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Quinn’s debut auction of diplomat Peter Cecere’s folk and outsider art collection set for Jan. 26
Cecere spent 50 years with the Foreign Service in Latin American nations and Spain, where he presciently amassed a collection that rivals those of even the most prestigious museums FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Eccentric? Visionary? An American original? All three descriptions apply to the late Peter “Pete” Cecere, a US…
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Nature Revealing Itself to Nguyen Gia Tri
The highly prized works by the lacquer artist, a graduate and teacher at the Hanoi School of Fine Arts, are meeting with success at auction and breaking world records. Nguyen Gia Tri (1908-1993), Village Girls Among Banana Trees, 1937, six-leaf polychrome and gold lacquered wood screen, each panel 99.5 to 100 x 32.5…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Turner Auctions + Appraisals Presents Artworks From The Estate Of Eleen Auvil, Noted California Artist
Over 120 Lots – Sculpture, Paintings & More – To Be Sold on Saturday, September 17 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 29, 2022 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present The Art of Eleen Auvil (1927-1922), a noted California artist, on September 17, 2022, at 10:30 am PDT.…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers Will Hold Back-to-back Sales On June 8-9
Oak Park, IL — On June 8 and 9, Toomey & Co. Auctioneers will offer over 700 lots total by esteemed artists and makers who were largely active in the early 20th century. Fine Art + Furniture & Decorative Arts on Wednesday, June 8 will be followed by Keramics & Rookwood: American & European Art Pottery —…
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The Drawings in the Jacques and Colette Ulmann Collection
More than a passion, drawings were almost an addiction for the husband-and-wife doctors from the Paris region, who, over 60-odd years, collected works by 17th-century Northern European schools as well as drawings from Italy and France, Old Masters and modern pieces. Franz Snyders (1579-1657), Still Life with Woman Carrying a Dish, pen…
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Underappreciated Contemporary Artists in the Limelight at Stair’s December Auction
Robert Mapplethorpe, Patti Smith (With Neck Brace), 1978. Image courtesy of Stair. Stair’s early December art auction will put underappreciated contemporary artists on the global map this season. Stair is summing up 2021 with an amalgamation of works spanning the 20th and 21st centuries. The sale offers paintings, works on…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Shannon’s Spring Fine Art Auction Now Open For Bidding
MILFORD, CONN. – Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers will kick off the spring auction season with a sale of paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures on Thursday, April 29th, at 6 pm Eastern time. The 200-plus artworks include American art, modern and contemporary art, sculptures, Hudson River School paintings and various offerings…
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19th & 20th Century Art at Swann March 4
Pablo Picasso, Nu debout; Nature marte et Étude d’Homme, pencil on paper, double-sided, 1914. Estimate $60,000 to $90,000. New York—19th & 20th Century Art is at auction on Thursday, March 4 at Swann Galleries. The sale will feature exceptional prints, drawings, paintings and sculpture from Modernists, New York artists, and…
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Hindman Auctions to present Springborn Collection of Contemporary Craft sale this March
Important Entrance Doors, 2004. Albert Paley. Estimate: $30,000-50,000. CHICAGO, IL.-Hindman Auctions will present the Springborn Collection of Contemporary Craft sale on March 23, 2021. The auction will feature furniture from respected collectors Robert and Carolyn Springborn, with works by renowned designers known for their contributions to the American studio craft movement,…
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Shannon’s Winter Online Fine Art Auction On Thursday, January 28th, Includes 123 Lots Of Fine Paintings, Drawings, Prints And Sculpture
MILFORD, CONN. – Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers will host its first online auction of the year on Thursday, January 28th at 2 pm Eastern time. The sale includes 123 lots of American and European art from the 19th and early 20th centuries, Modern and Contemporary art, fine prints, sculpture and…
Exhibitions
Exhibition of new paintings by Daniel Rich on view at Miles McEnery Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.-Miles McEnery Gallery is presenting an exhibition of new paintings by Daniel Rich. Back to the Future remains on view until 10 October 2020. Back to the Future is accompanied by a fully illustrated publication featuring essays by Emily McDermott and Ara H. Merjian. Daniel Rich’s reticulated cityscapes and…
Exhibitions
Monet and Chicago: Take a Digital Stroll Through the Exhibition Showcasing the City's Monet-Mania
Claude Monet. Apples and Grapes, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection.Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago has opened the exhibition Monet and Chicago, on view through January 18, 2021, with highlights online. This exhibition explores the city’s unique relationship with this Impressionist artist, showcasing the Art Institute’s exemplary holdings…
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Doyle To Auction Important Paintings On September 17
Doyle's auction of Important Paintings on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 11am will present paintings and sculpture by some of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries' most prominent American, European, Latin American and Asian artists. Henri Fantin-Latour, Six Roses Jaunes dans un Vase en Verre, 1903. Est. $200,000-400,000. The Collection of…
Exhibitions
Nordic Feeling_Carole Kohler Solo Show
Curated by Dr. Barbara Aust-Wegemund Drostei Foundation, Pinneberg, Germany, September 5-27, 2020 Sculpture Tang-o XL1, Nordic Feeling, 90x17x17 cm and paintings by Carole KohlerCarole Kohler The Swiss artist Carole Kohler, who is living and working in Lommiswil, Solothurn is featuring a series of "Nordic Feeling" artworks, among them paintings, objects…
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500 Gallery will hold the first in a series of online African tribal art auctions on Wednesday, Sept. 30
FRANKLIN, Mass. – 500 Gallery will make a brief departure from its core business of fine art originals and attributions with the first in a series of all-tribal art auctions, online-only, on Wednesday, September 30th, at 5:30 pm Eastern time. The sale features African tribal sculptures and masks from the…
Art Fairs
Hamptons Virtual Art Fair features 90 international art galleries with over 2,000 artworks
Hamptons Virtual Art Fair is open 24-hours a day on a range of compatible devices with cutting edge VR technology, creating a simulated art fair environment for visitors to virtually navigate as they would a physical fair. Through 3D renderings, artworks are being displayed in high-resolution detail and are available…
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Items from the estate of oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens will be auctioned online, Sept. 12-15, by J. Garrett Auctioneers
Outstanding items from the Pickens estate, plus exceptional pieces from the R.L. Thornton Chateau mansion home and other prominent estates, will be sold. Outstanding items from the estate of the late oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens will be part of a huge, four-day Texas Billionaires auction event, online-only, Sept. 12-15,…
Auction Result, Press Release
Bidsquare Drives $1.4 Million at Coeur d'Alene
NEW YORK — Bidsquare, the exclusive online bidding platform for The Coeur d'Alene Art Auction for the fifth consecutive year, readied itself for an increase in online participation in light of pandemic restrictions and limited, in-person auction attendance. The event on July 25, 2020 was held at the Grand Sierra…
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Stair Brings the Collection of Art Historian Sir John Richardson to Auction
Sir John Richardson at the Gagosian Gallery in 2014. Photo by The New York Times. Sir John Richardson's decades-long friendship with Pablo Picasso grew with visits to the artist's Vallauris home. “We were regularly going to see Picasso,” the late Richardson recalled. “He was very generous to me. He sensed…
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The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego reimagines art auction as digital event
Ed Ruscha, True Proof, 2018. Dry pigment and colored pencil on paper, 7 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. Courtesy of the artist. SAN DIEGO, CA.-The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego had plans to host its biennial Art Auction 2020 at the Jacobs Building at MCASD Downtown in May, but as…
