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Category: 20th Century

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  Joshua Kodner Offers Rare Zambian Emerald Ring and Thierry Feuz Artwork

  With its vibrant history of emerald mining and production, Zambia is a major global producer of the green gemstone. The Kagem mines in Zambia account for 20% of global emerald production. One of the key lots in the upcoming New Year New You auction, presented by Joshua Kodner, is a rare…

  Jan 27, 21
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  COLLECTive Hudson to Offer Works by Edmund Tarbell, Lowel Nesbitt, and Jean Dupas

  Recognized as a Boston School pioneer, Edmund Tarbell was one of the most celebrated American Impressionists. His works are known for their rich hues that emphasize light and delicate brushwork. Tarbell’s figural compositions were among his best-known pieces. A figural oil painting by Edmund Tarbell highlights COLLECTive Hudson’s upcoming auction.…

  Jan 27, 21
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  Rare Sketches by Sir Anthony van Dyck Offered at Sotheby’s

  Sir Anthony van Dyck was a well-known court painter and Baroque artist. The son of a Belgian silk merchant, he developed an early interest in painting. He became a teacher at 19 years old and worked in Antwerp. Van Dyck also trained and collaborated with Peter Paul Rubens, another influential…

  Jan 27, 21
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  Ketterer Kunst announces exhibition and auction: 100 Years of Joseph Beuys

  Joseph Beuys, Wo ist Element 3?, 1984. Uniqe object. 210,5 x 110,2 x 45 cm / 82.8 x 43.3 x 17.7 inches. MUNICH.- It will surely be on of the most significant recent Beuys auctions when in June Ketterer Kunst in Munich will call up more than 20 works by the likewise radical…

  Jan 26, 21
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  Auction Results: Tintin Drawing Sets New Record With Artcurial

  Artcurial opened the 2021 auction season with two comic book sales on January 14th. The first event concluded with a sale total of EUR 4,068,837 (USD 4,939,895). This auction was devoted to Hergé, the Belgian cartoonist behind The Adventures of Tintin. A rejected cover for the comic strip achieved the…

  Jan 25, 21
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  Shannon’s Winter Online Fine Art Auction On Thursday, January 28th, Includes 123 Lots Of Fine Paintings, Drawings, Prints And Sculpture

  MILFORD, CONN. – Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers will host its first online auction of the year on Thursday, January 28th at 2 pm Eastern time. The sale includes 123 lots of American and European art from the 19th and early 20th centuries, Modern and Contemporary art, fine prints, sculpture and…

  Jan 25, 21
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  Buccellati Silverware Leads Antiques, Modern, Jewelry, and Watches Auction

  Mario Buccellati, son of goldsmith Contardo Buccellati, was the first Italian jewelry designer to open a shop on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Buccellati is well-known for his distinctive silver designs. Rather than drawing from traditional English models, Buccellati looked to the Renaissance for inspiration. Buccellati's silversmiths often observed…

  Jan 23, 21
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  Sotheby’s Presents 16th-Century Old Master Drawings

  Old Master drawings, most of which have not appeared in the art market for at least 40 years, will be available in Sotheby's upcoming auction. The event features the Old Master drawings collection of Dr. John O’Brien. It will offer 16th- to 18th-century Italian drawings that Dr. John O’Brien has…

  Jan 22, 21
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  Militaria, Fine Art And Decorative Accessories Will All Come Up For Bid In A Two-session Online Auction By Estateofmind On February 13th

  Session 1 will feature militaria, antique firearms, swords and daggers. Session 2 includes fine art, estate jewelry, rare gold and silver coins, Bennington Rockingham pottery, redware, more. Session 1, starting at 11 am Eastern time, will consist of two local collections of 16 sporting rifles (some shown), and leather gun…

  Jan 22, 21
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  Art And Objects From The Estate Of Jack Warner, Artifacts Retrieved From The Passenger Ship Rms Carpathia, And 1,000+ Items In A Weekend Signature Estates Sale Propel Ahlers & Ogletree To A $2 Million Net

  The auction was held January 15th-17th, online via three bidding platforms. The top earner was a Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) carved cinnabar lidded box that changed hands for $81,250. Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) carved cinnabar lidded box, 11 ¾ inches by 13 inches, showing a dragon chasing the flaming pearl…

  Jan 22, 21
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  Artprice global indices show the strength of contemporary art and drawing in 2020

  Artprice Global Indices (in USD) PARIS.- As at 1 January 2021, the Artprice Global Indices are stronger actually stronger than twelve months earlier when the health crisis was still (almost) unthinkable. Six months ago no-one would have predicted such an outcome! In reality, the art market reacted quickly to the lockdown measures with…

  Jan 22, 21
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  Pook & Pook’s Americana & International Sale Features 20th-Century Paintings and Decorative Art

  Charles Morris Young was a leading Impressionist landscape painter of the early 20th century. Born in Pennsylvania, Young painted the local farmland, seacoast, and countryside with its fox hunts and old stone houses. A 1932 painting by Charles Morris Young highlights Pook & Pook’s upcoming Americana & International - Session One…

  Jan 22, 21
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  A New York Collection of Decorative Art and European Furniture at Christie’s

  The New York collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Gutfreund will be offered in an upcoming Christie’s live sale. The auction especially highlights furniture drawn from French dealers and European auction houses. It will also include carpets and textiles, works of decorative art, Russian objects, sets of silver and porcelain,…

  Jan 22, 21
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  Jean-Etienne Liotard’s Pastel Work Available in Upcoming Christie’s Auction

  A work from Jean-Etienne Liotard, titled Portrait of Philibert Cramer, will be available in an upcoming Christie's sale. Often described as porcelain-like, Swiss painter Jean-Etienne Liotard’s pastel portraitures exemplified his attention to detail. Explaining his method of painting, Neil Jeffares writes in the lot essay: “To achieve his highly enameled…

  Jan 21, 21
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  The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU opens two dynamic spring exhibitions

  Black Kirby, Sun Woman, 2012. Digital archival print on paper, 24 x 36 inches. Courtesy of the artist. MIAMI, FLA.- This January, The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU will launch its spring programming, celebrating topics that include Afrofuturism and the concept of cyclical time. Transfiguration: A Black Speculative Vision of FreedomSince…

  Jan 21, 21
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  Akiba Antiques Presents Franklin Mint Commemorative Bowl With Jewelry & Decorative Art

  Akiba Antiques’ upcoming auction, held near the end of January, will highlight a Franklin Mint Sterling silver punch bowl celebrating the United States’ bicentennial. The bowl, issued in 1976, has a 24-karat gold lining and weighs 5490 grams. Its sculpted vignettes from American history make this piece stand out. They…

  Jan 20, 21
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  Quinn’s to auction fine paintings and decorative art from estates of Washington, DC notables, Jan. 30

  Featured: Classical antiques, marquetry furniture from distinguished D.C. estate, artworks from prominent Potomac, Md., doctor; Asian art, property of national TV correspondent Ray Scherer Rare ruby-ground famille rose porcelain vase, six-character Qianlong red-seal mark, probably of the period. Neck and shoulder decorated with good luck symbols. Main composition shows children on…

  Jan 20, 21
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  'Baby Trump' blimp acquired by Museum of London

  Museum of London rotunda view © Museum of London. LONDON(AFP).- The infamous blimp of outgoing US President Donald Trump dressed as a baby could soon greet visitors to the Museum on London, which on Monday announced it had acquired the inflatable effigy. "Having toured the world, the Trump Baby blimp is…

  Jan 20, 21
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  Work by John Neagle Offered at Bonhams

  John Neagle’s fascination with portraiture led him to become a self-taught artist at a young age. He started his career as an oil painter in 1815, working on sketches that he sold for five dollars each. Neagle’s work often used iconography to portray his subject’s profession or important experiences. Throughout…

  Jan 20, 21
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  Akiba Antiques’ Eclectic Collection Sale to Offer French Empire Mantel Clocks, Works by Ernest Trova, and More

  A product of the Napoleonic era, French Empire mantel clocks were elaborately-decorated pieces inspired by antiquity. Several examples of the style highlight Akiba Antiques' Eclectic Collection of Estates Worldwide sale. That includes a 19th-century mantel clock in gilt bronze and red griotte marble. Decorating the clock is an allegorical scene…

  Jan 20, 21