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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, May 24, 2013

Edward Hopper’s large-scale painting Blackwell’s Island (estimate: $15,000,000-20,000,000).

Edward Hopper Leads $50 Million Christie's American Art Sale
ArtfixDaily Staff - May 23rd, 2013 22:39

A panoramic view by modernist Edward Hopper was the top lot in a $50.8 million Christie's American art sale on Thursday. The auction total was the highest for the category at Christie's since 2008. The sale's star was Hopper's 1928 oil painting Blackwell's Island...

Edward Hopper, Study for Nighthawks, 1941 or 42. Fabricated chalk and charcoal on paper. 11 1/8 x 15 in. Whitney Museum of American Art, NY. Purchase and gift of Josephine N. Hopper by exchange.

Whitney Museum Presents First In-Depth Study of Edward Hopper's Process
Release Date: 22 May 2013
This spring, the Whitney Museum celebrates Edward Hopper’s achievements as a draftsman in the first major museum exhibition to focus on the artist’s drawings and working process. Along with many of his most iconic paintings, the exhibition features more than 200 drawings, the most extensive ...

"Juan de Pareja" (1650) by Diego Rodriquez de Silva y Velazquez.

Met Unveils its New European Paintings Galleries
Release Date: 22 May 2013
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s galleries for its world-renowned collection of European Old Master paintings from the 13th through the early 19th century reopened on May 23 after an extensive renovation and reinstallation. This is the first major renovation of the galleries since 1951 and the ...

Top lot for the day was Frederic Remington’s black and white oil, Pack Horse Men Repelling an Attack by Indians, 27 inches by 40 inches, (estimated at $500,000 to $700,000) that sold for $1,035,000.

SCOTTSDALE ART AUCTION SHATTERS WESTERN ART RECORDS
Release Date: 23 May 2013
For the ninth consecutive year Scottsdale Art Auction, holder of over 137 contemporary and deceased Western masters’ auction records, sets 31 new records as a packed sale room provided enthusiastic bids on Saturday, April 6th. Top lot for the day was Frederic Remington’s black and white oil, ...

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	19TH CENTURY AMERICAN ART PREVAILS AT BONHAMS NEW YORK Release Date: 23 May 2013 NEW YORK — Bonhams May 22 American Art auction at the Madison Avenue salesroom saw success across categories, particularly for 19th century paintings as well as sculpture from a variety of periods. Interest came overwhelmingly from the US, with discerning bidders from the UK and Europe also ... Read more

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