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Sotheby’s and Bonhams Events Mark Opening of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped
Christo with a preparatory drawing for L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped in 2019. Image by Wolfgang Volz. © 2019 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation. L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped started as a simple question in 1962: what would the Arc de Triomphe look like if it was completely covered in fabric? Bulgarian artist…
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Around the Auction World: August 2021
Photos from around the auction world in August 2021. Image credit from left to right: Saffronart, Bonhams, and Morton Subastas. Collage by Heemin Moon (Auction Daily). The summer auction season drew to a gentle close in August 2021. The month offered many opportunities to encounter contemporary art and 20th-century collectibles,…
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LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History Auction Bests Itself for the Third Year in a Row
Auction Brings $1.3M and Records Abound New Record for Tom of Finland, Shattering Top Price Set by House Last Year Tom of Finland, Home – Secured, colored pencil on paper, 1982. Sold for $87,500, a record for the artist. LGBTQ+ ART, MATERIAL CULTURE & HISTORY Sale 2578; August 19, 2021…
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Artist to Know: Huang Binhong
DuMouchelles Offers Ink Painting by Chinese Literati Painter Who Advanced Modernism Huang Binhong spent the early days of his career lost in histories of the past. Huang was an early 20th-century Chinese painter, connoisseur, and art historian who unexpectedly found himself at the threshold of radical change later in life.…
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Contemporary and Historic Favorites in Santa Paula Art Museum’s 11th Annual Fine Art Auction
The Santa Paula Art Museum’s Eleventh Annual Fine Art Auction will feature 21 original works of art by some of the Museum’s favorite local artists— both historic and contemporary. Linda Brown is among the contemporary artists with work in the catalog. Dedicated to capturing the grandeur of the American landscape,…
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Masters on the Market: Manjit Bawa
Artist Manjit Bawa. Image from Sotheby’s. Like many in the mid-20th century, Indian artist Manjit Bawa traveled to Europe to work and study art. He found himself surrounded by the defining works of Cubism, Abstract Expressionism, and other increasingly popular movements. Unlike some of his contemporaries, though, Bawa was not…
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Art From the Edges: Folk, Outsider & Self-Taught Art + Americana With Toomey & Co.’s Aron Packer
Toomey & Co. will present its inaugural Folk, Outsider & Self-Taught Art + Americana auction on August 12th, 2021 at 1:00 PM EDT. The sale signals a growing industry awareness of Outsider Art and its place in the broader artistic canon. Auction Daily recently sat down with Aron Packer, Toomey…
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Queer Art, Ephemera & Historical Material at Swann Galleries August 19
Featuring Tom of Finland, Gerda Wegener, JEB, Lesbian pulp fiction and more Tom of Finland, Home – Secured, colored pencil on paper, 1982. Estimate $60,000 to $90,000 New York— Swann Galleries’s third annual auction dedicated to the art, material culture, and history of the LGBTQ+ community will be held on…
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George Grosz, Will Barnet, and Walt Kuhn Among Artists Represented in Upcoming Barridoff Galleries Sale
Berlin-native artist George Grosz rose to prominence while documenting the excesses of Germany’s Weimar Republic during the 1920s. He fled to New York soon after, though, understanding the danger of the emerging Nazi Party. "I carefully and deliberately destroyed a part of my past," Grosz recounted. Headlining Barridoff Galleries' upcoming…
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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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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.…
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Asia Week New York Presents Their Summer 2021 Exhibition: Shades of Blue
New York: Asia Week New York is pleased to announce that Shades of Blue, a Summer 2021 online exhibition which includes one work of art from each of the 29 galleries and 6 auction houses–Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Heritage, iGavel and Sotheby’s. The online show opens on July 15th and will…
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Joan Miró Sketches and Zao Wou-Ki Print Lead Doyle’s Fine Art Sale
Leading Doyle’s upcoming Fine Art auction are two double-sided sketches by Joan Miró. Though Miró never formally aligned himself with the Surrealists, he often used automatic drawing and other techniques to access his subconscious mind. Sketches played an important role in Miró’s experimentation and artmaking throughout his career. Both of…
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Artist to Know: Senaka Senanayake
Early Painting by Sri Lankan Contemporary Artist Will Hit Doyle’s Auction Block Art opportunities started early for Sri Lankan artist Senaka Senanayake. With the encouragement of his parents and teachers, he started drawing while attending elementary school. Senanayake’s parents agreed to an exhibition of his works on a whim. Almost…
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Christie's to Offer Prints & Drawings by Henri Matisse in Upcoming Sale
French artist Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954) had a lasting influence in painting, draughtsmanship, printmaking, and sculpture. His mastery over color made him a prominent figure in the world of modern art. Femme accoudée (Lydia), a crayon on paper by Henri Matisse, is a key highlight of Christie's upcoming auction.…
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Fine Books & Autographs at Auction June 17
Joan Miró, Autograph Letter Signed, to Ballets Russes director Serge Grigoriev, with two small ink drawings, 1933. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000. New York—Swann Galleries will hold their spring offering of Fine Books & Autographs on Thursday, June 17. The auction will feature a strong showing of autographs by prominent American…
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Art in the City Auction Features Gerard Blouin’s Landscape
A landscape painting from plein air artist Gerard Blouin will be featured in the Family Health Center of Worcester’s upcoming Art in the City auction. Growing up in Maine, the artist was interested in the colors of the land, ocean, sky, and rivers. Describing his art, Gerard Blouin said, “I…
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Da Vinci Drawing May Sell for $16 Million at Christie’s
A drawing by Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci may set a new auction record this July. Its presale estimate ranges from USD 11.2 million to $16.9 million. Titled Head of a Bear, the piece will lead the upcoming Exceptional Sale, hosted by Christie’s London on July 8th, 2021. It…
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Nye & Company’s Estate Treasures Auction, June 2nd And 3rd, Offers A Diverse Collection Of Decorative And Fine Art, 17th Thru 21st Century
The sale features a large selection of both traditional and modern furniture, rugs and lighting from private New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Long Island households. BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Nye & Company Auctioneers’ two-day, online Estate Treasures auction, slated for Wednesday and Thursday, June 2nd and 3rd at 10…
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Artist to Know: Chryssa Vardea
Millea Bros. Bring Sculptures and Sketches by Neon Art Pioneer Known as an isolated yet brilliant artist, Chryssa Vardea built a career around light. She used a mononym and helped popularize neon art during the 1960s and 70s. Her works inspired the likes of Andy Warhol and set off an…
