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Missing Tom Thomson painting at centre of $8m lawsuit returned to owner

The Art Newspaper

An unsigned and untitled Thomson painting of a lake in Algonquin Park, which he originally gifted to his friend Charlie Scrim, was entrusted to Waddington’s Auction House in Toronto in 2015 by Joseph Murray, whose uncle had given it to him in 1977. In 2022, Murray filed an C$11m ($8m) lawsuit against Waddington’s.

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Knots, Spirals, and the Symbolic Power of Celtic Art

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Iron Age Celtic Ring with Wave Whorl. Sold for £81 GBP via TimeLine Auctions (September 2019). Older than the Celtic knot, it emerged in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe and has been found on Germanic coins and in megalithic tombs. Shield knots, as the name suggests, were associated with protection and strength.

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How Personal Property Appraisers Can Increase the Value of Your Estate Sale

Prime Appraisals

They can look at an old painting or a piece of jewelry and tell you how much it's worth. They look at what similar items are sold for and consider things like age, condition, and rarity. They check out its condition, age, and any marks or features that make it special. Appraisers really know their stuff.

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8 Famous Color Field Paintings that Define the Genre

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This venture spawned a revolutionary style of abstractionism that would come to be known as Color Field Painting. “We What is Color Field Painting? Color field painting represents a style of abstract painting that emerged during the 1950s and ‘60s in New York City. Sold for $84,165,000 via Christie’s (May 2014).