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Art HK 11 Hong Kong fair stokes contemporary art market in Asia
Bloomberg - May 26th, 2011 03:17
About 50,000 people are expected to attend HK ART 11, the fourth edition of the Hong Kong International Art Fair, from May 25 to 29, featuring a vast selection of contemporary art by the likes of Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Damien Hirst, Roy Lichtenstein, Yan Pei-Ming, and more. From works by emerging artists priced at $1,000 to Warhol's “Colored Maos,” with an asking price of about $50 million from Zurich-based Bruno Bischofberger, a wide range of prices are meant to ...

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Three Marys at the Tomb - Bartolomeo Rigossi da Gallarate - In 1992 the J Paul Getty Museum acquired this miniature from LES ENLUMINURES. “20 / 20 Les Enluminures 1991 – 2011”
Release Date: 26 May 2011
  Exhibition and Catalogue Celebrate the launch of the renowned Paris gallery’s third decade offering rare Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts and Works of Art to the world’s most discerning Museums, Libraries and Private Collectors. Galerie Les Enluminures 20th Anniversary Catalogue will ...

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Cassera Arts Premiers Gallery Growing New York Tribal Art Week Follows Asia Week Blueprint
Release Date: 21 May 2011
Traditonal art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas takes center stage in New York City during the second annual New York Tribal Art Week® with a wealth of gallery exhibitons, auctions, and events focused on tribal art. From May 9 to 15, coinciding with tribal art auctions at Sotheby’s and ...

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Milkshake & Sandwiches by Wayne Thiebaud sold for over $1 million at Bonhams & Butterfields.  Art © Wayne Thiebaud/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.  (Reproduction of this image, including downloading, is prohibited without written authorization from VAGA, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2820, New York, NY 10118.  Tel: 212-736-6666; Fax: 212-736-6767; e-mail: info@vagarights.com; web: www.vagarights.com) THIEBAUD'S MILKSHAKE & SANDWICHES BRINGS MORE THAN $1 MILLION DURING BONHAMS & BUTTERFIELDS 'MADE IN CALIFORNIA' AUCTION
Release Date: 26 May 2011
  Bonhams & Butterfields' Made in California auction on May 24, 2011 was especially strong, signaling that the market for California art continues to be robust.  Telephone bidders from around the globe vied for works by the Golden State's leading modern and contemporary artists.  The sale, ...

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Featured Event
Late 19th Century Hooked Rug with Horse and Abstract Flowers.  Jewett-Berdan Antiques. 54th Annual New Hampshire Antiques Show
August 11-13, 2011
New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association
Manchester, New Hampshire
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Screenshot of the RJG Antiques website. Goldbergers Launch New Website, Continue to Lead the Way Selling Antiques on the Internet
Release Date: 25 May 2011
Russ and Karen Goldberger of RJG Antiques have launched a new and significantly improved version of their highly successful American folk art and antique decoy website, www.RJGAntiques.com. Capitalizing on the spread of better flat screen monitors and faster Internet connections, the new site ...

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