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A painting thought to be "Cypress, sky and field" by Vincent van Gogh was found by Spanish tax inspectors in a bank vault.

Lost van Gogh Painting Discovered in Bank Vault
ArtfixDaily Staff - May 11th, 2014 22:37

A painting believed to be by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh was found by Spanish tax inspectors inside a safetly deposit box. The rediscovered oil is thought to be...

The Wedding Dance a 1566 oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Collection of Detroit Institute of Arts.

Bankruptcy Expert Claims Detroit's Art-for-Pensions Deal is Illegal
Washington Post - May 11th, 2014 22:21

The $816-million art-for-pensions deal that a federal judge helped craft for Detroit does not hold up from a legal standpoint, according to...

Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box by Harper Collins publishers accompanies the exhibition.

Wellesley's Davis Museum to Host Exhibition "Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection"
Release Date: 08 May 2014
During her career, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Wellesley College class of 1959, famously used her jewelry to convey diplomatic messages. From June 9 through July 20, 2014, the Davis Museum will host the only New England presentation of the exhibition Read My Pins: The Madeleine ...

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917), circa 1905 lifetime casting ‘Le Desespoir’ (Despair), green-patinated bronze and carved marble, signed ‘A. Rodin’ on top of base with raised ‘A. Rodin’ on underside of bronze, 13¾in high x 12in wide x 11in long. Authenticated by Comite Rodin, Paris. Est. $60,000-$80,000.

Rodin’s ‘Le Desespoir’ the centerpiece of Quinn’s May 17 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction
Release Date: 07 May 2014
Bronze masterwork newly authenticated by Comite Rodin in Paris. A lifetime cast of Auguste Rodin’s (1840-1917) Le Desespoir is the distinguished headliner in Quinn’s Auction Galleries’ May 17 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction of select items from DC-area estates. “Rodin is considered by many ...

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	Important paintings by British artists John Frederick Herring, Sr., and George Lambert will be sold June 6-8 in Atlanta Release Date: 09 May 2014 ATLANTA, Ga. – Ahlers & Ogletree’s June 6-8 multi-estate auction was already packed with over 1,000 lots of fresh estate merchandise, but recently added to that impressive lineup will be important paintings by noted British artists John Frederick Herring, Sr. (1795-1865) and George Lambert ... Read more

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