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Henri Matisse, Le bonheur de vivre, 1905-6, Oil on canvas. 175 x 241 cm. In the collection of the Barnes Foundation.

A last look at the old Barnes
New York Times - July 27th, 2011 16:50

The New York Times gives an interactive final tour through the Barnes Foundation, the amazing collection of Impressionist, post-Impressionist, and early modernist art that was displayed in a neoclassical home in Merion, Penn., until June. Pharmaceutical tycoon Albert C. Barnes (1872-1951) created the museum in suburban Philadelphia in 1925. His pioneering collection of works by the likes of Cézanne, Renoir, Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani, Prendergast, Glackens, Demuth, and Seurat was hung ...

Sheryl Crow's vintage Mercedes will be offered at auction by Gooding & Co.

Sheryl Crow's vintage Mercedes in charity auction
ArtfixDaily Staff - July 28th, 2011 00:02

The Grammy Award-winning singer Sheryl Crow is parting with her 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Roadster in order to raise funds and awareness for tornado-ravished Joplin, Missouri. Gooding & Co. will auction the vintage roadster in Pebble Beach, Calif., next month. The sale proceeds are slated for rebuilding schools in the small town...

Claude Monet, French, 1840-1926; Water Lilies, c. 1915-26; oil on canvas, 78 3/4 x 13 ft. 11 3/4 in. Saint Louis Art Museum, The Steinberg Charitable Fund, 134:1956

New Publication Explores Fascinating History Behind Monet’s Water Lilies Triptych: Agapanthus
Release Date: 27 July 2011
The Saint Louis Art Museum is pleased to announce the publication of Monet’s Water Lilies: The Agapanthus Triptych to accompany the featured exhibition, Monet’s Water Lilies, which opens October 2, 2011. The fascinating and little-known history behind the triptych, recognized as one of ...

Tanis, 1915, by Daniel Garber (American, 1880–1958). Oil on canvas, 60 x 46 1/4 inches (152.4 x 117.5 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with funds contributed by Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest, 2011-60-1

Museum Announces Major New Acquisitions Across a Range of Periods and Cultures
Release Date: 27 July 2011
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has announced the acquisition of a wide range of works of art that will significantly enhance its world-renowned collection. Ranging in date from a 10th-century Indian bronze sculpture of the Chola dynasty to Sean Scully’s monumental triptych Iona ...

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	Peggy Bacon & Her Circle Release Date: 24 July 2011 Peggy Bacon & Her Circle is on view at the Susan Teller Gallery from July 13 through August 18, 2011. There are paintings and works on paper from 1918 to 1952. Bacon studied at the Art Students League in with George Bellows, John Sloan, and Kenneth Hayes Miller from 1915 to 1920. It ... Read more

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