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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, February 22, 2013

Six Francis Bacon paintings were discovered on the backs of an amateur artist's work.

Francis Bacon Paintings Revealed on Reverse of Amateur Artist's Work
Mail Online - February 21st, 2013 22:35

The family of an unknown amateur artist in the U.K. discovered six Francis Bacon (1909-1992) paintings worth £200,000 on the back of their family member's artworks.

First U.S. Exhibition of Pre-Raphaelites Opens at National Gallery in D.C.
ArtfixDaily Staff - February 21st, 2013 22:47

The National Gallery of Art has on view the first major survey of Pre-Raphaelite art to be shown in the United States featuring about 130 paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and decorative art objects.

Lot 156: Enameled Gold Order of the Society of the Cincinnati, Designed by Major Pierre L'Enfant and Construction Attributed to Duval & Francastle, Paris, 1784.

Revolutionary War Medal Shines at Gray's Auctioneers
Release Date: 20 February 2013
A true piece of American history is up for auction this month at Gray’s Auctioneers; an enameled gold Order of the Society of the Cincinnati eagle (Lot 156). This is one of only 140 original eagles designed and conceived by Major Pierre L’Enfant for the inaugural members of the Society of the ...

Antiquities-Saleroom.com Plans Dino-Size Auction March 1
Release Date: 21 February 2013
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. – For their March 1 auction titled "Antiquities, Ancient and Ethnographic Art," Antiquities-Saleroom.com decided to think big – as in dinosaur big. Coming on the heels of their highly successful Feb. 1 auction, Antiquities Saleroom’s latest auction offers the biggest piece ...

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