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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, March 28, 2014

Detail of Henri Matisse's “Seated Woman/Woman Sitting in Armchair."

German Recluse to Return Nazi-looted Artwork
ArtfixDaily Staff - March 27th, 2014 22:49

The man who hoarded some 1,400 artworks in his Munich apartment and in an Austrian home for decades has agreed to return pieces looted by the Nazis to the owners or owners' heirs, say his lawyers. Octogenarian Cornelius Gurlitt will return a Matisse to...

Andrew Wyeth (American, 1917–2009) Young Fisherman and Dory, Study for To The Westward, 1944, drybrush on paper, 29¾” x 39¼”, museum purchase, 1954.906 © Andrew Wyeth

Exhibition Opening at the Farnsworth: The Wyeths, Maine and the Sea
Release Date: 26 March 2014
On Saturday, April 26, the Farnsworth’s Art Museum will open an exhibition entitled The Wyeths, Maine and the Sea. The exhibition of approximately thirty works will run through Sunday, December 28 at the museum’s Wyeth Center. The art of the Wyeths – N.C., Andrew and Jamie – is a direct result ...

Blue and White Bowl with Radial Design, 13th Century, Iran, Kashan, fritware, painted in cobalt blue under transparent glaze.

Dallas Museum is Only Venue Outside of Europe to Host Major Islamic Art & Culture Exhibition
Release Date: 27 March 2014
From March 30 through June 29, 2014, the Dallas Museum of Art will host Nur: Light in Art and Science from the Islamic World. The DMA is the only venue outside of Europe to host this international touring exhibition of Islamic art and culture co-organized by the DMA and the Focus-Abengoa ...

A rare autograph letter written by Lee Harvey Oswald requesting admission to the American Communist Party. The letter, unseen for many years, is addressed from the same post office box address where he ordered his infamous mail-order rifle.

President Kennedy Memorabilia a Highlight at New York International Book Fair
Release Date: 27 March 2014
The New York International Book Fair kicks off at The Park Avenue Armory with a preview on Thursday, April 3 and runs through Sunday, April 6. The finest booksellers, map, autograph and manuscript dealers will fill the Park Avenue Armory with a vast assortment of the whimsical, the scholarly and ...

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	Photo Independent Announces Special Exhibit In Partnership With Artist and Musician Andy Summers from The Police Release Date: 27 March 2014 Photo Independent, the first and only high-visibility art fair platform for independent photographers, welcomes artist and musician, Andy Summers as the Honorary Guest for its debut show taking place from April 25-27, 2014 at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, CA. Titled “Mysterious Barricades,” the ... Read more

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