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Bananas! Chocolate! Flowers! The Fine Art of Presenting and Preserving Perishable Sculptures

Artnet News

million banana, we look at contemporary art's fascination with art that goes bad—and how to conserve it. The Fine Art of Presenting and Preserving Perishable Sculptures appeared first on Artnet News. Ahead of the sale of Maurizio Cattelan’s $1.5 The post Bananas!

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‘Transformative encounters’: Henry Moore seen through the prisms of Ancient Greece and Georgia O’Keeffe

The Art Newspaper

A recent exhibition in Athens highlighting Moore’s concern with light and the history of sculpture is part of a broader mission to shed new light, gradually, on his life and work

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London's pre-contemporary art market gets boost from two new summer events

The Art Newspaper

Thomas Jones (1742-1803), In the Campagna, near Rome ( 1783 ) Courtesy of Karen Taylor Fine Art Exhibitions include The Spirit of Place at Daniel Katz Gallery, a solo show of landscapes by the British artist Paul Nash; a rediscovered Titian, Madonna and Child with St. Prices for works in the exhibition range from $25,000 to around €2m.

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The FAE Design Blog Table of Contents:

Fine Art Estates

As a service provided by FAE, the following informational posts cover a series of art related subjects, designed to demystify working with fine art, and tips on how best to use the FAE Website. Safe Handling of Artwork: Documenting Your Art Collection How Do I Get My Art Appraised?

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A Sale of Playboy’s Art Collection and Marilyn Monroe’s Stuff Bags $4 Million

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A Richard Hunt sculpture was the auction's top fine art lot. The post A Sale of Playboy’s Art Collection and Marilyn Monroe’s Stuff Bags $4 Million appeared first on Artnet News.

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Basel's new satellite fair rides the wave of interest in contemporary African art

The Art Newspaper

Eleri Fanshawe, a curator at October Gallery, emphasises the importance of the fair opening in Basel, home to the “mothership” of art fairs.

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Art of the American West sale returns to John Moran September 10

Auction Central News

MONROVIA, CA —Nearly 500 lots of fine art and sculpture — all centered on the recurring event theme of the American West — will cross the block at John Moran Auctioneers on Tuesday, September 10. The complete catalog is now open for bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

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