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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, June 19, 2014

William Holman Hunt's "Isabella and the Pot of Basil" sold for $4.25 million at Christie's.

Delaware Art Museum is Sanctioned, Loses Accreditation
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 18th, 2014 22:55

The Delaware Art Museum sold one of its finest Pre-Raphaelite paintings on Tuesday, and punishments from the museum world were swift.

Jeff Koons: The Retrospective at the Whitney.

Whitney to Present Jeff Koons: The Retrospective
Release Date: 18 June 2014
Jeff Koons is widely regarded as one of the most important, influential, popular, and controversial artists of the postwar era. Throughout his career, he has pioneered new approaches to the readymade, tested the boundaries between advanced art and mass culture, challenged the limits of ...

Blue Feather, c. 1948. Alexander Calder. Sheet metal, wire, and paint. 42 x 55 x 18 inches. Calder Foundation, New York. © 2014 Calder Foundation, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, photo: Calder Foundation, New York/Art Resource, NY.

PEM exclusive East Coast venue for major Calder exhibition
Release Date: 18 June 2014
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) is pleased to be the exclusive East Coast venue for Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic. Organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and in collaboration with the Calder Foundation, this exhibition brings together 40 sculptures by one of ...

Timothy Roepe, American Flag Series, oil and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48, 2014

"From Old Glory to Pop Icon: The Enduring Popularity of the American Flag in Contemporary Art" at Lawrence Fine Art
Release Date: 19 June 2014
Artist and former Pollock-Krasner Foundation research fellow Timothy Roepe will present a talk entitled "From Old Glory to Pop Icon: The Enduring Popularity of the American Flag in Contemporary Art" at Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton, NY on July 5th at 5 pm. Roepe will discuss the American flag ...

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	888 Auctions to Showcase Exceptional Pair of Chinese Gilt Gold Bronze Vases July 3 Release Date: 13 June 2014 Richmond Hill, ON – 888 Auctions is proud to highlight fine jewellery, carvings, ceramics, and bronzes in its Asian Art and Antiques sale. For those on the lookout for great value and exceptional quality, do not hesitate in previewing our July 3 sale. With estimates ranging from as low as $100 ... Read more

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