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The Annunciation Featuring the Book’s Female Patron, Book of Hours, Belgium (Hainaut), ca. 1450‒1460. Ink, paint, and gold on parchment.
New Exhibition Examines Readers' Personal Interactions with Books of Hours
A new manuscript exhibition exploring how books of hours personally engaged users has opened at The…
The two original illustrations from Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book
Lost Original The Jungle Book Illustrations Sold for £130,000 at Roseberys
Two original watercolour illustrations for The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling which were long…
Record for Reagan Autograph and 94% Sell-Through at Swann Galleries
Auctions
NEW YORK—Bidding was strong across all categories at Swann Galleries’ March 19 Autographs auction, resulting in a sell-through rate of 94% by lot.
Emmet Gowin Exhibit Pairs His Photographs with Treasures from the Morgan’s Collections
Exhibit
New York, NY, April 20, 2015—Emmet Gowin (b. 1941), one of the most original and influential photographers of his generation, is known for constantly reinventing his working methods along with his subject matter—and also for his sensitivity to the deep historical life of images. Beginning…
Duke Acquires Virginia Woolf’s Desk and Significant Collection of Women’s History
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Durham, NC—The David M.
Warhol, Basquiat & Robert Indiana Among Highlights of Swann Galleries’ May 12 Auction
Auctions
New York—On Tuesday, May 12, Swann Galleries will conduct an auction of Contemporary Art, which is replete with cutting-edge prints, paintings, drawings and sculptures by the biggest names in contemporary art.
Swann Galleries Leads the American Print Auction Market, Sets Records for Several Artists
Auctions
New York—Swann Galleries continues to be the market leader for prints by American artists at auction.
Swann Galleries’ 15th Annual Auction of Modernist Posters on May 7
Auctions
New York—This spring marks Swann’s 15th annual auction dedicated to Modernist Posters, which will take place on Thursday, May 7.
Music Mogul Seymour Stein’s Private Art Collection Goes on Sale
Auctions
NEW YORK—Starting May 2, New York City-based auction house Guernsey’s in conjunction with Mid-Hudson Galleries, will offer for sale the collection of Seymour Stein, co-founder of Sire Records and Vice President of Warner Bros Records. The Seymour Stein Auction will feature approximately 2,400 items…
LC Exhibition “The Bay Psalm Book and Early Moments in American Printing” Opens June 4
Exhibit
A new exhibition at the Library of Congress will tell the story of early printing in the American colonies, spanning 100 years, as printing evolved from a colonial necessity to the clarion of freedom.
Colin B. Bailey Named Director of the Morgan Library & Museum
News
New York, NY, April 16, 2015—The Board of Trustees of the Morgan Library & Museum today announced the appointment of Colin B. Bailey, director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, as the Morgan’s new director. He succeeds William M. Griswold who left last year to head the Cleveland…
Frida Kahlo Love Letters Sell for $137,000 at Doyle NY
Auctions
April 15, 2015 Auction Featured 25 Unpublished Love Letters Written by Frida Kahlo to Spanish Artist Jose Bartoli Between 1946-1949
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