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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, March 18, 2010

Sir John Lavery. Sunbathers, 1936, Oil on canvas Signed lower left, 55.5 x 43.5 in (141 x 110cm. Lot 27. Bloomsbury - New York

Irish beauties, rarities on the block
Seattle PI blog - March 18th, 2010 02:03

The Irish Sale on March 23 at New York's Bloomsbury Auctions includes such star lots as Sir John Lavery's 1936 oil on canvas "Sunbathers" (estimate: $350,000 to $450,000) and the only known full-sized tricolor flag from the 1916 uprising (estimate: $500,000 to $700,000). For book lovers, there's a rare copy of William Butler Yeats' Mosada ($70,000 to $100,000) and a first edition of the modern masterpiece "Ulysses".

ZHANG XIAOGANG, bloodline series, oil on canvas, signed in Chinese & Pinyin and dated 2001, 200×300 cm, RMB: 16,800,000. Bejing Poly International Auction.

China ranks #3 in art market

In global auction sales, China trailed New York and London, but eclipsed France last year, according to Artprice. Fine art sales in China reached $830 million, 17.33% of the market ...

Vicent Van Gogh's "The Bedroom" is packed up for restoration.

Van Gogh's 'The Bedroom' gets a blog

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is restoring one of Vincent Van Gogh's most famous works. While "The Bedroom" is out of view, the museum's staff will keep the painting ...

Picasso's “Portrait of Angel Fernández de Soto (The Absinthe Drinker)’’ will be sold by Christie's in London on June 23, 2010.

Picasso's Absinthe Drinker under the gavel

Christie's in London will sell a coveted Blue Period Picasso portrait, owned by the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's Art Foundation, with a conservative estimate of between ₤30 ...

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	“TEFAF MAASTRICHT SETS AN EXAMPLE FOR EUROPE” - NEELIE KROES, EUROPEAN COMMISSION VICE-PRESIDENT Release Date: 16 March 2010 TEFAF Maastricht has set an example that the rest of Europe should follow, said Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission, during a visit to what she called “the world’s leading art and antiques fair”. Ms Kroes, who is also Commissioner for the ... Read more

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