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The Directory of Art Market Players Under the Occupation is a New Digital Tool for Researchers
The Franco-German research program that focuses on the art market networks in Vichy France was established under the direction of Inès Rotermund-Reynard and Elisabeth Futwängler. It is now available online at the INHA website. Thomas Couture (1815–1879), Portrait de jeune femme assise (Portrait of a Young Seated Woman), c. 1850, oil on canvas. Source:…
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Explore Old Master Works From the 16th Century at Christie’s
Christie’s upcoming auction will offer several Old Master works such as drawings, watercolors, and gouaches that date back to the 16th century. Among the collection of 75 lots is an illustration by Italian Baroque painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, also known as Guercino. Using pen and brown ink, this study shows…
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Old Master Drawings Spanning Five Centuries at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s upcoming auction of Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries will offer drawings, watercolors, and gouaches that span five centuries of European art. The selection of over 70 artworks captures the evolution and development of different facets of European art over time. This event is the second edition of…
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2021 Auction Results From Across the Industry
As the first month of 2022 draws to a close, the art market remains a dynamic landscape. The Omicron coronavirus variant has rekindled fears of large gatherings and events, leading to a string of art fair cancelations. Auction houses have supplemented their income with extensive online programming, sometimes to great…
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Quinn’s to host Jan. 29 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction featuring elite consignments from Mid-Atlantic region
International art selection includes portraits of nobles, contemporary works, Picasso and Marblehead pottery, Asian antiques, elegant furniture, Trist family silver FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Quinn’s Auction Galleries will conduct its first Fine & Decorative Arts Auction of 2022 on Saturday, January 29, starting at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. While gallery…
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Prinseps Launched the First NFT Auction in India This January, Featuring Works by Gobardhan Ash
Prinseps, a Mumbai-based auction house, showcased artworks by Indian artist Gobardhan Ash during the first-ever NFT auction in India. The sale included 35 rare works of art on paper by the artist alongside 35 matching NFTs. The auction attempted to replicate the 1950 second exhibition of the Progressive Artists’ Group…
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The Stéphane Bern Collection: A Parisian Interior
The French television host is leaving his apartment in the ninth arrondissement and selling all his furniture, which might surprise you by its eclecticism that mixes the 18th century and contemporary design. The living room with the portrait of Elisabeth-Christine (Austrian school, 18th century, attributed to Martin Van Meytens, €20,000/30,000) and the hanging…
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Upcoming Bonhams Auction Will Offer All Things Small, Beautiful, and Rare
An upcoming Bonhams auction features tiny works of decorative art that can fit in the palm of your hand. What are the key lots? Peter Edward Stroehling (German, 1768 - 1826), Lais and Sappho. Image courtesy of Bonhams. Tobacco consumption wasn't a common practice in the European continent until the…
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Christie’s Will Continue Americana Week With Sale of 19th-Century American Art
Alfred Jacob Miller’s most distinguishable works documented people, ceremonies, camps, wildlife, traders, adventurers, and ways of life he witnessed during a visit to the American Rocky Mountains in 1837. His works allow viewers a peek into what it was like to be American during the mid-19th century. In its upcoming…
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Amos Doolittle Prints to Star in Christie’s Upcoming Americana Sale
Amos Doolittle’s 1775 prints will be crossing the auction block this month during Christie’s Important Americana sale. Doolittle visited Lexington and Concord shortly after a conflict took place between the colonial militia and the British troops. He then interviewed several eyewitnesses to create a series depicting the moments of April…
Artists, Auction Industry
Artist to Know: Ammi Phillips
Christie’s to Offer Major Portrait by American Itinerant Folk Painter Ammi Phillips, Lady in a Gold-Colored Dress, c. 1835 - 1840. Image courtesy of the American Folk Art Museum. Widely known as an itinerant portrait painter, 19th-century American folk artist Ammi Phillips built a career on formulaic artworks. He traveled…
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Tiffany Pendant by Elsa Peretti and R. Kenton Nelson Painting Highlight O’Gallerie’s Upcoming Sale
Italian-born designer Elsa Peretti became a popular runway model after she arrived in New York in the late 1960s. Her journey with jewelry designing took off when she tried her hand at crafting a sterling silver bud pendant, inspired by a flea market find. Soon, Tiffany & Co. noticed Peretti’s…
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Balogh Family Collection Features Adolf Schreyer Landscapes and Hungarian Fine Art
Associated with German Romanticism, painter Adolf Schreyer first got a taste of travel during the Crimean War. Schreyer followed the Austrian army while working as an artist and reporter. The geography and culture of Egypt and Syria entranced him. He learned local dialects and made a career of painting action-filled…
Art Fairs
District 13 at Drouot: A Young Fair Already Mature
Though the two previous editions were canceled, the third edition of District 13—purely French this year—now consolidates the happy marriage between street art and Drouot. Lobsang Durney (b. 1976), Parafito, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 81 x 65 cm/31.9 x 25.6 in (detail). Bahia Utópica Gallery, Valparaiso. While the announcement of the creation…
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Cyrille Gouyette: Street Art in the Context of Art History
Cyrille Gouyette, project officer at the Musée du Louvre, exhibition curator and artistic advisor for the M.U.R. Bastille, wears several hats and builds bridges between classical and street art. © PHOTO DAVID MORELLO How would you define street art in 2022? That's hard to say, as it takes so many…
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John Coker’s Jan. 15 auction led by European fine art with important provenance, antiques with Washington family provenance, Pre-Columbian artifacts
Featured: Impressionist & Post-Impressionist art including works by Pissarro, Loiseau, Roussel and Friesz; 1898 Jeter portrait of child from prominent Southern family, Judaica collection KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On Saturday, January 15, 2022, John W. Coker & Co., will auction antiques and fine art from several distinguished estates and families. The…
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Nadeau's Auction Gallery's Annual New Year's Day Event Welcomes 2022 With Over $2.7M In Sales
This signature sale featured over 700 lots of fine, decorative, contemporary, and tribal art; silver, watches, and jewelry; and furnishings and rugs - many from premier East Coast estates. Windsor, CT, January 5, 2022 - Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Connecticut's largest and fastest growing auction house, is excited to announce the…
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Auction Review: Several Important Op Art Prints Realize Strong Prices at Heritage Auctions
Bridget Riley, Larry Zox, Victor Vasarely, and Yaacov Agam led Heritage Auctions’ recent online In Focus: Op Art Showcase Auction to modest success. The sale concluded on December 2, 2021. Here are some of the top lots from the auction. Bridget Riley, Untitled (Nineteen Greys A), 1968. Image from Heritage…
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Around the Auction World: December 2021
Images from around the auction world in December of 2021. Image credit from left to right: Sotheby’s, Potter & Potter Auctions, and Phillips. Collage by Heemin Moon (Auction Daily). December offers a chance to relax during the holidays, look back on another year, or perhaps turn over a new leaf…
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10 Emerging Artists Who Reached New Heights in 2021
As auction houses big and small weathered another year of the COVID-19 pandemic, bidders raised their virtual paddles with undeniable enthusiasm. Many young artists achieved new auction records in 2020, including Amy Sherald, Amoako Boafo, and Mickalene Thomas. These artists continued their ascent in 2021. Now, Auction Daily examines ten…
