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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, August 20, 2009

Sketchy Sculptures: German police confiscate fake Giacomettis
AP - August 19th, 2009 23:57

BERLIN — German police have confiscated hundreds of bronze and plaster statues alleged to be the works of Alberto Giacometti and arrested an art dealer and two others on suspicion of selling the fakes across the globe.

Hammer Time: Americana guru Leigh Keno now auctions
Maine Antique Digest - August 19th, 2009 23:33

Leigh Keno, the New York City antiques dealer and Antiques Roadshow star, has opened an auction house. "We packed up four estates in New England," Keno told Maine Antique Digest. "We will have our first sale in May." Highlights will be shown on the second floor of his Manhattan ...

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	The Art-Tickle ArtfixDaily Staff Perennial Favorite: Getaway to 'The Gris' As much a museum as it is an authentic Colonial tavern, Connecticut's Griswold Inn famously houses the largest privately-owned collection of paintings by Antonio Jacobsen (1850-1921), America's most prolific marine artist. Since 1776, travelers have clamored here to dine, sleep, and ... Read more

Warhol's Michael Jackson portrait sells for "more than $1 million."

Starry-eyed Speculation: Warhol's Michael Jackson sells super high
Forbes - August 20th, 2009 00:02

A speculating buyer is betting that Michael Jackson's portrait will have more than fifteen minutes of fame. On Aug. 18, the Vered Gallery in East Hampton, N.Y., sold a silk-screened image of the superstar, created by pop art icon Andy Warhol in 1984, for "a little more than $1 ...

21st-century Tactic: Phillips de Pury restyles auctions
Robb Report - August 19th, 2009 23:19

London-based Phillips de Pury and Company has created a series of themed auctions focused on areas of contemporary art, photography, and design, beginning with a sale in London of carefully vetted works created after the turn of the millennium. “Now: Art of the 21st Century” will begin ...

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	Richard Wright Collection - Two Sessions October 10-24, 2009 Skinner, Inc. Marlborough, Massachusetts Read more

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	A ‘NEW AND NATIVE’ BEAUTY: THE ART AND CRAFT OF GREENE & GREENE AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, CELEBRATES THE VISION OF RENOWNED 20TH-CENTURY ARCHITECTS CHARLES AND HENRY GREENE Release Date: 05 August 2009 Famous for the ‘Ultimate Bungalow,’ the Designers Helped to Create the California Style Beauty with a purpose was the guiding aesthetic for Charles and Henry Greene, acclaimed architects and designers of the American Arts and Crafts Movement in the early 20th century. Known for their ... Read more

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