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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, August 25, 2011

Douglas Druick was named Diercotr of the Art Institute of Chicago on Aug. 24, 2011.

Art Institute of Chicago names Douglas Druick as director
ArtfixDaily Staff - August 24th, 2011 22:55

Douglas Druick, a 26-year veteran curator and department chair at the Art Institute of Chicago, was named its new president and director on Wed. An internationally recognized scholar and curator...

Paul Cézanne (1839 – 1906), Bouilloire et Fruits (Pitcher and Fruits), 1888-90, oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 24 in. (50 x 61 cm).

Art collector wins $3m civil suit for decades-old theft
Boston Globe - August 24th, 2011 22:25

In 1978, Michael Bakwin and his wife left their Berkshires home for a weekend trip only to find seven paintings missing upon their return. Among the couple's stolen artwork was...

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	Hudson River School Stories Paul G. Stein An August Invitation "My dear McEntee…"On August 28, 1863, Sanford Robinson Gifford wrote to Jervis McEntee from a book shop at Saratoga Spa in northern New York State (the original letter is digitized on the ... Read more

From exhibitor Ariadne Galleries, NY, A Group of Banded Alabaster Vessels, Neolithic Syria, Tell Halaf. 6th millennium BC. Dimensions: 18.6 cm H, 11.5 cm H, 10.3 cm H. Price: $125,000.

Style and Substance: The Haughtons Create Perfect Synergy at the International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show
Release Date: 24 August 2011
A spellbinding mix of the highest quality art and antiques is the hallmark of Anna and Brian Haughton’s flagship New York fair, which returns for its 23rd year, October 21-27, 2011. Sixty-four of the world’s top dealers – many of them founding exhibitors – will converge on the Park ...

GEORGE STUBBS (1724 – 1806) Portrait of a Gentleman upon a Grey Hunter.

From Mayfair to Manhattan: Trinity House Paintings opens in New York
Release Date: 23 August 2011
Simon Shore and Steven Beale, the leading young London dealers of Impressionist and Modern art, who founded Trinity House in 2006, have announced the opening of their New York gallery, at 24 East 64th Street. To mark this occasion they will present an exhibition titled ‘From Constable to ...

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	Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe September 6 - December 10, 2011 Harvard Art Museums Cambridge, Massachusetts Read more

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	OLD MASTERS TO CONTEMPORARY ART TO HIGHLIGHT CLARS’ LANDMARK SEPTEMBER SALE Release Date: 22 August 2011 Each September, Clars hosts their landmark sale of the year and this September may likely be the richest in the firm’s history. Internationally important historic memorabilia collections, fine art from Old Masters and contemporary icons, museum quality Asian offerings plus investment quality ... Read more

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