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Wiederseim Associates, Inc. Presents Luxury Timepieces and Assorted Fine Art in November Sale
This November, Wiederseim Associates, Inc. will present its ANNUAL THANKSGIVING SALE with nearly 450 lots of fine art, decorative art, furniture, collectibles, and more. It will take place live on Nov 22, 2024. Online bidding options are available through Bidsquare. Edmund Darch Lewis Oil On Canvas One top lot of…
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Antique Americana Items Lead Wiederseim Associates’ 2024 Thanksgiving Sale
Wiederseim Associates, Inc.’s Annual Thanksgiving Sale will offer a robust selection of antique Americana items this year, from important historical documents to furniture and collectibles. The 441-lot auction will begin on November 22, 2024 with online bidding available through Bidsquare. Ship’s passport signed by Washington and Jefferson. Image courtesy of…
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Robinhood Auctions Brings 1,000+ Works by Andy Warhol, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, and More
Over 1,000 lots of fine paintings, prints, posters, and multiples will soon come to auction with Robinhood Auctions in the Contemporary and Classic Masterpieces. Scheduled for Nov 21, 2024, the sale includes work by leading contemporary and modern artists, including Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Marc Chagall. Andy…
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Pop Art Variations: Modern Meets Contemporary With Robinhood Auctions
The latest sale from Robinhood Auctions offers over 1,000 lots of original paintings, prints, multiples, and more. The catalog boasts a robust selection of Pop Art, with examples from Modern masters such as Andy Warhol and Peter Max alongside contemporary reinventions from Patricia Govezensky and Mr. Brainwash. Here are some…
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The Fine Art & Estate Auction Comes To Turner Auctions + Appraisals On November 30
Online Auction Features Fine Art, Decorative Arts, Timepieces, Native American, Asian, Militaria, Silver Lots & Much More Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A. (1856 -1941) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 8, 2024 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the Fine Art & Estate Auction on Saturday, November…
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Italian Renaissance Drawings at the Fondation Custodia
The Fondation Custodia is exhibiting drawings from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen: 120 masterpieces in a variety of styles and techniques, showing the medium’s essential role in the creative process from the 15th century onwards. Pisanello (c. 1395-1455), Four studies of a nude woman, an Annunciation and two studies of women swimming, c.…
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A Painting by Dutch Caravaggist Hendrick Ter Brugghen Makes its Debut at Auction
The recently-discovered work by this Dutch painter forms a magnificent trio with his paintings on the same subject in Berlin and Madrid. Hendrick Ter Brugghen (1588-1629), Esau Selling His Birthright, canvas, 123 x 162 cm/48.4 x 63.8 in.Estimate: €200,000/250,000 Art history is a long series of coincidences. This painting, which came from…
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Rosalba Carriera's Portrait of Louis XV as a Child Joins the Collections at the Château de Versailles
One of the institution's latest acquisitions is a portrait of the young Louis XV by the 'Venetian Queen' of pastels, Rosalba Carriera (1673-1757). This La Gazette exclusive bears witness to an active acquisition policy in the graphic arts. Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757), Portrait de Louis XV enfant (Portrait of Louis XV as a…
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Historian Michel Pastoureau Presents His New Book on the Color Pink
For nearly 40 years, the medievalist has been tracing the history of colors, from blue to yellow, green and red. After treating bold hues, he is now launching a new cycle focused on intermediate tones, starting with pink. © Bénédicte Roscot A half-color, as you call it, pink – already…
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Palm Beach Modern Auctions’ Fall Sale Features Furniture by Key 20th-Century and Contemporary Designers
The 20th century witnessed rapid changes in furniture design as favor shifted from Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Modernism, Scandinavian, and beyond. Notable for its embrace of fresh materials such as steel, glass, and plastic, the furniture of this era offers a window into shifting tastes and values. The upcoming…
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James Rosenquist’s Lithograph, Roy Lichtenstein Sculpture Available at Palm Beach Modern Auctions
This October, Palm Beach Modern Auctions will present its Modern + Contemporary Art, Design & Luxury - Fall 2024 sale with over 400 lots of fine art, decorative art, furniture, jewelry, and more. The event will begin at 12:00 PM EDT on Oct 26, 2024, with online bidding available through…
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Chu Teh-chun to Hugues Gall: A Gift from a Painter to an Opera Director
This painting making its debut at auction, whose colors seem in joyous turmoil, was a gift from the Chinese master to Hugues Gall, former director of the Paris and Geneva opera houses. A gift from one Academy member to another… Chu Teh-chun (1920-2014), Effervescence, 2006, oil on canvas signed, dated 2006, countersigned,…
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Modern Sculptures by Henry Moore, Michael Glancy, Toshiko Takaezu, and More at Showplace
The upcoming sale from Auctions at Showplace will present nearly 150 lots of fine art and design. Modern sculptures are particularly well-represented in the catalog, with notable examples from the likes of Henry Moore and Michael Glancy. Here are some of the key modern sculpture lots in this upcoming event. …
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Everard Auctions presents important fine and decorative art from Southern estates and collections, Oct. 29-31
Featured: Paintings by Clark Hulings, Fred Williams, Anthony Palliser, Johann Berthelsen; Latin American art; American weathervanes & folk art, Asian ceramics; antique and studio furniture Clark Hulings (NY/LA/NM, 1922-2011) Louisiana, O/C SAVANNAH, Ga. – Everard’s October 29-31 online-only auction offers collectors and interior-design aficionados a superlative selection of fine and…
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Andy Warhol’s Flowers (Black and White) Screenprint, Cartier’s Cle de Cartier Wristwatch Available at Showplace
This October, Auctions at Showplace will present its Important Fine Art & Design Auction with nearly 150 lots of fine art, decorative art, furniture, jewelry, and more. This event especially features a screenprint piece by Andy Warhol and a glass and metal sculpture by Michael Glancy. The sale will take…
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A Harriet Backer Retrospective at the Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay is proud to be the first non-Scandinavian institution to honor Harriet Backer, the Norwegian painter who created a modern synthesis of pleinairism and interior scenes. Curators Leïla Jarbouai and Estelle Bégué have selected seventy-four major works, almost… Harriet Backer (1845-1932), Intérieur bleu (Blue Interior), 1883, oil on canvas, 84 x…
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Still Life with Grapes by Henri Fantin-Latour
While his portraits have gone down in history, Fantin-Latour's still lifes played a very special role in his career. The painter elevated this 'minor' genre to a high level of excellence. Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904), Nature morte au raisin dans une coupe de verre et panier d’herbes, (Still Life with Grapes in a…
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Senator Dianne Feinstein’s Collection Breaks Records At Bonhams
The sale doubled its total estimate and drew the highest number of registrations for a Bonhams U.S. Sale Dianne Feinstein. Credit: AP Photo Los Angeles – Bonhams presented the late Senator Dianne Feinstein’s personal collection on October 8 in Los Angeles. Immense interest fuelled the sale which lasted nearly 12 hrs, with a majority of…
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Six Generations of Coustous, a Family of Sculptors
An exceptional, astonishing collection traces the history of a family that gave France some of its finest marble treasures. Attributed to Jean Baptiste Santerre (1651-1717), Portrait of Nicolas Coustou (1658-1733), oil on canvas, 97 x 74 cm/38.18 x 29.13 in.Estimate: €12,000/15,000 Surprisingly, the collection has just a few sculptures, and they are painted. The…
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Vera Molnár, An Experimental Contemporary Artist and Pioneer of Digital Art
Vera Molnár, who died in 2023, received recognition late in life. A pioneer of generative art, she never stopped experimenting, as demonstrated by the approximately fifty works offered up for sale. Vera Molnár (1924-2023), Interstices, 1987, computer printout on heavy paper, monogramed and dated lower right, signed, titled and dated on the…
