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"Isabella and the Pot of Basil" by William Holman Hunt will be sold by the Delaware Art Museum.

Delaware Art Museum Sends Pre-Raphaelite Painting to Auction Block
ArtfixDaily Staff - May 7th, 2014 13:13

The Delaware Art Museum has revealed that the Pre-Raphaelite painting Isabella and the Pot of Basil by William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) will be the first artwork to be deaccessioned in a controversial decision...

Picasso's La Reve, 1932, was purchased for $155 million by hedge fund owner Steven A. Cohen.

Steven A. Cohen Gets an Art-backed Loan from Goldman Sachs
Bloomberg - May 7th, 2014 12:37

Goldman Sachs is making a personal loan to Steven A. Cohen with a credit line backed by the SAC founder's $1-billion art collection...

"Nocturne: Battersea Bridge" by James McNeill Whistler 1872—1873. Pastel on brown paper. H x W: 18.4 x 28.1 cm (7 1/4 x 11 1/16 in)

Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery Hosts Largest U.S. Display of American Master James McNeill Whistler in a Generation
Release Date: 07 May 2014
“An American in London: Whistler and the Thames,” opening May 3 at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, is the first major exhibition ever devoted to American artist James McNeill Whistler’s early period in London, and it is the largest U.S. display of his work in almost 20 years. The ...

Monet's 1905 painting Nymphéas has not been exhibited in public since 1926.

Christie's Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art Achieves $285.9 Million
Release Date: 07 May 2014
Christie’s Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art on Tuesday, May 6, realized $285,879,000 (£168,668,610/€205,832,880), selling 89% by lot and 96% by value. This marks the highest total for Christie’s New York in this category since May 2010. Of the 53 works offered, 9 lots sold for over ...

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	ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM CURATORS ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN 2013 Release Date: 07 May 2014 The Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) has announced its annual Awards for Excellence in the categories of museum Catalogues, Articles/Essays, and Exhibitions. All AAMC members are eligible for nomination. The AAMC Prize Committee and member juror groups determine awards prior to the ... Read more

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