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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, February 12, 2010
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 | Leigh Keno's auction premiere to offer a boat-load of Americana
Hartford Courant - February 11th, 2010 19:36
Recently, American antiques expert Leigh Keno, of "Antiques Roadshow" fame, has been making many housecalls looking for objects for his newest venture — the inaugural auction of Keno Auctions, to be held at the Marriott Stamford (CT.) on May 1 and 2. He's already amassed an impressive sale including William Matthew Prior paintings, among them his only known self-portrait, dated 1825; a Childe Hassam watercolor; Paul Revere silver; an Iroquois ladle; Ralph Cahoon folk art; ...Read more | |
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 | Italian judge demands return of the Getty Bronze
Los Angeles Times - February 11th, 2010 19:27
A judge in Italy has ordered the confiscation of the famed Statue of the Victorious Youth, which is also known as the Getty Bronze. The artwork, which dates from 300 B.C. to 100 B.C., is currently a star in the collection at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. In the past, the Getty has stated that it believes the bronze was found around 40 years ago in international waters and thus does not belong to Italy. The museum will appeal the decision.Read more | |
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 | Two works by watercolor master Whorf on the block
Auction Central News - February 11th, 2010 18:31
Coming up at Jenack's Feb. 21 auction in Chester, New York, are two marine-themed watercolors by impressionist John Whorf (Massachusetts/California, 1903-1959). In The Sand Dunes, Provincetown, Mass., dated 1954, is estimated at $3,000-$5,000. The other work, Mediterranean Fishermen, is a vibrant scene showcasing Whorf's talent for depicting sunlight glistening on water and wind gently billowing a sail (est. $4,000-$6,000).
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 | Everett Ruess: Enigmatic hiker-artist drawn into the wild
The Daily Sound - February 11th, 2010 17:42
When 20-year-old Everett Ruess trekked into the scorching canyon country of southern Utah in 1934, he likely had little notion that the fragments of his life that he’d left behind would serve as a mysterious reminder of his healthy lust for wilderness. Ruess disappeared, but the budding artist's sparse woodblock prints---Western desert, mountain and coastal landscapes---survive in a collection now on view at the Wilding Art Museum in Los Olivos, California...Read more | |
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