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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Detail of Lea Grundig (1906 - 1977) In den Abgrund. 1943.

Lea Grundig drawing documents dark chapter of 20th century
ArtfixDaily Staff - October 11th, 2010 22:31

John Phillips, famous for his striking photo documentaries in Life Magazine, acquired another kind of compelling document of the 20th century while in Palestine as a war correspondent. He purchased a drawing directly from the artist Lea Grundig (German, 1906-1977) in the early 1940s that depicts a firsthand account of the experience of Jews during the Holocaust. From Phillips's collection, Grundig's "In den Abgrund" [Into the Abyss] came via New York to Ketterer Kunst in ...

A Huanghuali Yoke Back Armchair Ming Dynasty, 17th Century L. 58 x D.45 x H. 120 cm. Andy Hei Ltd (Hong Kong)

Ferocious demand for Chinese artworks at Fine Art Asia

The Fine Art Asia fair at the Hong Kong Convention Centre wrapped last week with strong sales concurrent with the record-breaking Sotheby's auctions. Dealers who exhibited Asian ...

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	An American Century: 20th-Century Master Drawings from the Collection Release Date: 07 October 2010 Reframing America is the unifying theme for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s (SBMA) five exhibitions in the fall that address, each in a distinctive way, the concept of America. Utilizing perspectives that range from the traditional to the idiosyncratic, this group of shows allude, in one ... Read more

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