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Mark Rothko, Untitled (Red, Orange, Blue), sold for $56.2 million at Phillips.

Paul Allen's Rothko Painting Propels Phillips Sale
Bloomberg - May 15th, 2014 23:28

A Mark Rothko painting from the collection of Microsoft founder and billionaire Paul Allen fetched $56.2 million at a Phillips sale that tallied...

rederic E. Church, Cotopaxi, 1862, oil on canvas, Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, Gibbs-Williams Fund, Dexter M. Ferry Jr. Fund, Merrill Fund, Beatrice W. Rogers Fund, & Richard A. Manoogian Fund

Detroit Creditors Not Allowed to Remove Art, Judge Rules
USA Today - May 15th, 2014 22:01

Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes ruled Thursday that Detroit's major creditors will not be allowed to remove artwork from the Detroit Institute of Arts in order to have it appraised. The ruling is a blow to...

The Graff Vivid Yellow achieved a record $16.3 million at Sotheby's Geneva.

100-Carat Yellow Diamond Achieves Record $16 Million at Auction
Forbes - May 15th, 2014 22:53

A private buyer pursued a 100-carat yellow diamond to 14.5 million Swiss francs (16.3 million dollars) at a Sotheby's jewelry sale in a Geneva. The buyer also took her time with the bidding...

George Washington (The Constable-Hamilton Portrait), Gilbert Stuart, 1797.

American Encounters: Anglo-American Portraiture in an Era of Revolution
Release Date: 15 May 2014
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Musée du Louvre, the High Museum of Art and the Terra Foundation for American Art have begun the third installation in their four-year collaboration focusing on the history of American art. American Encounters: Anglo-American Portraiture in an Era of ...

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