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Artelligence for October 30, 2017

October 30, 2017 by Marion Maneker

Man Tries to Sell Stolen Sean Scully Painting Through Auction House Who Alerted the Painter  : According to the NYPost, “Arturo Rucci, 50, ripped off Sean Scully’s painting –valued at $400-600,000– and tried selling it last month, cops said.” He brought it to Bonhams who called the artist who realized that it had been stolen from among his studio works. …

Art Historian Linda Nochlin Dies at 86: Artnews has a detailed obituary: “I feel that in some sense, all my work is provisional: that is to say, while I believe in it very strongly, I still remain open to what I hear, learn, and experience. I see it very much as a dialectic, a cooperative experience. Feminist art history—like feminism itself—is a product of give and take, talking and listening.” …

Bonhams Australia to Sell 100 Sydney Nolan Works from His Widow: “The Nolans span from 1948 to the 1980s with prices from $3000 to $100,000-plus, although most are under $20,000 – and Fraser says reserves have been set at low levels. None has previously been on the market,” says the Australian Financial Review. …

Diana Widmaier Picasso Hangs Out with Francoise Gilot: Women’s Wear Daily has an interview with Diana Widmaier Picasso on the occasion of her Paris exhibition of Picasso works depicting her mother, Maya. Buried in the interview is this fascinating tidbit: “I’ve spent a lot of time with Françoise Gilot while living in New York.”

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