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A visitor looks at paintings on display in an exhibition, entitled Made in Holland. Old Masters from an American Private Collection, at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, The Netherlands. Some 44 masterpieces produced by Dutch masters during the Golden Age from the private collection of US art collector couple Eijk and Rose-Marie de Mol van Otterloo are presented at the Mauritshuis. The exhibition features paintings by artists such as Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Hendrick Avercamp.

 A 6-foot Henri Matisse bronze of a nude woman seen from behind has been sold for over $48 million in New York City, a record auction price for the artist's work. Christie's says "Back IV" was purchased Wednesday by Gagosian Gallery Inc. The price included the buyer's premium. It had been estimated to bring $25 million to $35 million. Matisse created a series of four of the bronze reliefs, what some consider his most ambitious sculptural work. He worked on them between 1908 and 1931. he singular motif of the works is a woman leaning against a wall. She's seen from behind.

Major museums have complete sets, including New York's Museum of Modern Art. Christie's said it was the first time that one of the colossal bronzes was brought to auction.

 Hammer Galleries presents an important exhibition of the world renowned French Impressionist Master Pierre-Auguste Renoir for its inaugural exhibition at its new location - 475 Park Avenue, New York.

RENOIR, curated by gallery President and Director Howard Shaw, focuses on the second half of Renoir's dynamic sixty year long career, a productive, yet often overlooked period, recently the subject of a major exhibition.




From artdaily.org