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Pablo Picasso, ‘Nu au fauteuil noir,’ 1932 Oil on canvas 63 1/2 x 51 in. 161.3 x 129.5 cm. From the Wexler Family Collection.

Modern Masters from Wexner Family Collection to go on View
ArtfixDaily Staff - May 27th, 2014 23:35

This fall, the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University will celebrate its 25th anniversary with Transfigurations: Modern Masters from the Wexner Family Collection, an unprecedented exhibition of the rarely seen personal collection of...

Detail of the Lucian Freud self-portrait

Lucian Freud's 'Forgotten' Son Seeks Share of Artist's £95.9m Estate
Telegraph - May 27th, 2014 22:46

When British artist Lucian Freud died in 2011 he left behind a fortune of £95.9m. He was also survived by 14 children, several of whom had been 'forgotten.' Just one of his children was given control of a secret trust fund.

Old Man in an Armchair was thought to be by a follower of Rembrandt, but is now being re-examined as work by the master himself.

Professor Contends National Gallery London Has Misattributed a Real Rembrandt
Guardian - May 27th, 2014 23:07

An academic known as the world's leading expert on Rembrandt contends that the National Gallery London has relegated to storage an important work by the artist.

Intersection for the Arts, "Determining Domain," November 7, 2012 – January 19, 2013.

San Francisco's Oldest Arts Nonprofit Suspends Curatorial Programming
Hyperallergic - May 27th, 2014 22:11

Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco’s oldest alternative arts space, has suspended curatorial programs and halved its staff...

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