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Unsigned and from an edition of 250, Pablo Picasso's Le Repas Frugal, a circa 1904 etching on Van Gelder paper from "La Suite des Saltimbanques," Bloch 1, fetched $158,600. Treadway/Toomey photo.Joe Stanfield of the fine arts division told us that not one domestic bidder showed interest in Street Scene by ... (Read More)
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Piccolo Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, and Wiltshire, England, offered this oil on board by Harold Newton (1934-1994), Light Breeze along the Shore, of a windswept beach with clouds building in the distance, signed but not dated. Newton was one of the central figures among the loose-knit group of painters known ... (Read More)
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The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes. A complete profile of the man, "God and Harvard" by Robert S. Boynton, appeared in The New Yorker on November 11, 1996. It coincided with publication of Gomes's best-seller The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart (1996). In that profile it's ... (Read More)
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by Daniel GrantThe modern-day Laocoön might say: Beware Greeks bearing friendship.Zacharias Georgiou Portalakis, a Greek stockbroker and art collector, was a patron and perhaps friend of painter Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997). After the artist's death Portalakis developed a strong friendship with the artist's sister and estate executor, Georgianna Savas, who lives ... (Read More)
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by Steve Proffitt>A young friend ready to fly the nest with a new bachelor's degree sent me a joke about a college graduate's first job interview. Near the end of the meeting, the hiring manager asked, "What starting salary are you thinking about?"The young man confidently replied, "Something around $125,000 ... (Read More)
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The booth of Center Street Studio, Milton Village, Massachusetts, on gala night. Nine Black Poppies by Richard Ryan (b. 1950) is partially seen at right, blocked by the couple standing near the daffodils on the table. A woodcut printed on natural Kozo paper, it measures 54" x 40" (image), 60" ... (Read More)
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The unique sailor-made straight edge in whalebone with relief-carved decorations and an inscription dated 1833 and ascribing it to a sealer in a cave on Cape Pillar in Tierra del Fuego sold for $8050.There was a lot of speculation on this unsigned marine painting. Might it be a Clement Drew ... (Read More)
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by Daniel GrantEnding a six-year-old saga, the Tennessee Supreme Court refused an appeal from the state attorney general to overturn an appellate court ruling that would permit Nashville-based Fisk University to sell to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, a 50% stake in a 101-piece art ... (Read More)
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by Ian McKay, [email protected] very rare Chelsea white porcelain head of a child that I previewed and illustrated in the April issue failed to sell on the day, but as promised, this month's "Letter" does contains some fine Meissen and Capodimonte pieces from the Barilla collection.It also includes relics and ... (Read More)
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