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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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Phillips’ Photography Auction Spotlights 18 Works by Robert Adams
The Reframing Beauty auction of a private Seattle collection, hosted by Phillips, will start on October 7th, 2021 in New York. Offering 65 lots, the sale provides a wide array of modern and contemporary photographs dating between 1964 and 2006. Among them are 18 important works by American landscape photographer…
Auction Industry, Press Release
The Louis Pierre Ledoux Papua New Guinea Collection
Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux’s 1936 New Guinea Expedition Lincoln Park, NJ – October 4th, 2021 – Willow Auction House is proud to present The Louis Pierre Ledoux Papua New Guinea Collection for Auction After a year of meticulous research, Willow Auction House is proud to announce the Louis Pierre…
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Phillips Offers Early Experimental Photogram by László Moholy-Nagy
For pioneering Bauhaus artist László Moholy-Nagy, photography offered a completely different viewing experience from the naked eye. The constructivist favored technology in his work and often experimented with both new and old artmaking techniques. He was particularly interested in photograms, which yielded realistic images without a camera by exposing photographic…
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Brian Duffy Photograph of David Bowie, Roy Schatt’s James Dean Picture, and More at Bonhams
Bonhams will offer photographs by famed photographers Brian Duffy, Roy Schatt, Ansel Adams, and others in an upcoming auction. Brian Duffy became a highly respected and well-known photographer in the UK during the 1960s. He was best known for documenting the high-fashion and celebrity chic culture of London’s “Swinging 60s”…
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Stills by Bernd & Hilla Becher, Cindy Sherman Lead Sotheby’s Contemporary Photographs Auction
In the 1970s, when there was an explosion of photographic stills in mainstream media, Cindy Sherman presented women as complex lead characters. She often referenced Hollywood movies and actresses in her work. Sherman photographed herself playing various roles that enfranchise women. In Untitled #116, Sherman stares blankly into space, leaving…
Auction Result, Press Release
Levi Jeans Fragments, Two Geronimo Photos And A Bechtler Gold Coin Lead The Way In Holabird’s Western Americana Auction Held Aug. 5-9
The five-day auction featured nearly 3,000 lots of Native Americana, philatelic and numismatics, militaria, railroad collectibles, Americana, mining memorabilia, stock certificates, art and more. RENO, Nev. – Fragments of Levi jeans from the 1880s soared to $10,312, two period photos of the surrender of Geronimo in Arizona in the 1880s…
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Photographs by Tim Ray Fisher Come to Auction With Artelisted
Tim Ray Fisher is an American folk artist famous for his nude male photographs, geometric artworks, and assemblages. Fisher’s vibrant pictures kindle beauty, fantasy, and somber reflection. According to Fisher, they also represent the trauma experienced in his childhood and early adult life. The upcoming Artelisted auction presents several photographs…
Artists, Auction Industry
Artist to Know: Berenice Abbott
Barridoff Galleries Offers Three Vintage Photos of a Changing New York After settling in Paris, pioneering photographer Man Ray started looking for an assistant. He specifically sought a candidate with no previous experience in photography who could learn his distinct style. Ray eventually hired a young journalism dropout who had…
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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…
Auction Industry, Press Release
New Frontier to offer premier estate collections including Old West artifacts, antique and vintage firearms at Aug. 28 Cheyenne Firearms & Western Collectibles Auction
Featured: Lifetime collection of 1895 Winchesters, horsehair bridles, Western art and bronzes from estate of Mike Olson; firearms legend Elmer Keith’s own Winchester Deluxe 1886 rifle Legendary firearms expert and author Elmer Keith’s (1899-1984) personal special-order .45-.90-caliber Winchester Deluxe 1886 rifle, manufactured 1903. Checkered pistol-grip stocks of highly flame-figured American…
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Holabird Western Americana Collections Will Hold A Huge, Five-day Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction, Aug. 5-9, Live And Online
The auction is loaded with nearly 3,000 lots of Native Americana, philatelic and numismatics, militaria, railroad collectibles, Americana, mining memorabilia, stock certificates, art and more. RENO, Nev. – General George Armstrong Custer’s Civil War holster and gun belt, a photo diary of Pancho Villa with three books on the Mexican…
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Sotheby’s Offers a Glimpse Into Poet Sylvia Plath’s Personal Life
In the 20th century, Sylvia Plath was known as one of the most celebrated voices in American literature. She published her first collection of poetry, The Colossus and Other Poems, in 1960, which led the young writer to fame. This marked the beginning of her short yet successful career. Her…
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Swann to Present Focus on Women July 15
Material Related to Trailblazing Figures Working Across Industries Will Feature Louisa May Alcott, Margaret Bourke-White, Elizabeth Catlett, Ruth Bader Ginsburg & More Jessie Tarbox Beals, archive of signed photographs, 15 silver prints, circa 1930. Estimate $6,000 to $8,000. New York—Swann Galleries will present Focus on Women, a sale dedicated to…
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Edward S. Curtis’ Survey of Native Americans Will Hit the Auction Block With Bonhams & Santa Fe Art Auction
Edward S. Curtis (1858-1952), Self Portrait in Field Attire, 1899. Image from Bonhams. American photographer Edward S. Curtis is best known for his extensive documentation of the American West. One of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, his admirers included President Theodore Roosevelt and J. P. Morgan. In…
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Holding History in Your Hands: Cowan's American Historical Ephemera & Photography Sale
Image of Katie Horstman, Cowan's Senior Specialist, American History. Photo from the auction house. If a picture is worth a thousand words, what can a letter, document, or other piece of written communication teach us? Ephemera - collectible items made from paper - have stood the test of time and…
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Items Signed By Albert Einstein, George Washington, Lou Gehrig And Others Will Be Offered Wednesday, June 30th By University Archives
Other names in the sale include such luminaries as Stephen Hawking, Alan Turing, Kim Il Sung, Barack Obama, the Kennedy brothers, Theodore Roosevelt, Harriet Beecher Stowe and MLK Jr. Typed letter written in German and signed by Albert Einstein to President Herbert Hoover in 1929 after receiving Hoover’s congratulatory 50th…
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Celebrating Pride Month 2021 in the Auction Industry
Demonstrators near Hungary’s parliament building in Budapest in June of 2021. Image from Gergeley Besenyei/AFP via Getty Images. During the month of June, LGBTQ+ individuals and allies from around the world gather to celebrate and advocate for equal rights. The timing of Pride Month recognizes a turning point in LGBTQ+…
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Photographs by Sally Mann and Ruth Bernhard Featured in Hindman’s Upcoming Sale
Sally Mann's photographs explore growing up, familial bonding, and other subjects that some would consider tame. Yet in her compositions, Mann unearths the unsettling feeling of childhood anxiety. That includes the photo Naptime, a print of which is available in Hindman’s upcoming Photographs auction. In the picture, a child lays…
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Original Script of Casablanca and Rare Photographic Archive of King Kong Highlight Bonhams Sale
Warner Brothers purchased the rights to Everybody Comes to Rick's (1940) from American playwrights Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. Hal Willis bought the manuscript for $20,000, a record-breaking amount at the time. The company then adapted the play into Casablanca (1942), starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. A mimeographed copy…
