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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Monday, January 30, 2012

Exterior view of the new Evans Way Park entrance of the new wing of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Outdoor art installation “Ailanthus” by Stefano Arienti (right).

Gardner Museum Addition Dazzles Critics, Some of the Crowd
Boston Globe - January 29th, 2012 16:54

A glass box-like punctuation point to its original palazzo-style museum, the new Renzo Piano-designed addition of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum opened January 19 to critical acclaim, with accolades for the purpose of the architecture itself. The Boston Globe notes, "...its sloping glass walls and copper-sheathed cubes lend it the air of a cutting-edge science laboratory that wandered across the Charles River from the MIT campus," even while the Pritzker Prize-winning architect ...

Detail of Kawabata Gyokushô (1842-1913) Pair of screens depicting snow on pine trees, ca. 1900, ink and gold on paper. From Joan B. Mirviss Ltd.

Strong Sales Reported at 58th Annual Winter Antiques Show
Release Date: 28 January 2012
The Winter Antiques Show finished with strong sales and interest among buyers, including established collectors, design professionals and first-time buyers. Sales were robust across all disciplines, including Americana, antiquities, and 20th century fine and decorative arts. All net proceeds ...

"La Balancoire" by Pierre-August Renoir (1895).

M.S. Rau Exhibits Newly Acquired Impressionist Paintings at Naples Show in February 2012
Release Date: 26 January 2012
As a kick off to another strong season for fine arts sales, M.S. Rau Antiques and Fine Arts in New Orleans will offer several significant Impressionist paintings during the Naples Art & Antique Show, February 9 to 13. Starting its 100th year in the business, M.S. Rau continues to ...

Robert William Vonnoh (1858 - 1933) Sweet Peas, signed, Vonnoh, and dated, 1912, lower right, oil on canvas, 24" x 30".

The Cooley Gallery Announces a New Exhibition: “All Around,” New Acquisitions in Impressionism, Abstraction, Winter and the 19th Century
Release Date: 26 January 2012
This winter the Cooley Gallery is presenting a gallery-wide exhibition of its new acquisitions, an expansive show which includes fine art from the 19th century to the present, with important examples of Luminism, American Impressionism, and Abstraction. Gallery visitors will be treated to a broad ...

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	The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde, 1860–1900 February 18 - June 17, 2012 Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco, California Read more

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	FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH 1000MUSEUMS Release Date: 25 January 2012 The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announced a new licensing agreement with 1000Museums, the premier provider of archival reproductions from museums around the world. Now, with the help of print-on-demand technology, never-before-printed selections from the Foundation’s Archives will be available ... Read more

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