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James McNeill Whistler, Study, 1878. Lithotint with crayon and scraping in dark brown ink (first state of two), 16 7/16 x 12 3/8 inches. Colby College Museum of Art, The Lunder Collection."The Search for Beauty: Whistler and His Time" at Colby College Museum of Art
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 9th, 2010 04:57
An advocate of "art for art's sake," American-born painter James McNeill Whistler valued the beauty found in everyday life. He was a leading figure in the 19th-century Aesthetic Movement as it evolved in Victorian England, ultimately transforming Americans' ideas of art's purpose. His highly-influential 1871 oil-on-canvas "Arrangement in Grey and Black" (Musée d'Orsay), dubbed by early onlookers as "Whistler's Mother," was quite ...

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PBS' History Detectives investigates whether artwork by Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg and other major artists is on the moon, and releases a special online video asking for help in locating the elusive Grumman engineer "John F.," who purportedly smuggled the "Moon Museum" aboard Apollo 12 in November 1969. Pictured here is an identical ceramic mini-canvas, which sparked the story after Tampa, FL art curator Jade Dellinger purchased the curious piece in an online auction. PH
Did a tiny art museum secretly get launched to the moon? Evidence is emerging that a miniscule piece of pop art got smuggled aboard the Apollo 12 lunar module in 1969. The ceramic chip was ...
Paul Poiret, pair of mahogany ‘bergère’ armchairs, circa 1924, from Galerie Mathivet.
A new exhibition space to showcase 25 emerging galleries will be introduced at France's 25th Biennale this fall. The prestigious art and antiques show, featuring 80 established art ...
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Paul Cornoyer, Framed oil on board, The Story of Rip van WinkleBrilliant June 12 & 13 Auction
June 12-13, 2010
Clars Auction Gallery
Oakland, California
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Christie’s Mobile Web is free to users of web-enabled cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs).CHRISTIE’S INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES OPTIMIZED MOBILE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL MOBILE PHONES
Release Date: 08 June 2010
As the next step in the continuing expansion of its online and mobile access strategy, Christie’s International, the world’s leading art business, is pleased to announce the global launch of Christie’s Mobile Web, an optimized mobile experience that is free to all users of ...

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