Sentences with phrase «by a collector for»

Carrie Mae Weems's striking triptych of gelatin silver prints, Chocolate Colored Man, 1989 - 90, was purchased by a collector for $ 68,750, above a high estimate of $ 50,000.

The Scout, Apache, 1906, a dramatic orotone in the original frame depicting a Native American silhouetted on a horse, more than doubled its high estimate of $ 12,000 to sell for $ 27,500, a record for an orotone of the image; another orotone in its original frame, An Oasis in the Badlands, 1905, was purchased by a collector for $ 21,250, above a high estimate of $ 15,000.

After being overlooked by collectors for about a decade, the works of French academic painters like Bouguereau are once again popular.

For the second edition of the fair, PHOTOFAIRS will present Connected, a vital new platform to satisfy the increasing demand by collectors for contemporary video and new media art.

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That relative lack of movement, as well as less contact with the roving germ collectors known as flight attendants, translated into a relatively lower risk of infection for those seated by the window.

New York's Gagosian Gallery and Jeff Koons were sued by a collector who accused gallery founder Larry Gagosian and the artist of scheming to exploit demand for his works and using «inappropriate and highly questionable practices» to fund extravagant lifestyles.

High - quality swords treasured by collectors and warriors alike have been forged in the Land of the Rising Sun for centuries, and while the age of the samurai may have passed, the country remains one of the biggest exporters of high - quality kitchen and utility knives today.

Some collectors obtain customer consent for correspondence by text before the sale by simply adding a bit of wording to the credit application.

For borrowers contacted by a debt collector about very old debt (generally debt you have not made any payments toward for two years or longer, depending on your state), you may be able to challenge a lawsuit from a debt collector on these grounFor borrowers contacted by a debt collector about very old debt (generally debt you have not made any payments toward for two years or longer, depending on your state), you may be able to challenge a lawsuit from a debt collector on these grounfor two years or longer, depending on your state), you may be able to challenge a lawsuit from a debt collector on these grounds.

Faulty practices by debt collectors spur calls for a massive audit.

The fact that wool prices, for instance, varied in response to market conditions but nominally remained fixed by royal fiat for 150 years shows that this standardized price referred to debt payments owed to the palace and its collectors.

The thing we're never told in school is that the people who come up with the most ideas start by being idea collectors and by viewing everything around them as an opportunity for a remix.

The government is now to take on the roll of debt collector to «make a profit for taxpayers» by going around and kneecapping the economy — which of course is comprised primarily of the «taxpayers» ostensibly being helped.

Further evidence for the existence of table - fellowship with «tax collectors and sinners» as a feature of the ministry of Jesus is the role played by communal meals in earliest Christianity (E. Lohmeyer, Lord of the Temple [ET by Stewart Todd of Kultus und Evangelism (1942); Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1961], pp. 79ff, discusses the central role of table - fellowship in the ministry of Jesus, but he is particularly concerned with the development towards the Last Supper, which he sees as historical, rather than with the relationship between this table - fellowship and the cross, on the one hand, and the communal meals of early Christianity on the other.)

Tax collectors, not to mention chief tax collectors, were considered a special class of sinners by the Jews for a number of reasons.

The methods of form criticism help us to pick out aspects of the gospel accounts of Jesus» conduct and teaching which are in sharp contrast to the current practice and teaching of his day, and which it would not have been in the earliest church's interest to introduce into the material: for example, Jesus» attitude to women, his table - fellowship with «tax collectors and sinners», his refusal of the epithet «good», and Mark's comment — altered by Matthew — that in Nazareth «he could do no mighty work».

The reconstruction of «that which was» may rationally appear to be merely a fantasy for idle minds; but in fact the meticulous work accomplished in the past hundred years by the collectors of fossils, the results which they have patiently recorded in innumerable papers and in barbarous language, perfectly incomprehensible to non-initiates, the paraphernalia of systematized knowledge and the clutter on the museum shelves, all this has made a contribution of the utmost importance to the world's thinking.

That cross is what joins Jim most honestly and profoundly with our Lord, like the justified tax collector on his knees pounding his breast and asking for forgiveness, and our Lord insisting that the tax collector, the «criminal» most despised by «the justified ones,» is the one justified.

Do not look down on the fellows who come to your door saying Bread for the love of God, and singing for a morsel of bread... I too was such a collector of crumbs, begging from door to door, especially in my beloved city of Eisenach — though afterwards my dear father lovingly and faithfully kept me at the University of Erfurt, by his sweat and labour helping me to get where I am.

The local tax collectors, who obtained the concession by bidding for it, and had to exact for the chief tax collector as much as possible in indirect taxes — e.g., tolls on imported goods — were indeed Jews, but because of their dishonorable practices, and no doubt also because of their subservience to an alien government, they were so hated and despised that they were not counted as members of the Jewish community, and all intercourse with them was avoided.

Hepplewhites and Homers are both highly valued by Ted Simmons, antique collector, art museum trustee,.300 - hitting catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and foe of the shoddy in sport.

He was also booked for making a vulgar gesture at Cagliari supporters, served two three - match bans and was caught smoking in the toilet of a train by a ticket collector.

The park district was able to redirect some money from the Bond and Interest Fund, which is managed by the county collector for debt payments.

And as a data collector by nature and training, I especially like the book's concluding feedback chart, which orders all the recipes in the book so you can keep track of recipes tried, any edits to presentation, and whether your baby / toddler did or did not like it (yay for rating scales!).

«The manner they are subsequently chased by debt collectors for the cost of this healthcare causes significant stress and risks forcing people into vulnerable situations, as the people around them become reluctant to host them.

JAY Two candidates are squaring off for the tax collector position in Jay being vacated by the retirement of Valerie Coolidge.

AG Schneiderman applauded the Assembly for passing the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, which will help protect consumers from abuse by debt collectors, and urged the Senate to follow suit.

In his positive spot, Mr. Cuomo relied on a Republican woman from Buffalo to tell the story of how she was harassed by a debt collector for a bill she did not owe — harassed, that is, until she contacted Mr. Cuomo's office, which led to the arrest of the collectors.

If you're looking for a really unique The Walking Dead collectors item, check out this fun Michonne Wacky Wobbler figure, as portrayed by actor Danai Gurira.

Along with three colleagues, Kendon runs an intensive care unit for orchids, ferns and other shrubs threatened by deforestation, climate change, over-zealous collectors and volcanic eruptions.

They were as amazed by my enthusiasm for a long - dead collector of beetles, butterflies and birds as I was by their admission that, really, they had no idea who he was.

They'll head back to the Tucson show, where they'll recover their outlay for the Agoudal they brought by completing a three - way exchange: A collector will get a rare Bondoc trophy piece.

In the meantime, the team is looking for more grains embedded in the collector with the help of Stardust@home, software that lets volunteers identify possible grains by examining images of the material on their home computers, tablets, and cellphones.

For all of Brown's success as a collector, his direct impact as a scientist was strangely modest, compromised by his time abroad and by his laxity in publishing his discoveries.

Taxonomic collectors aren't purely fueled by a need for completion.

It was found by a nomadic meteorite hunter in Morocco (hence «NWA,» for Northwest Africa) who sold it to a local dealer, who sold it to a major collector named Jay Piatek, who finally donated it to the institute.

A letter written by Albert Einstein in which he referred to religion as the «product of human weaknesses» sold for $ 330,000 (170,000 pounds) to a private collector at a London auction.

Eventually, by drawing on Georgiadis's tissue collection, Lori Eggert's West African samples, and the gleanings of other on - site collectors, Wasser's team at the Center for Conservation Biology at the University of Washington assembled a bank of 354 tissue samples and 491 fecal samples, collected from 45 locations in 23 countries, that together account for over 85 percent of Africa's surviving elephants.

«For photovoltaics, an array of lenses placed atop a solar cell can serve as a light collector to enhance the efficiency of the photovoltaic system by making it less sensitive to the inclination angle of the solar light with respect to the cell surface.»

It is unusual for new species of flowering plants to be found in the United States, which has been well - explored by plant collectors.

Not only for prized tanzanite and tsavorite used in jewelry, but also for hosting a suite of other minerals increasingly prized by mineral collectors.

The community - based protection program encourages the participation of local communities living in Kratie and Stung Treng Provinces by hiring former nest collectors to search for and protect nests, instead of harvesting the eggs.

As an avid makeup lover and collector, I have been fascinated by the trend known as «my lips but better,» or MLBB for short.

Marc Jacobs Beauty Enamored Hi - Shine Nail Lacquer — Collector's Edition — A collectable nail lacquer inspired by the magic of a Parisian night in a chic blue shade for the holiday season.

Prized by collectors and gardeners alike, Echeveria succulents are loved for their lush rosettes and stunning colors.

Come and meet the people behind your local vintage shops, learn about the history of the vintage items you love, be introduced to collectors of things you didn't even know existed, discover new places to shop for vintage treasures, be inspired by the vintage bloggers in our modern world.

Fulfilling his troth, Robin is convinced by the elder Loxley, Sir Walter (Max von Sydow, hammy), to take the dead prodigal's place as lord of the manor and husband of the distinctly displeased Marion in order to prevent the baronial lands from being seized by the grasping tax collectors of the newly crowned King John (Oscar Isaac, mincingly monotonous), whose chief henchman, Sir Godfrey (Mark Strong, bald), is playing a double game as both John's right arm and a stalking horse for a French invasion of England.

U.S. amiibo card collectors» only local option for acquiring a card album for their collections is by attending Nintendo events held across the country.

THE DVD by Bill Chambers Sony unleashes the Director's Cut of Steamboy on DVD in a Collector's Gift Set that retails for $ 23 more than the standalone release.

Me being a huge fan of the fallout series spent 80 pounds (roughly 160 dollars) on the collectors edition the second it was available for purchase and half an hour into the game I was shocked with the HUGE volume of bugs the were ignored by bethesda.