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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, June 23, 2011

From the Allan Stone estate, "Nutcracker," a 1958 sculpture by John Chamberlain, sold for the artist's auction record price of $4.7 million at Sotheby's in May 2011.

Legal battle brews over Allan Stone estate
New York Post - June 21st, 2011 21:19

Clare Stone, the widow of Manhattan art dealer and ardent collector Allan Stone, is suing the executor of his $300 million estate. When he died in 2006, Allan Stone left his estate, including works by such artists as Willem de Kooning, Wayne Thiebaud, and Andy Warhol, in a trust for his wife. Clare and their children appointed family friend and lawyer Leila Wood-Smith as executor. Now the family accuses Wood-Smith of improperly buying an $8.5 million Connecticut house with Stone's ...

Megan Rye, Together, 2010. Oil on canvas, 52 x 70 inches. Courtesy Forum Gallery.

artMRKT Hamptons to Debut July 14-17, 2011

artMRKT, a newly formed Brooklyn-based organizer of art fairs, has announced the debut of artMRKT Hamptons, a new modern and contemporary art fair to be held Thursday, July 14 through ...

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	“One by One” Monoprints and Variable Editions by Lisa Barsumian July 16 - August 13, 2011 The Cooley Gallery Old Lyme, Connecticut Read more

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	Madeline Weinrib to Host “The Color of Sacred,” Solo Exhibition Showcasing the Work of Artist Mark Wilson at ABC Carpet & Home Release Date: 15 June 2011 Madeline Weinrib is pleased to present “The Color of Sacred,” a series of six large scale oil paintings from New York artist Mark Wilson. Each captivating masterpiece brilliantly exemplifies the incomparable beauty and soul of the oriental carpet through a visually stimulating journey of ... Read more

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