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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, September 22, 2011

The Opening Night of the Houston Fine Art Fair.

Houston Fine Art Fair Debut Totals $6 Million in Sales
ArtfixDaily Staff - September 22nd, 2011 03:37

The inaugural Houston Fine Art Fair found a ready audience in Texas over the weekend. The gate topped 10,500 with 3,000 attending the opening night of this new 80-dealer show. Sales of artwork were reported to be about $6 million total.

John Koch (1909-1978) The Party, (also known as Summer Party)

Gray’s Auctioneers to sell rare John Koch painting, “The Party”
Release Date: 22 September 2011
Gray's Auctioneers' Fine Art, Furniture and Decorations auction on September 27, at 11am EST, will feature the sale of property from the personal collection of Cleveland luminaries Maxeen & John Flower. The proceeds from the sale of the collection will benefit the Cleveland Institute of Art, ...

New Rita Ackermann Monograph
Release Date: 21 September 2011
A native of Hungary, Rita Ackermann moved to New York City in the mid-1990s, arriving to find a culture—and art world—in transition. Rave and zine culture was in full swing; collaborations between artists, musicians, and magazine and book publishers were pervasive; and the age of the Internet ...

Of the nearly 700 paintings and bronzes, the centerpiece was an outstanding work by Abbott Fuller Graves. Depicting a young woman seated in a rural Maine flower garden setting, the fine oil on canvas brought $109,250 within expectations of $100,000-150,000.

Julia's Summer Antiques & Fine Art Auction Realizes Record $5 Million
Release Date: 21 September 2011
As Hurricane Irene moved north pounding the east coast, and mere days before reaching New England, Julia’s recent auction was described by department head Bill Gage as “a perfect storm” referring to everything from the quality of the merchandise to the excitement of the bidders being ...

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	Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show November 2-6, 2011 The Palm Beach Show Group Irving, Texas Read more

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	Robin Gowen: The Color of Shadow & The Texture of Light Release Date: 18 September 2011 Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery is pleased to present our newest exhibition, ROBIN GOWEN: The Color of Shadow & The Texture of Light, the gallery’s sixth solo show for the artist. Gowen’s latest body of work brings a new concern for texture and pattern to her approach to ... Read more

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