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BEVERLY HILLS—Two original pre-production concept paintings from “The Wizard of O
NEW YORK—Heritage Auctions (www.HA.com) again is expanding its New York City offices at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street).
The addition of more office space on the building's 15th floor will free up street-level floor space to expand public displays of historic collectibles from Heritage's 39…
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New York—Bonhams Photographs auction on April 28 is led by an important selection of photographs by artist-activist Ansel Adams (1902-1984), known for his photographs of nature, and for his seminal role
London—A personal horoscope created by J.K. Rowling whilst she was writing her first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, shows Rowling’s own enthusiasm for astrology and offers context for Professor Trelawney and the centaur Firenze, characters in the Harry Potter books for which she is…
Washington, DC—In the first comprehensive exhibition on the evocative medium of metalpoint—the art of drawing with a metal stylus—some 100 works showcase the surprising range of effects created by master draftsmen for centuries.
ITHACA, NY—National Book Auctions, located in Ithaca, NY, announces the launch of their next auction catalog.
This catalog features rare, antique and decorative books as well as select additions of ephemera and artwork. Impressive private collections include important scholarly works…
New York—Bonhams will hold its third annual World War II auction on April 29 to offer artifacts, documents and memorabilia relating to historic events of World War II.
The Princeton University Library has acquired the personal working library of philosopher Jacques Derrida, who died in 2004.
Derrida, an Algerian-born French Jewish philosopher, is considered
one of the 20th century's most influential thinkers, writers and critics
in the fields of literary…
Washington, DC—One of the most beloved paintings in the Gallery’s permanent collection, Young Girl Reading (c. 1770) by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, shows a young woman in profile, reading the book in her hand. It is now clear that a completely different face was painted underneath, that of an older…
