The Ludwig and Rosy Fischer Collection includes works assembled by the couple in Frankfurt, Germany, between 1905 and 1925, the most creative years of German Expressionism. The Virginia Museum of the Fine Arts recently announced its acquisition of a major part of the collection.

The highlight of The Cobbs†July 11 auction was not early American but an early Egyptian sarcophagus portrait that provoked a competition among nine phone bidders, ending only when it went to one for $143,750.

The Olympia Art and Antiques Fair in London, a fixture on the International art and antiques scene for 36 years, has seen various identities over its run of three and a half decades.

Robert ⁂ob†Hamilton Glass, 75, passed on July 26 in Estoro, Fla., after a long illness. He was a longtime auctioneer and was active in the National Auctioneers Association for 30 years.

The Mint Museum of Art has acquired an early Nineteenth Century portrait by John Singleton Copley. ⁓t Cecilia, a Portrait (Mrs Richard Crowninshield Derby),†1803, is the first painting by Copley to enter the Mint⁳ collection.

One of Bucks County, Penn.’s most accomplished painters, Robert Alexander Darrah Miller is on view in ⁁n Independent Spirit: The Art and Life of R.A.D. Miller,†at the Michener Art Museum, August 15 to January 3.

An impressive variety of Asian works of art were in demand at Michaan⁳ June 8 biannual auction of fine Asian works of art. According to the auctioneer, the strength of the market combined with quality, provenance and condition to contribute the success of the sale.

Elinor McIntyre Gordon, a noted authority on Chinese Export porcelain, died July 22, after suffering a stroke while vacationing on Cape Cod. She was 91.

Doyle New York⁳ auction on June 3 showcased fine and decorative arts reflecting the opulence of the Belle Epoque.

While the finest examples in each category brought predictably high prices, it was the reawakening of the middle range that spurred the most discussion at Dan Morphy Auctions†recent $1.3 million sale.