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Mystery over Modern Masters Authenticity Boils On
New York Times / February 22nd, 2012
Court documents have begun to expose a little bit of the intrigue behind an art world scandal. The authenticity of a cache of works attributed to giants of Abstract Expressionism, from Jackson Pollock to Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko to Willem de Kooning, is under investigation by the F.B.I. Details are emerging piecemeal in lawsuits. When Knoedler & Co. closed abruptly in December..
Monumental Work by Sargent Johnson to Stay in California, Just Further South
ArtfixDaily / February 22nd, 2012
UC Berkeley’s loss is a gain for the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, in regards to a spectacular 22-foot long carved wood relief created by African-American artist Sargent Johnson. Part of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 30s, Johnson was the first California ...
Palm Springs Blooms with Art Shows, Museum Exhibits, Sunnylands Opening
ArtfixDaily / February 20th, 2012
The California desert is alive with art this winter. A new art fair hit the ground running during the 11-day Palm Springs Modernism Week (through Feb. 26). The Palm Springs Art Museum has mounted a notable exhibition of ethereal landscapes by Lockwood de Forest on view through April 8 and the ...
Dorothea Tanning, Surrealist Artist, Remembered
ArtfixDaily / February 5th, 2012
American artist Dorothea Tanning, prominent member of the Surrealist movement, passed away peacefully at her home in New York City at the age of 101 on January 31st. A late addition to the Surrealist movement, Tanning had outlived all of her contemporaries. She was well known for her ...
Gardner Museum Addition Dazzles Critics, Some of the Crowd
Boston Globe / January 29th, 2012
A glass box-like punctuation point to its original palazzo-style museum, the new Renzo Piano-designed addition of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum opened January 19 to critical acclaim, with accolades for the functionality of the architecture itself. The Boston Globe notes, "...its sloping ...
Americana Week Tops $47 Million in Auction Sales
Antiques and the Arts / January 26th, 2012
Nearly $47 million was spent on American art and antiques at five auction houses during Americana Week in New York. About 2,000 lots were offered in sales from January 16 to 22 during the focused series of events that includes a host of related antiques fairs, gallery shows, and museum exhibitions. Five highlights from the sales:
Westmoreland Museum of American Art Receives $8 Million Grant
ArtfixDaily / January 25th, 2012
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, in Greensburg, Penn., has received the largest donation in its history, which will go towards its endowment and capital campaign. An $8 million grant from...
Animal Art Collection of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge Offered in New York
ArtfixDaily / January 25th, 2012
A focused collection of artworks, once belonging to philanthropist and art patron Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, has come up for sale to benefit an animal shelter. The late Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge was known as the favorite niece of oil tycoon John Rockefeller, but she is perhaps even better ...
LA Art Show at a Glance
ArtfixDaily / January 19th, 2012
Lively and crowded, the opening night of the revamped LA Art Show: Modern and Contemporary and The Los Angeles Fine Art Show: Historic and Traditional proved a popular success. Running side-by-side with the IFPDA Fine Print Fair and a Vintage Posters section, over 10,000 diverse artworks are ...
Knoedler Scandal Entangles Other Art Galleries
ArtfixDaily / January 16th, 2012
Further information is coming to light regarding the scandal around New York's Knoedler Gallery. The Upper East Side gallery abruptly shut its doors in late 2011, hard on the heels of news that two former employees of the gallery were being investigated for allegedly having peddled fake artworks. ...
Nuns Lose $51 Million Lawsuit Over Painting
Antiques and the Arts / January 10th, 2012
A long-standing lawsuit over the sale of a 19th-century painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau has been lost by New York State-based Catholic nuns who sued a Santa Fe, N.M., art dealer and a local art appraiser. In 2008, the nuns claimed that dealer...
Georgia Museum of Art Receives Significant Collection of African American Art
ArtfixDaily / January 8th, 2012
A former US District attorney and his wife, who is a clinical psychologist, have made a tremendous donation to the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, with the promise of more to come. Renowned African-American artists such as Henry Ossawa Tanner, Romare Bearden...
Attacker Faces Charges for Damaging $40 Million Clyfford Still Painting
ArtfixDaily / January 5th, 2012
A painting valued at $30 million to $40 million was attacked by a woman at the new Clyfford Still Museum in Denver on Dec. 29. Carmen Lucette Tisch, 36, of Denver was arrested for allegedly being drunk and punching...
Crystal Bridges Museum Named One of World's "Hottest Travel Destinations of 2012"
AP / January 4th, 2012
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, founded by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. heiress Alice Walton in remote Bentonville, Arkansas, has attracted about 90,000 visitors since it opened in November. The museum was the only U.S. location listed in...
Audubon May Soar to Record Price in 2012; Top Book Lots at 2011 Auctions
AE Monthly / January 1st, 2012
An elephant folio first edition of John James Audubon's Birds of America was the most expensive book sold at auction in 2010 and, at well over $11 million, sold for the highest price ever for a book. On January 20, 2012, bidders will again have a chance...
American Folk Art Museum May Exhibit at Seaport Museum
GalleristNY / December 20th, 2011
Two New York museums that have narrowly survived the current economic times will possibly partner together in a series of exhibitions hosted by the Seaport Museum in 2012. Earlier this year, the American Folk Art Museum was forced to...
Stanford to Showcase Anderson Collection in $30 Million New Building
ArtfixDaily / December 16th, 2011
Stanford University has chosen the New York-based architectural firm Ennead Architects to design the structure that will house the University’s recent acquisition, the impressive Anderson Collection. This art collection was one of the most outstanding private collections of 20th century ...
First Retrospective of Early African American Artist Julien Hudson at Worcester Art Museum
ArtfixDaily / December 13th, 2011
A groundbreaking exhibition opened Dec. 9 at the Worcester Art Museum entitled “In Search of Julien Hudson: Free Artist of Color in Pre-Civil War New Orleans.” Julien Hudson (1811-1844) is the second-earliest documented portrait painter of African descent to work in the United States. ...
New Tuscaloosa Museum of Art to Showcase Important American Art
ArtfixDaily / December 12th, 2011
Last week, the Tuscaloosa Museum of Art opened its doors, finally giving a home to the art collection assembled by Jack Warner. Earlier this year, the Jack Warner Foundation and Westervelt Company separated, leaving the fate undetermined as to where their respective collections would be housed. ...
Private Collection of L.C. Tiffany Paintings Featured in Exhibition
ArtfixDaily / December 11th, 2011
This weekend, an exhibit opened at the Nassau County Museum of Art, featuring approximately 125 of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s oil paintings and works on paper. The works are on loan from a private Long Island collection. Tiffany traveled extensively in Spain and North Africa, and several works in ...