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"1949-A-No. 1'' (1949) by Clyfford Still (1904-1980) sold for an artist auction record of $61.7 million at Sotheby's on Nov. 9, 2011.

Robust Sales in Postwar and Contemporary Art Week; Sotheby's Sells $61.7 Million Clyfford Still, Christie's Led by $43 Million Lichtenstein
ArtfixDaily Staff - November 10th, 2011 05:54

The series of postwar and contemporary art auctions in New York have boasted very strong results and numerous record prices so far this week. Two days of sales at Phillips de Pury totalled $78 million, Christie's evening sale with part of the Peter Norton collection topped $247 million, and Sotheby's on Nov. 9 sold four paintings by Clyfford Still for $114.1 million along with eight Gerhard Richter works that mostly doubled their high estimates. Still's “1949-A-No. 1” brought $61.7 ...

Rendering of "Over the River" by Christo. (Photo: Wolfgang Volz, copyright Christo 2010)

Christo Gets Go-Ahead to Swathe the Arkansas River in Silver
New York Times - November 9th, 2011 23:18

Noted environmental artist Christo has gained the US government’s approval for his controversial 42-mile wrapping project on the Arkansas River. “Over the River,” required an extensive environmental impact report...

Home Sweet Home by W. R. Leigh, 1932, sold for $1.195 million at Heritage Auctions.

W.R. Leigh’s Home, Sweet Home (1932) sets record with $1.195 million price in Art of the American West at Heritage Auctions
Release Date: 09 November 2011
W.R. Leigh’s Home, Sweet Home soared to nearly double its pre-auction estimate selling for $1.195 million and setting a new world record price for the artist in Heritage Auctions’ $2.27 million Art of the American West Signature® Auction, Saturday, Nov. 5. The painting came to auction from ...

Anonymous, Historical and Cosmological Anthology In Latin, Middle English, Anglo-Norman, and Gascon French illuminated manuscript on parchment England, probably London, c. 1325, with additions from the 1340s, c. 1380, and other dates 15 miniatures. f . 120v, School Scene

Les Enluminures of Paris and Chicago bringing Rare and Important Italian, Dutch and English Illuminated Manuscripts, Medieval Miniatures and Renaissance Finger Rings to the 2012 Winter Antiques Show in New York January 20 to 29
Release Date: 01 November 2011
Les Enluminures (www.lesenluminures.com) owner Sandra Hindman is bringing several important and rare examples of Medieval and Renaissance art to the 2012 Winter Antiques Show in New York January 20 -29, that she says “Will be of particular interest to those fascinated with the history of early ...

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	ICONS: STARS SKYSCRAPERS STILL LIFES AT PHILIP COLLECK, LTD., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH-DECEMBER 23RD, 2011 Release Date: 08 November 2011 Philip Colleck, Ltd. is pleased to present ICONS STARS SKYSCRAPERS STILL LIFES a special holiday exhibition of drawings and paintings that will be on view from November 15th through December 23rd, 2011. Images inspired by the silver screen and the steel and granite skyscrapers of the era are the ... Read more

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