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Back in the Spotlight: Lynne Drexler’s Flourishing Auction Market in 2023
Once known as a darling of the New York art world, American painter Lynne Drexler spent the twilight of her career in obscurity. She was an Abstract Expressionist with an eye for color and form, a peer of Joan Mitchell and Jackson Pollock. Many of her paintings languished in her…
Auction Industry
Kazuo Shiraga: Wrestling With Painting
This 1962 oil on canvas by the Gutai master Kazuo Shiraga, which has never come up for sale before, is a performance painting, a hand-to-hand combat with color. Kazuo Shiraga (1924-2008), T. 34 (No. 50), signed oil on canvas dated "1962", 80 x 116 cm/31.49 x 45.66 in.Estimate: €500,000/800,000 The gaze cannot…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Fine Rugs, Abstract Expressionist Paintings, and More Will Cross the Block With 1stBid
At 1stbid this October, an exceptional selection of vintage and antique rugs will soon come to market. The offerings include stellar examples from Turkey, Persia, and India, as well as a selection of uncommon French Art Deco spreads. The sale will start at 2:00 PM EDT on October 16, 2022.…
Auction Industry
Franz Kline’s Life, Art, and History at Auction
After World War II, the Expressionist movement inspired many artists, including Frank Kline, who produced numerous large-scale abstract artworks. Along with Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock, Kline put New York on the map as the center of contemporary abstraction. Franz Kline is regarded as one of the most prominent contributors…
Artists, Auction Industry
Artist to Know: Alfonso Ossorio
Christie’s Brings Work by 20th-Century Collector, Patron, and Outsider Artist For most of his adult life, Alfonso Ossorio was not taken seriously as an artist. The world knew him as a wealthy, eccentric collector and a friend to Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and Jean Dubuffet. Critics declared that Ossorio’s painting…
Artists, Auction Industry
Artist to Know: Toko Shinoda
Modern Lithograph Available in Contemporary Japanese Art Sale Throughout the 20th century, Japanese artist Toko Shinoda built her own Modernist tradition. Her career lasted over seven decades, taking her from the shores of Japan to the burgeoning artist communities of New York. Shinoda was closely associated with Abstract Expressionism. However,…
Artists, Auction Industry
A Look Into Jackson Pollock's Auction History
“New needs need new techniques. And the modern artists have found new ways and new means of making their statements... the modern painter cannot express his age, the airplane, the atom bomb, the radio, in the old forms of the Renaissance or any other past culture,” Jackson Pollock once said. …
Art World
How Did the GameStop Short Squeeze Affect Art Collectors?
In late January of 2021, an unlikely connection emerged between Reddit users, GameStop, and some of the biggest names on Wall Street. Steve Cohen and Kenneth Griffin, two of the art world’s wealthiest collectors, were affected by a newsmaking stock market short squeeze. Both billionaires have placed record-breaking bids at…
Auction Result, Press Release
Helen Frankenthaler’s Hermes Earns Record in Contemporary Art at Swann
Works from collection of Chiron Press founder bring top prices Helen Frankenthaler, Hermes, color Mixografía, 1989. Sold for $47,500, a record for the print. CONTEMPORARY ART Sale 2552; November 19, 2020 Sale total: $1,699,312 We offered 399 lots; 307 sold (77% sell-through rate by lot) All prices include Buyer’s Premium.…
Auction Result
Abstract Expressionist paintings lead Shannon's fall fine art auction, which totaled over $3.3 million; 82% of lots sold
Leading the auction was the highly-anticipated sale of Abstract Expressionist art from the Jeanne and Carroll Berry Collection. The results did not disappoint. Untitled, #30 (1970), an acrylic on paper by Adolph Gottlieb (American, 1903-1974), signed, dated and numbered, 23 ¾ inches by 18 ¾ inches ($162,500). MILFORD, CT, UNITED…
Auction Industry
A Jackson Pollock Landscape Once Thought To Be Lost Headlines Freeman's Sale
On October 5th, 2020, Freeman’s will hold its single-owner auction of the Collection of Dr. Henry & Mrs. Fannie Levine, prominent Philadelphia collectors. It is also a rare opportunity for discerning buyers seeking blue-chip material offered for the first time in decades. Jackson Pollock (American, 1912-1956), , Pennsylvania Landscape. Estimate: $60,000 -…
Auction Industry
Shannon's fall auction on September 17th features 230 quality artworks dating from the 19th century through contemporary
The auction be presented in a 180-page color catalog filled with important paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture. Online bidding will be via Invaluable.com Acrylic on paper by Adolph Gottlieb (American, 1903-1974), Untitled, #30 (1970), signed, dated and numbered, 23 ¾ inches by 18 ¾ inches (est. $80,000-$120,000). MILFORD, CT, UNITED…
Exhibitions
Everson Museum Will Sell Jackson Pollock Painting In Order to Diversify Its Collection
The Board of Trustees of the Everson Museum of Art has voted unanimously to deaccession a painting by Jackson Pollock from the Museum’s collection, in order to refine, diversify, and build its collection for the future. Christie’s Auction House will feature the work in its newly announced Evening Sale of 20th and 21st Century…
