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	Analyzing 5 Differences Between Da Vinci's Twin 'Virgin of the Rocks' Masterpieces LONDON - Two versions of Leonardo's celebrated "The Virgin of the Rocks" are to be displayed together for the very first time at the National Gallery's forthcoming blockbuster exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter of the Court of Milan," running from November 9 to February 5 of 2012. 23 August '11
	The Dawn of a Faux-Bronze Age? We don't think of artists as people who cut corners. As poor as he was, Vincent van Gogh didn't use 10% less paint on his canvases to save money, and Michelangelo didn't substitute quartz for marble. But the rising price of copper, the main component of bronze, has forced more and more sculptors to economize. 21 August '11
	31st Annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show Now celebrating its 31st year, the Baltimore Summer Antiques Show will make its annual return this summer to the Baltimore Convention Center August 25-28 (the weekend prior to Labor Day, which was formerly the show’s annual date). 21 August '11
	Scope Art Fair Cancels London Edition... Because of the Riots? The Scope Art Fair has canceled this year's London installment due to concerns surrounding "the economy and political unrest," according to spokeswoman Rachel Kaplan. 21 August '11
	Stealing the Mona Lisa On 21 August 1911, someone entered the Salon Carre of the Musée du Louvre in Paris, removed the Mona Lisa from the wall, unfastened the clamps holding the panel to its frame, and walked off. A painstaking police investigation followed, as newspapers fumed over such a brazen theft. Police failed to capture the thief until he tried to sell the painting in Florence more than two years later. 21 August '11
	The Affordable Art Fair to Land in Los Angeles in January 2012 LOS ANGELES - Chosen for its vibrancy, allure, and burgeoning art scene, Los Angeles will soon play host to the Affordable Art Fair, an event that seamlessly fuses art, quality, education, and entertainment. 18 August '11
	Rembrandt Lost, Then Found at Encino Church A late-night tip to Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies led to the return of a very expensive piece of art. 16 August '11
	Rijksmuseum to Open Exhibition at the Schiphol Airport of Top Models of the Dutch Golden Age AMSTERDAM - From 7 September to 12 December, the exhibition Dutch Girls will feature at the Schiphol Airport annex of the Rijksmuseum. 16 August '11
	Dutch City Settles on Looted Jan Steen Painting 'The Marriage of Tobias and Sarah' AMSTERDAM - Lawyers for the U.S. heir of a Jewish art dealer who lost many paintings while fleeing the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands say she has settled with The Hague municipality on a valuable work by Jan Steen. 16 August '11
	Tomasso Brothers Fine Art Announce Participation at the International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show NEW YORK - Major pieces of European sculpture and works of art will be presented by Tomasso Brothers Fine Art at The International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show, the prestigious New York fair that takes place at The Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street , from Friday 21 to Thursday 27 October 2011. 16 August '11
	Will the Market Tumult Impact the Fall Auction Season? 5 Insights From Leading Art Advisors The tumult in the international markets this week splashed the threat of a double-dip recession across headlines as stocks seemed to tumble and rally every other day. What does this mean for the seemingly bulletproof art market, ARTINFO wondered — and what, in particular, does it portend for the coming fall auctions? 15 August '11
	Sovereign Splendour: Imperial Porcelain from Shanghai at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag THE HAGUE - Only the best was ever good enough for the court of imperial China. It had its own special factories using the highest quality porcelain, the most virtuoso craftsmen and the finest pigments to produce the crème de la crème of Chinese ceramics. 15 August '11
	Riots disrupt trade but firms largely escape attacks The art and antiques trade survived largely unscathed from the widespread riots seen in England last week. However, many businesses across the country were forced to close early or take extra precautions after rumours that their areas would be targeted appeared on social media networks. 15 August '11
	Art Thieves Nab $250,000 Rembrandt from California Hotel LOS ANGELES - Investigators were examining hotel surveillance video on Sunday for clues to the disappearance of a drawing by Rembrandt from a private exhibit near Los Angeles, officials said. 15 August '11
	National Gallery Gauguin attacker strikes again The woman who attacked a Gauguin painting at the National Gallery of Art in April attacked another painting at the museum last Friday, according to court records posted on The Smoking Gun. 13 August '11
	Probable KAWS?: $100,000 Artwork Stolen From Mark Ecko's Office by Mustachioed Hipster Thief NEW YORK - A $100,000 hand-painted poster artwork by Brooklyn-based street artist KAWS was stolen from the Marc Ecko Gallery at 40 West 23rd Street last night, reports NBC New York. 13 August '11
	New Art Sales Site COMPANY Is Trying To Corner the Secondary Market Online NEW YORK - The once-sparse landscape of online art sellers has over the past two years become an overgrown jungle of glitzy ventures, big-name backers, and newfangled business models — so much so that it can be hard to remember what, if anything, makes a particular site stand apart from its competitors. 13 August '11
	Ai Weiwei returns to Twitter Artist Ai Weiwei denounced prison abuses via social media after being held for two months by Chinese authorities. He took to Twitter to protest the treatment of his friends dragged into his case and the detainment of activists. 12 August '11
	Armory Show Will Spotlight the 'Vital' Nordic Art Scene in 2012 NEW YORK - The Armory Show has announced that it will dedicate its next special Armory Focus section to the Nordic region, with the 2012 edition of the fair showcasing about 20 galleries from Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 12 August '11
	Art Moscow: Season 15 fast approaching September 21 through 25, the International Art Fair ART MOSCOW which is the principal annual event on the Russian art market focusing on contemporary actual art will be held at the Central House of Artists. 11 August '11
	Sotheby’s Shares Fall 13% Amid Concern About Art Market Rally Sotheby’s (BID) shares plunged as much as 20 percent today amid concern that the art market rally since the 2008 financial crisis will fizzle. 10 August '11
	What's Wrong With Chicago's Giant New Marilyn Monroe Sculpture? Pretty Much Everything Feel that itch? That's another public art controversy brewing.Friday saw the debut of a new public art icon, of a sort, for Chicago: J. Seward Johnson's "Forever Marilyn" in Pioneer Court on Michigan Avenue. 10 August '11
	TEFAF: A Museum in which Everything is for Sale to Celebrate Its 25th Anniversary in 2012 MAASTRICHT - The Fair is often referred to as a museum in which everything is for sale. The breadth and quality of objects are admired throughout the world. In 2011 TEFAF attracted visitors from over 181 museums from 20 countries. 08 August '11
	Art Nocturne Knocke 2011: Art and Antique Lovers Know Where to Go this Summer KNOKKE-HEIST - It would be great to be at the Belgian Coast once more. From 6 till 15 August, you will be spoilt at the CC Scharpoord and Hotel La Réserve at Knokke-Heist with the 36th edition of Art Nocturne Knocke and the 18th Sculpture Link Knokke. 08 August '11
	World's Most Compelling Choice of Asian Contemporary Art at SH Contemporary SHANGHAI.- From September 7th to the 10th Shanghai is the place where all art lovers should be as SH Contemporary—Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair— discloses the world's most compelling choice of Chinese and Asian contemporary art alongside a selection of Western artists and galleries. 08 August '11
	Alexander McQueen Retrospective Among Top 10 Most Visited Exhibitions in Museum's History NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that the exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, which closed last night at midnight, attracted 661,509 visitors during its run from May 4 to August 7, placing it among the Museum’s top 10 most visited exhibitions. 08 August '11
	The Met’s Next Blockbuster Is Expected to Stay for 10 Years The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s flair for the dramatic will not end when the blockbuster Alexander McQueen exhibition closes at midnight on Sunday. Its encore will be theatrical, but in an entirely different way. A colossal statue of a pharaoh weighing more than nine tons is heading to the Met by ship from Germany. When it arrives in New York in the next 10 days, it will go on view in the museum’s Great Hall. 08 August '11
	Sotheby's Claims Record First Half, Citing Growth of the Asian Market NEW YORK — Sotheby's, the only publicly traded auction house, announced its best first half in history this afternoon. The company has had a record total of $3.4 billion in consolidated sales for the six months ending June 30, which includes both auction proceeds and private sales. Net income increased $127.2 million and $129.7 million respectively for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30. 06 August '11
	Stealing the Spotlight: Art Thefts of 2011 The year 2011 has already seen an unprecedented number “art steals” making headlines - and we’re not referring to bargains on the auction house floor. 06 August '11
	Forty-Five Magnificent Landscape Paintings on View at Peabody Essex Museum SALEM, MA - This summer, visitors to the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) will come inside to get closer to nature. Forty-five magnificent landscape paintings featuring rugged mountains, verdant forests and luminous sunsets are on display in Painting the American Vision, an exhibition of works by Hudson River School painters from the collection of the New-York Historical Society. 04 August '11