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Cezanne and American Modernism'Cezanne and American Modernism'
Washington Post - February 18th, 2010 05:00
A fascinating exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art traces the exuberant, all-over-the-map responses of 33 early 20th-century American artists to Cezanne's works in the decades when his oils and watercolors were more a matter of rumor than a mainstay of modern museums.

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Peter Finer, an armor dealer, said he took in $1.5 million at the Winter Antiques Show in New York. (Piotr Redlinski for The New York Times)
After 12 months in which antiques sales were down and prices fell, collectors and dealers again flocked to major antique shows last month in New York. Red dots were plentiful, but according to some ...
Raymond Pettibon's "No Title (His transformation is)," 2009, pen, ink, gouache and acrylic on paper. On view in Madrid are 17 Los Angeles galleries, displaying works by more than 60 artists. (Brian Forrest, Regen Projects / January 8, 2010)
The organizers usually focus on an entire country's art, but this year they chose Los Angeles. During its 29-year history, Spain's ARCOmadrid has grown to become not only Europe's ...
Giacometti's "Walking Man I." Sotheby's
In 2009, art auction prices plummeted 24%, according to the Mei Moses Fine Art Index. Economic uncertainty caused art buyers (and sellers) at the very top level to flinch, but perhaps ...
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Attributed to Koma Nagafusa the small, rectangular storage box features a continuous design from the "First Warbler" chapter from the Tale of Genji. Decorated with inlaid plum blossoms and a stream rendered in silver and gold, the doors open to reveal drawers decorated with lozenge designs and silver hardware carved with scrolling vines. Estimated at $15,000-25,000 the exquisitely detailed piece represents an excellent collecting opportunity.Exceptional California Estate and 20th C. Decorative Arts Highlights New York's March Japanese Sale
March 25, 2010
Bonhams & Butterfields
New York, New York
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Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901) Doryman, c. 1880, oil on canvas, 23 x 36 inchesAFRICAN AMERICANS: Seeing and Seen, 1766 – 1916
Release Date: 15 February 2010
Babcock Galleries presents "African Americans: Seeing and Seen, 1766 – 1916," an incisive overview of refined and controversial fine art and popular culture images of African Americans as artists and subjects. Bitter brutality and cruel caricature alternate with respectful ...

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