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Catherine Sweeney Singer to Take Helm of Philadelphia Antiques Show
ArtfixDaily / July 31st, 2013
Executive director of New York City's prestigious Winter Antiques Show, Catherine Sweeney Singer has now been named Director of the Philadelphia Antiques Show.
'Sound of Music' Outfits Sell for $1.56M at Auction
ArtfixDaily / July 31st, 2013
The drapery costumes worn by the Von Trapp children and a brown dress donned by Julie Andrews while singing "Do-Re-Mi" in "The Sound of Music" soared to $1.56 million at...
FBI Seeks Owners of Recovered Rare Maps, Books
ArtfixDaily / July 30th, 2013
When a well-known dealer of rare maps was caught stealing from a Yale University library in 2006, a FBI investigation ensued that revealed the man had stolen millions of dollars worth of...
Remington Painting Brings $5.6M, Rockwell Reaches $4.2M at Western Art Auction
ArtfixDaily / July 29th, 2013
A Frederic Remington scene of U.S. Cavalry soldiers and horses accelerated to $5.6 million at the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction on Saturday. About 300 lots generated a total of $28.5 million, up from $18 million last year...
U.S. Could Pursue Art Collection of SAC Founder
Bloomberg / July 28th, 2013
One of the world's biggest art collectors, SAC founder Steven A. Cohen may lose some of his prized possessions now that the government has charged his $14 billion hedge fund with insider trading.
Stolen Jewels Estimate Increased to $136 Million
ArtfixDaily / July 28th, 2013
An exhibition in France's Riviera city of Cannes was stormed by an armed robber who took jewelry and gems worth $136 million on Sunday. The theft took place at...
Museum Exhibition Celebrates Royal Babies
ArtfixDaily / July 24th, 2013
Timed to celebrate the birth this week of HRH Prince George of Cambridge, the Museum of London exhibition "A Royal Arrival" showcases royal baby items through the ages.
Deitch to Depart LA's Museum of Contemporary Art
ArtfixDaily / July 23rd, 2013
Jeffrey Deitch, the former New York art dealer, is expected to resign from his position as director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. He leaves the museum with improving finances, but with staff and curatorial programs in flux.
City Bankruptcy Sparks More Attention on Detroit Institute's Art
ArtfixDaily / July 22nd, 2013
The city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, throwing the spotlight once again on the valuable art collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts. With Detroit straddled with an estimated $19 billion debt...
Suspect's Mother Retracts Statement on Burning Paintings
ArtfixDaily / July 22nd, 2013
A Romanian woman who is the mother of a suspect connected to the major art heist at Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum last fall has refuted her previous claim that she burned the paintings. On Monday, Olga Dogaru denied...
Politician Aims at Ending Oil Portrait Practice in Government
Politico / July 18th, 2013
Government offices adorned with portraits of politicians and public officials should be a thing of the past, according to one Louisiana Republican. Rep. Bill Cassidy wants to end the practice of government-funded portraiture.
Art Dealer Rosales Charged with $30 Million Fraud
ArtfixDaily / July 18th, 2013
New York art dealer Glafira Rosales was indicted on Wednesday for a $30 million fraud that included selling allegedly fake artworks by modern masters such as Jackson Pollock and Robert Motherwell. She sold the works to...
Relatives say Huguette Clark Unwell When Signing Second Will
ArtfixDaily / July 16th, 2013
New court filings say that copper mining heiress Huguette Clark was frail and unwell when she signed a second will that gives her $300 million fortune to her lawyer, accountant, and employees.
Stolen Kunsthal Artworks Possibly Burned by Suspect's Mother
ArtfixDaily / July 17th, 2013
Romanian investigators say that seven paintings stolen from Rotterdam’s Kunsthal museum last year may have been burned by a suspect's mother. The $130 million haul of artwork has been...
Record-Setting $495 Million Auction, New Clients Boost Christie's Sales
ArtfixDaily / July 16th, 2013
A $495-million post-war and contemporary art auction helped lift Christie's sales for the first six months of the year to a total $3.68 billion, up 9% on the same period last year, and the highest total for the period in art market history.
Over 400 of Picasso's Artworks Stolen, Claims Artist's Step-Daughter
ArtfixDaily / July 15th, 2013
About 407 works of art by Pablo Picasso are missing, says the artist's step-daughter Catherine Hutin-Blay. She suspects a former handyman stole the artworks from her home...
Rijksmuseum Scores Early Landscape of America; $9.5 Million Antique Chest Once Used as TV Stand
ArtfixDaily / July 14th, 2013
The Rijksmuseum has made two major recent acquisitions: one of the earliest known landscapes of America and an important 1640s lacquered chest that had recently been used as a TV stand. The Dutch museum paid $9.5 million, the second highest price ever for...
Burne-Jones' 'Love Among Ruins' Rises to $22 Million in Record-Setting London Sales
ArtfixDaily / July 11th, 2013
Rediscovered Victorian paintings and ethereal moonlit scenes proved popular with bidders at London auctions this week. A watercolor by Edward Burne-Jones sold at Christie's on Thursday for 14.8 million pounds ($22.3 million), a record-setting price at auction for a Pre-Raphaelite artwork.
Sicily Suddenly Cancels Traveling Exhibition of Antiquities
Plain Dealer / July 11th, 2013
A major traveling exhibition of ancient treasures has been cancelled on mid-tour after Sicilian cultural authorities decided the extended loans were hurting their tourist economy. Now on view at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the exhibition...
National Arts Club Ex-Director to Pay Near $1 Million Settlement
ArtfixDaily / July 11th, 2013
O. Aldon James, the ousted head of the prestigious National Arts Club in Manhattan, will pay $950,000 in settlement claims for his mismanagement of the institution. New York officials say that James used the club's resources to...