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Artemis Gallery to host March 24 Exceptional Auction featuring museum-quality antiquities, Asian, ethnographic, fine and visual art
Featured: Ancient Egyptian boat model discovered near Luxor, Ancient Greek pottery, exquisite Imperial Roman marbles, rare Pre-Columbian art, Asian sculptures, fossils BOULDER, Colo. – Discerning collectors of cultural art always look forward to Artemis Gallery’s auctions produced under the “Exceptional Antiquities” banner. That particular series of sales represents the finest…
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Crescent City Auction Gallery’s Important September Estates Auction, September 11th & 12th, Is Packed With More Than 800 Lots
The sale, online and live in the New Orleans gallery, will have Old Master paintings, original artworks by local and regional painters, furniture (American, French, Dutch), Newcomb College art pottery, silver and more, all pulled from prominent estates and collections. NEW ORLEANS, La. – Crescent City Auction Gallery will greet…
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Crescent City Auction Gallery’s Important Spring Estates Auction, May 8th-9th, Has A Total Of 752 Lots; Begins Both Days At 10 Am Central
The sale will include oil paintings by Knute Heldner and Clementine Hunter, vintage couture, dazzling estate jewelry, Newcomb College pottery, French furniture, sterling silver and more. Original oil painting by iconic Louisiana artist Knute Heldner (Swedish/New Orleans, 1875-1952) titled Singing by the Mississippi River, 39 ¾ inches by 31 ½…
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Knute Heldner Painting Leads First Session of Important Spring Estates Auction
Knute Heldner was fascinated by the paintings that he observed throughout Europe while in the Swedish Navy. This inspired him to become a painter. After the navy, Heldner started his artistic training at Karlskrona Technical School and the National Royal Academy of Stockholm. He later became an internationally recognized artist…
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Quinn’s to auction folk art from prestigious Sellen-Burt collection, April 20
Featured: works by Clementine Hunter, Roy Ferdinand, Ivy Billiot, several other noted Louisiana artists Clementine Hunter (Louisiana,1886-1988), ‘Falling angels.’ Two painted diamond-shape panels. Initialed on each. Framed size: 20½ x 20½ inches. Collection of Betty-Carol Sellen and Martha Burt. Estimate $800-$1,200 FALLS CHURCH, Va. – On Tuesday, April 20, Quinn's Auction…
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Highlights Around the Auction World: January 2021
Collage of images from around the auction world. Photo credit from left to right: Artcurial, Vectis Auctions, and Sotheby’s. Collage by Heemin Moon (Auction Daily). Many auction houses entered 2021 with quiet optimism after their industry proved more resilient than most in 2020. The industry's quick shift online, both to…
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Category Spotlight: Outsider Art at Auction
Historically, the art world has not been kind to those who deviate from social norms. Innovation is generally greeted with suspicion, even if it is later accepted and celebrated. The outsider art category evolved to better acknowledge and halt this pattern. Christie’s will bring a collection of outsider art to…
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Important September Estates Auction: Day 2 of 3
In the face of a changing world, artist George Rodrigue sought to preserve the Cajun culture through his art. His Blue Dog painting series, based on Cajun loup-garou legends, led him to popularity in the art world. Available on the second day of this three-day auction is an oil painting…
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Oil paintings by George Rodrigue and Clementine Hunter will be part of Crescent City's estates auction, Sept. 11-12-13
The three-day weekend event is packed with 975 quality lots in a variety of collecting categories, including designer purses and other fine couture items. Original oil on canvas painting by George Rodrigue (Louisiana, 1944-2013) from the artist’s famous Blue Dog series, titled Flames of Hope (1992), signed and titled (est.…
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Crescent City Auction Gallery will hold an online-only Important Summer Estates Catalog Auction on June 13th and 14th
Over 700 quality lots in a variety of collecting categories. Start times both days are 10 am Central. The gallery will be open for exhibition starting June 4. Early 20th century oil on canvas paintings by French artist Jean-Baptiste Armand Guillaumin (1841-1927), titled Coastal Landscape, 15 inches by 22 ¾…