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Matisse's 1920 painting "Le Jardin." Stolen Matisse Recovered in UK
BBC - January 7th, 2013 10:45
A stolen painting by Henri Matisse was found in England after an alert art dealer notified authorities. Valued at $1 million, Le Jardin, or The Garden, was taken during a brash robbery at...

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Detail of Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt.  ARA, RWS (British, 1833-1898) The Days of Creation, estimate: $ 240,000 - 400,000.  Stunning Burne-Jones Angels Owned by Pre-Raphaelite Muse Return to Market
Release Date: 07 January 2013
The tragic suicide of the artist's model, Aglaia Coronio, led to the eventual sale of her prized art collection. An extraordinary work by leading Pre-Raphaelite artist Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones is estimated to sell for £150,000 – 200,000 ($240,000-400,000) at Bonhams 19th Century Picture ...

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Americana oil on canvas portrait of siblings, signed and dated "W.  M.  Prior 1858" will be sold by Garth's (Delaware, Ohio) on January 12. GARTH’S KICKS OFF THE NEW YEAR WITH IMPRESSIVE AMERICANA AUCTION
Release Date: 01 January 2013
“The compilation of these collections was truly a labor of love,” begins Garth’s chief executive, Jeff Jeffers.  “Together, they represent an outstanding assemblage of country Americana and folk art that is hard to find.”  The collections to which Jeffers refers belong to an unnamed Texas ...

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Family | Stone, Wood | Dated: 1973 | Size: 12 1/4" L x 8 1/8" D x 7 1/2" H JAMES W. WASHINGTON, JR. EXHIBIT BY POWERS AT NEW YORK METRO SHOW
Release Date: 03 January 2013
    Steven S. Powers will exhibit a selection of works by celebrated African American sculptor, James W. Washington, Jr. (1909-2000) at The Metro Show, New York, NY, January 23-27, 2013.   The son of an African American Baptist minister who was run out of town by the Ku Klux Klan and ...

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Featured Event
Adelson Galleries, Inc.  John Singer Sargent (1856-1925).  Portrait of Dorothy Vickers.  c.  1885-86.  Oil on canvas.  18 x 15 in.  Inscribed and signed at upper left/upper right: to Mrs.  Vickers / John S.  Sargent. Young Collectors Night
January 31, 2013
59th Annual Winter Antiques Show
New York, New York
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Christopher Wool, Untitled (est: $200,000-$300,000) Christopher Wool Painting Leads the Lot At Weschler’s Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Auction
Release Date: 07 January 2013
  An abstract work by Christopher Wool is one of the many highlights from Weschler's February 1 auction, Works of Art from Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.  The black-and-white painting is estimated at $200,000-$300,000, and is a prime representation of the artist's bold, engaging patterns.  Best ...

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