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Around the Auction World: November 2022
What were the top stories in the auction industry this month? Pair of Celine faux tortoiseshell sunglasses. Image courtesy of Stair. Top News Stories Among the most exciting auctions this November was Stair’s sale of Joan Didion’s personal possessions, which gathered headlines and steam before the live bidding even began.…
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Work by French Impressionists Eugène Boudin and Georges D'Espagnat to Cross Akiba Antiques’ Block
One of the first French artists to paint outdoors, Eugène Boudin was an early source of inspiration for Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Claude Monet. Boudin captured airy landscapes and street scenes, often with a delicate light blue palette. Among the highlights of Akiba Antiques’ latest auction is an oil painting signed…
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NBA Signed Jerseys Available in Premium Memorabilia Auction
Rare signed jerseys of the NBA’s top 50 players of all time are coming to the market this fall in The Fall Into Action Premium Memorabilia Auction, presented by Activity Auctions. Most of these top players are deceased, making this lot irreplaceable. The signatures on the jerseys were collected over…
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500 Years of Art History Came Together in Christie’s $1.62 Billion Paul G. Allen Collection
Inspired by the limitless curiosity of Paul G. Allen, Christie’s presented more than 150 masterpieces, spanning 500 years of art in the recent The Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection auction. This monumental event made history as the first single auction to total over USD 1 billion. The sale connected…
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Lark Mason Associates Online Extravaganza of Fine Art, Furniture and Decorative Arts Now Live on iGavelAuctions.com
New York: Lark Mason Associates announced that their two-part Fine Art, Furniture and Decorative Arts sale, which includes 475 lots, is now open for bidding on igavelauctions.com through November 16h. One of the important highlights is Marine, an oil painting by Henry Moret (1856-1913) with an estimate of $50,000-80,000. A…
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The Train Goes Full Steam Ahead at Auction!
The train hurtles by in paintings, photographs, posters and objects, captured by artists in thrall to its modernity and fleetingness. All aboard the Orient-Express, the Train Bleu and the Golden Arrow! Natalia Goncharova (1881-1962), The Railway Station, Moscow, oil on canvas, c. 1913-1914, 97.5 x 156 cm/38.4 x 61.4 in (detail). Paris,…
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Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, and Frida Kahlo Paintings Lead Fall Auction by 500 Gallery
Claude Monet, a founder of Impressionism, wanted to remain anonymous most of his life and just paint. As a budding artist, Monet was part of a young group of painters that included Sisley, Renoir, and Cézanne. They were termed the “Impressionists” based on the incomplete-looking, individual strokes of their nouveau…
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Claude Monet Painting and Michael Simon Pottery Lead Marvelous Mid Century, Pottery & Paintings Sale
A train from Normandy with a large bellow of smoke and steam rising in the air is depicted in an oil painting attributed to Claude Monet. A large crowd of people surround the train. A closer look shows the colorful details of the street and people. Monet’s signature verifies that…
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Monet’s Canal Painting, Works by Pablo Picasso and René Magritte at Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction
Claude Monet’s visit to Venice with his wife was initially intended to be a vacation from painting. Indeed, upon arrival, Monet reportedly declared Venice too beautiful to paint. But within a week, Monet was back at the canvas and set about on work that eventually produced nearly 40 oils of…
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Christie’s and Sotheby’s Compete in London Art Sales Amid Market Uncertainty
In a string of London art sales this March, Christie’s and Sotheby’s competed to collect unprecedented prices at auction. Their efforts were not wasted. Christie’s brought in a record USD 334 million during its 20th/21st Century Art series, and Sotheby’s bagged $297.2 million during its modern and contemporary sales in…
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A Historical Document and Important Pieces of Contemporary Art Fetch Record Prices During Sotheby’s New York Marquee Week
Roy Lichtenstein, Two Paintings, 1983, from the Collection of Douglas S. Cramer. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s. A series of major auctions during Sotheby’s New York marquee week offered some of the most prized and valuable assets in the auction industry. The historic week totaled a record USD 1.33 billion in…
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A Collection of Impressionist Paintings Will Go Under the Hammer With Sotheby’s
The upcoming Impressionist & Modern Art Evening sale, presented by Sotheby’s, highlights four important Impressionist paintings. Held on May 12th, 2021 starting at 8:30 PM EDT, the sale will include two rare pieces from Claude Monet, a still-life work from Paul Cézanne, and an oil painting by Edgar Degas. The…
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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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Works of Ukiyo-e Master Utagawa Hiroshige Come to Auction
Utagawa Hiroshige was a prominent ukiyo-e master known for his woodblock prints. The artist was born in Edo and took up painting at the age of 14. In 1811, Utagawa Hiroshige started learning painting under artist Utagawa Toyohiro. His early works mainly featured typical ukiyo-e subjects like kabuki actors. After…
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Baltimore Museum of Art Halts Deaccession of Artworks After Controversy
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has pushed several art institutions to financial discomfort. As the pandemic threatens their very existence, some museums have decided to make noted artworks available for sale in an attempt to cover the large drop in revenue. The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) created a brief…
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Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Rugs
John Singer Sargent was a portrait painter known for his work with Edwardian royals. His landscape paintings often explored the Impressionist style, unlike the more traditional approach used in his portraits. Many of these landscapes were influenced by Claude Monet, who painted around the same period. The upcoming auction, offered…
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ART MASTER GAME FILLS THE VOID FOR ART LOVERS DURING COVID-19
Art Master, a free art trivia game for Android and iOS, has launched to help art enthusiasts and collectors reconnect with the art world during a time when art galleries, museums, art fairs, and artist studios are closed due to the growing threat of COVID-19. The ultimate art quiz, Art…
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Fine autographs and artifacts featuring Civil War to be auctioned
The racing saddle of George A. Custer (Estimate: $30,000+). BOSTON, MASS.- With over 1,000 lots up for bidding, RR Auction's May Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is the biggest thus far in 2020, with online bidding through May 13. Highlights include a book boldly signed by Mao Tse-Toung; Oeuvres Choisies de Mao…
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Fine Autographs And Artifacts Featuring Art Up For Auction
Claude Monet letter. Estimate: $2,500+. BOSTON, MASS.-RR Auction's April Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a great selection of material from renowned artists, including Marc Chagall, Claude Monet, Georges Braque, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Charles Schulz. Headlining the sale is an original hand-inked four-panel Peanuts daily…
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Mississippi Museum of Art presents "Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The Mellon Collection of French Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"
The Mississippi Museum of Art is presenting a special exhibition of 74 masterworks by seminal French artists of the 19th and 20th centuries including Edgar Degas, Eugène Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Pablo Picasso, Henri Rousseau, and Vincent van Gogh. Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890). Daisies, Arles, 1888.…
