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Artist to Know: Berenice Abbott
Barridoff Galleries Offers Three Vintage Photos of a Changing New York After settling in Paris, pioneering photographer Man Ray started looking for an assistant. He specifically sought a candidate with no previous experience in photography who could learn his distinct style. Ray eventually hired a young journalism dropout who had…
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Tamara de Lempicka’s Glamorous Artwork and Its History at Auction
“Among a hundred paintings, you could recognize mine”- Tamara de Lempicka Tamara de Lempicka, a noteworthy female artist of the Art Deco era, was famous for her expressive and sensual female paintings. Her inter-war artworks earned her the nickname ‘the baroness with a paintbrush.’ Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980)Image source: Famous…
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Olympia Auctions announces highlights included in the British and Continental Pictures and Prints Auction
Jacques Francois Carabain (1834-1933), Street Scene. Signed and dated l.l. J. Carabain f 58, oil on canvas, 74 x 92 cm / 29 x 36 in. Estimate: £2,000 - £2,500. LONDON.- The British and Continental Pictures and Prints Auction of 227 lots taking place on 22nd September commences the Autumn auction…
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British & Continental Pictures and Prints
John Piper was known for his landscape scenes of ruins, painted in the style of the 19th-century English Romantics. Piper’s wartime works became widely recognized after World War II. The artist worked on a series of street scenes that showed the destruction of iconic British churches, monuments, and buildings due…
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Opulent Jewels, Accessories & Important Jade
In the upcoming sale, GWS Auctions will present jewelry and accessories with an emphasis on jade items. A jade Buddha pendant is one of the featured lots. Made from Type A jade, this pendant is finished with an 18-karat white gold mounting and diamond accents. In Chinese culture, jade is considered a…
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US Auction #3
The upcoming Antiquarian Auctions sale includes vintage books and manuscripts. Also offered are several artistic works, portraits, photographs, and other ephemera of interest to the book-minded collector. Leading the auction are original typescripts of articles and items related to Winston Churchill (also known as “Churchilliana”). One item of interest is…
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Art, Press & Illustrated Books: Blake, Cocteau & Rackham—Fall 2019 Fine Books & Manuscripts At Auction October 10 Upcoming Highlights
William Morris, News from Nowhere: or, an Epoch of Rest, Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance, Kelmscott Press, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000. The heart of this Art, Press & Illustrated Books section includes an array of rare livres d’artiste, private press and finely printed books, important works of typography and design,…
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Sept-4 Labor Day Buy Now Sale
Scanlan's upcoming Labor Day Buy Now Sale is a unique two week opportunity to purchase items unsold at previous Scanlan auctions. With set prices ranging from $45-$27,000 and no buyers premium, the collection offers significant savings on amazing works of art. Dominating the sale are over 80 lots of Asian…
