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John J. Egan, American (born Ireland), 1810–1882; Indians at Their Games, scene sixteen from Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley, c.1850; distemper on cotton muslin; Saint Louis Art Museum, Eliza McMillan Trust 34:1953.

Saint Louis Art Museum Presents Restoring an American Treasure: The Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley
Release Date: 23 May 2011
The Saint Louis Art Museum presents Restoring an American Treasure: The Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley, a unique and ambitious project through which the Museum will assemble conservators to restore a massive painting commissioned by Dr. Montroville W. Dickeson and ...

Qi Bashi's work sold for a record $65 million at Guardian Auctions in Beijing.

Qi Baishi painting soars to record $65m at Chinese auction
China - May 23rd, 2011 17:54

An ink wash painting by Qi Baishi (1864-1957) set an auction record of 425 million yuan (US$65.4 million) for Chinese art at the Guardian Spring Auction in Beijing on Sunday night. The sale totaled 1 billion yuan (US$649 million). "A Long Life, A Peaceful World," depicting an eagle on a pine branch, was presented by the artist to military and political leader Chiang Kai-shek for his 60th birthday. Measuring 100 by 266 centimetres (three by 8.5 feet), the 1940s painting, flanked by two ...

David McCullough's new book "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris," is set to be released on May 24 by Simon & Schuster.

New David McCullough book fleshes out Madame X scandal
The Daily Beast - May 23rd, 2011 21:37

When popular society artist John Singer Sargent unveiled his portrait of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau at the 1884 Paris Salon---scandal ensued. Author David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, dishes out the scintillating story behind Sargent's most famous painting in his new book, "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris," a 576-page tome about the artistic, inspiring era between 1830 and 1900. Of the post-Salon critical reaction to the portrait, McCullough writes, "The ...

Maurizio Cattelan, Untitled, 2009. Canvas, wood, and plastic. 82 5/8 x 33 ½ x 23 5/8 inches.

THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART AND THE MENIL COLLECTION ANNOUNCE JOINT ACQUISITION: A MAJOR 2009 SCULPTURE BY MAURIZIO CATTELAN
Release Date: 23 May 2011
The Dallas Museum of Art and the Menil Collection in Houston announced today the joint acquisition of a major sculpture by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, one of the most significant and provocative artists to emerge since the 1990s. This marks the first time that either the Dallas Museum ...

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	Green Art Gallery Dubai presents "Traces", a solo show of new works by Syrian photographer Jaber Al Azmeh Release Date: 23 May 2011 Opening Reception: June 6th 2011, 6 - 9 pmExhibition Dates: 06/06/2011 - 15/07/2011In his second solo exhibition at Green Art Gallery Dubai, Syrian photographer Jaber Al Azmeh will be presenting a series of new photographic duets, exploring the dual and complex relationship between human beings ... Read more

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