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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, October 23, 2009

Great Houses of New York: River House, the Best Address
Huffington Post - October 22nd, 2009 16:51

Author Michael Henry Adams takes readers on a trip to Manhattan's fabulous River House overlooking the East River. Surmounted by a ballroom in the tower's graceful cupola was once a most palatial apartment occupied by the family of sportsman and publisher, Marshall Field, III. Field's English Georgian library at River House was adorned with superb Impressionist paintings such as Claude Monet's "Boulevard des Capucines"...

At the Grand Palais: Istanbul exhibit seeks to reveal city's soul to Parisian public
Associated Press - October 22nd, 2009 13:49

The glories of Istanbul have arrived in Paris. From white marble statues of Greek and Roman gods to gleaming medieval Christian icons to a huge red Ottoman tent, an exhibition devoted to Istanbul seeks to expand French awareness of the city's multicultural heritage in a country deeply skeptical of Turkey's European aspirations.

"Looking East": Exhibit of young Chinese artists touches on cultural discord
Kansas City Star - October 22nd, 2009 17:36

Kansas City art dealer Byron Cohen sold more than $1 million worth of contemporary Chinese art at last year’s Art Basel Miami Beach art fair. Now, his gallery's “Looking East,” an exhibit of seven artists from China, includes works that address discord in contemporary Chinese culture. In three oils that may resonate with American buyers, all titled “Power of the People,” Sheng Qi shows his dedication to keeping alive the memory of massacred students, while the ...

Consignor Scammer: Russell Pritchard gets more prison time
Delaware Co. Times - October 22nd, 2009 17:12

Described as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing,” Russell A. Pritchard, already in prison for stealing from clients, has admitted to duping additional people who hired him to sell their antiques. The former owner of Bryn Mawr Auction Company and an appraiser on "Antiques Roadshow," who was booted from the show for staging Civil War relic "discoveries," pleaded guilty in court to new charges of deceptive business practices, theft by deception and theft by failure ...

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