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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…
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1856 Bond Certificate Twice Signed By Cornelius Vanderbilt Sells For $11,250 At Holabird Western Americana Collections’ May 13-17 Auction
The auction was loaded with historical autographs, minerals and mining collectibles, gold and silver, numismatics, stock certificates, original art, Native Americana and more; 3,049 lots in all California Gold Rush-era bond signed by Cornelius Vanderbilt as president of the Accessory Transit Company of Nicaragua, issued in 1856 for $5,000, with…
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Photographs & Photobook at Swann May 27
American Icons Feature with Roy DeCarava, Dorothea Lange, Alma Lavenson, Robert Frank & more Robert Frank, Covered Car, Long Beach, California, silver print, 1955–56, printed 1971. Estimate $50,000 to $70,000. New York—Exploring the thematic and visual diversity of the photographic medium, Swann Galleries’s auction of Photographs & Photobooks on Thursday,…
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Palm Beach Modern Auctions Offers Spring Editions & Photography Event
The Guardian described The Cremaster Cycle by filmmaker and artist Matthew Barney as “one of the most imaginative and brilliant achievements in the history of avant-garde cinema.” Three signed stills from Cremaster 2: The Ballad of Gary Gilmore will be available in the upcoming Spring 2021 Editions & Photography sale,…
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American Friends of Museums in Israel
Fine Art Online Auction Fundraiser hosted by Artsy May 11-25, 2021 Flower Garden, 2020 Acrylic on canvas The American Friends of Museums in Israel's Fine Art Online Auction hosted by Artsy is now live and closes on May 25, 2021, at 6pm. The American Friends supports eight distinct, diverse museums in…
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Around the Auction World: April 2021
Images from around the auction world this month. Photo credit from left to right: University of Aberdeen, Sotheby’s, and Phillips. Collage by Pranit Dubey (Auction Daily). A month after Beeple and Christie's record-breaking sale, the auction industry may now have a more realistic understanding of where digital art fits into…
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Sotheby’s Photographs Celebrates 50 Years by Auctioning 50 Masterworks
Harry Callahan, Barbara and Eleanor, Chicago, 1953. Image from Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s Photographs department will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a major timed sale that crosses the Atlantic Ocean. The auction house will present 50 photographic masterworks, with lots 1 - 25 available in New York and lots 26 - 50…
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Printed & Manuscript Americana at Swann April 15 Featuring a Noteworthy Collection of American Historical Prints
Bernard Romans, An Exact View of the Late Battle at Charlestown, June 17th, 1775, engraving, 1776. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000. New York—Printed & Manuscript Americana is at Swann Galleries on April 15 with a selection of American historical prints from a private collection, material from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars,…
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Items Signed By Jefferson, Einstein, Adam Smith And More Of History’s Brightest Luminaries Will Be Offered April 14th By University Archives
The full catalog showing all 356 lots is up for bidding and viewing now at University Archives’ website (www.UniversityArchives.com), as well as on three popular online bidding platforms. Exquisite portrait miniature of Thomas Jefferson attributed to the British miniaturist Robert Field (1769-1819), along with two locks of hair (one of…
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Digital Artist at Auction: Michah Dowbak
Michah Dowbak. Image from Phillips. Last summer, when Toronto-based digital artist Michah Dowbak heard of crypto art, he was fascinated enough to dive in. Dowbak, who goes by the name Mad Dog Jones in the digital art world, debuted in November of 2020 on Nifty Gateway. His first NFT drops…
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Artist to Know: Howardena Pindell
Mixed Media Assemblage Available in Upcoming African American Art Sale With a career spanning more than 50 years, Howardena Pindell reports that she could fill a 100-page résumé. Her work crisscrosses mediums and styles, from hole punch paintings to video performances. These explore racism, misogyny, violence, and— after a near-fatal…
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William Eggleston’s Photograph Leads Upcoming Phillips Sale
William Eggleston is one of the most influential 20th-century photographers in art history. About his photography, he once said, “I’ve never felt the need to enhance the world in my pictures, because the world is spectacular enough as it is.” An example of his work, titled William Eggleston's Graceland, will…
