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Whitfield Lovell (b. 1959), Kin I (Our Folks), 2008, conté crayon on paper, found paper flags, and string, 30" x 22½". Collection of Reginald and Aliya Browne. Courtesy American Federation of Arts, the artist, and DC Moore Gallery, New York.
—Through May 21 —Boca Raton, Florida
Whitfield Lovell: Passages at the Boca ... (Read More)
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Sotheby’s, New York City
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“Building America,” the Friday, April 21, afternoon sale of the collection of Erving and Joyce “Joy” Wolf at Sotheby’s in New York City, offered Americana, silver, needlework, furniture, and paintings. Some furniture, sculpture, and paintings sold above estimates, much of it to the trade, and ... (Read More)
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Sotheby’s, New York City
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Sotheby’s “Cross-Currents in America” sale April 21 in New York City dispersed most of Erving and Joyce “Joy” Wolf’s Chinese porcelain. Much of it went to Chinese buyers on the phone or online, and all but two lots sold. The 149 lots of the 151 ... (Read More)
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Christie’s, New York City
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Christie’s tried a new strategy by holding a dedicated modern American art sale, and the results were positive.
At 10 a.m. on April 21, 26 lots of masterworks from the collection of musical theater composer and philanthropist Ted Shen were offered, and the results gave the ... (Read More)
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Antique Jewelry & Gemology
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The April 20 sale of exceptional jewels from the Wolf family collection at Sotheby’s in New York City was a highly anticipated event. The presale buzz beckoned to us, including an episode of “Frank’s Files” by Frank Everett of Sotheby’s. “Frank’s Files: The Wolf Collection,” ... (Read More)
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New England Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
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The Americana collection of Jeannine K. Dobbs and the estate of Jonathan Shaw Rickard came up for auction April 20 at Fred Giampietro’s New England Auctions, formerly New Haven Auctions, in Branford, Connecticut. The sale ran to 445 lots, 261 from the ... (Read More)
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Sotheby’s, New York City
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In just three days at Sotheby’s sales of the collections of Erving and Joyce “Joy” Wolf, the market absorbed more than 100 pieces of American sculpture spanning more than 100 years, beginning in the Neoclassical period and continuing into the Beaux Arts tradition at the ... (Read More)
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Sotheby’s, New York City
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The April 20 sale titled “Glorious America” that started at 4 p.m. at Sotheby’s in New York City offered 54 lots of mostly paintings and sculpture from the collection of Erving and Joyce “Joy” Wolf. All but two lots sold, a 96.3% sell-through rate, ... (Read More)
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Sotheby’s, New York City
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Erving and Joy Wolf’s son Daniel was responsible for their interest in photography and in furniture and lighting designed by Greene & Greene and Frank Lloyd Wright. As passionate a collector as his parents, Daniel Wolf died of a heart attack in January 2021 at ... (Read More)
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Sotheby’s, New York City
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“Exceptional Jewels,” the 10 a.m. auction on April 20 at Sotheby’s in New York City of jewelry from the collection of Erving and Joyce “Joy” Wolf, added $8,042,656 to Sotheby’s Wolf sales total. The auction brought the most of any of the live daytime ... (Read More)
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