Leading the upcoming Freedom Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art at Dane Fine Art is an original silkscreen version of Andy Warhol’s Howdy Doody. It comes from a rare, limited edition of 200. The piece belongs to Warhol’s 1981 Myths series, which profiled fictional characters and personas that Warhol associated with American culture. Howdy Doody was one of the first children’s television programs in color and featured the titular freckle-faced marionette. In Warhol’s version, the character is shown with a wide smile and electric blue eyes. Another notable work in the catalog is a black-and-white lithograph of Robert Longo’s Jules from 1982-83. The image belongs to Longo’s Men in the Cities series of formally-dressed men and women standing in contorted poses. The offered lithograph comes from a limited edition of 45.
With over 1,000 lots available in the catalog, this event presents a wide range of posters, prints, and multiples by 20th-century and contemporary artists. Among the featured lots is French Village 1, a 2021 inkjet on photo rag print by Julian Opie. Based on a 2020 video project by Opie, the work shows the winding streets of a small French village, reimagined via continuous computer animation. Also available is an ink and watercolor on paper piece by Robert Matta, a three-dimensional media sculpture by Red Grooms, and an acrylic and collage on canvas painting by James Havard. Visit Bidsquare to view the Freedom Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art and browse other online auctions.
American artist Albert Ernest Backus, also known as Beanie Backus, was well known for his vibrant Florida landscapes. His vivid compositions include illustrations of hibiscus and other tropical flowers, the spectacular Florida sunset, beach scenes, and the striking panoramic vistas of the Everglades. One such oil on board titled Sunrise by Backus is a key highlight of the upcoming two-day sale from SebastianCharles Auctions. A self-taught artist, Backus used a bright color palette and unique techniques in this work. His paintings have been exhibited extensively, and he is regarded as one of Florida’s most influential artists.
Two bronze artworks by Burl Jones depicting Native Americans also lead the listings. One is a large 1991 sculpture of a warrior holding a long spear and wearing a wolf pelt, a quiver full of arrows, and a bow. It is designed with fine detailing and colored accents. The revolving base is on top of a wooden pedestal. The other is a 1998 bust of a warrior on a marble base. Jones gave up a flourishing dentistry career to dedicate himself to bronze sculpture. To view the complete catalog and register to bid in the upcoming Fine Art, Jewelry, & Decor and Western Art, Jewelry sale, visit Bidsquare and browse other online auctions.
The upcoming Movers & Shakers sale from Turner Auctions + Appraisals will feature an oil on canvas work by Jane Peterson. The available work is the artist’s impressionistic representation of a floral still life. Jane Peterson explored Impressionism, Expressionism (including Fauvism), Realism, and abstract representation. Peterson’s paintings utilize a wide range of vibrant colors and portray spontaneous moments with a focus on light. Her paintings are characterized by their vivid hues of still life and coastal scenes from Massachusetts. An examination of this development offers a fresh perspective on an exciting era in the development of modernism in the early part of the 20th century.
Other notable works in the catalog include a black oil pastel on vellum piece by Canadian artist Cathy Daley. The artistic work of Daley explores feminine iconography in personal memory, fantasy, and cultural imagination, drawing on contemporary concepts of fashion, glamour, and pop culture. The little black dress was immortalized by Cathy Daley. Additional lots of interest include a Palladium Pinwheel from the 2022 collection of Orange H Epsom and Rouge H Swift. Metal, wood, and leather make up this decorative piece. Visit Turner Auctions + Appraisals LLC to view the full catalog and register to bid in this Movers & Shakers sale.
The World’s Largest Road Art Auction 2023, presented by Mecum Auction Company, will commence this June. Leading the auction is the Select-O-Vend candy vending machine, serial no. 5213. The vending machine is missing one leg. The first vending machine was built in the first century by a Greek mathematician and engineer, Hero of Alexandria. It dispensed holy water in exchange for coins. Modern vending machines began in London in the 1880s with coin-operated postcard dispensers and quickly spread worldwide. The first candy vending machine in the US appeared on a New York subway platform in 1888. The vending machine sold gum to commuters. The available Select-O-Vend model, with multiple selectable goods, first appeared in the mid-20th century.
The Falstaff Brewing Corporation was an American brewery in St. Louis, Missouri. Falstaff Brewery was named after a comedic character named Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeare’s play Henry IV. Falstaff is a boastful knight, heavy and vain, who spends most of his time drinking with petty criminals, living on stolen or borrowed money at the Boar’s Head Inn. He leads the wayward Prince Hal into trouble and is ultimately repudiated after Hal becomes king. A 1971 recreated Falstaff Beer work of road art is available in the sale. It is a single-sided tin sign. It depicts a Falstaff-like character sitting while a lady pours him Falstaff beer. View the complete catalog of The World’s Largest Road Art Auction 2023 and register to bid by visiting Mecum Auction Company.
A Bulgari platinum diamond ring is leading this Important Jewelry auction, presented by Doyle. An intense blue-green pear-shaped diamond is set in a platinum ring. It is flanked by two bullet-shaped fancy pink diamonds on either side. The central diamond has a GIA report stating it has natural color and SI2 clarity. The diamonds look flawless even on close inspection. The lot belongs to a private New Jersey collector.
Another notable lot in the sale is a pair of white gold and diamond stud earrings, weighing a total of 10.05 carats. Each earring features a sparkling diamond of G color and SI1 clarity, as per the GIA report. The auction also offers jewelry from Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, Tiffany & Co., Seaman Schepps, and David Webb. Among watches, a Rolex gold, pink mother-of-pearl, and diamond ‘Pearlmaster’ wristwatch and a Vacheron Constantin Gold ‘Métiers d’Art unique’ watch stand out. Visit Doyle for more information on the upcoming Important Jewelry auction and to place a bid.
John Nieto (1936 – 2018) was an American post-war and contemporary artist recognized for his Native American-themed painting, graphics, etchings, and sculptures. An active resident of New Mexico, Nieto graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1959. He often worked with intense primary colors and applied bold strokes to create depth in his compositions. Lakota Dancer, an acrylic on canvas work by John Nieto, is available in the upcoming Texas & Western Art auction, presented by Vogt Auction Texas. This painting highlights a Lakota dancer dressed in traditional attire with headgear.
Texas Landscape, by Porfirio Salinas (1910 – 1973), is also a leading lot. Born in Bastrop, Texas, Salinas rendered several landscape paintings of Central Texas during springtime. The available lot is painted in the late American Impressionist style and characterized by a warm, chromatic palette. Salinas’ interest in art began at a young age. When he was 15, he got a chance to work with renowned Texas artist Robert William Wood. Original works by noted artists including Julian Onderdonk, Jose Vives-Atsara, James Robinson, G. Harvey, and more from Texas and Oklahoma estates are listed in the catalog as well. Visit Vogt Auction Texas to find more information on the upcoming Texas & Western Art Sale and to register to bid.
Everard Auctions and Appraisals’ upcoming two-session sale includes hundreds of fine and decorative art items from various Southern estates and collections, as well as Outsider Art. Leading the first session is an artwork by Victor Vasarely titled Neptune-3. A Hungarian painter and sculptor, Vasarely was considered a leading figure in the Op Art movement. A distinctive characteristic of his work is the grid-like surface of his paintings and sculptures, which play with the viewer’s perception of form by creating an illusion of spatial depth, perspective, and motion. Rearranging colored squares is a hallmark of his pieces, in which he was able to create an endless variety of permutations by repeating just a few colors. The available lot is a serigraph with shades of blue, red, purple, and green. It belongs to an edition of 250. It is pencil signed by Victor Vasarely on the lower right. Other notable works in the catalog include a twisted organic bronze sculpture with a high-polish finish by American artist Bob Bennett and a George III-style six light chandelier with scrolling details.
Among the top lots in the second session of this event is a rock crystal table clock from Seaman Schepps. Designs by Schepps were characterized by the combinations of rare materials, such as wood or shell, with semiprecious and precious gem cabochons. The face of the available lot has a shell logo, with ‘Seaman Schepps Est. 1904′ and ’18K Stone Base Clock Gold Plated Base Metal’ inscribed on its faces. To view the complete catalog of the Southern Estates and Collections sale and to find other online auctions, visit Bidsquare.
The only work of fiction autographed by Napoleon Bonaparte is available in the upcoming Fine Books & Manuscripts Auction, presented by Bonhams. It is an extract from Clisson et Eugénie (circa 1795), a romantic, autobiographical fiction by Napoleon. Clisson et Eugénie is about the affairs of Clisson, a war hero who meets and falls for a girl named Eugénie at a public bath. After marrying and having children, Clisson is called back to war, where he gets injured. He sends a friend to tell Eugénie, who unfortunately begins an affair. Heartbroken, Clisson engineers his death in battle. The script is written in a narrow column with corrections and ink blots, possibly from Napoleon’s pen, in part translated: “It became a story of love, the most ardent and the most respectful that had steered the heart of any man.” The cover is crushed red Morocco by Pomey with imperial arms stamped in gilt on the covers.
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928. Earhart’s groundbreaking journey lasted for 20 hours, 40 minutes. When she landed in Oakland, she was greeted by a vigorous crowd of 5,000 people. A congratulatory letter to Amelia Earhart on her solo flight from Hawaii to California, noting the contributions of women throughout American history from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a notable lot in the auction. Roosevelt’s historic letter begins, “You have scored again…you have shown even the ‘doubting Thomases’ that aviation is a science which cannot be limited to men only.” He continues by comparing her to the female pioneers who were instrumental in the westward expansion of American civilization. A copy of the first book appearance of the Israeli National Anthem, originally titled Tikvatenu, from the poet to the creator of the modern Hebrew language Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, is also on offer. View the complete catalog for this Fine Books & Manuscripts Auction and register to bid on Bonhams’ website.
Following the discovery of Herculaneum and Pompeii, Louis XVI-style furniture was designed in a Neoclassical style, incorporating ancient vocabulary. There was a strong preference for straight lines and Greek or Roman motifs in ornamental and cabinetmaking work. Its popularity led to numerous variations in the production of Louis XVI-style works. Available in Kodner Galleries’ upcoming sale is a French Palatial Louis XVI-style commode. This circa 1900 piece, with an ormolu and mahogany Marie Antoinette medallion and Fleur de Pêche marble top, is inspired by Beneman & Stökel and has Clodion gilt-bronze panels.
Additional lots of interest include an oil on canvas painting by the French artist Albert Lebourg. An Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painter, Lebourg was best known for his landscape paintings of riverbanks, sunsets, and snowscapes that balanced light variations. Attempting to depict the subtleties of light and influences of the atmosphere in his work, the artist began painting studies of one site in several different lights. Most of his paintings were created using oil on canvas depicting riverside scenery and riverbanks observed during his visits to the Île-de-France region of Paris, Normandy, and Rouen. Lebourg’s works often feature the Seine, which he renders in his distinctive style with multiple colors and brushstrokes. Visit Bidsquare to view the complete Estate Jewelry, Asian Arts, Fine Art & Collectibles sale and find other online auctions.
Although the Steinway Model M piano is popular in home settings, it also possesses the characteristics of grand ones. These include richness, volume, clarity of tone, and technical finesse. Owing to their rich tone and responsiveness, the pianos are also preferred in music schools and conservatories. A Steinway mahogany Grand Model M (circa 1936) is a key highlight of the upcoming sale, presented by Showplace Antiques. The German-American company has been granted 139 patents in piano making. Another noteworthy lot is an Art Nouveau ceramic art glazed stoneware pitcher jug by Pierre-Adrien Delpayrat. The vase is made with mottled turquoise and oxblood glazes. It has a ribbed base below a softly tapering cylindrical neck and a small unglazed handle with hole. French potter Dalpayrat was a major figure celebrated for his creative colored ceramic glazes on stoneware, earthenware and porcelain.
A lithograph titled Souvenir of Montauk on Akawara paper by Willem de Kooning also leads the listings. The Dutch-American artist was an Abstract Expressionist noted for his series of black and white paintings using mixed media. To view the complete catalog and register to bid in the upcoming New York City Estate Auction, June 18 sale, visit Bidsquare and browse other online auctions.
