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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Saturday, December 13, 2014

Winslow Homer, Hunting Dogs in Boat (Waiting for the Start), 1889. Gift of Jesse H. Metcalf. RISD Museum, Providence, RI.

RISD Museum to Present Landscape and Leisure 19th-Century American Drawings from the Collection

From precise survey drawing to the broad strokes of European Impressionism, American artists of the 19th century worked in a variety of styles—as seen in the more than 30 watercolors and ...

Rare 13th Century Russian Icon on Offer for $1.75 Million at Los Angeles Jewelry Antiques & Design in January

A rare 13th century Russian Icon will be available at Los Angeles Jewelry Antiques & Design from January 15-18, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This fully documented and ...

WINTER ANTIQUES SHOW ANNOUNCES NEW EXHIBITORS

The Winter Antiques Show is proud to announce the selection of nine new exhibitors: Apter-Fredericks (London), Thomas Coulborn & Sons Ltd. (Sutton Coldfield, England), and Ronald ...

Thomas Coulborn & Sons Ltd. This Terrestial Pocket Globe and Case was made by John Cary and William Cary of London, and shows the world as it was known in 1791. The spherical case is made of wood covered externally with black sharkskin.

The Rothschild Faberge clock egg presented by Russian President Putin to the Hermitage Museum.

Putin Presents Hermitage Museum with £9m Fabergé Egg

A 250th anniversary celebration for the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, has generated fanfare and controversy. President Vladimir Putin was on hand for the museum’s jubilee reception December 7 when he presented the ...

Untitled by S.L. Jones, Arient Family Collection

Dates Extended for "Collective Soul: Outsider Art from Chicago Collections"

In 1951, Jean Dubuffet’s Anticultural Positions speech at the Arts Club of Chicago brought an awareness of self-taught ...

Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), Charles Prentice Howland, 1878. Oil on canvas, 21 1/8 x 13 ¼ in. Clark Art Institute. Gift of Susan Montgomery Howell in Memory of Esther Howland Montgomery and Henry and David Howland, 2014.13

Clark Art Institute Receives Never-Before-Exhibited Winslow Homer Portrait

The Clark Art Institute recently received the gift of a significant, rare commissioned portrait by Winslow Homer. Charles Prentice Howland (1878), an oil painting that has never been ...

Bakalowits & Sohne "Miracle" Sputnik Chandelier in rare 36" diameter size.

Modern Design Makes for Hot December at Clarke

Clarke Auction’s midcentury selections have proved highly successful and desirable in 2014, and the December 14th selection continues the trend. The furniture selections for December ...