Kenny Scharf, a painter and installation artist, is known for his artworks inspired by pop culture and comic books. Born in Los Angeles, Scharf earned a BFA in painting from the School of Visual Arts in 1980. The versatile painter deploys a range of techniques and materials, including acrylic, spray paint, oils, and diamond dust, for his works. The upcoming Kodner Galleries auction presents an artwork by Kenny Scharf. It is a 2020 spray paint on canvas. This piece, titled Sik, has been acquired from Opera Gallery, Art Miami 2023. It depicts an emotive and sad cartoon-like blob rendered in the hues of green, white, and yellow.
Another highlight is a diamond and 18-karat white gold watch from Van Cleef & Arpels. It has a blue enamel dial accentuated with diamonds. Additional features include a diamond bezel and a white alligator bracelet. According to the auction house, the offered lot is in very good condition. Elegant diamond and platinum jewelry will also be available. A GIA diamond and 18-karat gold wedding set is noteworthy. The set includes an engagement ring with a 3.19-carat round brilliant-cut diamond in the center and a wedding band. The latter is set with twenty-four round brilliant cut diamonds. To view the complete catalog and register to bid in the upcoming Jewelry, Fine Art & Collectibles sale, visit Bidsquare and browse other online auctions.
Oscar Heyman & Brothers, an American fine jewelry design and manufacturing house, was founded by Oscar, Nathan, and Harry Heyman in 1912 in New York City. The company is famous for its use of colored gemstones. An Oscar Heyman alexandrite and diamond ring is a key highlight of this upcoming sale, offered by Kingston Auction House. Set in a platinum mounting, the rare oval alexandrite weighs 2.79 carats. Originating in India, the stone comes with AGL and GIA certificates. Another noteworthy colored stone lot in this event is a kunzite and diamond gold pendant necklace. Fashioned in 18-karat white gold, the chain measures 18.5 inches long. The pendant features a round fantasy-cut kunzite, accentuated by 50 round brilliant-cut diamonds, weighing approximately 1.0 carat. Two Italian gold necklaces also highlight the auction. One is styled with interlocking links, whereas the other comprises emerald- and square-cut rubies and round diamonds.
A Praschnik diamond and gold bangle is equally striking. It is designed in 18-karat yellow gold and studded with 37 round brilliant-cut diamonds, weighing 1.50 carats. To view the complete catalog and register to bid in the upcoming Fine Jewelry Auction, visit Bidsquare and browse other online auctions.
Dane Fine Art’s upcoming two-day auction includes hundreds of works by some of the world’s most notable artists. Leading the first day of the sale is a limited-edition lithograph work by Salvador Dalí titled Cyclopean Make-Up. In his artwork, Dalí used Surrealism as a means to express unconscious creativity. Featuring one of the artist’s rarest series, this piece stands as part of his suite, “Imaginations of Objects of the Future.” The artist draws the Cyclops with makeup in orange and green, creating a collage-like appearance. This lot is hand-signed by the artist and includes a certificate of authenticity. Another notable fine artwork in the catalog is a 1990 serigraph by Leroy Neiman, titled Bay Area Baseball. This hand-signed lot belongs to a limited edition of 450. The available work is a colorful tribute to the many legendary players who played in the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area in the past.
Among the top lots on the second day of this event is Frank Stella’s lithograph work titled Polar Co-ordinates II. An American artist, Frank Stella is known for the geometric manipulations and abstract compositions of his works. Polar Co-ordinates II is part of the Polar Co-Ordinates for Ronnie Peterson series of ten lithographs. As with Stella’s Saskatchewan Series paintings, the prints feature layers of lithography and screen-printing. Visit Bidsquare to view the complete Affordable Art Sale: Day 1 of 2 catalog and register to bid in other online auctions.
The upcoming Modern & Post-War Art sale from Swann Auction Galleries particularly highlights American Surrealist works from the collection of Philip J. and Suzanne Schiller, as well as modern sculpture. Leading the sale is an untitled steel rod sculpture by American artist John Chamberlain. He turned to art after serving in the US Navy in the 1940s and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago in the early 1950s. Inspired by the Abstract Expressionist movement, Chamberlain favored raw metal and industrial materials for his works. The offered sculpture dates from this early period of Chamberlain’s career. Its steel rods are twisted in geometric shapes that emphasize the sculpture’s airiness and negative space. Another notable sculpture in the catalog is Fritz Koenig’s Quadriga, a bronze work from 1959.
Among visual artworks in the catalog, a street scene by Max Ernst is notable. Saint Satyre, Priez pour nous (Saint Satyr, Pray for us) is a pencil, gouache, and watercolor collage on illustration board. City buildings are layered on top of each other, accented by striped awnings and line shading. On the right side of the composition, a caricatured Black face appears over a window. Ernst, a German artist associated with the Dada and Surrealist movements, explored irrationality in his work after facing the horrors of World War I. Other key post-war artworks in the catalog include Edith Schloss’ Untitled (West Window, Red Cup), James Daugherty’s The Sun is but a Morning Star, and Janice Biala’s Untitled (Interior with Blue Kettle). To browse the complete Modern & Post-War Art catalog and register to bid, visit Swann Auction Galleries.
The upcoming Tennis & Sports Posters sale by Swann Auction Galleries will offer a collection from the Schwartz family and Tennis Corporation of America. The sale opens with a poster of The Monte-Carlo Country Club by Roger Borders (French, 1883 – 1953). The poster, titled Monte•Carlo, was printed in 1930. The poster depicts the audience’s viewpoint of the tennis court overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The Monte-Carlo Country Club has twenty-one tennis courts overlooking the water. Its inauguration event in 1928 was attended by members of European royal families. Borders emphasizes the glamorous members of the club and its exquisite setting to create one of his best-known posters. His handling of shadows and the bright Riviera sun is masterful, crowned by the slivers of yellow sunlight that silhouette some of the figures.
Another notable poster in the sale is the Western Lawn Tennis Tournament poster by Edward Penfield (1866 – 1925) of the Kenwood Country Club in Maryland. The Kenwood Country Club was founded in 1894 by Marshall Field, the department store magnate. The club opened just one year later on a 20-acre plot of land comprising 12 courts, both clay and lawn. In 1896, it hosted the prominent eight-day-long National Tennis Tournament. Printed in 1896, this is one of Penfield’s most impressive posters depicting fashion, architecture, perspective, and sport. It is likely the first American tennis poster promoting a tournament. The sale will also offer the largest collection of tennis posters ever to hit the market, in addition to works by Alfred Runge, Eduard Stiefel, Leon Dupin, Hans Rudi Erdt, and Frank Newbould. View the complete catalog and register to bid in the Tennis & Sports Posters: Collection of the Schwartz Family & Tennis Corporation of America sale by visiting Swann Auction Galleries.
French artist Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin used bright and bold colors for rendering eye-catching canvases. Born in 1848, Gauguin’s works have been associated with Post-Impressionist, Synthetist, and Symbolist art movements. A pastel and charcoal on paper by Paul Gauguin will soon be available in Avenue Auctions’ upcoming sale. The offered work belongs to a local art collector whose father in turn brought it from the artist. Titled Peasant Girl, the artwork has a family lineage dating back to the late 1800s. Another key work in the catalog is a watercolor on board painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris. The artist was a key figure in Cubism, the first Modernist art movement.
Additional lots of interest in the catalog include a pyramid art installation by Brazilian Pop artist and sculptor Romero Britto. Born in Recife, Brazil in 1963, Britto is largely a self-taught artist. He often infuses elements of Pop Art, Cubism, and graffiti in his works. This piece features vibrant colors and bold patterns. Interested collectors can also consider works by Antonio Saura, Keith Haring, Susie Sharpe, Leroy Neiman, and others. Visit Bidsquare to browse the full May For Art catalog and find other online auctions.
The upcoming sale from Doyle will offer more than 350 lots of rare books, autographs, and maps. Leading the catalog is an autographed letter signed by former US President Thomas Jefferson during his term. In this letter dating to 1802, Jefferson expresses fears of “a war of extermination” in Saint-Dominigue. It has been addressed to Governor Mercer (i.e. John Francis Mercer). According to the auction house, the lot is housed in a folding cloth case, with a portrait laid in.
Also available is the first octavo edition of John James Audubon’s The Birds of America. It comprises seven volumes, each covered with dark blue pebbled leather blocked in gilt with a central motif of an urn. Born in 1785, Audubon was a renowned French-American self-trained artist and ornithologist. At the age of 35, he decided to paint every bird in North America. The Birds of America is considered one of the finest natural history books ever published. Interested collectors can also consider an extraordinary 1250 Old Testament manuscript, a manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch, and a rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray authored by Oscar Wilde. View the complete Rare Books, Autographs & Maps catalog on Doyle’s website.
An unrecorded portrait (circa 1778) of Benjamin Franklin attributed to Mason Chamberlin is going under the hammer in the American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts Sale. The sale is hosted by Freeman’s | Hindman. Mason Chamberlin (English, 1727 – 1787) was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) in 1768. He is perhaps best remembered as a portrait painter, most notably for his portraits of Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790). In this portrait, Franklin looks directly at the viewer. One hand holds his iconic spectacles, while the other rests on an open book. This portrait bears several striking similarities to the well-known 1762 Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Mason Chamberlin, currently in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The furniture selection includes urban and country furniture spanning the William & Mary period to George Nakashima. A fine and rare Chippendale walnut tall case clock is notable in the furniture section of the catalog. It was made in 1765 by David Rittenhouse (1732 – 1796).
This sale features a wide range of decorative and fine arts from important early collections and institutions. These include an extremely rare and important group of Frankliniana, commemorative presidential items, Native American arts, folk art, and more. American silver from Paul Revere Jr. to 20th-century Tiffany, important timepieces, fine Chinese export porcelain, and portraiture will also be available. View the complete American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts catalog and register to bid by visiting Freeman’s | Hindman.
In the latest American Antiques, Chinese, Continental, and Jewelry Spring Auction from Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, over 600 quality lots will come under the hammer. Leading the sale is a watercolor painting by Myles Birket Foster. An English genre artist, Myles Birket Foster was largely recognized for his portrayals of everyday life in the Victorian era. A notable characteristic of the artist’s work is its detail-oriented approach and his skill at capturing the mood of the scene. Titled Harvesting the Hay, the available piece shows farm laborers gathering hay. Foster’s signature appears in the lower right corner. Another notable fine artwork in the catalog is an oil painting by Horatio Henry Couldery titled Faithful Companions. Couldery was recognized as one of England’s most distinguished Victorian animal artists for his humorous portrayal of beloved pets. His artwork is highly detailed and closely rendered.
Among jewelry items of interest in the catalog, a yellow gold link mesh ring from Tiffany is particularly notable. This 18-karat yellow gold ring is part of the Somerset collection by Tiffany & Co. The piece has six rows of intertwined woven links in size 9 and weighs 13.5 grams. Other iconic Tiffany & Co. pieces in the catalog include a monogrammed sterling silver vase, an 18-karat yellow gold square ring, a three-piece sterling silver tea set, and a sterling silver key ring with two soccer balls. View the complete catalog of the American Antiques, Chinese, Continental, and Jewelry Spring Auction sale and find other online auctions by visiting Bidsquare.
Leading Wright’s upcoming Essential Design sale is a selection of modern furniture attributed to French architect and designer Jacques Adnet. Associated with the Art Deco movement and known for his leather furniture, Adnet specialized in luxury items infused with modernism. Notable lots attributed to the designer include a desk and chair set from circa 1955. Composed of saddle-stitched leather over iron with painted iron, oak, and brass, the set emphasizes clean, thin lines. Another available Adnet work from the mid-1950s is a round coffee table. Saddle-stitched leather covers the steel and brass frame. A glass top is included.
Fine lighting is well-represented in this catalog. Notable lots in the category range from vintage Scandinavian designs to contemporary American examples. A bright orange Flowerpot chandelier by Danish interior designer Verner Panton is available. It is made of enameled steel and painted wood. The piece dates back to circa 1968. Bidders can also consider an 11-globe Branching Bubble chandelier by American designer Lindsey Adelman. The New York-based artisan is known for her playful branching designs made with industrial materials. Decorative artworks—including a closed-form porcelain vessel by Toshiko Takaezu and a tall vase by Guido Gambone—will cross the auction block. To browse the complete Essential Design auction catalog and register to place a bid, visit Wright.
