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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, January 24, 2013

View of El Greco paintings hanging in Baron Mor Lipot Herzog's study before World War II.

U.S. Court Weighs Claim for Nazi Looted Art Held in Museums
Los Angeles Times - January 23rd, 2013 22:31

In what could be the last of the major Holocaust restitution cases, a three-judge federal appellate court heard oral arguments in a case involving more than 40 artworks valued at $100 million that were stolen during World War II.

The Sacrifice of Polyxena. Greek mythology, Polyxena was the youngest daughter of King Priam of Troy. Achilles told her of his vulnerability – his heel – and was then killed by her brothers. His ghost demanded her sacrifice in order for the wind, needed to set sail back to Hellas, to be appeased. The subject is rare suggesting a specific commission for Le Brun, although the patron has yet to be identified.

Unknown French Masterpiece Discovered in Hotel Ritz, Paris
Release Date: 23 January 2013
A previously unrecorded painting by Charles Le Brun (1619-1690), official painter to the ‘Sun King’ Louis XIV, has been discovered hanging in the Coco Chanel Suite at the Hôtel Ritz in Paris by the London-based fine art consultant Joseph Friedman. Formerly Curator of the Duke and Duchess of ...

Talisman of the Ward: The Album of Drawings by Edward Deeds, January 10—February 9, 2013, at Hirschl & Adler Modern.

Talisman of the Ward: The Album of Drawings by Edward Deeds
Release Date: 23 January 2013
Hirschl & Adler Modern is pleased to announce the opening of Talisman of the Ward: The Album of Drawings by Edward Deeds on Thursday, January 10, 2013. Featuring a selection of thirty drawings, the exhibition represents many of the important themes found within the extraordinary album of ...

Greek (Hellenistic) Tanagra figurine of a standing draped woman late 3rd century B.C.E. (probably modern) Terracotta overall: 8 1/4 in. x 3 3/4 in. x 3 in. (21 cm x 9.5 cm x 7.6 cm) Gift of Mrs. Brooks B. Thayer (Louise Govett, Class of 1956) 1977.25

Festina lente: Conserving Antiquity opens at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College on January 30
Release Date: 23 January 2013
WELLESLEY, Mass. – Festina lente: Conserving Antiquity, an unconventional behind-the-scenes approach to viewing the Greek and Roman art in the Davis permanent collections, opens at the Davis Museum on January 30. Focused on collecting, conservation, and stewardship, the exhibition invites new ...

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	HAWTHORNE FINE ART HOSTS GATHERING OF BERMUDA LUMINARIES Release Date: 23 January 2013 On Tuesday, January 8th, over 75 friends and members of the Bermuda National Gallery gathered at Hawthorne Fine Art on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for a reception and private viewing of the American Art gallery's current exhibition, Isles of Tranquility: Paintings of Bermuda by Clark ... Read more

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