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[Ellie Bruggeman]

Found: Bratby’s lost portrait of The Queen Mother
The Royal Collection thought it had never been finished- By Martin Bailey
WINDSOR. The mystery of a “lost” portrait of The Queen Mother, known to 
have been painted in the 1970s by “Kitchen Sink” artist John Bratby, has 
been solved. Although the Royal Collection says that the painting, done 
from life, was never completed, The Art Newspaper has tracked it down to 
a private collection in Northamptonshire. We have also discovered...

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11834

 >From Art Market:
Investments: Ukrainian billionaire sets up new fund for Russian art
- By John Varoli
LONDON. The Ukrainian mining and oil billionaire Viktor Vekselberg has 
set up Russia’s first art investment fund. Vladimir Voronchenko, one of 
the managers of the Swiss-based Thornton Fine Art Investment Fund SA, 
told The Art Newspaper...

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11833

Impressionist and Modern art sales, London: New Ukrainian buyer spends 
£12 million on Modern paintings
American buyers have returned and Asian collectors were also active- By 
Georgina Adam
LONDON. A new Ukrainian buyer spent over £12 million ($21 million) at 
Sotheby’s sales of Impressionist and Modern art on 20 June. The 
unidentified bidder, with paddle number LO22, secured three of the top 
five lots at the sale, classic works by Signac, Gauguin and Vlaminck. He 
bought a small Sisley and underbid two other works; he may also have 
been the buyer...

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11832

Russian art sale: Sotheby’s London
Work by 20th-century artists is now selling better than 19th-century 
material- By John Varoli
LONDON. The robust Russian art market outperformed expectations once 
again as the Sotheby’s Russian sale on 19 May soared well above its £8 
million estimate to make £12.3 million ($22.7 million; 73.7% sold by 
lot, and 89.7% by value). The following day, a Part II sale of Russian 
works at Sotheby’s Olympia racked up £1,934,660, almost double...

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11831