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Artist to Know: Alison Saar
Early Mixed-Media Collage on Paper Available With Rago/Wright American artist Alison Saar wanted to bridge the divide between personal and political narratives from a young age. The daughter of famed artist Betye Saar and an art conservator, Alison Saar soon learned to draw upon the rich legacy of folk art…
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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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Nye & Company’s Chic And Antique Estate Treasures Auction, Sept. 8-9, Has A Wide Range Of Objects For Fine & Decorative Arts Enthusiasts
The auction features property from the Bishop-Peabody-Metcalf family, the NAMITS collection, the estate of Peter Benchley (author of JAWS, Princeton, N.J.), plus several private collections. BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Nye & Company Auctioneers’ two-day, online Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction features property from the Bishop-Peabody-Metcalf family, the NAMITS collection, the…
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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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Privately owned for 40+ years, fresh-to-market Grandma Moses painting is centerpiece of Everard June 8-9 Spring Fine & Decorative Art Auction
Also featured: mid-century modern and American folk art, furniture, decorative art from New England collection, luxury watches, property from Southern estates and individuals Grandma Moses (nee Anna Mary Robertson, American, 1860-1961), ‘Deep Snow,’ 1957, oil on Masonite, 22¾ x 30 5/8in (framed), artist-signed at lower left. Titled and dated on…
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Quinn’s to auction folk art from prestigious Sellen-Burt collection, April 20
Featured: works by Clementine Hunter, Roy Ferdinand, Ivy Billiot, several other noted Louisiana artists Clementine Hunter (Louisiana,1886-1988), ‘Falling angels.’ Two painted diamond-shape panels. Initialed on each. Framed size: 20½ x 20½ inches. Collection of Betty-Carol Sellen and Martha Burt. Estimate $800-$1,200 FALLS CHURCH, Va. – On Tuesday, April 20, Quinn's Auction…
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Clocks From Canada, The U.s. And Europe Dominate The List Of Top Lots In Miller & Miller’s Music Machines, Clocks & Canadiana Sale
The online-only auction, held March 20th, featured 646 lots of clocks, Canadiana and music machines, pottery, stoneware, folk art, advertising and trade signs, toys, breweriana, paintings. French Paul O’Dobey wire tower clock made in 1899, originally from a monastery, featuring an “angelus strike” striking twelve times on a small bell…
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Furniture Pieces By George Nakashima And A Sculpture By Arnaldo Pomodoro Will Headline Ahlers & Ogletree’s March 27th-28th Auction
The auction will be conducted online, via three popular bidding platforms. Start times both days are 10 am Eastern. In all, more than 1,100 quality lots will come up for bid across the two days. Polished bronze sculpture on a Lucite base by Arnaldo Pomodoro (Italian, b. 1926), titled Sfera,…
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Cowan's American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts auction realizes nearly double presale estimate
Alonzo Chappel (American, 1828-1887), George Washington at Princeton, 1777. Price realized: $35,200. CINCINNATI, OH.- On March 9 and 10, Cowan’s, a Hindman company, saw tremendous engagement in its American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts auction and realized more than $790,000. Property from the private collections of Noel and Kathryn Dickinson Wadsworth (Atlanta,…
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Miller & Miller’s March 20th Music Machines, Clocks & Canadiana Sale Will Be Headlined By Four Outstanding Collections, At 9 Am Eastern
The online-only auction is loaded with 645 lots. In addition to the clocks, Canadiana and music machines, the sale also has pottery and stoneware, folk art, advertising signs, toys, breweriana. Dutch wall clock in a walnut case with barley twist columns, made in the Zaanse region of Holland near Amsterdam,…
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Fourth Annual Fine American Paintings Sale & LIVE Online Auction March 21, 2021 at 12pm
Doylestown, Pennsylvania - On Sunday, March 21, 2021 beginning at 12pm, Gratz Gallery and Conservation Studio is yet again partnering with Invaluable.com to ring in the spring season with our fourth annual Fine American Paintings Sale and LIVE Online Auction event. John Frederick Kensett (American, NY, CT, 1816 - 1872)…
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Cowan's to present American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts Sale
A Large Carved and Painted Miss Martin Ship Form Bird House, American, 20th Century. CINCINNATI, OH.- On March 9 and 10, Cowan’s, a Hindman company, will present its American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts auction. The sale will feature property from the collection of Paul M. Bentley, a lifelong collector of idiosyncratic…
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Christie’s In Praise of America Auction Celebrates American Folk Art
The term “folk art” originated in the United States in the early 1900s to describe works produced by those who lack formal artistic training. It includes a range of mediums, from painting and crafted objects to sculpture and furniture. American folk art was not fully appreciated until the turn of…
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Nye & Company’s Online Estate Treasures Auction, January 20th -21st, Has A Wide Range Of Objects For Fine & Decorative Arts Enthusiasts
The Wednesday-Thursday auction is at 10 am Eastern both days. Nye & Company’s #1 priority is the safety of its clients and staff and to deliver fine art and culture in a safe and socially distanced manner. Pair of George II Anglo-Chinese Huanghuali balloon-seat side chairs, circa 1740. BLOOMFIELD, N.J.…
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Andrew Jones Auctions will ring in 2021 with a pair of online DTLA Collections & Estates auctions, January 12th and 27th
The Jan. 12 sale will contain American and English decorative arts. The Jan. 27 event will be broad and varied, featuring fine Chinese and Asian works of art. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) ship's passport, signed in April 1805, countersigned by James Madison (1751-1836), estimate $3,000-$5,000. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES,…
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Artist to Know: Andrew Clemens
Skinner Brings Bottle of Sand Art from 19th-Century Master Craftsman Andrew Clemens, a self-taught folk artist, did not live long enough to enjoy fame. His works were executed in sand and contained in small apothecary bottles. Despite their delicate craftsmanship, the mid-19th-century public would have considered them curiosities, not monumental…
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Folk art and historical material lead the way at Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates auction
John James Trumbull Arnold folk art double portrait, Lot 2124, $81,900. MT. CRAWFORD, VA.-The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates November 12th - 14th Premier Americana Auction was a landmark event and produced robust prices – along with a few surprises - in multiple categories. The three-day format consisted of 1,908 lots…
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Traditional Decorative Arts & Objects with a Modern Twist
Stash by Lee Stanton’s upcoming Traditional Decorative Arts Pieces with a Modern Twist auction offers a selection of decorative art that combines traditional craftsmanship with modern designs. A glazed vase from the British studio pottery movement will be featured in the event. The British studio pottery movement was founded by…
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Five For Friday: Nadeau’s Auction Gallery Steers Us Across Categories
New Hampshire License Plate, 1905. Photo courtesy of Nadeau’s Auction Gallery. Buckle up your seatbelts! Nadeau's Auction Gallery of Windsor, Connecticut, is holding its annual Fall Americana, Folk Art, Chinese & Fine Art Auction on Saturday, October 24th. This event kicks off with two classic automobiles and presents collectors with…
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Shooting Gallery Targets, Folk Art, Americana
The World’s Greatest Shooting Gallery Target Auction, offered by Dirk Soulis Auctions, contains a selection of items from the Tucker Collection, including furniture and accessories, folk art, Americana, and early 20th-century iron shooting gallery targets. Most of the latter still retain their original paint. One of the targets up for…