine Sale
Antiques & the Arts - August 18th, 2009 03:31

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Northeast Auctions cast another blockbuster marine, China Trade and sporting art auction from August 15 to 17. The 1,750-plus lots tallied a whopping $7.9 million with a bid of $458,000 for a rare Audubon watercolor of squirrels and $337,000 for a dapper "Jack Tar"...

Important 1734 Henry Popple Maps of Colonial North America to Sell Online
WorthPoint - August 17th, 2009 17:58

SEDONA, Ariz. – One of the most important maps of Colonial North America—Henry Popple’s “Map of the British Empire in North America,” published in 1734—will be the highlight of an online sale featuring hundreds of antique maps, atlases and other ...

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	State of the Art J.C. Carlson Big-dollar Beauties: Dolls demand high auction prices Private collections are yielding some rare and coveted dolls to the auction market this year. An art doll from an Italian private collection provoked a heated paddle battle at Theriault's July 12 sale while the Richard Wright Collection at Skinner's will offer up many more supreme examples ... Read more

Art Sleuth Hunts Down Hidden Rembrandts, Fake Rockwells
- August 18th, 2009 04:28

In his new book "Sleuth," London art dealer Philip Mould introduces us to a colorful cast: an eccentric collector who hoards portraits in a disused church in the wilds of Vermont; a father who forges paintings by Norman Rockwell to avoid losing the originals in a divorce; and Damien ...

Museum Director Shake-up
UnBeige Mediabistro - August 17th, 2009 16:00

There's been some major shifts at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The museum has named Deborah Gribbon as their interim director, who will take over for current director Timothy Rub this September as he leaves to take over the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gribbon, you might remember, used to be ...

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	Spectacular Maine 4-Day Auction August 25-28, 2009 James D. Julia Inc. Fairfield, Maine Read more

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	Paintings by Galen Mercer at Stephen O'Brien Jr. Fine Art Release Date: 16 August 2009 Stephen O'Brien Jr. Fine Arts is pleased to announce a sale and exhibition of select paintings by Galen Mercer. The show will open on August 15, 2009 at the Fly Fishing Festival sponsored by the American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester, Vermont before moving ... Read more

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