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The South Street Seaport Museum's 1911 four-masted barque "Peking."

American Folk Art Museum May Exhibit at Seaport Museum
GalleristNY - December 20th, 2011 13:11

Two New York museums that have narrowly survived the current economic times will possibly partner together in a series of exhibitions hosted by the Seaport Museum in 2012. Earlier this year, the American Folk Art Museum was forced to...

Charles M. Russell (1864–1926) Last Chance or Bust, 1900. Watercolor on paper. C. M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Stephenson.

Charles M. Russell’s Finest Watercolors on View at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art Beginning in February 2012
Release Date: 19 December 2011
On February 11, 2012, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art presents more than 100 of the finest and best-preserved watercolors by Charles M. Russell (1864–1926) in the special exhibition Romance Maker: The Watercolors of Charles M. Russell. Never before have so many of Russell’s singular ...

Xu Lei, Tree of Blue Underglaze, 2008, Ink and color on xuan paper, (213 x 125 cm)

Ink: The New Ink Art from China at the Saatchi Gallery
Release Date: 19 December 2011
Ink is an exhibition featuring the finest examples of contemporary Chinese Ink art at London’s landmark Saatchi gallery and subsequently at Asia House. The exhibition, curated by Michael Goedhuis, is the first comprehensive display of this genre to be shown in a public gallery of international ...

A Fine carved and painted carousel tiger by Gustav Dentzel, Philadelphia, circa 1905, sold for $45,000 at Bonhams on Dec. 6.

The Tiger is Crowned New King of the Carousel at Bonhams
Release Date: 19 December 2011
International auctioneers, Bonhams, is pleased to announce a stellar result for the Carousel and Circus Memorabilia and Mechanical Musical Instruments auction featuring property from the collection of Helene Sutter on December 6 in Los Angeles. The highly anticipated sale featured ...

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	888 Auctions to Feature Important Zhang Daqian Chinese Watercolour Painting Release Date: 19 December 2011 Richmond Hill, ON – After a successful year in 2011, 888 Auctions is prepared to usher in the new year with its first sale, Chinese Paintings and Asian Works of Art, Thursday, January 12th, 2012. Comprised of over 550 lots, the auction will showcase an enticing collection of Asian art and ... Read more

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