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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Modigliani Expert Arrested in Italy
FT - January 15th, 2013 23:25

Rome-based Christian Parisot, one of two rival art historians working on Amedeo Modigliani catalogues raisonnés, was arrested after a two-year investigation by Italian antiques and forgery squads.

Picasso's Femme assise pres d'une fenetre

Major Auction Houses Expect Blockbuster Season, Again
Reuters - January 15th, 2013 22:00

The world's leading auctioneers are anticipating a robust start to 2013. Estimates for artwork in upcoming sales at Sotheby's and Christie's are steep...

ESTHER LEWIS (1926-1989) I Remember the Beauty of your Youth Color screenprint 1970 24 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches (62.9 x 50.1 cm)

The Subject is Woman and Ynez Johnston: an Intimate View at Tobey C. Moss Gallery
Release Date: 15 January 2013
Tobey C. Moss Gallery is proud to present its latest show, THE SUBJECT IS WOMAN and YNEZ JOHNSTON: an INTIMATE VIEW, to run from January 19 to March 29, 2013. ON VIEW The Subject is Woman is an eclectic collection of works that depict " woman" as the source of mystery, creativity, and ...

Eliza Pratt Greatorex, "The Pond (Cerney-la-ville)," 1880, etching (detail

Georgetown College Fine Art Galleries Present: "American Women and the Etching Revival: Works on Paper from the Payne Collection"
Release Date: 15 January 2013
Warren and Julie Payne of Louisville, Kentucky, share highlights from their collection of late 19th and early 20th century prints by American women. The exhibition also includes works on paper by influential artists of the time, such as James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Thomas Moran, and Berthe ...

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	Peabody Essex Museum Appoints First Curator of American Art Release Date: 15 January 2013 The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Austen Barron Bailly as the museum's first George Putnam Curator of American Art. Bailly joins PEM's curatorial team following her post as the head of the American Art department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ... Read more

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