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(Auction)American Art
Christie’s, New York City
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Hung horizontally or vertically, Georgia O’Keeffe’s Lake George Reflection was a favorite during American paintings week in May. It is a large painting, 58" x 34", and Christie’s showed it both ways as the folding frontispiece in the catalog for the May 19 sale. For ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two by Sargent Top Sotheby's Sale
Sotheby’s, New York City
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Sotheby’s 6 p.m. American art sale on May 18 began with champagne. Collectors toasted two extraordinary paintings by John Singer Sargent—Staircase in Capri, painted in 1878, and Poppies, painted in England in the summer of 1886.
Sargent painted Poppies in a garden in the Cotswolds as ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Spring Auction of American Art
Bonhams, New York City
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Twice a season, in December and May, collectors, curators, and dealers come to New York City to immerse themselves in American art. Auction houses hold lectures and cocktail parties to be sure that collectors get to the previews. Private dealers participating in “Just Off Madison” ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)University of Hartford's Plan to Sell Political Memorabilia Ignites Criticism
It’s a collection rivaled only by the Smithsonian Institution, the owners say, and if all goes according to plan, it will be hitting the market. The University of Hartford’s collection of political memorabilia—posters, banners, textiles, prints, medals, pottery, glassware, snuffboxes, ribbons, and torchlights, possibly as many as 60,000 objects—will be ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two Rockwell Kents Top Portsmouth Auction
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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There was something for everyone at Northeast Auctions’ May 15 sale in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where buyers showed up and bought from the extensive range of objects offered. Prices were all over the place, with some lots selling under the money and others ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Art of Design Then & Now Show
New York City
Fifteen dealers hopped on the bandwagon to exhibit at the first The Art of Design Then & Now show, held at the Bohemian National Hall on New York City’s Upper East Side, May 13-15.
The new show, put together by longtime show manager Marty Ellis, who is based in ... (Read More)
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(Show)Penn Dry Goods Market Antiques Show and Sale
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
The fourth annual Penn Dry Goods Market Antiques Show and Sale, held May 13 and 14 at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, was a grand gathering of those who appreciate textiles. Collectors, quilters, and embroiderers met curators, authors, and researchers and enjoyed two days of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Thalhimer and Zelle Estates
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
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In order to avoid low attendance at a Sunday sale, Brunk Auctions scheduled its spring catalog sale for Thursday evening, Friday evening, and all day Saturday, May 12-14. It was an experiment that left out-of-towners with an entire day to kill in North ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Tenth Annual Ohio Valley Session
Garth’s Auctions, Delaware, Ohio
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Smalls dominated at Garth’s Auctions on May 14 in Delaware, Ohio. Little things, big interest. Glass and pottery, especially stoneware, had some of the greatest impact. They didn’t claim the top price of the day but consistently bobbed among the best.
The morning started with ... (Read More)
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(Show)Pure and Simple Antique Show and Sale
Kokomo, Indiana
A reverse-painted window, offered during the Pure and Simple Antique Show and Sale on May 14 in Kokomo, Indiana, summed up in four words what promoters Mike and Marti Korba have essentially been saying for seven years. Lettered on the glass pane was this message: “Come In / Convince Yourself.”
The ... (Read More)
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