The upcoming Classic Hollywood: Film and Television sale, presented by Bonhams, will offer a rare script from a movie Citizen Kane. The movie is regarded as one of the greatest films in history. The story revolves around the death of a tycoon as an investigation unveils conflicting stories about his life. Orson Welles and co-writer Herman Mankiewicz produced seven official drafts of the movie script. In July of 1940, Welles wrote the final script called the Correction Script in an attempt to refine the dialogues and story. Though this script does not accomplish all of Welles’ vision, several revised dialogues from it would be used in the film.
Additional featured lots include a gown from the honeymoon scene in the movie Gone With The Wind. The two-toned gown with embroidered sleeves was worn by actress Vivien Leigh. The auction will also offer a Tom Jung concept artwork for the one sheet poster for Star Wars: Episode Iv – A New Hope and a prop menu from Pulp Fiction movie. Explore more of these lots and register to bid online on Bonhams.
An oil painting by George Bellows, the most acclaimed American artist of his generation, is coming to an auction by Freeman’s. It is a portrait of August Lundberg completed by Bellows in 1907. George Bellows (American, 1882-1925) began drawing well before kindergarten. As a young man, Bellows was encouraged to become a professional baseball player, and paid handsomely as an illustrator, but it was painting that he was most fond of doing. He painted the modern Manhattan projects, Maine coastlines, hardworking workers, and sportspersons. His paintings and prints capture the contrasting, ever-changing American lives. They are in the collections of major American art museums, like the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The upcoming auction, A Beautiful Reality, will bring late-19th and early-20th-century American art collected by Mr. and Mrs. Arnold and Sandy Rifkin to market. Featured works include major artists linked with the Ashcan School including William Glackens, John Sloan, George Luks, Reginald Marsh, and Charles Burchfield. William Glackens’s Afternoon in Provence (Woman and Child on Donkey) is a jewel-like painting created during the artist’s eight-year stay in France. Fine examples of Modernism and Illustration Art, including works by Marguerite Zorach and Eyvind Earle, will also be offered to collectors. Find the listed items and more on Freeman’s and register to place a bid.
A significant abstract expressionist artist of the 20th century, Willem de Kooning dabbled around many jobs for years before becoming a full-time artist in 1937. Heavily influenced by artists Pablo Picasso and Arshile Gorky, his artworks were a confluence of cubism, surrealism, and expressionism. Kooning’s untitled prominent graphite on paperwork is a key highlight of an upcoming auction by Avenue Auctions. The black-and-white drawing is a riot of whiplash strokes and smears. The abstract work depicts two voluptuous female figures with only a few body parts clearly delineated such as breasts and legs.
Another interesting lot is a colorful acrylic painting by artist Victoria Yin titled ‘Seed.’ The artwork depicts a beautiful female face with red lips in a green backdrop with shades of blue. Hailed as a child prodigy, Yin was born in Boston. She started exhibiting when she was eight years old. The available painting was rendered by Yin in 2011, when she was just 13. Her works have been showcased at Beck Center for the Arts, Akron Art Museum, World Art Museum in Beijing, and galleries across China and America. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare and browse other online auctions.
American entertainer Eddie Carmel was born with pituitary adenoma, which led to his gigantism. He was sometimes a carnival sideshow act, a film actor, a rock and roll singer, and a stand-up comedian. But he was not well known until Diane Arbus’s photo titled Jewish Giant, taken at Home with His Parents in the Bronx, N.Y. in 1970, a print of which sold at auction for $421,000 in 2007. A print of this photo from Arbus’s A Box of Ten Photographs is up for bid in the Photographs auction by Hindman. Another print from the box, A young Brooklyn family going for a Sunday outing, N.Y.C.,1966, is also available in the auction.
There are several well-known photographs in the sale, including Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl, Pakistan by Steve McCurry, Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California by Ansel Adams, and more. There are several photos of famous figures, portraits of Albert Einstein by Phillippe Halsman, a boxing photo of Muhammad Ali and Ernie Terrell by Walter Iooss Jr., several portraits of Marilyn Monroe by Philippe Halsman. View any of these lots and register to bid on Hindman.
A grand piano designed in 1962 by renowned Dutch piano maker Johan Rippen leads the upcoming Winter 2022 Modern Art & Design sale by Billings. Born in 1909 at The Hague, Rippen built his first piano at 28. He created conventional pianos and unusual models such as the Maestro or Standing Wing model with strings stretched parallel on a vertical frame. The available grand piano is painted in cast aluminum and manufactured by Rippen Pianofabriek N.V. The appearance and form of this piano reflect mid-century Dutch aesthetics. The piano cover comes in lacquered pecan wood finish.
Additionally, Billings will present an ‘Oasis’ sofa designed by Edward J Wormley in 1952. A prolific furniture designer, Wormley worked for iconic furniture makers such as Drexel and Dunbar. He embraced innovative patterns and mid-century modern designs for furniture items such as dining tables and sofas. The Oasis sofa with dramatic arms is composed of luxurious Velvet mohair fabric and wooden legs. The sale includes an array of modern home décor items like a sculpted bronze dining table by Paul Evans and a multi-coloured kinetic sculpture by Gerhard Nicholson. To view the complete catalog and register to bid, visit Billings.
AAA Auction Gallery, Inc. will host the Holiday, Estate Jewelry, Russian Bronze Sculptures auction. Jewelry from Cartier’s Panthere de Cartier collection and a platinum diamond necklace from Van Cleep & Arpels will be available, as will bronze sculptures and Russian figural kovshs. The Panthere de Cartier line is a nod to Cartier’s first female Artistic Director, Jeanne Toussaint, who held that position from 1933 until her retirement in 1970. According to the company’s website, Toussaint not only revolutionized jewelry for today’s woman but was an important influencer as well. Her jewelry style, or the “Toussaint taste,” has been imitated by many elitists and socialites, including Barbara Hutton, the former Duchess of Windsor, and Nina Dyer, the first wife of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. AAA Auction Gallery, Inc. will offer several Panthere de Cartier diamond bracelets, rings, and necklaces, all with the iconic panther emblem.
A platinum diamond necklace by French luxury jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels will also be in the auction. This necklace is 16 inches long with a 1-inch drop and weighs 35 grams. There are a total of 143 round-cut diamonds, giving it more than 20 carats. Among the other items listed are a Russian jeweled gold guilloche egg with diamonds, a silver and enamel plique-a-jour horse by Russian F. Ruckert, a bronze sculpture of Mademoiselle Pogany by Romanian artist Constantin Brancusi, and a bronze cubist sculpture in the form of a lady by American Ukrainian sculptor A. Archipenko. Visit Bidsquare to view the auction’s entire catalog, place a bid, and browse more online auctions.
An engagement with minimalism and pop art is a defining characteristic of Richard Artschwager’s sculptures, drawings, and paintings. A deadpan wit permeates his sculptures and installations, leaving a pleasant and destabilizing sense of dissonance in the viewer. The upcoming Modern & Contemporary Art & Design sale, offered by Palm Beach Modern Auctions, will feature Richard Artschwager’s “Door” Sculpture. It is a noteworthy relief sculpture in Formica on wood with metal hardware. Artschwager’s work mimics the aesthetics of a mundane item, bringing to life the legacy created by Marcel Duchamp and René Magritte.
Leading the fine art listings is James Kerr’s unframed oil on canvas painting titled “Turtle Creek.”. The artist’s impressionist paintings portray sunny moments in scenic locales that echo the rich colors of nature, utilizing loose, open brushstrokes. Another noteworthy oil on canvas is attributed to distinguished German/American painter Wolf Kahn. A second-generation New York School artist, Wolf Kahn is known for his fusion of realism and abstract expressionism in his paintings of forests and farmlands. In his signature landscapes, Kahn embraced an evocative aesthetic that was inspired by Henri Matisse and the rural ethos of his Vermont estate. For more information about the sale as well as other online auctions, visit Bidsquare
A noted jeweler of his times, Harry Winston founded the Harry Winston Inc. in New York in 1932. Named the “King of Diamonds”, Winston is known for refashioning old-styled jewelry into contemporary designs. A Harry Winston natural blue sapphire and diamond cocktail ring is a key highlight of the upcoming sale by Brunk Auctions. It is set with oval mixed cut sapphire and 34 tapered baguettes. Another interesting jewelry lot is a 14-karat diamond pendant. It has an old mine brilliant cut diamond weighing 5.24 carats. During 18th – 19th century, the old mine cut was the most popular design owing to its vintage looks. Even today, these diamonds are prized for their squarish shape, curved edges and smaller table. A custom-made pendant necklace also leads the listing. It is studded with a central round brilliant cut diamond (3.01 carats), 32 baguettes and seven round brilliant diamonds. The golden disc of the pendant is engraved with personal notes on both sides.
The sale also features a Rolex 18-karat Cosmograph Daytona watch. It comprises three sub dials, meteorite dial and a 40mm case with “18-karat” stamped on the back. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare and browse other online auctions.
Of the many things Salvador Dali did in his lifetime, it is the way he depicted his dreams in surrealist paintings that he is recognized for. Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) grew up believing that he was a reincarnation of his older brother who died in infancy. Peculiar circumstances like this led to his quirkiness. He also revered Sigmund Freud, and let his subconscious mind wander and paint what he dreamt. Dali’s paintings have become emblems of the twentieth century’s best surrealist works. Manhattan Skyline (1976), a lithograph on paper by Dali, is a leading lot in Potter & Potter Auctions’ upcoming sale. It shows the different elements and the raw nature of urban Manhattan. It is one of 150 copies signed by Dali.
The Fine & Outsider Art auction is also led by works from Pablo Picasso, LeRoy Neiman, Andy Warhol, Purvis Young, and Rockwell Kent. A gothic etching titled Le Stryge (1853) by Charles Meryon is a notable lot in this sale. Meyron(French, 1821–1868), a colorblind artist ruled painting in color and settled on an etching in 1848. This etching by Meyron shows a brooding beast perched on top of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, sadly gazing over the city of love. Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc created the grotesque, decorative demon during the cathedral’s restoration during the 19th century. Find the listed items and more on Potter & Potter Auctions and register to place a bid.
A significant contemporary artist of Nigeria, Gbenga Offo worked as an illustrator for prominent advertising agencies for several years before he become a full-time studio artist. His expressionist works are influenced by the traditional African art and crafts. Offo’s Bonding, a 1999 acrylic and gouache on canvas, is a key highlight of an upcoming auction by John Moran. The painting is characterized by the use of figurative art, and exemplifies Offo’s free-willed, cubist style. His works feature in the top public and corporate collections across the UK, the US, and his native country Nigeria. W. Thompson’s painting of a coastal imagery also leads the listing. It depicts ships at the sea and flotsam on shore. The oil on canvas particularly stands out for its expressive use of paints.
Another interesting lot is a Chinese cloisonné lidded jar (circa 1930-40). Mounted on a wooden stand, the enamel vessel is adorned with seafoam green background and polychrome florals. Cloisonné is the art of embellishing metallic objects with colored material using metal strips or wire. The technique spread to China by 14th century after attaining popularity across Europe. To view the complete catalog and register to bid online, visit Bidsquare and browse other online auctions.
