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Liz Taylor-owned Dutch master sells for $2M in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — A 17th century portrait that hung in Elizabeth Taylor's Bel Air home has sold for $2 million at a New York City auction. It was only recently reattributed to the Dutch master Frans Hals (halz). Christie's says "Portrait of a Man"...Tags: Arts and Culture, New York City, Arts, Netherlands, Elizabeth Taylor
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Star power: Liz Taylor's painting by Frans Hals brings $2.1 million
Culture MonsterA 17th-century Dutch portrait by Frans Hals, last owned by Elizabeth Taylor, was sold by Christie's auction house for roughly $2.1 million.... -
Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' coming to San Francisco
Culture MonsterJohannes Vermeer's `Girl With a Pearl Earring' will be one of 35 Dutch paintings seen next year in an exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. It's the first stop on a three-city American tour of paintings from the Royal Picture Gallery... -
Van Gogh painting owned by Elizabeth Taylor sells at auction
Culture MonsterA painting by Vincent Van Gogh that was owned by Elizabeth Taylor has sold at auction for nearly $16 million, according to reports. The work, titled "Vue de l'asile de la Chapelle de Remy," used to hang in the actress' home in Bel Air.... -
Francis Bacon, Gerhard Richter works bring in millions at auction
Culture MonsterA painting by Francis Bacon brought in $33.2 million at a Christie's auction this week. A Gerhard Richter painting sold for for approximately $15.6 million.... -
Elizabeth Taylor painting is a Frans Hals, her Modigliani in doubt
Culture MonsterArt collecting is always something of a gamble, even if your father happens to be an art dealer. That's one lesson to emerge from the art component of Elizabeth Taylor's estate, which Christie's is auctioning off in several sales starting in December... -
Wassermans' Impressionist picks heading for auction at Christie's
Culture MonsterBesides being Hollywood royalty, Elizabeth Taylor and Lew Wasserman had something else in common. They both acquired some big-name Impressionist paintings during the 1950s and 1960s that are now going up for sale at Christie's.... -
Critic's Notebook: MOCA shills for Christie's
Culture MonsterAn art museum is shilling for Christie's Liz Taylor auction... -
Art review: 'Under the Big Black Sun' at MOCA
Culture MonsterChristopher Knight reviews "Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974-1981," MOCA's entry in the Pacific Standard Time series.... -
Rare Vermeer canvas debuts at the Chrysler Museum of Art
Daily PressA rare canvas believed to be the only privately owned painting by Johannes Vermeer went on view at the Chrysler Museum of Art Wednesday and will be there through Sunday, Aug. 22. Vermeer's "Young Woman Seated at a Virginal" is one of fewer than 40...Tags: Arts and Culture, Libraries, Washington, DC, Death, Chrysler Museum of Art
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A portal to the new Berlin
Times Staff WriterFor Westerners, the center of Berlin suddenly shifted east when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. The geographic heart of the metropolis still lies in the bohemian neighborhood of Kreuzberg, with its big, loft-like apartments and sometimes raucous night life....Tags: Los Angeles, Peggy Guggenheim, Berlin Wall's Fall (1989), Rome (Italy), Nazi Party
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