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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Wednesday, February 26, 2014

A painting attributed to Fernand Léger has been deemed a forgery in the Guggenheim collection.

Radiocarbon Helps Label Léger Painting a Fake
LiveScience - February 26th, 2014 00:05

A painting once attributed to French modernist Fernand Léger has now been deemed a fake. The work languished out of view in the Guggenheim collection under suspicion that it was not "right." It took today's latest scientific analysis to uncover miniscule traces of Cold War-era nuclear bombs...

Newtown, Connecticut, Will Host New Antiques Show
Release Date: 25 February 2014
Barn Star Productions and the Newtown Historical Society have announced an exciting collaboration on the Newtown Antiques Market, a one day, outdoor antiques show June 21 in the historic community of Newtown, Connecticut. The event will take place at the Fairfield Hills Campus facility in ...

Limited Edition of "Early New England Interiors" now available
Release Date: 25 February 2014
Historic New England just published a limited-edition reprint of Early New England Interiors published in 1878 by architect Arthur Little. This hard-to-find resource for architecture and preservation enthusiasts reproduces Little’s sketches of some of the region's finest colonial interiors and ...

Seat of Empire: Refurnishing Boston’s Historic Council Chamber
Release Date: 25 February 2014
Summary: A public lecture at North Bennet Street School features historian Nathaniel Sheidley and North Bennet Street School trained furniture makers Daniel Faia and Matthew Wajda who talk about refurnishing Boston’s historic Council Chamber at the Old State House. 6:00 pm, Thursday March 13, ...

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	Palimpsest: Unstable Paintings for Anxious Interiors Release Date: 26 February 2014 Green Art Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings by Kamrooz Aram, the artist’s first solo show in Dubai, entitled Palimpsest: Unstable Paintings for Anxious Interiors. On the occasion of the exhibition, a fully illustrated 80-page, hardcover publication will be co-published ... Read more

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