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Drawings By Surrealist Masters on View at the Morgan Museum
Surrealist drawings by iconic artists such as Salvador Dalí, René Magritte and Joan Miró are on view at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York in a stunning new exhibit entitled “Drawing Surrealism.&

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Picasso Painting of Mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter Sells for $45M
Pablo Picasso rivaled other modern-era painters with the sale of a 1932 painting of his “golden muse” for a stunning $45 million at Sotheby’s in London. The impressionist and modern art sale a

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Eugene Delacroix Defaced Liberty Raises Security Issues Anew
Eugene Delacroix’s homage to the French Revolution, entitled “Liberty Leading the People” has been defaced by a “9/11 truther,” raising questions once again about museum security a

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Princess Diana’s Well-Traveled Dresses Face Auction Again
Ten of Princess Diana’s most iconic dresses, once owned by Florida socialite Maureen Dunkel, are up for auction to satisfy creditors in her bankruptcy case, creating a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ow

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Mendelssohon Heirs Sue Over Picasso Sold Under Nazi Duress
Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s extensive art collection, sold under Nazis persecution during the Third Reich, is the subject of another lawsuit filed by his heirs. At issue is an iconic Picasso painting

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Andy Warhol Rare, Never-Before Seen Photos Go on Exhibit in NYC
Andy Warhol preferred to be behind the camera, but during a jaunt in the south of France 30 years ago, he reluctantly allowed himself to be featured in a friend’s photo-study. Now those images have finall

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Rare 306-Carat Australian Opal Unlike Any Found in Last 80 Years
Katherine Jetter, a Santa Fe, New Mexico jewelry designer knows her opals, so it takes something special to raise her eyebrows. But a 306-carat stone found in Australia brought her to tears. She calls it “

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Oscar Trash Turns Into Treasure; Auction Nets $3M

Statuettes for 1941 Best Picture, 1947 Best Actor Changed Hands

By Theimproper, on February 29th, 2012

AcademyAward Oscar Trash Turns Into Treasure; Auction Nets $3M Meryl Streep, Octavia Spencer and Jean Dujardin all cherished their coveted Oscars at the 84th Annual Academy Awards, but over time, even these statuettes may become unwanted–albeit expensive–junk.