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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, January 16, 2014

LA's MOCA Selects New Director
New York Times - January 15th, 2014 22:09

After a tumultuous several years, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles is set to announce its new director. The role is expected to go to...

Francis Bacon's "Three Studies of Lucian Freud" brought over $142 million, a world record price at auction for art.

Elaine Wynn Named as Buyer of $142 Million Francis Bacon
New York Times - January 15th, 2014 22:41

When Francis Bacon's massive triptych "Three Studies of Lucian Freud" sold to a telephone bidder for $142.2 million at Christie's New York in November, the unnamed buyer fueled speculation.

Après le bain (femme s’essuyant) by Edgar Degas

JEAN-LUC BARONI PRESENTS AN EXHIBITION OF MASTER PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS OPENING ON JANUARY 25 AT THE CARLTON HOBBS GALLERY
Release Date: 16 January 2014
Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd., one of the world's leading international fine art specialists, proudly announces an exhibition of masterworks, which will run during Master Drawings Week from January 25 to February 1, 2014, at the Carlton Hobbs Gallery, 60 East 93rd Street, New York City. Composing the ...

Douanier Rousseau Ascending to Glory and Reaching Posterity, 1926

René Rimbert: Poetry of Silence and Flemish Reminiscences on View at Artvera's Gallery in Geneva
Release Date: 15 January 2014
In Geneva, Switzerland, 37 rarely seen works by French artist, René Rimbert (1896-1991) are on view at Artvera’s Gallery. In what is Rimbert’s first retrospective in nearly 20 years, the exhibition presents 29 paintings and 8 works on paper – still lifes, cityscapes, and interior scenes – ...

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	AUCTIONATA ADDS CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER CHRISTOF SCHMINKE TO EXECUTIVE TEAM AS THE ONLINE-ONLY AUCTION HOUSE FURTHERS GLOBAL EXPANSION Release Date: 15 January 2014 Auctionata, the Berlin-based, first purely online digital auction house selling fine art and collectibles announced that it has added Christof Schminke as Chief Marketing Officer to its executive team, as the company furthers its global expansion. In his new role, Schminke will oversee all ... Read more

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