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(Auction)Casco Bay Closes Out Its First Calendar Year
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
It was a small auction, only about 220 lots. But on November 23, 2019, it came near the end of the first calendar year in business for auctioneer Andrew Davis and his Casco Bay Auctions in Freeport, Maine. Davis reported that he was satisfied with the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, December 2019
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, circa 1480-1538), The Small Spruce, 1517-20, etching with watercolor, 61/4" x 4?". Albertina, Vienna (DG1926/1778). Image (c) The Albertina Museum, Vienna (Peter Ertl and Olga Pohankova).
-Through January 20, 2020 -New York City
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) presents The Renaissance of Etching. Etching is an intaglio printmaking ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Masterworks of American Craft
Rago Arts and Auction Center and Wright, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago Arts and Auction Center and Wright
Rago Arts and Auction Center and Wright's first co-branded "Masterworks of American Craft" sale offered 43 lots on Friday morning, November 22, 2019, at Rago's salesroom in Lambertville, New Jersey. A few days ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Suspect Seizure
Consider the plight of Wiscasset, Maine, dealer James Kochan and his rare Jacob Hurd (1702-1758) silver sword. Kochan was due to sell the sword-steeped in history-at Nadeau's Auction Gallery in Windsor, Connecticut, to benefit his newest venture, the Mars & Neptune Trust, a nonprofit formed to foster knowledge of military ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eldred's Marine Sale
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred's
Scrimshaw was the main attraction at Eldred's marine sale held November 21, 2019, in the East Dennis, Massachusetts, gallery. In preparation, the auction gallery hosted the meeting and cocktail reception of the Antique Scrimshaw Collectors Association (ASCA) the evening before the sale. There were presentations ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Sale
Christie's, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie's
Christie's offered an "edited and selective" sale on November 20, 2019, selling $21,895,250 in American art in its live sale and $2,237,625 in the online auction, which ran November 14-20. The overall total was $24,132,875.
"We're very selective in what we include," said Eric Widing, deputy ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 12th American Art Fair
The American Art Fair, New York City
The 12th edition of the American Art Fair, held November 16-19, 2019, opened to a larger-than-usual crowd on Friday, November 15, an evening where collectors, clients, art dealers, curators, and auction house specialists mingled on the three floors of the Bohemian National Hall on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art at Bonhams
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
A 100-lot auction of American art, including nine lots from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), was held at Bonhams in the late afternoon of November 19, 2019. The second-floor salesroom was filled with approximately 35 people at the 4 p.m. start of the auction. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Auction
Sotheby's, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby's
The first American art sale since Sotheby's was taken private resulted in $20,867,000 (with buyers' premiums) worth of art being sold. Seventy lots were offered on November 19, 2019, and 43 sold, for a sell-through rate of 61.4%. The presale estimate was $24,795,000/38,215,000.
The results were ... (Read More)
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(Show)Salon Art + Design
New York City
The eighth edition of Salon Art + Design was held November 14-18, 2019. The show "tweaked a few things" this time around yet continues to offer visually appealing, and in some cases arresting, works of art and design from a range of time periods and cultures.
The show welcomed ... (Read More)
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