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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, February 23, 2012

A London hedge fund director is suing for his money back on a painting signed "J. Pollock" that came through Glafira Rosales.

Mystery over Modern Masters Authenticity Boils On
New York Times - February 22nd, 2012 10:27

Court documents have begun to expose a little bit of the intrigue behind an art world scandal. The authenticity of a cache of works attributed to giants of Abstract Expressionism, from Jackson Pollock to Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko to Willem de Kooning, is under investigation by the F.B.I. Details are emerging piecemeal in lawsuits. When Knoedler & Co. closed abruptly in December..

"The Tempest," by Thomas Cole (American, 19th Century), ca. 1826. Oil on panel, 18 3/4 x 26 inches. Purchase with bequest of Clarissa Hale Poteat. Object number: 1987.100. Courtesy of High Museum of Art.

An American in Paris: Curators of Thomas Cole Exhibition at the Musée du Louvre Visit the Hudson Valley in March
Release Date: 21 February 2012
In January the Musée du Louvre in Paris opened “New Frontier: Thomas Cole and the Birth of Landscape Painting in America.” The exhibition is the first of a four-year collaboration devoted to American Art, with the Louvre, the High Museum of Art (Atlanta), Crystal Bridges Museum of ...

Five Things to Do in Philadelphia During Philadelphia Antiques Week, May 27-April 1
Release Date: 21 February 2012
Philadelphia, PA– The publishers of the popular destination website PhiladelphiaAntiquesWeek.com, which targets cultural travelers and antiques collectors planning to take in the events of Philadelphia Antiques Week, March 27 – April 1, offer five ways to maximize enjoyment of the week’s ...

Robert Indiana (b. 1928) ‘Love’ 1966-99, from exhibitor Mayoral Galeria D'Art.

The International Interiors Destination for Buyers in the Know: The 40th Olympia International Fine Art & Antiques Fair
Release Date: 22 February 2012
“Olympia is the apogee of exhibitions, for it embraces all aspects and epochs in the interior design business. This is the first season we are showing, and delighted to be associated with a very exciting and eclectic group of exhibitors,” says Nicholas Haslam. The much-acclaimed destination ...

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	Martha Richardson Fine Art to Present a Retrospective of Works by John Wilson at “AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries” March 15-18, 2012 Release Date: 21 February 2012 Boston, Massachusetts - Martha Richardson Fine Art of Boston will present a retrospective of works by African American Boston artist John Wilson (b. 1922) at the fifth annual AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries, March 15-18, 2012 at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center ... Read more

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