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Category: Photography
Auction Industry, Press Release
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,…
Auction Industry, Press Release
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…
Artists, Auction Industry
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…
Auction Industry
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…
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Christie’s Sale of Ansel Adams Originals To Benefit Center for Creative Photography
The Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona is an academic art museum and study center for the history of photography. The Center was co-founded by University President John Schaefer and photographer Ansel Adams. The CCP was founded to “[expand] the history of photography to deepen an understanding…
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Sotheby’s Offers Prints by Leading Photographers, from Edward Weston to Vik Muniz
Edward Weston’s Dunes, Oceano will lead Sotheby’s spring Photographs sale. An American photographer and founding member of Group f.64, Weston explored sharply-focused landscapes through his lens. The available print shows swelling sand dunes with pronounced shadows. Ansel Adams, another member of Group f.64, is also featured in this event. Clearing…
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Photographs by Lewis Wickes Hine and Man Ray Highlight Christie's Sale
An American photographer and sociologist, Lewis Wickes Hine often wielded his camera as an instrument of social change. In the 1910s, the National Child Labor Committee used Hine’s documentary-style works to advocate the elimination of child labor in the United States. A rare vintage print of Lewis Wickes Hine’s Mechanic…
Auction Result, Press Release
Dorothea Lange, Ed van der Elskin, Peter Hujar & More Shine in March Sale of Fine Photographs at Swann
Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother (Horizontal), silver print, 1936. Sold for $63,750. FINE PHOTOGRAPHS Sale 2561; March 11, 2021 Sale total: $1,463,298 Estimates for sale as a whole: $1,304,900–$1,945,700 We offered 409 lots; 332 sold (82% sell-through rate by lot) All prices include Buyer’s Premium. New York—Swann Galleries’ March 11 sale…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leads sale of African Americana at Swann
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an early draft of the Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963. Estimate $15,000 to $25,000. New York—Printed & Manuscript African Americana is on offer at Swann Galleries Thursday, March 25. The sale will feature an exceptional offering of material with highlights from important figures and historical…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Fine Photographs at Swann March 11
Irving Penn, Tulip.Tulipa: China Pink, New York, pigment print, 2006. Estimate $25,000 to $35,000. New York—Fine Photographs feature at Swann Galleries on March 11 with works spanning from the late 1800s to the 2000s with exceptional images from European and American masters including works by Alfred Stieglitz, Brassaï, Dorothea Lange,…
Auction Result, Press Release
Holabird Western Americana Collections Kicks Off The New Year In Style With A 5-day, 3,800-lot Sweetheart Express Auction, Feb. 11th-15th
The auction, held online and in the Reno, Nevada gallery, was a record-breaker for a multiple consignor Americana sale. It enjoyed a nearly 90 percent sell-through average per auction day. 1862 Lincoln silver Peace Medal, 62.5 mm, About Uncirculated, the only Presidential peace medal issued in a year other than…
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Cliff House Auction Brings Over 200 Celebrity Signed Vintage Photographs
This March, Turner Auctions will offer over 200 lots of signed celebrity photographs in the Cliff House Sale. First built in 1863, the Cliff House was an iconic restaurant in San Francisco. Five U.S. presidents and innumerable celebrities visited the landmark over the years. The 157-year-old restaurant closed its doors in late…
Auction Result, Press Release
First Auction of Artists of the WPA at Swann Establishes Four Records
John Vachon, a select group of 38 vintage photographs, silver prints, circa 1937-42. Sold for $37,500, a record for the grouping. THE ARTISTS OF THE WPA Sale 2557; February 4, 2021 Sale total: $460,490 Estimates for sale as a whole: $396,900–$597,750 We offered 236 lots; 190 sold (81% sell-through rate…
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Medical Literature and Memorabilia Available in Latest Bonhams Sale
Until the early 20th century, Johns Hopkins Hospital had to build its reputation as a top-flight medical institution despite outdated operating rooms. To raise patients' heads, for example, surgeons placed books under the legs of the operating table. When new facilities opened in 1904, Surgeon-in-Chief William Halsted decided to celebrate…
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Bonhams Presents Items from Poker Jim, Edward Sheriff Curtis, Matthew Panana, and More
Bonhams’ upcoming Native American art sale features a quilted shirt associated with Sap-Ut-Ka-Low-Nee (White Swan), also known as “Poker Jim.” Other notable items include a Hethuska Society painted hide along with an Edward Sheriff Curtis orotone photograph and a Matthew Panana sculpture. Sap-Ut-Ka-Low-Nee (White Swan) was dubbed “Poker Jim” by…
Auction Industry
American History Specialist Katie Horstman Discusses Cowan’s Upcoming African Americana Sale
Cowan’s Auctions, a Hindman Company, will present its first dedicated various owner African Americana auction in time for Black History Month. Auction Daily spoke with Cowan’s Senior Specialist of American History, Katie Horstman, before the sale. Collage prints for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom [August 28, 1963].…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Modernism Week Offers New Online Auction During February 2021
Auction Includes Rare and Unusual Items and Experiences Recently exhibited Oil Painting by Architect Leo (Leonardo) Marmol PALM SPRINGS, CA (February 1, 2021) – Modernism Week is hosting an online auction of rare and distinctive items, along with exciting experiences during the Modernism Week Online Experience. The online bidding event,…
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Cowan’s African Americana Sale Brings Photo of Joseph Jenkins Roberts and Civil Rights Movement Memorabilia
Cowan’s Auctions will present its first dedicated African Americana sale in mid-February. Leading the event is an early daguerreotype of Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the first and seventh president of Liberia. Roberts was born the son of free Black Americans in the early 19th century before settling in Liberia. He helped…
Auction Industry
John Gully Landscape to Represent New Zealand in Bonham’s Travel & Exploration Sale
In the mid-19th century, artists across New Zealand used elaborate landscapes and sketches to publicize their lands. Beyond their aesthetic appeal, these works also recorded the islands’ shores and open land for future settlers. The group of New Zealand painters employing British and European landscape style to promote their country…
