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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, September 17, 2009
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 | Astor Trial Update: Closing arguments on the Hassam sale, will amendments
NY Times - September 16th, 2009 16:30
The changes that Brooke Astor made to her will giving her son a greater share of her fortune reflected the clearheaded love of a mother, not a failing mental state that allowed her to be easily exploited, a lawyer for her son said in his closing argument on Tuesday. The defense pointed to testimony by Mrs. Astor’s butler, who said he heard her tell her son to take a $2 million commission on the sale of her beloved Childe Hassam painting, "Up the Avenue," a work she had formerly ...Read more | |
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 | Rush on Jewelry: Market for high-end, antique bling is buoyant
Financial Times - September 16th, 2009 16:45
Although the economic downturn of the past 12 months has seen many auction categories suffer, jewellery has remained a robust performer, notably at the high end despite a significant fall in the market value of diamonds. In May, for example, Sotheby’s Geneva achieved a record price per carat for any gemstone at auction when it hammered down a 7.03 carat blue diamond for $9.4m. But it is the mid-range sector that is proving especially buoyant, where pieces in the $8,000 – $165,000 ...Read more | |
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 | Niche Delights: Tait painting, carved decoy, "woolies" lead Northeast sale
Antiques & the Arts - September 16th, 2009 17:02
PORTSMOUTH, NH - Northeast Auctions' popular marine, China Trade, and sporting art auction on August 15 to 16 tallied around $3.4 million, including premium, on 1,200 lots, a smaller gross than in past years, when totals have approached $10 million. A graceful preening duck decoy by master carver A. Elmer Crowell, passed at $75,000, but auctioneer Ron Bourgeault later negotiated a private deal to sell the sculpture for $105,300, including premium. Strong prices went to a historical ...Read more | |
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 | 'When I Paint My Masterpiece': Bob Dylan's artwork on view in Denmark
Artdaily - September 16th, 2009 16:13
COPENHAGEN - The National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst) is preparing for an autumn 2010 special exhibition of 100 paintings by award-winning singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The exhibition will include the first major presentation of Dylan’s most recent works: large-format acrylic paintings. When Dylan gave a rare performance of the song "When I Paint My Masterpiece" at a concert in Copenhagen earlier this year, it was a covert nod to the National Gallery of Denmark ...Read more | |
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