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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Wednesday, January 11, 2012

William Adolfe Bouguereau, "Notre Dame des Anges."

Nuns Lose $51 Million Lawsuit Over Painting
Antiques and the Arts - January 10th, 2012 16:44

A long-standing lawsuit over the sale of a 19th-century painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau has been lost by New York State-based Catholic nuns who sued a Santa Fe, N.M., art dealer and a local art appraiser. In 2008, the nuns claimed that dealer...

Fine and Rare Needlework Sampler, Betsey Gail, Marblehead, Massachusetts, circa 1790, Betsy Gail. Est. $60/80,000

The Landmark Collection of Betty Ring At Sotheby’s New York
Release Date: 03 January 2012
Sotheby’s New York is pleased to announce that it will offer schoolgirl embroidery from the collection of legendary scholar Betty Ring in a dedicated sale on 22 January 2012. Mrs. Ring is the foremost scholar and collector of American schoolgirl embroidery – superb needlework samplers, elegant ...

Los Angeles Fine Art Show Welcomes China Pavilion
Release Date: 04 January 2012
CHINA PAVILION PROVIDES RARE GLIMPSE INTO TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARTS AT THE LOS ANGELES FINE ART SHOW: HISTORIC AND TRADITIONAL. CLASSIC COLLECTION OF BUDDHIST PAINTINGS RETROSPECTIVE OF XIA JINGSHAN AND NEW WORKS BY TONG HONGSHENG ACCOMPANIED BY QING DYNASTY READING HOUSE. The Los Angeles ...

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 ...

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	METRO SHOW PRESENTS AN EYE-ALLURING BONANZA OF TREASURES FOR COLLECTORS, DESIGNERS AND ART-INSIDERS ALIKE Release Date: 09 January 2012 The inaugural Metro Show reveals its brand new face when it opens to the public on January 19 through 22, at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street in New York. Joining the brigade of the Americana dealers who signed on from the previous American Antiques Show is a new group of ... Read more

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