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Sotheby’s to Sell a $37 M. Cache of Works Once Owned by Armand Hammer, National Gallery of Art Names New Head of Art of Americas Department, and Mo...

Sotheby’s to Sell a $37 M. Cache of Works Once Owned by Armand Hammer, National Gallery of Art Names New Head of Art of Americas Department, and Mo...

Plus, Julia Phillips wins the €100,000 K21 Global Art Award.
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Christie’s Heads to Abu Dhabi to Mark 20 Years in United Arab Emirates, as Country’s Market Grows

Christie’s Heads to Abu Dhabi to Mark 20 Years in United Arab Emirates, as Country’s Market Grows

The house’s first fine art auction in Abu Dhabi comes as Sotheby’s expands in the city, Frieze Abu Dhabi prepares to launch, and the Guggenheim nears its opening.
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Armand Hammer's Private Art Collection, Valued Over $25 Million, Heads to Sotheby's L.A. for Preview

Armand Hammer's Private Art Collection, Valued Over $25 Million, Heads to Sotheby's L.A. for Preview

Armand Hammer's Private Art Collection, Valued Over $25 Million, Heads to Sotheby's L.A. for Preview
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The Only Shocking Thing About Jordan Wolfson’s Gagosian Show Is How Boring It Is

The Only Shocking Thing About Jordan Wolfson’s Gagosian Show Is How Boring It Is

Though he invokes 9/11 and pornographic Jeff Koons works, Wolfson generally plays it safe.
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LA’s Getty Museum Acquires Recently Rediscovered Velázquez Painting, a First for a West Coast Museum

LA’s Getty Museum Acquires Recently Rediscovered Velázquez Painting, a First for a West Coast Museum

Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares was attributed by Detroit Institute of Arts director Salvador Salort-Pons earlier this year.
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Art Institute of Chicago Returns a Metzinger to Family of Jewish Collector Following Further Provenance Research

Art Institute of Chicago Returns a Metzinger to Family of Jewish Collector Following Further Provenance Research

There had been gaps in the painting’s provenance ever since the museum acquired it in 1959.
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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art prepares to close doors in Overton Park

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art prepares to close doors in Overton Park

Although the Overton Park location is closing, the Brooks will live on when the new Memphis Art Museum opens in Downtown.
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National Gallery of Art Appoints Virginia Anderson as Senior Curator of American Art

National Gallery of Art Appoints Virginia Anderson as Senior Curator of American Art

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has announced the appointment of Virginia Anderson as its new senior curator of American art and head of the art of the Americas department. Anderson is set to assume her new role in November. Currently, she serves as the senior curator of American art and department head of American painting and sculpture and decorative arts at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Her move to the National Gallery of Art signifies a significant leadership change within the institution's American art division. This appointment is part of broader industry movements in the art world, which also include major art sales and other curatorial changes at various institutions.
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Art in America Celebrates Fall “Icons” Issue with Talk Featuring William T. Williams and Nari Ward

Art in America Celebrates Fall “Icons” Issue with Talk Featuring William T. Williams and Nari Ward

The conversation centered on Williams's career-spanning profile in the magazine.
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UK Temporarily Bans Export of a ‘Small But Mighty’ Italian Renaissance Bronze Valued at $6.1 M.

UK Temporarily Bans Export of a ‘Small But Mighty’ Italian Renaissance Bronze Valued at $6.1 M.

Museums and galleries in the UK have until December 17 to make an offer.
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Dixon Gallery & Gardens marks 50 years with Monet, Matisse and more

Dixon Gallery & Gardens marks 50 years with Monet, Matisse and more

"An Investment in Pleasure: Fifty Years of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens Collection" features close to 180 works by Matisse, Cezanne, Monet and more.
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Weis Family Files Counterclaim in Suit Over $4 M. Pierre Soulages Painting

Weis Family Files Counterclaim in Suit Over $4 M. Pierre Soulages Painting

In its filing, the Weis estate said it “rejects the unfounded and moving-target theories alleged by the Zeckendorf,” calling them “flatly false.”