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Psychedelic Posters: When Art Nouveau Meets Counterculture
Amid the turbulence of the 1960s, a group of San Francisco designers found inspiration in decades-old Art Nouveau prints. Their creations joined turn-of-the-century aesthetics with the intensity of counterculture. This August, Swann Auction Galleries and Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present sales of both Art Nouveau and psychedelic posters. Auction…
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Napoleon’s Writings Come to Auction With Jeschke Van Vliet
The second session of the Rare Books, Prints, Historical Photography sale, offered by Jeschke van Vliet Auctions, features a French stereoscope with 14 slides. While looking through two glass eyepieces, the viewer can observe images such as the prehistoric station of Low Laugerie and Grand Roc Cave. The case was…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Vintage Posters at Swann August 5
Charles Loupot, the Olympic Games, WWI & WWII, and more Charles Loupot, Les Cigarettes, Mekka, 1919. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000. New York—Swann Galleries’ seasonal offering of Vintage Posters is at auction Thursday, August 5. The sale will include the customary slate of advertisements and design with exceptional examples of French…
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Sotheby’s Brings Contemporary Paintings by Peter Halley and Damien Hirst
Sotheby’s upcoming contemporary art auction will present 12 lots from Damien Hirst, Cady Noland, Carrie Mae Weems, and Glenn Ligon, among others. One of the leading items is Peter Halley’s untitled acrylic piece from 1991. In the early 1980s, the artist began painting prison cells, barred windows, and grids in…
Exhibitions, Press Release
Asia Week New York Presents Their Summer 2021 Exhibition: Shades of Blue
New York: Asia Week New York is pleased to announce that Shades of Blue, a Summer 2021 online exhibition which includes one work of art from each of the 29 galleries and 6 auction houses–Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Heritage, iGavel and Sotheby’s. The online show opens on July 15th and will…
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Quinn’s to auction boutique selection of rare and collectible posters, prints and works on paper, July 15
Featured: Works by James Montgomery Flagg, Grant Wood, Patrick Nagel, Philip Pearlstein; plus six Dali lithos and three Erte serigraphs James Montgomery Flagg (American, 1870-1960), ‘I WANT YOU FOR U.S. ARMY’ poster, 1917, published by Leslie Judge Co., N.Y. Framed: 42 x 31½ in. Estimate $4,000-$6,000 FALLS CHURCH, Va. –…
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Joan Miró Sketches and Zao Wou-Ki Print Lead Doyle’s Fine Art Sale
Leading Doyle’s upcoming Fine Art auction are two double-sided sketches by Joan Miró. Though Miró never formally aligned himself with the Surrealists, he often used automatic drawing and other techniques to access his subconscious mind. Sketches played an important role in Miró’s experimentation and artmaking throughout his career. Both of…
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Quinn's to auction 300+ lots of rare and signed books, maps, prints and Americana, July 8
Featured: Early printings, first editions, fine bindings, travel and exploration books, maps and autographs, plus unpublished illustration for ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ Thomas Wolfe, ‘Worth Prize Theses,’ 1915, 1917-1919. Contains four theses. Original wraps bound in. First edition of Wolfe’s first book, one of 200 copies printed. Estimate $3,000-$5,000…
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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…
Auction Result, Press Release
Fine Art Sales Roundup for Swann Galleries
Modern & Post-War Art, Fine Photographs & Contemporary Art Bacchus, acrylic on panel. 1983. Sold for $57,500. New York—Auctions of Modern & Post-War Art, Fine Photographs and Contemporary Art at Swann Galleries in late May and early June 2021 brought in a total of $3,985,089 and at least 11 records. …
Artists, Auction Industry
Artist to Know: Jiyoung Chung
Buy-Now Sale on Bidsquare Features Korean Joomchi Abstract Art Artist Jiyoung Chung feels a connection to her chosen medium that runs deeper than most. Chung manipulates mulberry paper to create a strong, fibrous material called joomchi. For centuries, Koreans used this technique to make garments, armor, and household items. Although…
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Rare Posters Auction #84 Presents 500 Rare And Iconic Works.
The lithographs and maquettes will be auctioned on Tuesday, July 20 by Poster Auctions International, Inc. (PAI), online and in their New York City gallery. Leonetto Cappiello, Café Martin (1921). Estimate: $14,000-$17,000. NEW YORK, N.Y. –– The 84th Rare Posters Auction from Poster Auctions International on Tuesday, July 20th features…
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Quinn’s to host June 12 online auction of Asian, American and European fine and decorative art from northern Virginia estates and collections
Featured: Dale Nichols winter landscape painting, Schimmel Konzert grand piano Beautifully rendered oil-on-canvas winter scene by Dale William Nichols (American, 1905-1995), titled Heavy Heavy Hangs Over (1965), signed and dated. Estimate: $30,000-$50,000 FALLS CHURCH, Va. – A colorful and beautifully rendered oil-on-canvas winter scene by Dale William Nichols (American, 1905-1995)…
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Art in the City Auction Features Gerard Blouin’s Landscape
A landscape painting from plein air artist Gerard Blouin will be featured in the Family Health Center of Worcester’s upcoming Art in the City auction. Growing up in Maine, the artist was interested in the colors of the land, ocean, sky, and rivers. Describing his art, Gerard Blouin said, “I…
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Rembrandt & Picasso Lead Sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints
Pablo Picasso, Fumeur à la Cigarette Rouge, color aquatint, 1964. Sold for $42,500. OLD MASTER THROUGH MODERN PRINTS Sale 2566; May 6, 2021 Sale total: $1,802,911 Estimates for sale as a whole: $1,651,400–$2,521,600 We offered 455 lots; 355 sold (78% sell-through rate by lot) All prices include Buyer’s Premium. New…
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Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books at Swann June 3
Early seventeenth-century Italian celestial globe. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000. New York—Swann Galleries’ Thursday, June 3 sale of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books will feature world cartography with an emphasis on American maps, works from prolific printmakers and ornithologists. World maps on offer include offerings of a…
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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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Currier and Ives Press Release
Lark Mason Associates is pleased to announce a single owner collection of American Prints, primarily by Currier and Ives, that is available for bidding online on www.iGavelAuctions.com. The sale consists of two sessions, Session I is from Tuesday, May 18 through Thursday, June 3, and Session II Thursday, May 27…
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Roy Lichtenstein’s Important Contemporary Print Highlights Bonhams Sale
Bonhams’ upcoming sale will present an important contemporary print from Roy Lichtenstein, a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. In the available Sweet Dreams Baby! print, Lichtenstein employs his signature Benday dots technique. The method is primarily used by comic strips and newspapers to indicate texture. According to the…
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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,…
