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Gerrit van Honthorst, "The Duet," 1624, sold for $3.37 million on June 5.

Nazi-Seized Old Master Painting Leads New York Auction
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 6th, 2013 23:16

A recently restituted painting by 17th-century Dutch master Gerrit van Honthorst was the top lot in a Christie's Old Masters sale on June 5 in New York. Once part of the collections of Catherine the Great's art adviser and Russia's Hermitage Museum, The Duet was confiscated by the Nazis...

Vincent Van Gogh, A Pair of Shoes, One shoe upside down, 1887, oil on canvas, Private Collection

Van Gogh in Paris
Release Date: 06 June 2013
Eykyn Maclean will present Van Gogh in Paris in September 2013; a landmark exhibition exploring the years from 1886 to 1888 when Van Gogh was living and working in Paris. This period was paramount to the artist’s development and proved to be a turning point in his career. Van Gogh’s work evolved ...

Madonna Laboris by Nikolai Roerich (Russian, 1874-1947) sold to a bidder on the telephone for £7.9million, setting a new world record price for the artist and a record price for Russian art, at Bonhams on June 5, 2013.

Roerich Painting Becomes Most Expensive Russian Artwork Ever Sold at Auction
Release Date: 05 June 2013
Russian art returned to fighting form at Bonhams with a record-breaking Russian sale on June 5, 2013, totalling £12,384,675 and setting two new world records. In an overflowing salesroom, the mesmerizing Madonna Laboris by Nikolai Roerich (Russian, 1874-1947) sold to a bidder on the telephone ...

Lawrence Fine Art to Present "The Horizontalists" at its East Hampton Gallery
Release Date: 29 May 2013
Lawrence Fine Arts will present "The Horizontalists" at its East Hampton Gallery beginning June 6. Artist Etsuko Ichikawa will also give a gallery talk on Saturday, June 8 at 2 pm in conjunction with the show. The gallery has also published an exhibition catalogue, available on line. This ...

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