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Winslow Homer’s Civil War Exhibition Opens at Portland Museum of Art

ArtfixDaily / September 9th, 2013

Portland Museum of Art (PMA) presents a focused exhibition on the war-related imagery of the American artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910).

Tacoma Art Museum Expands with Significant Western Art Collection

ArtfixDaily / September 5th, 2013

The Tacoma Art Museum broke ground Thursday on a $15.5 million building expansion and new galleries to exhibit the top-tier Western art collection of German billionaires Erivan and Helga Haub.

Willem de Kooning Foundation to Sell 10 Works

ArtfixDaily / September 4th, 2013

The Willem de Kooning Foundation is hoping to raise over $30 million for research and scholarships through the sale of ten works by the pivotal Abstract Expressionist.

The National Gallery of Art Keeps Growing

Washington Post / September 2nd, 2013

From 2001 to 2011, federal appropriations to the National Gallery of Art grew from $73 million to $158 million — or rose 70 percent when accounting for inflation — a growth rate nearly triple that of other federally-funded cultural institutions...

New Britain Museum Receives 165 Coastal Artworks, Plus $1 Million

ArtfixDaily / August 28th, 2013

Art collectors Charles and Irene Hamm have gifted 165 coastal paintings along with $1 million to the New Britain Museum of American Art. Leading American artists of...

Ann Freedman Says She's 'Central Victim' in $80 Million Art Fraud

New York / August 27th, 2013

Art dealer Ann Freedman claims she is the "central victim" in the art forgery scandal that resulted in 63 fake artworks infiltrating the market. In a first-time interview...

Museum to Sell Hopper Painting to Fund New Acquisitions

ArtfixDaily / August 27th, 2013

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will sell one of two important works by American realist Edward Hopper in its collections to boost funds for new acquisitions.

Crystal Bridges Acquires Hopper Oil of Blackwell's Island

ArtfixDaily / August 27th, 2013

On Monday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced that it would soon debut a new acquisition of a major work by American modernist painter Edward Hopper (1882–1967). Titled Blackwell’s Island, the massive oil painting sold in May 2013 at a Christie's sale to...

Chinese Artist in Queens Allegedly Behind $80 Million Art Fraud

ArtfixDaily / August 18th, 2013

Pei-Shen Qian, a Chinese artist who lived in Queens, is believed to be behind the massive forgery scandal that had him faking more than 100 modernist paintings...

Calder Necklace Found at Flea Market for $15 Goes Under Gavel

ArtfixDaily / August 15th, 2013

A bold necklace bought for $15 at a flea market in 2005 is heading to the auction block with an estimate of $200,000 to $300,000.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bernie Madoff Art Collection Goes Under Gavel

art / July 10th, 2013

Artwork from accused Ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff's former offices in New York will head to auction later this year. While the collection does not rank...

Hirshhorn Museum Board Chair Resigns in Wake of Director's Exodus

Washington Post / July 10th, 2013

Constance Caplan, chair of the Hirshhorn Museum board of trustees, announced her resignation on Monday following an exodus that has included the museum's director and other board members. Former director Richard Koshalek's proposed $12.5 million...

Judge Rules for Hedge Fund to Take $33 Million in Art from Swindler

ArtfixDaily / July 9th, 2013

On July 2, Federal Judge Jed Rakoff upheld a decision to allow a hedge fund to take possession of 15 artworks from accused swindler Marc Dreier. A Harvard and Yale-educated lawyer (now disbarred), Dreier is...

Ellsworth Kelly to Receive National Medal of Arts

ArtfixDaily / July 9th, 2013

On Wednesday, July 10, 2013, President Obama will present Ellsworth Kelly, who turned 90 earlier this year, with a National Medal of Arts. Among the other recipients for 2012 at next week's ceremony will be...

Colby College Unveils Major Museum Expansion, New Acquisitions

ArtfixDaily / July 8th, 2013

This weekend, the new Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion will be unveiled at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine. Already known for its vast and important American art collection, Colby now boasts the most...