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‘You must walk close to the edge’—the pioneering German artist Rebecca Horn dies, aged 80

The Art Newspaper

Horn maintained a powerful drawing strand that supported her innovative conceptual sculpture practice around the human body in installations, performances and photographs

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Anton van Dalen, who imaginatively chronicled life in Lower Manhattan, has died, aged 86

The Art Newspaper

An East Village fixture for a half-century, Van Dalen created stylised drawings, paintings, sculptures and performances documenting his surroundings

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Vatican gives Apollo a hand—literally—ahead of Jubilee Year

The Art Newspaper

Restoration of the marble is expected to be a draw for the year-long event, which will allow public access to works in the Popes private collection as well as exhibitions across the Holy See and Rome

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African American Art Auction

Maine Antique Digest

The department offered landscapes, still-life paintings, abstractions, drawings, sculpture, prints, and works in mixed media. Swann Galleries, New York City Photos courtesy Swann Galleries Now in its 17th year, Swann Galleries African American art department sold $3,154,557 worth of art that spanned 100 years in its October 3 sale.

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The Art of Henri Matisse’s Paper Cut-Out Sculptures

Sarasota Antique Buyers

Matisse’s mastery of the expressive language that can come from color and drawing won him recognition as a leading figure in modern art. How The Sculptures are Made It took Matisse two years to complete twenty different paper cut out collages. We buy antique bronzes of all variety and we buy antique sculptures.

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2024 Moving into 2025 Design Trends Likely to Affect Value of Personal Property

International Society of Appraisers

Sculptural, curvy furniture inspired by natural shapes and patterns is making a comeback. Today, rooms' light fixtures, whether oversized pendants, floating orbs, geometric chandeliers, or hanging pieces of abstract shapes, are more eye-catching and draw the eye to them.

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6 Visual Artists Who Dabbled in Jewelry-Making

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Alexander Calder: From Mobiles and Sculptures to Necklaces and Brooches The work of legendary American artist and sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976) has long been synonymous with mobiles, sculptures , and his early wire works. Sold for $602,500 at Christie’s (May 2011). Measuring a mere 7.5

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