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This masterpiece by Edward Burne-Jones, titled "Laus Veneris," 1873-78, from the collection of Laing Art Gallery, is viewable on the BBC's new Your Paintings website. It is also currently part of the Victoria & Albert Museum exhibition "The Cult of Beauty."

BBC hosts Britain's public art collections online
BBC - June 27th, 2011 04:05

Works by John Singer Sargent, John Constable, and Andy Warhol are among the 200,000 paintings in a national collection owned by British taxpayers. Some of this art trove resides in small publicly-funded collections and others exist in relative obscurity, either stashed in museum storage or on the walls of a government building. Now a new online art gallery will host digital images of paintings from Britain's public collections. The BBC's Your Paintings website, developed over six years with ...

Michael Jackson’s Jacket Worn in “Thriller” Video (Est. $200,000/$400,000)

Michael Jackson "Thriller" jacket fetches $1.8 million at auction
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 27th, 2011 01:36

Perhaps one of the most iconic piece of music memorabilia ever auctioned, Michael Jackson's red jacket worn for his "Thriller" video sold for a record price of $1.8 million at a weekend auction. Bidders traveled from as far as China and New Zealand to attend the sale in Beverly Hills, according to Julien's Auctions, and competed aggressively with international bidders on the phone and online. The winner was Milton Verret of Austin, Texas, who told the excited crowd that he would like to ...

Adam D. Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Director, Whitney Museum of American Art, Photograph © Dawoud Bey Art © Sol LeWitt/ Artists Rights Scoiety (ARS), New York

Farnsworth Forum Presents Director of the Whitney Museum Adam Weinberg
Release Date: 24 June 2011
On Thursday, July 7, the Farnsworth Art Museum will be presenting the Farnsworth Forum, an annual event that features one of America's leading public intellectuals discussing the state of the art world. This year the Farnsworth Forum will host Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Adam ...

North Carolina Paint Decorated Blanket Chest, 1840s ($80,500)

Landmark Auction for Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd.
Release Date: 24 June 2011
Landmark Auction for Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. LLAES, Ltd. conducts first million dollar sale with their June 18th Summer Catalogue Auction. Gross sales hit 1.15 million dollars. Held at LLAES, Ltd.'s new auction gallery in Hillsborough, North Carolina, this record ...

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	Little gem discovered in a Cleveland Garden! Release Date: 24 June 2011 A diminutive 19C Italian bronze table top fountain was discovered by auctioneer Deba Gray earlier this year in a lush but overgrown garden where it had been ensconced for more than 80 years. In remarkably good condition coated with a rich green patina, the little fountain which measures just ... Read more

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