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Jamie Wyeth, Portrait of Andrew Wyeth, 1969, oil on canvas, 24 x 32 in.; gift of the artist, ©Jamie Wyeth Upcoming movie, auction celebrate Wyeth legacy
ArtfixDaily Staff - October 27th, 2010 01:57
Ranking among America's most beloved 20th-century artists, Andrew Wyeth, who died in 2009, remains so popular today that his life and art warrant a motion picture, a fundraising auction, and even a couple of museums centered on his work. From November 8 through November 29, Adelson Galleries in New York City will host an online benefit auction of museum-quality artwork. The works to be sold have been generously donated by artists, collectors, and philanthropists with an interest in sustaining the mission of the Farnsworth Art Museum.

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David Salle, Tennyson, 1983.  Oil, acrylic, wooden and plaster relief on canvas, 78 x 117 x 5 1/2 in.  Art © David Salle/Licensed by VAGA, NY, NY.  Courtesy Mary Boone Gallery, NY
David Salle To Speak at ArtTalks—AFA’s Lecture Series  Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 6:30 p.m., at Christie’s The American Federation of Arts (AFA) is pleased to ...
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Titian's “Diana and Actaeon”“Titian and the Golden Age of Venetian Painting: Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland”
October 16, 2010 - January 2, 2011
High Museum of Art
Atlanta, Georgia
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Randall Davey, "Anthony", Oil on Canvas, 24" x 20", circa 1918Blue Heron Fine Art Blog
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Randall Davey – The Robert Henri Years
Randall Davey was born in New Jersey in 1887 and as a young man moved to New York to become an artist. Randall Davey began studies under Robert Henri first at the New York School of Art in 1908 and ...

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A George III ebony-inlaid mahogany secretaire library bookcase, Attributed to Thomas Chippendale, circa 1765 Estimate: $700,000-1,000,000 Price realized: $1,706,500500 years: Decorative Arts Europe including Oriental Carpets achieves $14 million- the most successful sale for this category at Christie’s New York
Release Date: 25 October 2010
Christie’s 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe, including Oriental Carpets achieved $14 million from October 21 to 22, selling over 450 treasures from the 16th to the 19th centuries.  This spectacular sale was the top-grossing 500 Years sale to date held in New York, with the top lot of ...

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