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Old Masters auctions total more than $120 million
(Reuters) published on January 27th, 2012 at 08:54 AM Reuters - Old Masters paintings brought in more than $120 million at auction sales this week, with several works selling for more than $5 million each and records set for some artists.
NY art dealer charged in $4M fraud
(AP) published on January 26th, 2012 at 08:54 AM AP - A New York art dealer has been charged in a $4 million fraud for selling works by Picasso, Matisse and others without informing the owner or giving him the proceeds.
Exclusive: Bones and landscapes inspire Danish queen's art
(Reuters) published on January 26th, 2012 at 08:54 AM Reuters - Denmark's Queen Margrethe II said that painting landscapes helps to recharge her batteries in an exclusive interview with Reuters ahead of this week's opening of a major exhibition for her art.
Saudi artists test limits of expression in rare show
(Reuters) published on January 25th, 2012 at 08:54 AM Reuters - Standing on a large floor map in a Jeddah art gallery, Hamza Serafi places a yellow sign inscribed "Caution: revolution (take 2)" over Egypt and then turns to Saudi Arabia.
Irishman makes "billion-euro home" of shredded notes
(Reuters) published on January 25th, 2012 at 08:54 AM Reuters - An unemployed Irish artist has built a home from the shredded remains of 1.4 billion euros ($1.82 billion), a monument to the "madness" he says has been wrought on Ireland by the single currency, from a spectacular construction boom to a wrenching bust.
collectible or
collectable
(col-lect-i-ble or
col-lect-a-ble) 1.capable of being collected (adj)
2. an object suitable for a collection, originally a work of fine
art or an antique, now including any items collected as a hobby, for
display, or as an investment whose value may appreciate
(noun)
cache (kash) 1.A
store of goods or valuables that will be needed in the future and may
or may not be concealed in a hiding place
(noun)