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...Copley RA” and dated 1790 was sold for $85,000 at an auction Saturday by Stair Galleries in Hudson, N.Y.—far above the auction house’s initial price estimate of $1,500 to $2,500. The painting is identical to Copley??s portrait of William Ponsonby, the second earl of Bessborough, according to an art professional who asked that his name not be printed to preserve his relationship with the auction house...
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...Schork, the incident represents the highly politicized nature of mural painting. Expectations of public art sometimes cloud the intent behind a particular project. When one group painted a version of John Singleton Copley??s “Watson and the Shark” on the side of a fish market, many people assumed they had chosen the painting because it features an African-American. “That wasn’t the reason though; we just thought it would be ironic to have a picture of a fish eating a person on the side of a fish...