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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, October 6, 2011
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Frans Hals, Family Portrait in a Landscape, a recent acquistion by the Toledo Museum of Art. Frans Hals Spotlighted in Elizabeth Taylor Estate, Toledo Museum
Toledo Blade - October 6th, 2011 01:20
Unbeknownst to her, late actress Elizabeth Taylor owned an old master. The same artist, Frans Hals, is also an important recent acquisition for the Toledo Museum of Art. Christie's, which is handling Taylor's estate, discovered...

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An important American copper urn designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, estiamted at $400,000-600,000) from the Edward C.  Waller house in River Forest, Illinois, sold for $772,000 on Monday at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Frank Lloyd Wright Urn from Ralph Esmerian Collection Boosts Hindman Auction Total to $3.17 million
Release Date: 05 October 2011
An important American copper urn designed by Frank Lloyd Wright from the Edward C. Waller house in River Forest, Illinois sold for $772,000 on Monday at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The urn, estimated at $400,000-600,000, sold to a Florida private collector. It is not clear how many urns were ...

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A 18-karat yellow-gold, emerald and diamond floral-form three piece ensemble by Van Cleef & Arpels realized $41,125. Van Cleef & Arpels Shines at Weschler’s; Fanny Elssler as ‘La Sylphide’ Dances to $49,350
Release Date: 05 October 2011
On Saturday, September 17th, Weschler's Jewelry, American & European Fine Art and 20th Century Decorative Arts auctions commenced the 2011-2012 season on a high note. With competitive bidding in the gallery, on the phones and on the Internet, the auction totaled over $820,500, with 84% ...

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Winslow Homer, United States, 1836 - 1910.  Weatherbeaten, 1894, oil on canvas, 28 1/2 x 48 3/8 inches.  Bequest of Charles Shipman Payson Portland Museum of Art ‘s Winslow Homer Studio Opens in September 2012
Release Date: 05 October 2011
In September 2012, the Portland Museum of Art will open the Winslow Homer Studio to the public. One of the most significant locations in the history of American art, the Studio, located at Prouts Neck, Maine, is where the great American artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910) lived and painted many ...

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Martin Johnson Heade (1819-­‐1904) Cherokee Roses, c.  1883-­‐95.  Oil on canvas, 20 1/8 x 12 1/8 inches.  Adelson Galleries The American Art Fair
November 28 - December 1, 2011
17 premier exhibitors at the Bohemian National Hall
New York, New York
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Wendell Castle Twisted Leg Table Wendell Castle Highlights Modern Design Auction
Release Date: 05 October 2011
  Grogan and Company's two day auction, held on October 15th and 16th, will include a selection of Modern Art Furniture, as well as an eclectic selection of Fine Art, 18th, 19th and 20th century Furniture and Decorations, Oriental Rugs, Silver and Jewelry. Several prominent New England estates ...

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