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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Mark Rothko's Orange, Red, Yellow brought an auction record $86,882,500 at Christie's.

Christie's Sale Shatters Records for Modern Masters
ArtfixDaily Staff - May 9th, 2012 00:07

Works by modern art giants from Rothko and Pollock to Calder and Klein sparked furious bidding at Christie's on Tuesday. A number of record-breaking prices sent the Post-war and contemporary art sale to $388.5 million, the highest total ever for the category, with 59 offered lots. From the estate of David Pincus, Mark Rothko's Orange, Red, Yellow of 1961 blazed to $86 million...

Ernest David Roth, Ca d'Oro, 1913, Private Collection

Venice at the Mattatuck Museum

Waterbury, CT… The Mattatuck Museum presents Reflections & Undercurrents: Ernest Roth and Printmaking in Venice, 1900-1940. This exhibition of approximately one hundred prints ...

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	Rare Schreckengost Jazz Bowl to Auction at Rago's in June Release Date: 18 April 2012 One of the few original “Jazz” bowls extant will be sold in Rago’s June 17th auction of Modern and Contemporary design. Signed by Schreckengost and stamped Cowan, the 11 1/2" x 16” bowl carries an estimate of $40,000-60,000. “This could be the last of the original “Jazz” bowls in private ... Read more

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