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(Auction)American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionism
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
Freeman’s December 9, 2018, American art and Pennsylvania Impressionism sale attracted a standing-room-only crowd of mostly collectors, many of them locals who came to bid on Bucks County landscapes. While attendance at auctions has been shrinking as more and more bidders prefer online or phone bidding, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fall Sales Bring Six-Figure Success
New Orleans Auction Galleries, New Orleans, Louisiana
Photos courtesy New Orleans Auction Galleries
The New Orleans Auction Galleries (NOAG) had a remarkable year with a total of nearly $16 million ($15,930,000) for all sales. This figure was the result of ten events in all, a total that included major estates auctions featuring ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Folk and Folks: The Henry D. Green Symposium
A Book Review
The Henry D. Green Symposium at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, has taken place biennially in February since 2000. Most of the talks have been published in illustrated softbound journals.
Dale L. Couch, the curator of decorative arts at the museum, has ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Two Men Charged in Identity Theft Bidding Case
An allegedly stolen identity and multimillion-dollar bids for a couple of pieces of contemporary art have resulted in two men being charged in federal court.
On October 5 a seven-page complaint was filed against Antonio DiMarco and Joakim von Ditmar, charging each with wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft.
According to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Barrett/Pook & Pook Toy Sale
Pook & Pook, Inc., with Noel Barrett Antiques & Auctions Ltd., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc./Noel Barrett
Noel Barrett’s two-session toy sale held December 7 and 8, 2018, at Pook & Pook was designed for Christmas shopping. The 777 lots covered every corner of the toy market. Friday night ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Surprise Conclusion to the Americana Sale at Mebane
Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, Mebane, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Mebane Antique Auction Gallery
Fans of Jon Lambert’s sales know that if it’s Friday, there is an auction at his spacious gallery in Mebane, North Carolina. The first Friday of December, however, is special. It’s the date of Lambert’s annual Americana and Continental ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Writings in Honor of Jonathan Fairbanks
A Book Review
This book is a festschrift, a collection of writings published in honor of Jonathan Fairbanks on the occasion of his retirement after a five-year stint as director of the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts. Fairbanks, whose career was spent at major institutions such as Winterthur, the Museum ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Watch for Work by Childs
Photos courtesy Anne Childs
Anne Childs of Little Rock, Arkansas, is a talented and popular contemporary folk artist. Her watercolors—done in a folky Americana style—are so good that unscrupulous people have removed her signature monogram and put her work in the marketplace, leaving no indication that it is new work and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Original Plaza Hotel Portrait of Eloise Sells for $100,000
On December 5, 2018, Hilary Knight’s original Plaza Hotel portrait of fictional character Eloise sold for $100,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Bonhams in New York City. The estimate was $100,000/150,000.
Portrait of Eloise, tempera on board, 54" x 37", inscribed by the artist in paint lower right, “For Kay / on her birthday/ ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tradition & Innovation Plus Art & Design
Toomey & Co., Oak Park, Illinois
Photos courtesy Toomey & Co.
When John Toomey and a youthful staff led by his daughter Lucy Toomey as chief executive officer set about rebranding his newly renamed and configured Toomey & Co. gallery, they wasted no time. As a result, clients who wondered what the ... (Read More)
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