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Category: Outsider and Self Taught Art
Auction Industry, Press Release
Quinn’s debut auction of diplomat Peter Cecere’s folk and outsider art collection set for Jan. 26
Cecere spent 50 years with the Foreign Service in Latin American nations and Spain, where he presciently amassed a collection that rivals those of even the most prestigious museums FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Eccentric? Visionary? An American original? All three descriptions apply to the late Peter “Pete” Cecere, a US…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Soulis’ Dec. 10 Mid-Americana Gallery Auction serves up a visual feast of folk & outsider art, weathervanes, shooting gallery targets, old-paint furniture
Featured: Fiske weathervane of legendary harness trotter St. Julien; targets depicting ‘Pancho Villa,’ cowboy gunslinger, large 19th C. mechanical lady lion tamer prying open lion’s mouth LONE JACK, Mo. – In September 2020, Soulis Auctions of suburban Kansas City knocked down record prices at their headline-making sale of the Richard…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Savannah’s Everard Auctions Presents Paintings, Jewelry And Furniture From Premier Southern Estates And Collections, June 20-21
Featured: Newly authenticated Sanford Robinson Gifford Hudson River landscape, John J Audubon ‘White Heron,’ outsider art, Rolex watches, diamonds, fine American and French silver SAVANNAH, Ga. – The carefully curated selections featured in Everard Auctions’ June 20-21 Southern Estates and Collections online auction exemplify centuries of excellence and quality across…
People
Bruno Decharme: A Collector Promoting Art Brut
A pioneering French collector of Art Brut (often translated as Outsider Art), Bruno Decharme brought this genre from the fringes to the Musée National d'Art Moderne (Paris) with a remarkable donation in 2021. A milestone for art history studies and for the man now focusing on Photo Brut, or Outsider photography. Photo: Nathalie…
Artists, Auction Industry
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…
Auction Result
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,…
Auction Industry
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…
Artists, Auction Industry
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…
Art Fairs
Frieze New York 2021: The Good, the Fine, and the Risky
Mask wearing was strongly enforced at Frieze New York 2021. Image by The New York Times’ Krista Schlueter. Frieze New York 2021 wrapped up earlier this month. Beyond a few smaller events, such as the Outsider Art Fair earlier this year, Frieze was the first major art fair in New…
Auction Industry
Around the Auction World: February 2021
Collage of images from around the auction world. Photo credit from left to right: Christie’s, Rare Posters, Black River Auction. Collage by Pranit Dubey (Auction Daily). The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others last summer reignited discussions about racial biases in the United States and around the world.…
Art Fairs
Outsider Art Fair Offers Roadmap for Safe Events in 2021
New York City’s Outsider Art Fair persevered this month despite both the ongoing pandemic and torrential snowfall. The event wrapped up last Sunday and, despite being dealt a bad hand, still managed to set a strong precedent for holding a socially-distanced art fair in 2021. The in-person component of the…
Auction Industry
Highlights Around the Auction World: January 2021
Collage of images from around the auction world. Photo credit from left to right: Artcurial, Vectis Auctions, and Sotheby’s. Collage by Heemin Moon (Auction Daily). Many auction houses entered 2021 with quiet optimism after their industry proved more resilient than most in 2020. The industry's quick shift online, both to…
Auction Industry
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…
Auction Industry
Category Spotlight: Outsider Art at Auction
Historically, the art world has not been kind to those who deviate from social norms. Innovation is generally greeted with suspicion, even if it is later accepted and celebrated. The outsider art category evolved to better acknowledge and halt this pattern. Christie’s will bring a collection of outsider art to…
Art Fairs
Outsider Art Fair announces new Director, and hybrid online-physical Paris edition
Carlo Zinelli, Quattro uomini verdi e uccelli su sfondo giallo (Four green men and birds on yellow background), 1963, tempera on paper, 20 x 27.5 inches, Collection of Oliana and Alessandro Zinelli. PARIS.-Outsider Art Fair, the premier fair dedicated to Self-Taught Art, Art Brut and Outsider Art, announced Nikki Iacovella…
Art Fairs
Intersect Chicago to Launch As a Virtual Art Fair Replacing SOFA Chicago
Intersect Art and Design has announced the inaugural edition of Intersect Chicago, a virtual art fair replacing SOFA Chicago for the 2020 edition due to COVID-19. Intersect Chicago will be online from November 6-12, 2020 at https://www.sofaexpo.com/ with a dedicated VIP Preview Day by invitation only on November 5. Postcards to Chicago…
Exhibitions
An Alternative Canon: Art Dealers Collecting Outsider Art
Curated by Paul Laster, An Alternative Canon: Art Dealers Collecting Outsider Art, is presented at Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, from July 22 – August 28, 2020. Morton Bartlett, Untitled (girl with flowers & broach), 1955, 3.5 x 3 inches, vintage gelatin silver print, Collection Julie Saul. Following in the footsteps…
Artists
These Major Contemporary Artists Are Passionate Collectors of Outsider Art
Helen RaeMay 10, 2019, 2019Andrew Edlin Gallery Susan Te Kahurangi KingUntitled, c. 1975Andrew Edlin Gallery Ever wondered what’s in Cindy Sherman’s art collection? Well, it certainly includes at least one quirky sculpture by Mr. Imagination, a Chicago-born outsider artist whose preferred media included bottle caps and molding sand. Sherman’s Mr. Imagination piece is a simple paintbrush that…
