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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, February 16, 2012

Portrait of Henrietta Moraes by Francis Bacon sold for £21,321,250 at Christie's London on Tuesday.

Bacon Fires Up Christie's Auction; Richters Reap $30 Million at Sotheby's
ArtfixDaily Staff - February 15th, 2012 18:40

There was more bank-breaking action at both Christie’s and Sotheby’s London auction houses over the last few days. Christie’s evening auction of Post-War and Contemporary art managed to rake in $126.5 million, with a Francis Bacon going for over $33.4 million...

André Kertész, American (b. Budapest, Hungary, 1884–1985) Eiffel Tower, 1929. Gelatin-silver print, printed, ca. 1939. Museum purchase, gift of Mr. Edwynn Houk, Renée & Paul Mansheim, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lane Stokes, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Molloy, Mr. Robert McLanahan Smith, III, Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Waitzer, Mr. Calvin H. Childress, Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Martinez, Jr., and in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank © Estate of André Kertész

Cities of Light: Photographs from the Chrysler Collection Captures the Essence of the Modern City
Release Date: 15 February 2012
The Chrysler Museum of Art captures the energy and vitality of the modern city with its Cities of Light: Photographs from the Chrysler Collection exhibition that is on view until December 30. This focused exhibition explores the urban metropolis as a source of poetic and visual ...

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) The Race, 1942, lithograph, 23.8 x 34.5 cm. The American Museum in Britain.

The Compassionate Eye: Birds and Beasts from the American Museum's Print Collection
Release Date: 14 February 2012
The Compassionate Eye, an exhibition of prints by American artists depicting the sympathetic relationship between man and beast, will be staged at the American Museum in Britain, Claverton Manor, Bath, from Saturday 10 March to Sunday 1 July 2012. These images, many of which will be ...

Tribal Art Takes Center Stage in New York City During 3rd Annual NYC Tribal Art Week™
Release Date: 15 February 2012
A wealth of gallery exhibitions, auctions, and events focused on tribal art will take place from May 7 - 13, 2012 in New York City. A consortium of leading specialists offered traditional African, Asian, Oceanic, American and Asian works of art of the highest quality, including rare ...

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	Craig Clunas to Present Chinese Painting and Its Audiences for the 61st A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts at the National Gallery of Art, Washington Release Date: 15 February 2012 Washington, DC—Craig Clunas, professor of the history of art, University of Oxford, will present the 61st A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts series, entitled Chinese Painting and Its Audiences, this spring at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The series will include the following ... Read more

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