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A Historical Document and Important Pieces of Contemporary Art Fetch Record Prices During Sotheby’s New York Marquee Week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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Auguste Rodin’s ‘Trois ombres’ Featured in Upcoming Phillips Event
The father of modern sculpture, Auguste Rodin, once said, “To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth.” Rodin’s sculptures mirrored reality and expressed human nature in its raw form. This…
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Seminal Roy Lichtenstein Screenprints and Frank Stella Lithographs Come to Auction with Christie’s
American painter Roy Lichtenstein (1923 - 1997) was a founding practitioner of the Pop Art movement. He defined the concepts of the genre with images and techniques lifted from popular culture. Roy Lichtenstein’s Brushstroke (1965), a color screenprint on paper, is a key highlight of this timed Christie’s auction. In…
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Bonhams Highlights the Influence of Pop Art on Culture and Luxury
Banksy, Girl with Balloon, 2004. Image courtesy of Bonhams. Pop Art and culture have intertwined for a few decades now. Starting in the 1950s, artists have used popular culture to influence political perceptions and make art more accessible to everyone. The history of Pop Art can be traced back to…
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Pablo Picasso Monotype to Spotlight Bonhams Auction
At a young age, Pablo Picasso expressed an interest in painting. He received training from his father, a professor of drawing. Picasso eventually became a titan of the Cubist art movement. Bonhams upcoming Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples auction presents a Pablo Picasso monotype titled Flûtiste et dormeuse XVI.…
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Prints From Pop Art Pioneers and Picasso Lead Upcoming Rago Auction
Roy Lichtenstein turned images from popular culture to art, much like his contemporaries Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg. Several works by Lichtenstein are available in Rago’s upcoming Prints + Multiples auction. Pop Art received criticism for focusing on mundane mass-produced objects and imagery. Lichtenstein changed that by drawing attention to…
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Upcoming Bonhams Auction Offers Prints by David Hockney, Andy Warhol
Throughout his career, David Hockney experimented with painting, drawing, printmaking, watercolor, and other media. In 1964, when Hockney moved to Los Angeles, he was inspired by the vibrant acrylic paintings of swimming pools. Pool made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book, an artwork by David Hockney, is available in…
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Akiba Antiques Offers Ernest Trova Sculptures, Dupré-Lafon Furniture, and More
Akiba Antiques’ upcoming Early Summer Showcase auction highlights sculptures by Ernest Trova. A self-trained Surrealist and Pop art painter and sculptor, Trova was best known for his Falling Man figure series. The auction offers a 1972 sculpture by Trova titled Stainless Flowing Man. Made of polished stainless steel, it depicts…
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Roy Lichtenstein’s Important Contemporary Print Highlights Bonhams Sale
Bonhams’ upcoming sale will present an important contemporary print from Roy Lichtenstein, a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. In the available Sweet Dreams Baby! print, Lichtenstein employs his signature Benday dots technique. The method is primarily used by comic strips and newspapers to indicate texture. According to the…
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Palm Beach Modern Auctions Offers Spring Editions & Photography Event
The Guardian described The Cremaster Cycle by filmmaker and artist Matthew Barney as “one of the most imaginative and brilliant achievements in the history of avant-garde cinema.” Three signed stills from Cremaster 2: The Ballad of Gary Gilmore will be available in the upcoming Spring 2021 Editions & Photography sale,…
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Keith Haring’s Legacy and History at Auction
“Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times,” Keith Haring said. “It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic.” That principle applies to his own life. Despite his short career, Keith Haring’s legacy endures. Haring rose to fame during the 1980s with…
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Collection of Anne Marion Comes to Auction, Featuring Work by Andy Warhol and Others
In her lifetime, philanthropist Anne Marion earned spots in both the Texas Business Hall of Fame and the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame. These dual honors are a testament to both her success in life and her commitment to the American Southwest. Now, eight artworks from her collection will come…
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With Proceeds Going to a Small Rural Illinois Town, Andy Warhol’s Mao Screen-print Leads Lark Mason Associates Print Sale
Andy Warhol (Am., 1928-1987), Mao, 1972, Screen-print on Beckett High White Paper, Ed. 25/250Estimate $30,000-$50,000 reserve $15,000 New York: Lark Mason Associates is pleased to announce their Prints and Multiples sale is now open for bidding on www.igavelauctions.com through January 14th, 2021. Leading the sale is Mao, a screen-print by…
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Hodler sells for CHF 4 million
Hodler's 'Lake Thun and the Niesen' sells for CHF 4 million. ZURICH.- Bids rising above the estimates, busy telephone banks, non-stop internet bidding, the saleroom at covid-restriction capacity - except for the masks worn by the bidders and staff in the saleroom, it could have been a scene from one of…
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Works by Olga de Amara and Gerhard Richter Highlight Upcoming Rago Auction
Born in 1932, Olga de Amaral is a Colombia-based visual artist who is known for her abstract use of fibers, gesso, and colors. Bridging the gap between local voices and global developments, de Amaral is one of the most significant names in post-war Latin American art. One of the key…
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“The Last Car to Safely Transport President Kennedy” Comes to Auction
The 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy left an indelible mark on American culture and history. Within days of his death, his assassin was dead, the United States had a new president, and the conspiracy theories had begun. A relic from the morning of Kennedy’s death highlights Bonhams’ upcoming…
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American Presidential Memorabilia Comes to Auction with Bonhams
Following the September 11th, 2001 attacks, collector Jim Warlick became concerned that children would stop visiting Washington, D.C. to learn about American history. He decided to take his collection of American presidential memorabilia on the road to fill the need. 20 years later, part of his “American Presidential Experience” traveling…
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Rare, unusual mosaic tabletop tile by Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) brings $36,900 at Neue Auctions, Sept. 26th
Also, a circa 1910 Roycroft Ali Baba bench knocked down for $17,220 and a stunning 17th century English oil portrait of a Royal or Court Lady garnered $14,760. Mosaic tabletop tile by Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997), executed in 1950, hand-set, unsigned and framed in walnut, measuring 14 ½ inches by…
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From the Walls of Keith Haring
Sotheby’s Offers Works from the Artist’s Personal Collection in a Benefit Sale “I love paintings too much, love color too much, love seeing too much, love feeling too much, love art too much, love too much,” Keith Haring said shortly before receiving his fatal AIDS diagnosis in 1988. Though Haring’s…
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Beginning in the early 1960s, American artist, film director, and producer Andy Warhol became a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. He was best-known in his early career for his depictions of Campbell’s soup cans and Coca-Cola bottles. Warhol’s fame grew from there until he died in 1987. Highlighted…
