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Paul Gauguin's Nature morte à “L’Espérance” (estimate: £7 million to £10 million). Gauguin, Degas to star in Christie's blockbuster sale
Christie's - January 10th, 2011 21:30
A painting of sunflowers by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) is expected to lead Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Auction, a sale chock-full of fresh-to-market works from various private collections and a museum, on Feb. 9 in London. Gauguin painted Nature morte à “L’Espérance” (estimate: £7 million to £10 million) in 1901 while he was living in Tahiti. The work, an ode to his friend Vincent Van Gogh, has been out of the public eye for over two decades, but was previously ...

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Jeff Koons's Balloon Dog on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A small San Francisco store and gallery, Park Life, was served a cease-and-desist letter from Jeff Koons's lawyers for selling a set of bookends that resemble the artist's large, metallic ...
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Raku IX Ryonyu (1756-1834), Tea bowl, "Nukumori", 1788-1811 Japanese Ceramics & Works on Paper
March 19-27, 2011
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Each serving piece had a specific purpose at the well-appointed dining table.  These pieces are from the Chrysanthemum Flatware Service by Tiffany & Co. Beauty, Rarity, History...The M.S. Rau Antiques Blog
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So Many Choices…The Golden Age of Flatware
Dining in the Victorian-era was truly an art form. The economic prosperity of the late 19th and early 20th centuries catapulted many into the middle and upper classes, and the desire to display just ...

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Deborah Kass, Silver Deb, 2000.  The Heckscher Museum of Art Presents Identity Crisis: Authenticity, Attribution and Appropriation
Release Date: 10 January 2011
The Heckscher Museum of Art is pleased to present Identity Crisis: Authenticity, Attribution and Appropriation.  This exceptional exhibition which opens on January 15, 2011 and runs through March 27, 2011, explores issues relating to the artistic use of other artists’ styles and images in ...

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