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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…
Auction Industry, Press Release
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…
Artists, Auction Industry
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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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…
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Hindman Offers Works From Mauro Perucchetti, KAWS, and Others
Hindman’s upcoming Stepping Into Tomorrow auction will present Mauro Perucchetti’s Sex and the City sculpture. Produced in 2011, the offered sculpture is made of pigmented resin, stainless steel, and Swarovski crystals. The piece displays 20 high-heeled shoes with colored crystal accents. After spending most of his early years experimenting with…
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Lark Mason Associates Fine and Decorative Arts Sale Achieves $511,390 on iGavelAuctions.com
New York: International collectors from Malibu to Beijing brought the total of the Fine and Decorative Arts sale presented by Lark Mason Associates on igavelauctions.com to $511,390 including buyer’s premium. A Patek Phillipe 18k white gold Nautilus wristwatch, with the original certificate and box, circa 2009, led the charge when…
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Auctions at Showplace Offers Collectibles From New York City and Metropolitan Area in Upcoming Event
In its upcoming New York City Estate sale, Auctions at Showplace will showcase a selection of items from New York City and the metropolitan area. Landscape at Sunset by Sanford Gifford is one of the featured lots. The oil painting depicts a tree-lined river at sunset. It follows the Hudson…
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Wiederseim Associates Offers Ed & Carol Stoudt’s Private Collection
The first woman brewmaster since Prohibition, Carol Stoudt and her husband Ed were considered pioneers in the craft beer industry. Together, the couple founded the award-winning Stoudt Brewing Company & Black Angus Antiques Mall in Adamstown, Pennsylvania. They built a legacy on brewing German beer in the Reinheitsgebot tradition. Automobiles,…
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The Haunted Mansion Memorabilia Headlines Potter & Potter's Disney-Themed Auction
Harper Goff’s original concept art for what would become The Haunted Mansion. Image from Disney Parks. Artist Harper Goff created the first sketches of an imposing haunted house back in 1951 for Walt Disney. At that time, Disney was planning a modest park across from his Burbank offices to indulge…
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Sotheby’s Brings Contemporary Paintings by Peter Halley and Damien Hirst
Sotheby’s upcoming contemporary art auction will present 12 lots from Damien Hirst, Cady Noland, Carrie Mae Weems, and Glenn Ligon, among others. One of the leading items is Peter Halley’s untitled acrylic piece from 1991. In the early 1980s, the artist began painting prison cells, barred windows, and grids in…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Andrew Jones Auctions Will Continue A Streak Of Successful Online Auctions With A Design For The Home And Garden Auction On July 25th
The auction, at 11 am Pacific time, will offer a strong selection of fine art along with antiques and design from antiquity through the 21st century. Over 200 quality lots will come up for bid. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Andrew Jones Auctions will offer a strong selection of fine…
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Mickalene Thomas Collage, Kenny Scharf Butterfly Jungle, and Andy Warhol’s Beatle Boots Lead Christie’s Contemporary Art Auction
Christie’s upcoming First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art auction will feature Mickalene Thomas’ 2011 collage titled Shinique: Now I Know. The collage consists of monochrome and color photographs, acrylic, and papers. In her collages, Thomas tries to give her subject visual authority because in their gaze lies their power.…
