Stories for April '23
(Issue Story)Exhibitions, April 2023
Guy Pène du Bois, Portrait of Patricia Pike in White Dress, 1941. Estate of Yvonne Pène du Bois McKenney. Photo courtesy 511 Gallery, New York City.
—Through March 26 —Lakeland, Florida
Edward Hopper (1882-1967) and Guy Pène du Bois (1884-1958) were two different but stylistically overlapping artists who became lifelong friends from ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Knowing the Reserve
The practice of revealing auction price reserves to bidders has been debated for a long time. Both sides of the argument have solid points, and right now it is up to individual auction houses or consignors to decide.
If Oregon’s Senate Bill 734 passes, auctioneers in Oregon would be required by ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 69th Winter Show
New York City
The 69th edition of The Winter Show was back at its birthplace at the Park Avenue Armory, raising funds for the East Side House Settlement, January 20-29. Sixty-eight dealers were greeted enthusiastically by collectors, curators, decorators, and those who make a career of shopping. The preview party ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Cohen and Cohen’s $1.7 Million Sale
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
U.K. dealers Michael and Ewa Cohen are known for selling the finest and rarest Chinese export porcelain to collectors and museums in all parts of the world, often from well-designed stands at top antiques fairs. They kept a selection of works in a New York ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Important Americana
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
Mrs. J. Insley Blair’s Philadelphia walnut scroll-top high chest of drawers, circa 1760, attributed to Henry Clifton and Thomas Carteret, with carving attributed to someone dealers call “Spike” because of the shape of his leaves, has a crusty old finish and its original cartouche, urn-and-flame ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sale of the Santore Collection
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s sale of the collection of Philadelphia collectors Charles and Olenka Santore January 19 in New York City dispersed the finest assemblage of Windsor furniture ever to come to market.
Charlie Santore (1935-2019) was known in the world of Americana as the author of the definitive ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Record Rembert at Outsider Art Sale
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
The widely anticipated Outsider and vernacular art sale at Christie’s was held the afternoon of Wednesday, January 18, midway through Americana Week. The sale, which offered 103 lots, totaled $2,064,384, with a sell-through rate of 99%. The presale estimates totaled $1.2/2 million, according to Cara ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Garthoeffner Collection Crosses the Auction Block
New England Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New England Auctions
The large full-bodied molded and sheet-copper weathervane in the form of Lady Liberty holding a ten-star flag and raising her right arm was made by Cushing & White (formerly A.L. Jewell), Waltham, Massachusetts. The substantial figure, 38¾" x 27½", retains the original ... (Read More)
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(Show)Peter Mavris’s Three-Hour Antiques Show
Hampton, New Hampshire
The vagaries of weather and COVID-19 notwithstanding, Peter Mavris’s January 15 antiques show in Hampton, New Hampshire, pleased dealers and buyers alike. A couple of dealers were struck down by COVID or the flu and withdrew from the show, but it was a delight for those who did ... (Read More)
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