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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

American Folk Art Museum Rings in 2012 with New Exhibit, Major Donations
ArtfixDaily Staff - January 23rd, 2012 23:03

A recent $3.5 million in gifts is allowing the American Folk Art Museum to keep its doors open in Lincoln Square on New York's Upper West Side. Last week, a new exhibit opened, "Jubilation/Rumination, Life: Real and Imagined," in the 5,000 square foot space. The 100-piece exhibit is drawn from the permanent collection and features works by...

WILLIAM MASON BROWN (AMERICAN, 1828-1898) STILL LIFE WITH WATERMELON, FRUIT AND CALLA LILIES (Lot 8) fetched $59,520.

World Record Prices Achieved in Keno Auctions' Americana Sale
Release Date: 23 January 2012
Exceptional prices were achieved in a two-session sale on January 17, 2012, held by Keno Auctions in New York, including world record auction results for a 17th century joined chest, a Federal painted table and a lynx/bobcat effigy ladle. The combined morning and afternoon sessions of ...

Lot 26: LADANYI, Emory. Mixed Media/Canvas "Decrescendo." Hungarian.

Egypt, Hungary, France, USA, China, Persia, England and Russia: A World of Art and Antiques at Clarke Auction on January 29, 2012 in Larchmont, New York
Release Date: 22 January 2012
Clarke Auction quickly follows its small, but very successful Jan. 8th sale with a great fresh-to-market sale on Sunday, Jan. 29th at 2 PM in Larchmont, NY. The art originates from all corners of the world including a delightful and colorful oil by renowned Egyptian artist, Omar El-Nagdi ...

Sunset Glory: The winning phone bid set a new auction record for a bannerstone, an astounding $245,700 (including buyer’s premium).

Dan Ripley Select to present The Townsend Collection Part II at Antique Helper Auctions June 23
Release Date: 19 January 2012
When Dan Ripley Select presented the Townsend Collection Part I at Antique Helper Auctions on Saturday, December 3, auction records were smashed. The results produced a new standard in the world of Native American artifacts. Dan Ripley Select is pleased to announce The Townsend Collection ...

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	“Back to the Future: Posters for a Brave New World” at International Poster Gallery Release Date: 22 January 2012 BOSTON, MA - International Poster Gallery (IPG) proudly presents “Back to the Future: Posters for a Brave New World”, an exhibition of original vintage posters that heralded the revolutionary technological and social innovations of their respective times. The show, which is free and open to ... Read more

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