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Art Buyers Watch Trading Probe of Billionaire Steven Cohen
Bloomberg / December 6th, 2012
Sharks are circling around the carefully-curated art collection of billionaire hedge fund owner Steven A Cohen. Under investigation for...
Judge Rules Detroit Police Illegally Arrested Art Patrons
Detroit Free Press / December 5th, 2012
A federal judge ruled that police violated the rights of more than 100 people who were arrested or searched while attending an art gallery event in 2008.
Rare Raphael Drawing Rakes in Record $48 Million
ArtfixDaily / December 5th, 2012
One of Renaissance master Raphael's greatest drawings still in private hands soared to £29,721,250 ($47,869,045) on Wednesday at a Sotheby's sale in London.
Yale University Art Gallery Unveils $135 Million Renovation
New Haven Register / December 4th, 2012
Stretching across city blocks and combining three major buildings of varying architectural styles, Yale University Art Gallery will unveil its $135 million renovation project on Dec. 12. Monets and Basquiats...
Strong Return for Fifth Annual American Art Fair
Antiques and the Arts / December 4th, 2012
Historic American art took center stage in New York last week. The American Art Fair, in its fifth incarnation, started off American Paintings Week on an upbeat note with...
An Insider's To-Do List for Miami Arts Week
art / December 4th, 2012
This week, modern and contemporary art collectors, enthusiasts, and curators, along with a party contingent and luxury brand marketers, descend on Miami for a dizzying round of fairs, openings, events, and revelry.
Goodwill Yields Alexander Calder
TribLive / December 3rd, 2012
In the latest thrift store find story, a print titled "Red Nose" caught the eye of Karen Mallet at a Goodwill in Milwaukee. She took the piece home for $12.34. An appraisal revealed the find was an Alexander Calder...
Art Institute Sues Over Unfulfilled Donation
Kansas City Star / November 25th, 2012
A Southern California couple who fell on hard times is being sued by the Kansas City Art Institute for not coming through on a $5 million pledge they made.
Police Arrest 3 People for Museum Theft in Greece
ArtfixDaily / November 25th, 2012
Three men were arrested for their connection to an armed robbery at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece last February, say police.
Wendell D. Garrett, Decorative Arts Specialist, Remembered
Antiques & the Arts Weekly / November 20th, 2012
Wendell D. Garrett, well-known as an American decorative arts expert on the TV series "Antiques Roadshow" and as an editor of The Magazine Antiques, died in Williston, Vermont, on Nov. 14. He was 83.
Lucien Freud Inked His Art on Kate Moss
ArtfixDaily / November 19th, 2012
Supermodel Kate Moss says that the late British artist Lucien Freud inked two small...
Court Case Over Textbooks Could Complicate Museum Matters
GalleristNY / November 19th, 2012
A decision made in lower-court over textbook sales could have far-reaching implications for American museums.
Dealer Michael Findlay Talks "The Value of Art"
culturemap Houston / November 18th, 2012
At the helm of Manhattan's Acquavella Galleries, art dealer Michael Findlay has spent decades building up to his latest talk at the Menil Collection, "Connoisseurship in our Commodity Culture."
Louvre Will Share Collections with Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
ArtfixDaily / November 18th, 2012
The world's most-visited museum, the Louvre, has made an exclusive agreement with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco to collaborate on a series of exhibitions and exchanges.
Metropolitan Museum Sued over Admission Fees
New York Post / November 16th, 2012
Two members of the Metropolitan Museum of Art have sued the museum for fraud, saying that the museum misleads visitors into thinking that admission fees are mandatory, not suggested.
Will Barnet, Innovative Artist, Remembered
Washington Post / November 16th, 2012
Will Barnet, printmaker and visionary artist with a productive 80-year-long career, passed away at age 101 on Nov. 13 in New York City.
Mobster Possibly Linked to Gardner Museum Heist Pleads Guilty
ArtfixDaily / November 14th, 2012
A wheelchair-bound, 76-year-old Connecticut mobster pleaded guilty to weapons and prescription drug charges in a case that exposed him as possibly knowing about the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist.
Record-Setting Christie's Contemporary Art Sale Hits $412 Million
ArtfixDaily / November 14th, 2012
A blockbuster contemporary art sale at Christie's on Wednesday night saw fierce bidding for the likes of Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, to the tune of $412.2 million.
Sotheby's Lands Record $375.1 Million Contemporary Art Sale
ArtfixDaily / November 14th, 2012
A mystery telephone bidder won a paddle battle for Mark Rothko's 1954 “No. 1 (Royal Red and Blue)” for the final sum of $75.1 million (with fees) at an exceptionally strong Sotheby's sale on Tuesday night.
Crystal Bridges Museum Draws 600K Visitors in First Year
The Republic / November 12th, 2012
A year ago, the art museum founded by Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton opened its doors and since then 604,000 visitors have made the trek to Bentonville, Arkansas, to view American masterworks.