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Auction Review: ThankYouX and Hans Zimmer NFTs Sell For $485K at Phillips
Phillips continued its expansion into the world of NFTs with a recent sale of three digital works by artist ThankYouX (also known as Ryan Wilson) and composer Hans Zimmer. A timed auction ran from July 20th through July 23rd, 2021, and the works sold for a combined USD 485,100. “This…
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Holabird Western Americana Collections Will Hold A Huge, Five-day Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction, Aug. 5-9, Live And Online
The auction is loaded with nearly 3,000 lots of Native Americana, philatelic and numismatics, militaria, railroad collectibles, Americana, mining memorabilia, stock certificates, art and more. RENO, Nev. – General George Armstrong Custer’s Civil War holster and gun belt, a photo diary of Pancho Villa with three books on the Mexican…
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Psychedelic Posters: When Art Nouveau Meets Counterculture
Amid the turbulence of the 1960s, a group of San Francisco designers found inspiration in decades-old Art Nouveau prints. Their creations joined turn-of-the-century aesthetics with the intensity of counterculture. This August, Swann Auction Galleries and Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present sales of both Art Nouveau and psychedelic posters. Auction…
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Stair Presents Americana, Ernest Lawson Landscapes, and Furniture
A street painting by Ernest Lawson (1873 - 1939) will lead Stair’s upcoming Americana auction. The charm of American Federal-style architecture is captured in this painting. It depicts New York City Hall’s front façade along with a nearby park and a monument. Often called a Romantic by contemporaries, Lawson painted…
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Ernest Martin Hennings, Victor Higgins, and Walter Ufer Represented in Bonhams’ Portrait of the West Sale
Carter Harrison Jr.’s five non-consecutive terms as mayor of Chicago were mired by controversy, including the Iroquois Theatre fire and the growing power of the city’s red-light district. In his last years in office and in his post-mayoral life, though, Harrison became an art patron. Alongside businessman Oscar Mayer, Harrison…
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Annual Decoy & Sporting Art Auction by Guyette & Deeter Highlights Works From William Bowman and Shang Wheeler
The upcoming 2021 Annual Decoy & Sporting Art Sale, presented by Guyette & Deeter, will feature vintage collectibles associated with waterfowl hunting. More than 500 lots of hunting and fishing decoys, fine art, and furniture will be available in the two-day sale. Bidding starts at 11:00 AM EDT on August…
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Napoleon’s Writings Come to Auction With Jeschke Van Vliet
The second session of the Rare Books, Prints, Historical Photography sale, offered by Jeschke van Vliet Auctions, features a French stereoscope with 14 slides. While looking through two glass eyepieces, the viewer can observe images such as the prehistoric station of Low Laugerie and Grand Roc Cave. The case was…
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A Tiffany Studios Dragonfly Table Lamp And Furniture By George Nakashima Will Headline Uniques And Antiques’ Aug. 3-5 Auction
They’ll be part of the Artisan Studio session on Wednesday, August 4th. Bidding is online-only. ASTON, Pa. – A three-day, online-only Modern Design auction is planned for August 3rd-5th by Uniques and Antiques Auction Sales, with Wednesday, August 4th being dedicated to an Artisan Studio auction, highlighted by a Tiffany…
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Decorative Arts, Antiques, & Collectibles Lead Upcoming Akiba Antiques Auction
Akiba Antiques presents a selection of decorative arts, antiques, and collectibles in the upcoming August Mid Summer Rush Auction. Highlighted is a LeCoultre Atmos mantel clock. Jaeger-LeCoultre grew from a partnership between two Swiss watchmakers in 1937. They went on to create one of the most efficient timepieces of the…
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Vintage Posters at Swann August 5
Charles Loupot, the Olympic Games, WWI & WWII, and more Charles Loupot, Les Cigarettes, Mekka, 1919. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000. New York—Swann Galleries’ seasonal offering of Vintage Posters is at auction Thursday, August 5. The sale will include the customary slate of advertisements and design with exceptional examples of French…
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Anne Ramsdell Congdon Painting, Rembrandt Etching Headline Rafael Osona Auctions Event
Known for her plein air oil paintings of harbor views, seascapes, and sand dunes, Anne Ramsdell Congdon was an accomplished American artist of the early 20th century. She studied at the Académie Delecluse in Paris and under Rhoda Holmes Nichols, an assistant of William Merritt Chase. However, Congdon developed her…
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Artist to Know: Lady Pink
Shapiro Auctions Offers ‘Queen Matilda’ Graffiti Painting in Upcoming Sale When Sandra Fabara joined the underground graffiti scene of 1980s New York, she never set out to be an inspirational figure. She took to the streets while in high school and processed her tumultuous adolescence using cans of spray paint.…
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Russian and Ukrainian Paintings Lead International Fine and Decorative Art Sale
Shapiro Auctions will bring July to a close with its upcoming sale of International Fine and Decorative Art. Scheduled for July 31st, 2021, the auction offers more than 500 lots of contemporary and antique works of art. Live bidding will begin at 10:00 AM EDT. Russian and Ukrainian artworks lead…
Art Fairs
LA Art Show Returns With NFTs and Global Contemporary Art
After several delays and complications due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the LA Art Show will return in the summer of 2021. The three-day event marks the fair’s 26th anniversary. The organizers aim to rekindle the art market in Los Angeles following a difficult year of lockdowns and cancellations. “Now more…
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Former MLB Player-Turned-Artist Micah Johnson Seeks to Empower Black Kids Through Art
Micah Johnson. Image from NBC News. Micah Drew Johnson is a former professional baseball player. He played for the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Tampa Bay Rays before discovering his talent and passion for art. Johnson eventually retired from baseball and turned to…
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Art Glass Sculpture by Lino Tagliapietra Highlights Upcoming Nye & Co. Auction
Lino Tagliapietra is a glass art expert known for his Venetian glassblowing techniques. Tagliapietra's work features a cultural mix of American and Murano glassmaking. The upcoming auction from Nye & Co. presents a Fenice art glass sculpture by Lino Tagliapietra. The 2006 glass sculpture features unique colors which Tagliapietra independently…
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Sotheby’s Offers a Glimpse Into Poet Sylvia Plath’s Personal Life
In the 20th century, Sylvia Plath was known as one of the most celebrated voices in American literature. She published her first collection of poetry, The Colossus and Other Poems, in 1960, which led the young writer to fame. This marked the beginning of her short yet successful career. Her…
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36th Annual Coeur d’Alene Art Auction Brings Important Works of Western and American Art
The annual Coeur d’Alene Art Auction will return in full force this July. Collectors of fine Western and American art can bid on nearly 400 lots starting at 2:00 PM EDT on July 31st, 2021. The event will take place live at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. Bidders…
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Artist to Know: Alfonso Ossorio
Christie’s Brings Work by 20th-Century Collector, Patron, and Outsider Artist For most of his adult life, Alfonso Ossorio was not taken seriously as an artist. The world knew him as a wealthy, eccentric collector and a friend to Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and Jean Dubuffet. Critics declared that Ossorio’s painting…
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Rare Books, Chryssa Vardea Sketches, and Estate Sale Finds at Millea Bros. Ltd.
The upcoming online-only ABC: Estate Finds & Books auction at Millea Bros. Ltd. will feature a selection of rare books from the 19th and 20th centuries. One notable lot is a first edition copy of William Faulkner’s Idylls in the Desert. Signed by the author, this issue is #304 of…
