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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, January 5, 2012

Gallery view. Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Crystal Bridges Museum Named One of World's "Hottest Travel Destinations of 2012"
AP - January 4th, 2012 15:13

The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, founded by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. heiress Alice Walton in remote Bentonville, Arkansas, has attracted about 90,000 visitors since it opened in November. The museum was the only U.S. location listed in...

Helen Frankenthaler, “The Bay,” 1963. Acrylic on canvas.

Helen Frankenthaler, Abstract Expressionist, Remembered
ArtfixDaily Staff - January 4th, 2012 15:42

Painter and printmaker Helen Frankenthaler passed away December 27, 2012, at the age of 83. Six decades ago, Frankenthaler broke onto the New York art scene with her painting “Mountains and Sea.” Later, she would use acrylic paint instead of oils for her monumental canvases, such as “The Bay” from 1963, a seminal work that required restoration after a 12-year-old...

Charles Birch (1867-1956), Swan, Willis Wharf, VA, Estimate: $90,000-$120,000.

Copley Fine Art Auctions' Winter Sale Returns to New York City, January 16, 2012
Release Date: 22 December 2011
Following the success of last year’s inaugural Winter Sale, Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC is once again returning to New York City for their premier American art event. The sale, held in conjunction with Keno Auctions, marks the start of Americana Week on January 16, 2012 in Wallace Hall at ...

Oil on canvas, Parisian street scene by French artist Edouard Cortes (est. $30,000-$40,000).

465 LOTS OF FINE ARTWORK, PORCELAIN AND DECORATIVE ARTS WILL BE SOLD SATURDAY, JAN. 14, BY ELITE DECORATIVE ARTS IN BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Release Date: 03 January 2012
Nearly 500 lots of quality fine art, porcelain and decorative accessories will cross the block Saturday, Jan. 14, at the gallery of Elite Decorative Arts, located in the Quantum Town Center at 1034 Gateway Boulevard (Ste. 106-108) in Boynton Beach. The event will get underway at 1 p.m. (EST) ...

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	SOTHEBY’S TO OFFER ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES OF AMERICAN FURNITURE IN HALF A CENTURY Release Date: 03 January 2012 A Previously Unknown High Chest of Drawers By Legendary Cabinetmaker John Townsend Will Highlight the Important Americana Auction In January 2012. Sotheby’s is pleased to announce that its New York auction of Important Americana on 20 & 21 January 2012 will feature a previously ... Read more

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