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Oscar Edmund Berninghaus, ‘Scout of the Caravan’, $53,760 ASHEVILLE, N.C. – An estimate of $5,000-$7,000 on an original oil by Oscar Edmund Berninghaus (1874-1952) was left in the dust at Brunk Auctions on March 8. Titled on the verso Scout of the Caravan and additionally inscribed OE Berninghaus, Taos, NM, this 2ft 1in by 2ft 6in canvas hammered for $42,000 and sold for […]
‘Psycho’ One-sheet Featuring Hitchcock, $15,830 VALENCIA, Calif. – Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) was a larger-than-life figure in Hollywood, taking delight in making cameo appearances in the films he produced and directed. In 1960, his biggest projected film to date was Psycho, starring Anthony Perkins as the soon-to-be-notorious innkeeper Norman Bates. Hitchcock’s longtime studio, Universal Pictures, loved […]
NEW YORK — Portraits tell stories. The unflinching portraits by Alice Neel (1900-1984) are realistic and honest, showing a wide swath of humanity in a variety of settings: a young girl on a beach, a well-dressed businessman sitting in an office, a gay couple embracing, an immigrant family relaxing at home. These portraits tell many […]
DELAWARE, Ohio – Two watercolors in the manner of John Singer Sargent sailed above their estimates when offered by Amelia Jeffers on March 7 during the first day of a three-day auction. Both works were part of a collection of more than 300 Renaissance, Modernist, and 19th-century paintings from the estate of Carl Eriksson, a […]