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Category: 20th Century
Artists, Auction Industry
Artist to Know: El Anatsui
Custom 2020 Print Comes to Auction With Phillips In 1998, El Anatsui stumbled across the material that later defined his art. He happened to pick up a garbage bag full of liquor bottle caps along the side of the road. The caps sat idly in his studio for months while…
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A Rare Ingo Maurer Lamp Design Comes to Auction
Ingo Maurer was a lamp designer famously known as the ‘poet of light.’ Maurer often made lamps from broken crockery, holograms, incandescent bulbs, and tea strainers. The upcoming Nye & Company auction presents a mid-century modern Ingo Maurer spiral table lamp. The 1960s table lamp features a combination of light…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Printed & Manuscript Americana at Swann April 15 Featuring a Noteworthy Collection of American Historical Prints
Bernard Romans, An Exact View of the Late Battle at Charlestown, June 17th, 1775, engraving, 1776. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000. New York—Printed & Manuscript Americana is at Swann Galleries on April 15 with a selection of American historical prints from a private collection, material from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars,…
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Upcoming Shapiro Auction Features Louis-Ernst Barrias Sculpture
The second day of the upcoming International Fine & Decorative Arts auction, presented by Shapiro, offers a selection of over 500 lots. The event includes sculptures, paintings, and modern furniture. An 1880 sculpture by Louis-Ernst Barrias is among the key lots. Titled Nature Unveiling Herself before Science, the bronze sculpture…
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Soulis Auctions Offers Vibrant Paintings by Birger Sandzén
Birger Sandzén was a landscape painter who expressed a love of nature through his art. He is today known for his brushwork and contrasting use of light and dark. Offered in Soulis Auctions’ upcoming 23rd Annual Spring Fine Art Auction is an oil on board piece by Birger Sandzén, framed…
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Painting of Picasso's Muse, Estimated at $55 Million, Will Lead Christie’s New York Auction
“Mademoiselle, you have an interesting face. I would like to paint your portrait,” Pablo Picasso reportedly said to Marie-Thérèse Walter, who would later inspire many of his sculptures, canvases, and drawings. Although she did not have the slightest idea about Picasso or his work, Walter was enchanted by his charm.…
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Alfons Walde Painting Leads Day 1 of Shapiro Auctions Upcoming Sale
Day One of the International Fine & Decorative Art sale, offered by Shapiro Auctions, features works from the former Eastern Bloc and Russia. Among the key lots up for bid is a painting by Austrian artist Alfons Walde titled Bauernsonntag (Farmer Sunday). The painting shows two eerily similar men standing…
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Hindman Brings a George II Giltwood Table to Auction
A George II giltwood table in the manner of William Kent is among the leading lots in Hindman’s upcoming auction. Often commissioned by Georges I and II, William Kent was among the most prominent designers of the early 18th century. He helped bring together the two worlds of architecture and…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Items Signed By Jefferson, Einstein, Adam Smith And More Of History’s Brightest Luminaries Will Be Offered April 14th By University Archives
The full catalog showing all 356 lots is up for bidding and viewing now at University Archives’ website (www.UniversityArchives.com), as well as on three popular online bidding platforms. Exquisite portrait miniature of Thomas Jefferson attributed to the British miniaturist Robert Field (1769-1819), along with two locks of hair (one of…
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Georg Jensen, S. Kirk and Sons, Antonio Frilli, and Other Estate Finds From Akiba Antiques
Silverware and other estate treasures chosen personally by Mr. Jonathan Akiba will be available in Akiba Antiques’ upcoming spring auction. A Georg Jensen centerpiece in the Grape pattern is a leading lot. The large (11” wide) bowl sits on top of a sterling silver foot, also decorated with grapevines. The…
Artists, Auction Industry
Digital Artist at Auction: Michah Dowbak
Michah Dowbak. Image from Phillips. Last summer, when Toronto-based digital artist Michah Dowbak heard of crypto art, he was fascinated enough to dive in. Dowbak, who goes by the name Mad Dog Jones in the digital art world, debuted in November of 2020 on Nifty Gateway. His first NFT drops…
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Landscape Paintings by Edgar Payne and William Wendt Highlight Bonhams Sale
Best known for his Western landscape paintings, Edgar Payne (1883 - 1947) was an American painter, muralist, and explorer. In 1916, when Payne was commissioned by the Santa Fe Railroad, he got the opportunity to visit Canyon de Chelly. The upcoming Bonhams sale features Canyon Walls by Edgar Payne, which…
Auction Result
State of the Market: NFTs, Art Basel’s Revamped Viewing Rooms, and the Slow Return to Live Events
2021’s first quarter yielded record-setting auction results, cautious optimism for in-person events, and the explosion of NFTs. These trends point to both gradual and sudden shifts in the art world, particularly as sellers adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. Auction Daily checks on the state of the market after an eventful…
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Monture Cartier Ring Comes to Auction With Joshua Kodner
Luxury jewelry brand Cartier often makes custom jewelry for its clients based on their taste and individual design preferences. These Monture Cartier pieces use gemstones from customers. A unique setting is used for the customer’s gemstones to indicate that the diamond is not from the Cartier vault. The upcoming Joshua Kodner…
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Brunk Auctions Offers Selection of Art Glass and Perfume Bottles
In 1859, Thomas Webb launched his glass manufacturing business with his sons. After designing Art Nouveau crystal and Scandinavian-style glassware for decades, the company shut down in 1990. The upcoming auction of Art Glass and Perfume Bottles, presented by Brunk Auctions, will offer lots from a Springfield estate. A Thomas…
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Artist to Know: Howardena Pindell
Mixed Media Assemblage Available in Upcoming African American Art Sale With a career spanning more than 50 years, Howardena Pindell reports that she could fill a 100-page résumé. Her work crisscrosses mediums and styles, from hole punch paintings to video performances. These explore racism, misogyny, violence, and— after a near-fatal…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Neue Auctions’ Online-only Fine Estates Collection Auction, April 10, Will Feature Items From The Homes Of Celebrated Interior Designers
The 432-lot sale will also include personal collections of traditional furnishings and European antiques, starting promptly at 10 am Eastern time. Online bidding via several popular platforms. BEACHWOOD, Ohio – An online-only Fine Estates Collection auction featuring 432 lots of merchandise from the homes of celebrated interior designers, to include…
Artists
Masters on the Market: Alma Thomas
Photograph of Alma Thomas. Image from the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution. In 1960, after nearly 40 years as an art teacher, Alma Thomas retired to focus on her own work. She'd achieved some success as an artist before then. However, it was during these later years…
Exhibitions
Pastel portrait by John Russell acquired for the Nationalmuseum Sweden collections
John Russell, Portrait of Lady Georgiana Cavendish (1783–1858), later Countess of Carlisle, at the age of six, 1790. Pastel on paper. NMB 2781. Photo: Cecilia Heisser/Nationalmuseum. STOCKHOLM.-Nationalmuseum has acquired a pastel portrait of Lady Georgiana Cavendish at the age of six. The portrait is the work of John Russel, one of…
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Edward Willis Redfield’s Work Will Headline Upcoming Pook and Pook Auction
Pook and Pook’s Bud & Judy Newman Collection sale highlights an oil painting by Edward Willis Redfield, titled The South Window. Edward Willis Redfield began his journey as a painter in the 1890s. However, it was only after the turn of the 20th century that the artist embraced the Impressionist…
