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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Tuesday, January 05, 2010
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 | New da Vinci rumors have the art world abuzz
Los Angeles Times - January 4th, 2010 16:24
The Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci left us only 10 to 20 paintings; just one resides in the U.S. (National Gallery). Last week, The Washington Post received an anonymous tip that the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is in the process of authenticating a painting believed to be by the Italian master. "It would change the fortunes of the MFA if they had a real Leonardo," says Alex Nagel, an art history professor at New York University....Read more | |
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 | Forensic test may monitor ivory trade
BBC News - January 4th, 2010 16:52
From Chinese puzzle balls to Anglo-Indian furniture, tea caddies to letter openers, many antiques are comprised of elephant ivory. The European Union only allows the sale of antique ivory, from before 1947, but there has been no accurate way of distinguishing it from modern ivory. A scientist at Edinburgh Zoo, Dr Ross McEwing, said he has come up with a new test to determine the age of ivory by looking at its level of carbon isotope, which rose following nuclear testing in the 1950s.Read more | |
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 | Chinese art market resumes upward trajectory
The Malaysian Insider - January 3rd, 2010 19:15
In 2009, Christie’s Hong Kong sale of Asian Contemporary Art and Chinese 20th Century Art achieved a combined total of US$50.2 million (RM171 million) in sales, a 48 per cent increase on the previous year. UK-based ArtTactic Research found that 62 per cent of survey respondents believe that the Chinese art market direction will be flat for the next six months, with 29 per cent believing that the market will go up from here. Only 10 per cent believe that the market will fall further.Read more | |
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 | Bloomsbury rare book auction let's the market decide
Seattle P-I blog - January 4th, 2010 18:04
Bloomsbury Auctions realized twice its estimate for the recent auction of the de Orbe Novo Collection of early books related to the New World 1492-1625, with complete sell-through of all 81 lots for a total of $3,489,000. At a time when rare book auctions are typically selling only 70%-75% of lots offered, this is big news. Condition was minutely detailed, reserves low, and the provenance of each purchase, price paid and year acquired was also provided....Read more | |
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 | photo l.a. 2010
Release Date: 30 December 2009
The 19th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition, photo l.a. 2010, returns January 14 - 17 to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Over the past eighteen years photo l.a. has earned a reputation as one of the foremost art fairs and the leading ...Read more | |
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