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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, September 14, 2012

"Abstraktes Bild (809-4)," a 1994 painting by Gerhard Richter will be offered at Sotheby's on Oct. 12.

Eric Clapton's Richter Painting Offered at Sotheby's
Bloomberg - September 13th, 2012 20:36

Legendary rock guitarist Eric Clapton is selling one of his abstract paintings by Gerhard Richter with a high estimate of $20 million at Sotheby's in London on Oct. 12. Purchased in 2001, “Abstraktes Bild (809-4)” from 1994 is one in a series of 3 works that Clapton picked up for...

Edmonia Lewis, who was the first "colored sculptor," flourished 1864-1878.

NEW BIOGRAPHY OF EDMONIA LEWIS REVEALS DETAILS OF HER DEATH

Edmonia Lewis was the first famous “colored sculptor” and the first to idealize her African and American Indian heritages in stone. She flourished from 1864 through 1878, and, as an ...

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	National Gallery of Art Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Announces 2012–2013 Appointments Release Date: 12 September 2012 The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA) at the National Gallery of Art has announced the appointments of members for the 2012–2013 academic year. They include Oskar Bätschmann, Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft, Zürich, as Samuel H. Kress Professor; independent ... Read more

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