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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Monday, October 17, 2011

Gerhard Richter, Candle, Kerze, 1982. 83 cm x 62 cm. Oil on canvas.

Richter 'Candle,' Gormley 'Angel' Blow Away Auction Records
ArtfixDaily Staff - October 17th, 2011 03:19

Christie's in London posted a promising October sale of Postwar & Contemporary Art with a total of £38 million ($60 million) on Friday. World record prices were smashed for artists Gerhard Richter, Antony Gormley, and Martin Kippenberger.

Robert Motherwell, From the Lyric Suite, 1965. Red and blue ink on rice paper, 28 x 23 cms.

Collectors Fall Under Motherwell's Spell

Collectors, predominantly from the UK and Europe, have fallen under the spell of the American Abstract Expressionist artist Robert Motherwell (1915-1991). In the first three days of ...

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	William Mozart McVey (American, 1905-1995) Release Date: 15 October 2011 Most sculpture lovers easily recognize the work of William McVey, who served as the head of the sculpture Department at the Cleveland Institute of Arts, Cranbrook Academy, and as a guest professor at The Ohio State University. His public commissions include statuary at Rice University; in ... Read more

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