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(Issue Story)Left to Their Own Devices
Next month, auctions in New York City will no longer be governed by strict rules that were put into place in 1986. Beginning June 15, auctioneers in New York City will no longer need a license. The change puts the city on the same footing as the rest of the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Creole Portrait Goes to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
An air of mystery enfolds the dark-eyed Afro- Creole woman crowned in a colorful turban-style tignon. Her oil on canvas portrait took center stage at Brunk Auctions May 21 when it sold for close to one million dollars.
Could the subject be the famed voodoo queen Marie Laveau (1801-1881)? Her assured ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of Laura Fisher’s Collection
South Bay Auctions, East Moriches, New York
Photos courtesy South Bay Auctions
Laura Fisher (1945-2021) was a big player in the quilt world for 45 years. She had shops and a warehouse in New York City, set up at the Pier shows and at flea markets, wrote books and articles, gave talks, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Another Landmark Day at Fishersville
Fishersville Antiques Expo, Fishersville, Virginia
The 68th semiannual Fishersville Antiques Expo was held May 20 and 21 at the Augusta Expo Event Center in Fishersville, Virginia. The show continues its successful staging by Heritage Promotions of Lynchburg, Virginia, a firm co-owned by Ray and Martha Stokes and their daughter, Lesley Bartram.
Tom ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Auction at Garth’s
Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers
Wilhelm Schimmel (1817-1890) of Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania, rooster in pine with original polychrome paint, 9" high, ex-Jess Pavey, $42,500 (est. $7500/15,000).
A carved and painted rooster by Wilhelm Schimmel (1817-1890) of Pennsylvania brought the top price during the Americana sale held ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, June2022
Portrait of Catherine Gates Willard (1762-1785), artist unknown, oil on canvas, circa 1785. Courtesy Willard House and Clock Museum.
—Through June 25 —North Grafton, Massachusetts
For centuries clocks and watches have been depicted in artwork. Timepieces have served as reminders of human mortality and as symbols of affluence, occupation, or technological ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Modern and Contemporary Art Auctions
Sotheby’s, New York City
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Sotheby’s introduced a new sale platform for American art by integrating works into its 20th-century modern and contemporary art sales in May. The auction house offered over 600 lots over a two-day period in morning and afternoon sessions May 18 and May 20.
“This strategic step ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Fritz Scholder Auction Record
Hollywood Indian and Horse #2, Fritz Scholder, 68" x 80", acrylic on canvas, $500,000. Photo courtesy Hindman Auctions.
A 1973 painting by Fritz Scholder (1937-2005), Hollywood Indian and Horse #2, set a new auction record for the artist in Hindman Auctions’ May 19 Western and contemporary Native American art auction in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)“Stewards of the West”: The Knobloch Collection Sale
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
“Stewards of the West,” a 75-lot sale of works from the Knobloch collection, was held at Christie’s the afternoon of May 17. Proceeds went to the Knobloch Family Foundation, which makes grants to benefit conservation of natural ecosystems.
The live sale totaled $21,175,140 (including buyers’ premiums). ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fishermen’s Camp Brings $1.38 Million
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
Christie’s offered 81 lots in its May 17 morning sale of American art for a sale total of $9,455,340 (includes buyers’ premiums). The sell-through rate was 78%. The presale estimates were $15,933,000/23,790,000.
A mixed offering of 20th-century Modernism, Impressionism, and illustration art was on the block. ... (Read More)
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