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Amid Tough Auction Results Worldwide, Sotheby's Lays off Staff, Increases Buyer's Premium; Phillips CEO Ed Dolman Steps down
It hasn't been the kindest year to the art and collectibles market in general, unlike the currently booming stock market. Whether you are a gallery, private dealer or auction company,…
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Édouard Baldus: Architectural Landscapes
By Alex Novak
Édouard Baldus was born June 5, 1813 in Grünebach, Prussia. Fleeing Prussia from a counterfeiting charge, he came to Paris to study painting in 1838, and had also…
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Contemporary Photography: Truth and the Burden of Reality
There has been a tremendous amount of discussion in the popular press lately about photography's relationship with reality. The recent discovery that a Lebanese freelance photographer with more than a decade…
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