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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, May 3, 2012

Edvard Munch's iconic "The Scream" will lead Sotheby's May 2 Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in New York.

Munch's 'The Scream' Lands Record Price for Art
ArtfixDaily Staff - May 2nd, 2012 18:39

Edvard Munch's iconic "The Scream" went for a staggering sum at Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art Evening sale on Wednesday to become the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.

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Tyrannosaurus bataar, 8-feet high and 24-feet long, leads parade of rare and valuable fossils and gem quality minerals, May 20 , at Heritage Auctions.

Tyrannosaurus may bring $1,000,000+ in Heritage Auctions’ New York Natural History event
Release Date: 02 May 2012
One of the great dinosaurs of the Cretaceous era, an eight-foot tall, 24-foot long, 75% complete Tyrannosaurus bataar – the slightly smaller Asian counterpart to the legendary North American T-Rex – will be the centerpiece of Heritage Auctions May 20 Natural History Signature® auction, taking ...

"The Billionaire's Vinegar" by Benjamin Wallace spurred a lawsuit from U.K. wine expert Micheal Broadbent

Koch Revives Wine Dispute with Christie's
Bloomberg - May 2nd, 2012 22:32

Billionaire art and wine collector William Koch is appealing a court decision that threw out his lawsuit against Christie's in which he claimed the auction house sold him counterfeit wine.

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	FOR THE SPRING SHOW NYC (MAY 3 - 6), THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY IS TRANSFORMED INTO A VERITABLE MUSEUM OF FINE PAINTINGS— FROM OLD MASTERS TO MODERN Release Date: 02 May 2012 During the second edition of the Art and Antique Dealers League of America Spring Show NYC, opening on May 3 and running through May 6 at the Park Avenue Armory, fairgoers will have the rich opportunity to feast their eyes upon a diverse range of paintings that span from Old Masters through the ... Read more

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