Photographer Richard Prince captured many topics during his career, including racism, sexism, and psychosis. His interest in advertising developed after he moved to New York in 1977, working for Life magazine. His famous Cowboys series from the 1980s was taken from Marlboro ad campaigns. One of Prince’s photographs from the Cowboys series is showcased in the upcoming auction, offered by Phillips. This print depicts a line of horses galloping up a hill.
Several photographs by Ansel Adams will also be available. Among the leading lots is an Adams photograph that dates back to 1944, titled Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California. After spending four mornings trying to capture a scenic view, Adam finally got his perfect shot of the sunrise over the Sierra Nevada mountains. He later wrote, “Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.” Also of interest in the auction are works from contemporary artists such as Edward Weston, Charles Sheeler, and Pierre Dubreuil. Photograph collectors can explore the full listings and register to bid online on Phillips.
Vincenzo Panormo was a prominent violin craftsman who introduced the Cremonese style of violin making in London. Panormo belonged to a family of instrumentalists and worked as a luthier in Paris during his early years. In 1789, at the start of the French Revolution, Panormo moved to Dublin to continue his work. The upcoming Fine Musical Instruments Auction, presented by Skinner, highlights a 1789 Panormo violin crafted in Paris. Few examples of Panormo’s violins, which often show the influences of Amati and Stradavarius, have survived. Also showcased are violins by Giovanni Battista Ceruti and a 1962 Gibson ES-350 TDN electric archtop guitar.
The sale will feature musical instruments from the collection of Andy Goessling, a founding member of festival band Railroad Earth. His collection reflects his passion for instruments and their history. The highlights of Goessling’s collection include pre-Columbian flutes, orphaned zithers, and Jazz Age saxophones. A portion of the sale proceeds will benefit MusiCares, assisting people of the music community that are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Interested collectors can explore the full listings and register to bid online on Bidsquare.
One of the featured lots in the upcoming Fine Summer Estates Auction, presented by Americana Auctions, is a tall clock from David Wood. Produced in 1800, the door of this case clock has a mahogany inlay. Flowers and birds decorate the dial. The clock is powered by a sand-filled tin can weight and a pendulum rod, both details associated with Wood. One of the most prolific 19th-century clockmakers from Newburyport, Wood was best known for his tall case clocks and shelf clocks.
British maritime artist James Edward Buttersworth often captured detailed sailing ships in his works, often with elongated sails to show the boat in motion. His paintings are usually set in the New York Harbor with realistic views of the sky and sea. An example of Buttersworth’s work is among the highlights of the auction. Titled View Along the Hudson, it shows boats on a waterway with a rainbow above. A piece depicting the town of Nantucket from Impressionist painter Frank Swift Chase is also notable. Known as “the dean of Nantucket artists,” Chase settled in the town in 1920. He spent his summers in Nantucket teaching art and painting until his death. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare.
Featured in the upcoming Antique Toys event, presented by Morton Subastas, are several Steiff toys from the early 20th century. These include a toy cow and bear, both on wheels. According to Steiff collector and dealer Rebekah Kaufman, the long-lasting materials used to make these toys make them noteworthy to collectors. Steiff toys also, says Kaufman, “mirror the aesthetics and ethos of the decades in which they were produced.”
Beyond Steiff, bidders will also find a late 19th-century rocking horse. The horse is carved of wood and decorated with real horsehair. Morton Subastas notes that there are some signs of wear and missing parts on the piece. Also available is a jester toy on wheels from Paris. The jester wears a red and blue gown and holds a string of bells in their hands. Those interested in this or any other piece can register to bid on Bidsquare.
The upcoming BC/AD Sculpture | Ancient to Modern auction, presented by Sotheby’s, employs an unusual approach. Ancient sculptures as well as works from the early 20th century will be offered in one dedicated sale. The exhibited lots come from Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and beyond. A leading lot from the auction is a Roman marble statue of Pan, one of the oldest figures in Greek mythology. The sculpture dates back to the second century CE. This piece shows Pan’s torso twisted to one side, with crossed legs that possibly rested on an outcrop.
Sculptures from the Renaissance and Neoclassical periods will be available as well, including John Gibson’s The Tinted Venus. Gibson was one of the first Neoclassical sculptors to paint his marble statues. The provenance of this 19th-century piece can be traced directly to the artist’s studio. It depicts Venus standing atop a scagliola column with a revolving top. View the full catalog and register to bid on Sotheby’s.
The Early Summer Eclecticism: Second Chance Auction will include fine art, decorative art, and collectibles. At the top of the auction is a rare French jelly mold. Popular during the Victorian Era, this mold is oval-shaped with fluted sides that resemble grapes. It also has an added hanging tab. A Dutch brass Heemskerk candlestick is also highlighted in this buy-now sale, offered by Casco Bay Auctions. This candlestick is cast in three pieces with a round drip pan and two drip holes. Candlesticks such as this 17th-century example were not only used to light rooms but also melted wax for sealing letters and documents.
A Roseville Fresia pedestal and jardinière can be found along with a New England ladderback armchair. A World War II Ford poster is also available, as is an MG Midget series TD workshop manual. To view the entire catalog and to register to buy, visit Bidsquare.
Walter Emerson Baum was a New Hope Impressionist painter known for his snow landscapes and Pennsylvania country scenes. Apart from his paintings, Baum was also known as a printmaker, writer, and museum director. A practitioner of the plein-air approach of painting outdoors, it is said that Baum once captured a snowstorm while witnessing it in the open. The upcoming Pook & Pook, Inc. auction highlights Road to Pennsburg, a winter landscape by Baum. This bold-colored oil painting shows the influence of Walter Schofield and Edward Redfield on the artist’s work.
Fraktur Pennsylvania Dutch folk art is associated with the classic Latin alphabet script of the same name. These artistic drawings were painted in watercolors or ink and were usually used for birth, marriage, and baptismal certificates. Early examples of the figural and floral illustrations were handmade and consisted of Fraktur texts and calligraphy. The auction features several Fraktur certificates by the Pennsylvania artists Bernhard Misson and Henry Young. Also showcased are furniture items, including a Federal two-part cupboard and a Chippendale chest. Stoneware, pearlware, quilts, and silverware will be available as well. Interested collectors can explore the full listings and register to bid online on Bidsquare.
The son of Jewish immigrants from Poland, Barnett Newman (1905 – 1970) was an American artist and one of the frontrunners in color field painting. He also made several contributions to Abstract Expressionism. Among the leading lots featured in ONE: A Global Sale of the 20th Century, presented by Christie’s, is Onement V, an oil on canvas painted by Newman in 1952. Newman considered his Onement series as a milestone of maturity in style. The series depicts thick vertical lines of color, applied with a palette knife, that define the spatial aspect of the painting. Another highlight is Les Femmes d’Alger (Women of Algiers), version ‘F’ by Pablo Picasso. This work is part of a series of 15 paintings and drawings by the Spanish artist. Created between 1954 and 1955, the series was inspired by Eugène Delacroix’s 1834 painting Femmes d’Alger dans Leur Appartement (The Women of Algiers in their Apartment).
Also available is Brice Marden’s oil on canvas titled Complements, a two-piece artwork with each canvas measuring 72 by 48 inches. Marden is an American artist who gained international recognition as a master of monochrome panels. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Christie’s.
Silversmiths in 18th-century France revolutionized the dining table, and many of their innovations are still in use today. The period following the French Revolution saw the individualization of dining, which required fewer shared dishes. Emerging from this was the epergne, a dining table centerpiece with branching arms that held hanging baskets, circular plates, or small bowls. A Neoclassical sterling silver epergne made in the mid-1770s, nearly 50 years after the first known example, will be available on the second day of the upcoming Case Antiques auction. Made by Thomas Pitts I in London, this epergne is decorated with beading and openwork garlands.
Other notable silver pieces in this auction include a 272-piece set of Reed & Barton flatware and a German Art Nouveau candelabra pair by J.H. Heimerdinger. A platinum-iridium and diamond brooch from Tiffany & Co. stands out among the jewelry lots. Marked with the company name, the brooch is accented with eight princess-cut rubies. Explore the full listings, which include furniture, pottery, and Rolling Stones memorabilia, on Invaluable.
Non-objective painter Mel Prest focuses on color and perceptual visual relationships in her paintings. From afar, her works look like a single, solid color field. However, a closer view reveals multiple converging stripes of color. For Prest, painting is not a mere academic exercise. Instead, she strives to invoke a feeling or a memory with each one. One of Prest’s paintings will be offered in the upcoming Big Names Small Art auction, presented by the Crocker Art Museum. Titled Barragán 3, the piece shows intersecting green and gray lines.
Over 100 lots will be offered in this auction. Featured is a charcoal drawing by Gregory Kondos depicting San Francisco’s Coit Tower. Kondos has spent decades depicting the landscape of California. Today, he is considered one of America’s leading contemporary landscape painters. The sale also offers two oil paintings by Maxine Solomon and sculpture from David Komar. Titled Contemplation, the Komar sculpture shows a semi-circular piece of white marble on rectangular black granite. To view these items and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare.
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