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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, February 13, 2014

Andy Warhol's portriat of Mao Zedong brought 7.6 million pounds at Sotheby's.

Sotheby's Sale Soars to $146 Million With Richter, Warhol Stand-outs
ArtfixDaily Staff - February 12th, 2014 23:43

A vibrant red and blue abstract painting by Gerhard Richter and Andy Warhol's red 1973 portrait of Mao Zedong helped boost Sotheby's contemporary art sale in London to 87.9 million pounds ($146 million).

American soldiers recover a Nazi-looted painting by Manet.

Munich Hoarder Kept More Art in Austrian Home
ArtfixDaily Staff - February 12th, 2014 23:43

The reclusive elderly man who stashed some 1,400 artworks in his Munich apartment for decades had about 60 more important pieces hidden away at his home in Salzburg, Austria.

Banksy's Iconic "Kissing Coppers" Leads Street Art Auction in Miami
Release Date: 12 February 2014
Having established itself as the leading fine art auction house in Florida since opening in 2011, Fine Art Auctions Miami (FAAM) will unveil iconic works to the world, including Banksy’s famed "Kissing Coppers" lot, and give voice to strong messages at the Street Art Exhibition and Auction during ...

Photograph of John F. Kennedy by Arnold Newman (Est. $2,000/$3,000)

Rare Arnold Newman Photographs Up For Auction February 23rd
Release Date: 13 February 2014
A picture is worth a thousand words, but pictures taken by Arnold Newman are worth at least a thousand dollars. Newman once said, “We do not take pictures with our cameras, but our hearts and minds.” The statement itself shows Arnold’s perspective of his calling, not only as a photographer, ...

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	Olafur Eliasson Receives 2014 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT Release Date: 12 February 2014 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has announced that Olafur Eliasson, 2014 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT recipient, will be at MIT on March 12-14, 2014, to accept the prestigious honor. A distinctive feature of the award beyond the $100,000 prize, public programs and ... Read more

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