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Forgotten Post-Impressionist Painting Found in Pittsburgh Public School

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Johnathan Farris
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A forgotten post-impressionist work by post-impressionist master Henri Le Sidaner has been found in a Pittsburgh public school and sold at auction for $750,000 US.

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Guggenheim’s Early Modernist Masterpieces to be Reframed

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Johnathan Farris
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The Guggenheim Museum’s early Modernist masterpieces are to be reframed in older, traditionalist gilt frames which better match their originals.

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Posted on March 31, 2013 by Johnathan Farris
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The latest on Picasso’s Le Reve, number two on the documentary list of most expensive paintings in the film below.

 

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Intriguing Documentary about Paintings and Money

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Johnathan Farris
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The World’s Most Expensive Paintings

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Great Website for Resources on 1913 Armory Show

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Johnathan Farris
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Here is a link full of digitized primary documents to do with the ground-breaking 1913 Armory Show, which in many ways introduced Modernism to the U.S.:

1913 Armory Show:  The Story in Primary Resources

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Three Recent Stories Dealing with “Forensic” Analyses of Paintings

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Johnathan Farris
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Mona Lisa Foundation Says New Results Confirm “Earlier” Mona Lisa by Leonardo

Scientist Trying to Evaluate Rembrandt Portrait Owned by Getty that was Overpainted with Another Rembrandt

Study Reveals Picasso’s Use of Ordinary House Paint

 

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