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Illustrations of Master Magicians Come to Sale With Potter & Potter Auctions
Howard Thurston was a significant stage magician from Ohio. His traveling show was so massive that it required eight train cars to transport all the show essentials. A full color poster of the master magician’s Million Dollar Mystery is a key highlight of the upcoming Winter Magic sale from Potter…
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Tom Purvis’ East Coast Joys and Other Vintage Travel Posters Available in Upcoming Swann Auction Galleries Event
Vintage travel posters are an art form in their own right besides being excellent souvenirs. Swann Auction Galleries is putting up for sale more than 200 rare travel posters featuring scenes from Northern Italy, Greece, Baghdad, and beyond. One of the highlights of the auction is a set of six…
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[KOREA NEWS] 불교 미술을 만날 수 있는 기회, ‘붓다 아트페어’
많은 사람에게 생소한 불교 미술을 만날 수 있는 기회가 마련된다. 불교철학을 예술작품으로 표현하는 ‘붓다 아트페어’(Buddha Art Fair)가 9월 29일부터 10월 2일까지 서울무역전시컨벤션센터(SETEC)에서 열린다. 붓다 아트페어는 서울국제불교박람회와 함께 열린다. 이 박람회는 조계종이 주최하는 행사로 불교에 대한 모든 것을 보고 체험할 수 있는 축제와 같은 자리다. 다양한 불교ㆍ문화용품도 구입할 수 있다. 지난해에는…
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A Diverse Range of Vintage Posters to Be Offered This August
Manuel Orazi was an Art Nouveau illustrator and poster artist most recognized for his two-dimensional poster prints. Orazi was inspired by the Vienna Secession along with the Symbolism art movement. Using these sources, he created his own distinctive Art Nouveau style consisting of flowing and organic elements. An example of…
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Stephenson’s to host April 22 Superheroes, Comic Books, Sports Memorabilia & Posters Auction
Fun-filled auction includes dozens of group-lots of Marvel, DC and other comics; lithographs and cels, fanzines, large collection of High Times magazines, boxing programs, vintage travel posters SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – On Friday, April 22nd, superheroes and comic-character favorites will converge on Stephenson’s auction gallery in suburban Philadelphia for an exciting…
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Hake’s March 15-16 auction hits $3.2M, sets multiple world records including $204,435 price realized for Star Wars Boba Fett rocket-firing prototype action figure
1920 Cox/Roosevelt campaign button declares victory at $185,850, handily surpassing previous record for a pinback: Hake’s $70,092 sale of a Babe Ruth/Red Sox button in 2021 YORK, Pa. – Record-setting prices just kept on coming at Hake’s $3.2 million online auction of pop culture rarities and didn’t stop until the…
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The Ricky Jay Collection of Magic Posters, Books, and More at Sotheby’s
Though many Americans know him as an actor in such films as The Prestige, Boogie Nights, House of Games, and Magnolia, Ricky Jay was first and foremost a stage magician. In a New Yorker profile, Mark Singer called him “perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive.” Beyond performing,…
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Freeman’s to Offer First Edition Copy of ‘The Great Gatsby’ in Upcoming Sale
On a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean during the 1920s, Theodor Liedemedt worked as a musician to entertain the passengers. He happened to meet American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Though there is little official record of their friendship— Liedemedt does not appear in any of Fitzgerald’s surviving letters or journals—…
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PAI’s 84th Rare Posters Auction LXXXIV on July 20th totals $1.9M in sales; Mucha steals the show.
New York, NY – July 30, 2021 — Poster Auctions International’s (PAI) second sale of the year, on July 20th, finished at $1.9 million in sales. Rare Posters Auction LXXXIV demonstrated a continued passion for the masters of the poster—namely, Alphonse Mucha. Jack Rennert, President of PAI, said, “This auction,…
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Individual Issues and Collections of “The San Francisco Oracle” on Offer With Turner Auctions
Sometime in the 1960s, poet and editor Allen Cohen had a dream about a newspaper that eventually became The San Francisco Oracle. "I woke up in the morning and remembered seeing a newspaper being read all over the world with rainbows on it," remembered Cohen. In its 12-issue run in…
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Turner Auctions + Appraisals Is ‘feeling Groovy’ With Hippie, Counterculture & Music Posters & Memorabilia
150 Lots from a Northern California Estate Go Up for Bid on August 7 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, July 21, 2021 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Feelin’ Groovy: Hippie, Counterculture & Music Posters and Memorabilia on August 7, 2021. Featuring 150 lots from a Northern California…
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1856 Bond Certificate Twice Signed By Cornelius Vanderbilt Sells For $11,250 At Holabird Western Americana Collections’ May 13-17 Auction
The auction was loaded with historical autographs, minerals and mining collectibles, gold and silver, numismatics, stock certificates, original art, Native Americana and more; 3,049 lots in all California Gold Rush-era bond signed by Cornelius Vanderbilt as president of the Accessory Transit Company of Nicaragua, issued in 1856 for $5,000, with…
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Vintage Posters From Bill Graham, Family Dog, Grateful Dead & More Come To Auction May 15
Turner Auctions + Appraisals Offers 128 Lots of Posters & Memorabilia Grateful Dead King Kong Concert Poster SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 30, 2021 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the sale of vintage posters from Bill Graham, Family Dog, Grateful Dead, and more at 10:30 am…
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Masters on the Market: John Alvin
Photo of John Alvin. Image from John Alvin Art. After years of poring over film advertisements in his spare time, John Alvin finally got his chance to produce a movie poster in 1974. The film, Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles, could’ve been an intimidating first assignment, but Alvin took it in…
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PAI’s 83rd Rare Posters Auction LXXXIII on March 14th totals $1.95M in sales, with many record-breaking wins.
New York, NY – March 24, 2021 — Poster Auctions International’s (PAI) first sale of the year, on March 14th, finished at just under $2 million in sales. Rare Posters Auction LXXXIII surpassed expectations, thanks to passionate collectors and first-rate consignments. Jack Rennert, President of PAI, said, “This sale featured…
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The Political and Social Art of Shepard Fairey
Shepard Fairey’s art aims to send messages about politics, human rights, war, and environmental issues. He is considered one of today’s most influential street artists. His signature digital artworks, posters, murals, stickers, and clothing items encourage questions about the public space and expected behaviors. “I’ve never really considered myself just…
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Hake’s smashes house record with $2.9M Premier Auction of important American memorabilia and collectibles
Six-figure prices paid for 1860 Lincoln/Hamlin parade banner, MLK-signed jail logbook pages Hand-painted, hand-stitched 1860 Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin parade banner used by youthful political activists known as the ‘Wide Awakes.’ Fresh to the market after 30 years in a private collection, it sold for $143,104, the highest auction…
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Artist Record for H.A. Volodimer at $37k
Manuel Orazi, La Maison Moderne, 1900. Sold for $37,500. VINTAGE POSTERS Sale 2558; February 18, 2021 Sale total: $528,223 We offered 348 lots; 266 sold (76% sell-through rate by lot) All prices include Buyer’s Premium. New York—Swann Galleries’ winter offering of Vintage Posters saw the highest recent sell-through rate of…
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Antiques/Vintage Photos and Postcards in Black Friday Sale by Artelisted
The late 1800s witnessed streams of artists who moved away from classical design and drew more organically. It gave birth to the Art Nouveau movement, which only lasted a few decades. However, the style and ideas of that movement had a long-lasting impact on the art world. Inspired by Japanese…
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The Spookiest Items Coming to Auction This Halloween
Halloween may look different during a public health crisis, but many auction houses are still bringing the spirit of the season to bidders. Auction Daily surveyed the offerings to find the spookiest lots. Ghosts at Morton Subastas October 29th, 2020 at 8:00 PM EDT Mariana Yampolsky, La novia fantasma, 1999.…