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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, January 27, 2011

At the Winter Antiques Show, Donald Ellis Gallery sold this Complex Mask (Donati Studio Mask) Yup’ik; Kuskokwim Region, Alaska, circa. 1890-1905, wood, pigment, sinew, vegetal fiber, cotton thread, replaced feathers,height: 34 inches.

Eskimo masks bring $4.6 million at Winter Antiques Show
Canadian Press - January 26th, 2011 21:42

Two highly expressive ceremonial masks, created by Yup'ik Eskimos in Alaska over a century ago, sold for $4.6 million at the Winter Antiques Show, which continues through Jan. 30 at Manhattan's Park Avenue Armory. Exhibitor Donald Ellis believes the masks garnered a record price for Native American art. Other highlights at the show include a rare Martin Johnson Heade genre scene at Alexander Gallery, priced about $2 million, and a suite of soft portraits by Thomas Wilmer Dewing, fresh from ...

Verdict still out on virtual VIP Art Fair success

The launch last weekend of the new VIP Art Fair, a week-long and online-only event, drew visitors from 130 countries who viewed artwork on the website more than 3.3 million times. That ...

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	The Clark Celebrates its Eye to Eye: European Portraits 1450–1850 Exhibition with a Renaissance-Themed Gala Release Date: 26 January 2011 The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute celebrates its Eye to Eye: European Portraits 1450–1850 exhibition with a special Renaissance-themed gala on Saturday, February 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. This special evening features music and mead, jugglers and jesters, festive fare—and an ... Read more

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