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Early German Engraving Found at French Flea Market

Harrison Appraisals

The print, which is dated 1520 and marked with Dürer’s distinctive block initial signature, depicts Mary being crowned by an angel while holding the infant Jesus. They returned the print to the museum. Then the buyer and his wife did something people seldom do.

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8 Famous Color Field Paintings that Define the Genre

Invaluable

Mark Rothko’s piece, Orange, Red, Yellow , even set an auction record in the post-war category when it sold for close to $87 million in 2012. 1 reproduction print. As the century advanced, though, the formerly dismissed color field painting was embraced by critics and enthusiasts. In the late 1950s, his piece, D-No.1