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Spring Sale of African American Art

Maine Antique Digest

Swann Galleries, New York City Photos courtesy Swann Galleries For its April 4 sale of African American art, Swann Galleries offered 239 lots of paintings, watercolors, prints, photography, and sculpture and featured a special evening session called “Art for Life” of contemporary works sold to benefit the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation.

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ADAA April Exhibitions in Los Angeles

Art Dealers Association of America

Artist collective Reena Spaulings further explores the dynamics of the art world and its institutions through new paintings and sculptures at Matthew Marks Gallery. Regen Projects presents Sue Williams’ new paintings and collages, which can be characterized by exposed fields of canvas ground punctuated with explosions of color and form.

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Building a Collection and Art as an Investment

Artifactual History Appraisal

Maybe sculptures make your hands itch to throw clay on a potter's wheel, or portraits help you feel a connection to the past. Generally speaking and with all other factors being equal, there is a food chain of value based on medium to consider, with oil at the top, followed by acrylic, then watercolor, then pastel and ink, and then graphite.

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Lost Fine Art: ‘Medicine’ by Gustav Klimt

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The Enduring Allure of Small Artworks

Michael Rose Fine Art

Originally richly colored with polychrome, most medieval ivories were denuded over the centuries and now exist primarily as sculptural objects and testimonies of religious faith and artistry. John Singleton Copley, Self-Portrait Miniature , watercolor on ivory, 1769, 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.

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From Stage to Canvas (and vice versa): Theatre and Opera in Fine Art

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Matisses bold colors and fluid forms in works like The Clown pay homage to the vibrancy of circus life, while Calder, who is known for his kinetic sculptures, also drew upon the circus’s dynamism, creating miniature wire circus performances as a playful celebration of its artistry. Lon Bakst – Watercolor Stage Design.

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Lost Fine Art: The White Duck by Jean-Baptiste Oudry

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