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We Are Blind to Her Charms (Wall Street Journal, May 30,
2009) "Viewers must tear away the carapace of convention to
reveal the Mona Lisa's ambiguous allure."
Ode to a Lost World (Wall Street Journal, May 2, 2009)
"Jean-Honoré Fragonard's 'The Progress of Love' cycle."
A Late Bloom From a Master
(Wall Street Journal, May 2, 2009) "W. B.
Yeats reflects on his life in 'Among School Children'"
Passion of the Moment: A Triptych of Masters (N.Y. Times,
March 12, 2009) "'Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese' at the Museum of
Fine Arts deals with three masters of 16th-century Venetian
painting bound together by envy, talent and a strange version of
love."
For Berlin Museum, a Modern Makeover That Doesn't Deny the
Wounds of War (N.Y. Times, March 12, 2009) "The modern
restoration of the Neues Museum in Berlin, reopening after
decades of neglect, includes elements of the war-damaged
original building."
That Old Master? It's Down at the Pawnshop (N.Y. Times,
February 24, 2009) "Owners are realizing that a painting can
bring in much-needed cash when used as collateral for a loan."
Saint Laurent Art Sale Brings In $264 Million (N.Y. Times,
February 24, 2009) "The first round of auctions of items from
Yves Saint Laurent's art collection brought record prices for
works by several artists, including Henri Matisse."
A Look at American Artists Wrestling With Asian Ideas (Wall
Street Journal, February 23, 2009)
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