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Detail of Picasso's The Blue Room, 1901.

Analysis of Picasso Masterpiece Reveals Hidden Painting
Guardian - June 17th, 2014 23:07

A scientific analysis of Pablo Picasso's "The Blue Room," considered the first masterpiece of his Blue Period, has revealed that another work was painted over...

This One-Cent Magenta postage stamp printed in British Guiana in 1856 sold for a record $9.5 million at Sotheby's.

Rare Stamp Fetches Record $9.5 Million at Auction
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 17th, 2014 23:46

Once owned by a wealthy murderer, a 1-cent postage stamp from a 19th century British colony in South America sold for $9.5 million on Tuesday.

Franz Bischoff, Roses, 1912, brought a record-breaking $798,000 at Bonhams & Butterfields' Aug. 3 sale.

Will Bonhams be Sold?
Financial Times - June 17th, 2014 10:40

London-based Bonhams may be up for sale, reports the Financial Times. The 220-year-old auction house has received offers from private equity firms, among them...

Ren Ma, or "Benevolent Horse," a large scale sculpture by Simon Ma.

U.S. Premiere of Simon Ma's New World Exhibition "Heart • Water • Ink" to Open in Miami
Release Date: 17 June 2014
Chinese crossover artist Simon Ma's new world tour exhibition "Heart Water Ink" will go on view at the Frost Art Museum in Miami, July 12 to Oct. 19, 2014. While Ma has exhibited at the Venice Biennale, MOCA Shanghai, Amsterdam's Leslie Smith Gallery, Three on the Bund in Hong Kong, Taiwan's ...

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	Rare Georgian Slab Table At $40,800 Tops Woodbury Auction’s Spring Anniversary Sale Release Date: 17 June 2014 A rare Georgian marble top carved mahogany serving table was the top selling lot at Schwenke’s Woodbury Auction Spring Anniversary Fine Estates Auction held Sunday, June 8th. The table was consigned by a local gentleman who had inherited the table from British ancestors many years ago. Bidding on ... Read more

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