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ROY LICHTENSTEIN's 1964 painting Ohhh...Alright... exceeded its presale estimate of $40 million to fetch a record $42.6 million at Christie's Nov. 10 sale.

Record-breaking Lichtenstein leads $272 million Christie's sale
ArtfixDaily Staff - November 11th, 2010 03:29

Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie's Nov. 10 evening sale in New York garnered an impressive total of $272.8 million for 75 lots. Pop Art from the 1960s secured the hefty prices realized. The leading lot of the night was Roy Lichtenstein's (1923-1997) comic-style painting Ohhh...Alright... (ex-collection: Steve Martin; Steve Wynn), depicting a worried redhead on the phone, which went for $42,642,500 (prices include buyer's premium). The artist's previous auction record was ...

Amon Carter Museum of American Art Announces Andrew J. Walker as Director Designate
Release Date: 10 November 2010
The Board of Trustees of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art announces the appointment of Andrew J. Walker, Ph.D., as Director Designate. Walker begins January 31, 2011, and will officially become director on April 1, 2011, the retirement date of current museum Director Ron Tyler, Ph.D. ...

Imogen Cunningham, Cotyledon. Early 1920s. Gelatin silver print 8.5 x 6.9 in (21,6 x 17,6 cm) Estimate: € 40.000-60.000 $ 55.000-83.000

Rare Vintage Print by Imogen Cunningham in Germany
Release Date: 10 November 2010
“Vintage prints by American photographer Imogen Cunningham are scarce in the USA. The fact that such a work is now offered in Europe, in Germany, respectively, is almost a small sensation," says auctioneer Robert Ketterer. The gelatin silver print from the early 1920s will be called up in this ...

The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty edited by James C.Y. Watt is a Metropolitan Publication.

Mark Polizzotti named Publisher & Editor in Chief at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date: 10 November 2010
Mark Polizzotti has been appointed Publisher and Editor in Chief at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he will oversee all aspects of the Museum’s scholarly publishing program, it was announced today by Director Thomas P. Campbell. Mr. Polizzotti is currently Director of Intellectual ...

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	Farnsworth Art Museum Announces Major New Works Donated for Wyeth Memorial Endowment Campaign Auction in November Release Date: 10 November 2010 The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, is pleased to announce several major additions to works to be included in a three-week auction in November to benefit the prestigious museum’s Andrew Wyeth Memorial Endowment Campaign. The online auction of museum quality art works, hosted by Adelson ... Read more

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