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Spectacular Art, Antiques and Collectibles Auction
Stanley Quentin Johnson was an American artist best known for his sculptures. On the second day of Jackson’s International’s upcoming Spectacular Spring Collector’s Choice Auction, one of Johnson’s bronze sculptures is showcased. This 1983 piece represents a kneeling Native American with a large eagle landing on his outstretched, leather-wrapped arm.…
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Collection and Backal Library Includes Documents and Old Books of Mexican and Univers
Books and manuscripts will be featured in the upcoming Auction of the Backal Collection and Library, presented by Morton Subastas. Featured in the sale is a copy of Monumentos del Arte Mexicano Antiguo Volume I and II (circa 1889). This edition is illustrated with original art. Another key lot contains messages…
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Asian, Continental, Decorative & Fine Arts
The works of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux contain both Realism and rhythm. His sculptures depicting a Chinese man are among his most famous works. The upcoming Asian, Continental, Decorative & Fine Arts auction, presented by Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, offers a version of Carpeaux’s Le Chinois figure in terracotta. Conceived in 1872, the…
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No Reserve Discovery Auction
By the 1930s, Disney’s Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, and Clarabelle Cow were made into collectible dolls, puppets, and figurines. The characters were featured on lunch boxes, handkerchiefs, and backpacks as well. Whitley’s Auctioneers, in their upcoming No Reserve Discovery Auction, will present a selection of Disneyana figurines, paintings,…
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Decorative Arts and Fine Art
The upcoming two-day Decorative Arts and Fine Art auction presented by Bunte Auction Services, Inc. features paintings and etchings by Wallace Nutting, Ada Walter Shulz, Hiroshi Yoshida, John James Audubon, Frank Benson, and others. Hiroshi Yoshida, one of the best-known artists of the shin hanga style, had a great affinity for…
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Cherished: American Folk Art and Toys from the Estate of a Private Collector
Ruth Whittier Shute and Samuel Addison Shute formed a married artist team, often working together on the same portrait at the same time. The couple traveled to small cities in northern New England and New York State as roaming portrait painters. The Shutes were particularly interested in creating portraits of…
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Antique & Vintage Quality Prints
Award-winning illustrator Robert Riggs ran away from home when he was young to join the circus. Best known for showing boxing matches and circus scenes in his giant lithographs, he was particularly passionate about the muscular male form. One of Riggs’ lithographs, titled Little Brown Brother, will be featured in…
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Discovery Sale, 01022020
W.S. Penley depicted Donna Lucia d’Alvadorez in the farce Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas. In this comedy, Penley cross-dressed as an aunt from Brazil who chaperoned some young ladies he and his friends wished to entertain. After opening in 1892 in London's Royalty Theatre, Charley’s Auntwas a huge success, achieving a record-breaking…
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The Bruce McCashin Collection Online Sale
The upcoming auction presented by New Orleans Auction Galleries offers an array of English antiques and fine art from the Bruce McCashin Collection. Many paintings in the collection feature rolling landscapes, sporting scenes, and animals from the English countryside. A set of three colored engravings is one of the key lots.…
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Fine Art – Antique Engravings & Lithographs – Works on Paper
Artistic prints carry a special role in the broader course of history, sparking an active dialogue between the past and the present. This discussion is not one in words, however, but rather in the everyday images that transcend the page. In the upcoming Fine Art – Antique Engravings & Lithographs…
