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Sterling Associates to offer fine estate art, jewelry and luxury goods in curated Oct. 20 auction
Highlights: Signed Chagall and Grau Sala artworks, 18K gold Rolex Presidential Day/Date Oyster Perpetual wristwatch, 1890 Louis Vuitton steamer trunk, many 18th C. to Mid-century paintings NORWOOD, N.J. – New Jersey’s estate specialists, Sterling Associates, will host an October 20 Fine Art and Antiques Auction featuring a carefully vetted selection…
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Top 5 Most Expensive Works by Latin American Artists at Auction
Frida Kahlo, Diego y yo (Diego and I), 1949. Image from Sotheby’s. Frida Kahlo’s Diego y yo (Diego and I) painting from 1949 is poised to break multiple records this fall. Sotheby’s recently announced that the piece is starring in the Modern Evening Sale in November. It is expected to…
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Is Love Really in the Bin? Banksy’s Half-Shredded Painting Leads Sotheby’s Auction
The evening of October 14th, 2021, will be an eventful one at Sotheby’s. The auction house will present work by modern and contemporary artists such as Banksy, Alighiero Boetti, Cy Twombly, Kazuo Shiraga, and Gerhard Richter. Banksy’s famous half-shredded painting, Love is in the Bin, leads the lots. Many available…
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Qianlong Tribute Box & 18K French Gold Box Lead Upcoming Akiba Antiques Auction
This October, Akiba Antiques will present an eclectic collection of fine art, antique Chinese rarities, jewelry, classical bronzes, and more. The Imperial Fortune auction offers more than 700 lots. Bidding for the collectibles will start at 12:00 PM EDT on October 28th, 2021. Interested collectors can participate online by visiting…
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Hindman’s Timed Auction Offers European Furniture & Decorative Arts
French artist Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier was among the most celebrated sculptors in the 19th century. Working as an ethnographic sculptor for the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle in Paris, the artist built an international following. He was best known for depicting people of varying ethnicities. Cordier drew inspiration from the Orientalist movement.…
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Exceptional Stephen Young portrait, abstract attributed to Hale Woodruff, 13th-century Cambodian stele fragment lead Everard’s diverse Oct. 26-28 Fall Southern Estates Auction
Also featured: Estate art by William McKim, Charles Gruppe, Anthony Thieme, Durrett Stokes; Asian art, lavish Austro-Hungarian jeweled chess set, silver, jewelry, museum deaccessions SAVANNAH, Ga. – Considered by many to be the South’s finest online auction house, Everard Auctions & Appraisals combines traditional values and caring personal service with…
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Art and the Absence of It: A History of Invisible Art That Involved Nothingness
Jens Haaning, Take the Money and Run, 2021. Image courtesy of Niels Fabæk, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg. A Danish museum loaned artist Jens Haaning USD 84,000 to create two works of art using the banknotes. The museum received Haaning’s work a few days before the planned exhibition. However,…
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From Medieval to Neoclassicist - Christie’s to Showcase Old Master Paintings and Sculptures
Augustino, Annibale, and Ludovico Carracci comprised the Carracci family of painters. In 1582, the Carraccis founded an art academy to spread their original artistic theories and rebel against the highly stylized works of Mannerism in the Italian art scene. The iconic ceiling of the Gallery of the Palazzo Farnese in…
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Sandu Darie Oil Painting and Sergio Bustamante Metal Sculpture Highlight Akiba Antiques Sale
Romanian artist Sandú Darié Laver, also known as Sandu Darie, received formal training in law but eventually becoming a painter. He was closely associated with the Concrete Art movement. Darie joined MADI, the Latin-American geometric abstract art group, in 1946 and later joined Los Diez Pintores Concretos. A 20th-century oil…
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Black Art Matters: Swann Auction Galleries Continues to Shed Light on Celebrated Black American Artists
Elizabeth Catlett with a framed print of her own artwork. Image courtesy of the artist/ Fern Logan. Early in her career, Elizabeth Catlett was advised to “take as her subject what she knew best.” Most of her iconic sculptures after that featured Black American women and those from oppressed communities.…
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Haas Brothers Lamp, Metal Mutant Vehicle Design by Henry Chang Lead Burning Man Charity Sale
Sculptures by the Haas Brothers are well-known for their artistic themes and use of different materials. The artists create functional pieces that blur the line between design and art. The upcoming Burning Man charity auction, offered by Sotheby’s, presents Handy Warhol by the Haas Brothers. The available glazed ceramic solar-powered LED sculpture…
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Julius LeBlanc Stewart’s ‘The Hunt Supper’ Comes to Auction With Christie’s
Julius LeBlanc Stewart’s The Hunt Supper is one of the highlighted lots in the upcoming European Art Part I auction, presented by Christie’s. The 1889 oil painting shows some of the most famous celebrities of the late 19th century enjoying a meal in a terraced setting. The Hunt Supper was…
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Robert Mapplethorpe’s Self-Portrait and Peter Beard’s Photograph of Francis Bacon Come to Auction
American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe documented the queer subculture in New York in the late 1960s and early ‘70s. Mapplethorpe was also celebrated for his subversive nudes, floral still lifes, and monochrome portraits and self-portraits. His classic hand-colored photostat self-portrait from 1972 is a key highlight of an upcoming Christie’s auction.…
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State of the Market: Auction Houses and Art Fairs Plow Ahead in 2021’s Third Quarter
The art world finished the summer season flush with high sales results and the enthusiastic return to live art fairs. New market reports offer a clearer view of the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-term impact on the art world. Additionally, the strengths and weaknesses of NFTs have come under increased scrutiny. After…
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Cindy Sherman’s Untitled Clown Portrait Comes to Auction With Sotheby’s
Explaining the concept behind her famous Clown series, photographer Cindy Sherman said, “When I started doing this series I started thinking of clowns as a whole race of people, but people just like anyone else. I thought I should do a housewife clown, a clown at the gym... I was…
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Artist to Know: Karl Wirsum
Art by Founding Member of the Hairy Who Comes to Auction Karl Wirsum in 1973. Image courtesy of Mary Baber. As artists Jim Falconer and Jim Nutt started to scout shared exhibition spaces in 1960s Chicago, a mutual friend introduced them to another rising star of the city. Karl Wirsum…
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Masters on the Market: Maqbool Fida Husain
A Journey of Art, Fame, and Controversies Through the Works of India’s Most Celebrated Artist Portrait of celebrated Indian Cubist artist, Maqbool Fida Husain (M. F. Husain), by Yanko Tihov. Public domain image via Wikimedia Commons. In 2006, Maqbool Fida Husain was forced to leave his home country of India.…
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Extended For An Extra Week
I See Future AuctionENDS: Monday, September 20th, 2021 @ 5 PM EST I See Future Auction VIEW LOTS and BID NOW:http://now.phiauctions.com Due to the popular demand the duration of this collection is extended for an extra week. We have something special for you in store for the first collection of…
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Bonhams Brings Important Works by Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol, and Henri Matisse
Bonhams’ upcoming Prints & Multiples Auction presents works from renowned American artists such as Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol, and Richard Diebenkorn, to name a few. Included is Andy Warhol’s $. The stylized work belongs to the 1981 Dollar Sign series. Created with many silkscreens for a textured look, the piece…
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Blazing a Trail: Bonhams Presents Work by Modern British Women Artists
Evelyn Dunbar, Opportunity, 1936. Image from Bonhams. Feminist art historian Linda Nochlin attended a graduation ceremony at Vassar College in 1970. Richard Feigen, a renowned art dealer, turned to her after the ceremony and said, “Linda, I would love to show women artists, but I can’t find any good ones.…
