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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…
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Artworks by Lichtenstein, Blanchard, Benton, others are in Neue Auctions' Sept. 26th online sale
BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Fast on the heels of a highly successful 20th Century & Mid-Century Modern sale in August, Neue Auctions is back on the virtual block with a Fine Art & Antiques auction planned for Saturday, Sept. 26th, at 10 am Eastern time. The online-only auction features a wide…
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Christie's announces London Editions Prints & Multiples Online Sales
Banksy, Morons (Sepia), 2007. Estimate: £20,000-30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. LONDON.- London Editions presents three online-only sales dedicated to prints, multiples and editions tracing artistic production from modern to contemporary artists, all of which are open for bidding from 10 September 2020. Prints & Multiples: Modern to Pop (10-22 September…
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Basquiat with provenance leads LAMA's new hybrid-format auction
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled, 1987. Colored pencil and charcoal on paper. Signed and dated in charcoal sheet verso. Composition/sheet: 42” x 29.5”. Estimate: $80,000-120,000. LOS ANGELES, CA.-Los Angeles Modern Auctions announced that its new, hybrid-format fall auction will take place October 18, 2020 with both timed and live bidding components. As LAMA’s…
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Sandu Darie was a prominent Concrete artist known for his kinetic sculptures. Darie initially studied law in Romania but, due to political unrest in the 1930s, moved to Paris. There he joined a Romanian avant-garde group and later moved to Cuba to start experimenting with concrete art. His sculptures received…
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Political screen-print by Roy Lichtenstein will headline Neue Auctions' next online auction, August 22nd
BEACHWOOD, Ohio – A screen-print in colors by Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997), titled The Oval Office, a politically-themed work that is especially meaningful in today’s trying times, is an expected star lot in Neue Auctions’ online sale of modern art and design slated for Saturday, August 22nd. Previews will be held…
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Modern & Contemporary Sale
Four paintings from rising Cleveland artist Rose Haserodt will be offered in Neue Auctions’ upcoming sale What’s Neue Pussycat? MCM Art & Design. In her own words, Haserodt’s style aims to capture “raw, awkward experiences... romantic without the romance.” The offered works from the contemporary artist show colorful, slightly disjointed…
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Prints & Multiples Online
The Summer Refreshments auction will offer a selection of prints and multiples, including those from Leo Castelli’s 90th birthday. Castelli was responsible for giving artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and Donald Judd their first solo shows. At the top of the auction is a 1997 Roy…
