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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Monday, November 09, 2009
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 | Sotheby's posts buzz-killing 3Q results
Blogging Stocks - November 9th, 2009 04:01
On the heels of a fantastic $181.8 million sale of Impressionist and modern art, where collectors lapped up Renoirs, Picassos, and Giacometti, Sotheby's posted a sobering net loss of $57.8 million (89 cents a share). This is worse than the $47 million loss (73 cents a share) it delivered a year earlier. Revenue was off 41% to $44.9 million for the quarter. But it could have been much worse. The elimination of price guarantees helped the auction house protect itself from paying for unsold ...Read more | |
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 | Judith Miller's Chairs
San Francisco Chronicle - November 9th, 2009 03:51
Internationally renowned antiques and collectibles expert Judith Miller is a chair addict. Miller's new book, "Chairs," gives her a chance to share her passion and celebrate 100 of her favorite chairs (out of a collection of 450) - from early antiques like the 1680 Windsor chair to a modern-day collectible like Tom Dixon's 2007 "Wingback." Miller divulges historical facts, looks at the overall style of each chair and reflects on the iconic status of designers like ...Read more | |
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 | Parrish's landscape show is a tranquil respite
New York Times - November 9th, 2009 02:30
Before Long Island's Parrish Art Museum breaks ground on a 37,300-sq.-ft. expansion early next year, a must-see show, “American Landscapes: Treasures From the Parrish Art Museum,” displays some 50 paintings, about half by artists who lived or worked on Long Island. From Asher B. Durand to April Gornick, Samuel Colman to William Merritt Chase, the collection's strengths are shown in masterpieces of Tonalism and some fine contemporary works...Read more | |
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 | Oxford's revamped Ashmolean can now "do drama"
Reuters - November 6th, 2009 18:59
T.E. Lawrence's Arab dress, an entire Japanese tea house and the best Aegean history collection outside Greece are now star exhibits at Britain's oldest public museum. The Ashmolean has re-opened after a multimillion pound renovation. The 39 new galleries, including four temporary exhibition galleries, a new education center and state-of-the art conservation studios, aim to share its collections with a dramatic cross-cultural perspective.
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