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(Auction)African American Fine Art
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
A standing-room-only crowd assembled at Swann Galleries, New York City, in the midafternoon of October 5, 2017, and three and a half hours later, 124 lots of modern and contemporary African American works had been sold. The auction had estimates of $2,283,500/3,371,000; the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)James Castle Collection Loses Bid to Stop Book
A new children’s book—Silent Days, Silent Dreams, an “imagined biography” of artist James Castle (1899-1977)—includes works of art and drawings that are virtual copies of Castle originals. The James Castle Collection and Archive, LP, which owns all Castle copyrights, filed suit on October 27, 2017, asking the court for a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Heritage Sets New Movie Poster Record
One of just two surviving movie posters for the 1931 horror movie Dracula set a world auction record for movie posters when it sold for $525,800 (includes buyer’s premium) on November 18, 2017, at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas.
Dracula (Universal, 1931), one sheet (27" x 41"), style A. Before its recent ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sunflower Chest Brings $32,400
Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, Windsor, Connecticut
There was little doubt what the top lot at Nadeau’s 501-lot sale on October 21, 2017, in Windsor, Connecticut, would be. A Connecticut sunflower chest, fresh to the market, sat front and center during the preview, drawing both the curious and the desirous.
The star of the ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Marburger Farm Antique Show
Round Top, TexasWhen it comes to the venues of the semiannual Round Top antiques festival, there’s nothing quite like the Marburger Farm Antique Show. Located on the west side of Highway 237 between Round Top and Warrenton, Texas, the show sits on 43 acres of slightly rolling farmland.
Now in its ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Woven Strands: The Art of Human Hair Work" at the Mütter Museum
Five private collections of 19th-century Victorian hair artwork, never before publicly displayed together, will be exhibited at the Mütter Museum at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia from January 19 through July 12. The exhibition examines a domestic craft that employs human hair as textile in four distinctive art and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Great Thanksgiving Day Auction
Tim Isaac Antiques, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Tim Isaac had a great Thanksgiving Day auction on Monday, October 9, 2017, at the Saint John (New Brunswick) Trade and Convention Centre. This was Tim Isaac Antiques’ 48th annual Thanksgiving Day sale. In addition to seeing Tim and Liz Isaac, it was ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Look at Collectors
Editorial
UBS, the Swiss financial services firm, has released an “Investor Watch” report that asked wealthy individuals about their collecting habits and the management of their collections.
According to the report, collecting is rarely tied to investment. The number one reason cited for collecting is “It’s a passion of mine” at 57%, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Lollipop Tree" Brings $1.08 Million
On January 1 Nadeau’s Auction Gallery in Windsor, Connecticut, sold Lollipop Tree, an oil on board painting by Wayne Thiebaud (b. 1920) for $1,080,000 (includes buyer’s premium), well above the $400,000/800,000 estimate. The painting, 13" x 10¼", is signed and dated 1969 in pencil and has a 1970 Allan Stone ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Big Money for Old Money
Robert L. Foster Auction Company, Newcastle, Maine
Robert L. Foster opened the new auction year on a frigid sub-zero January 1 morning in Newcastle, Maine. Artist Vernon Broe (1930-2011) figured prominently, but it was old 19th-century money that brought in the big money.
Foster continues to mine the Vern Broe mother lode, ... (Read More)
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